JUNE 12 – 1956 – 60 years ago WOODBINE RACETRACK opened
United Press photo clipping below.
Do you know who won the very first race run at Woodbine?
WOODBINE BACKSTRETCH opens in 7 days, training track opens Feb. 19
CATCHING UP WITH…STUART SLAGLE
Woodbine’s new racing secretary has an impressive set of past performances from positions at tracks all over North America.
Stuart Slagle, born in Akron, Ohio, got his first taste of Woodbine and its goings-on in November and he is ready to take over from Steve Lym as race coordinator when entries are taken for opening day on April 8 (for Apr. 11).
“I learned a lot from the last two months of the season,” said Slagle, who grew up in Texas. “I think this is going to be a seamless transition as I work doing what Steve was doing.”
Lym will be moving into a horseman’s relations position after being the racing secretary for 11 years.
“My goal is provide the horsepeople at Woodbine with the best environment for training and racing this year and beyond,” said Lym. “I’ll miss preparing the race card in my role as Race Secretary, but I am particularly looking forward to working as a liaison between the horsepeople and Woodbine management.”
It was about one year since Woodbine began looking for a racing secretary and Slagle came via Hastings Park where he held that same position.
Slagle stumbled upon horse racing when he was in college (he has his Bachelor of Science degree in Zoology). He had a day off and visited Bandera Downs in Texas. He visited the races a few times each year and was always watching the big races on television with his family. He met an owner/breeder at an off-track betting shop one year, sat in an owner’s box at Arlington and “fell more in love with the sport.”
Slagle worked for Horseplayer Magazine as a website professional and he has been a jockey’s agent . His first racing official job was at Retama Park and his first role as racing secretary came at Albquerque. He has held positions at several tracks and has moved around a lot because those tracks had short meetings.
Slagle said there will be anything new as far as the racing secretary’s job is concerned for 2015. He reports that stall applications are on on par with the spring of 2014 and is confident Woodbine will not have a problem with filling races.
“I think we are in good shape. The horses can begin shipping in on Feb. 17 and train on Feb. 19.”
Among the new trainers who have applied for stalls this spring is Troy Wismer, who started a few horses last fall at Woodbine and had a record of 4 for 48 in 2014.
Nominations for the Canadian Triple Crown series are due out shortly as is the stakes schedule for the 133-day meeting.
FASIG TIPTON MIXED SALE – CANADIAN-BREDS IN THE CATALOGUE
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$18,000 ALL OUT 308 M BMP QUESTION PERIOD GILDED TIME ASK THE QUESTION SILVER DEPUTY AB 8 DARBY DAN FARM AGENT
$8,000 CLARKLAND 489 F BMP BET ON SOUP ALPHABET SOUP LADY GLACKEN SMOKE GLACKEN AB 9 KINGSWOOD FARM AGENT
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$17,000 BARRY OSTRAGER 81 F BMP EVANGELINE’S HOPE CITY ZIP ELUSIVE HOPE ELUSIVE QUALITY ONTARIO 11 JAMES B. KEOGH (GROVENDALE) AGENT V
$7,500 B DRAPER 106 M BM FORTRESS HILL FOREST WILDCAT ACADIA SILVER DEPUTY ASTROLOGY ONTARIO 6 SELECT SALES AGENT V
$2,500 BERNARD MCCORMACK AGENT 144 M BMP HOBNOBSNOB MOBIL DANCING LEAVES KIRIDASHI ONTARIO 7 HUNTER VALLEY FARM AGENT
NOT SOLD 150 F BMP HONOURABLE MOMENT JAZIL SPLASHA TWINING ONTARIO 9 SOUTH POINT SALES AGENCY AGENT
$25,000 WOLVERTON MNTN 152 M BMP HYMN NOTE CHAPEL ROYAL NOTE TO SELF NOTEBOOK ONTARIO 9 SOUTH POINT SALES AGENCY AGENT
$27,000 RALPH BIAMONTE, FOR CEC FARMS 233 F HORA MISS FORESTER OLD FORESTER BLONDE MISS LANGFUHR ONTARIO 12 CARA BLOODSTOCK (BERNARD MCCORMACK) AGENT FOR BRUNO BROS FARMS DISPERSAL OF BREEDING STOCK
$40,000 CORONATION INVESTMENTS 254 F BMP MY GIRL ANDY EMPIRE MAKER GO FIRST CLASS EASY GOER ONTARIO 11 JAMES B. KEOGH (GROVENDALE) AGENT V
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NOT SOLD ($250,000) 277 M BMP PART THE SEAS STORMY ATLANTIC GO MARCHING THRU SMART STRIKE ONTARIO 4 FOUR STAR SALES AGENT FOR GLENCREST FARM
$105.000 CALUMET FARM 304 M BMP QUALITY LASS EXCLUSIVE QUALITY ON THE PODIUM BOLD EXECUTIVE ONTARIO 8 DARBY DAN FARM AGENT
$7,000 STAR OF THE NORTH 320 M R/BMP REMSONG BERNSTEIN REMSHEG UNBRIDLED ONTARIO 7 WATERFORD-MILLFORD FARM (MR. & MRS. ROBERT S. WEST JR.) AGENT
$20,000 JOHN HICKS 365 M BMP SISTER FRIEND MINESHAFT MY PAL LANA KRIS S. ONTARIO 6 SHAWHAN PLACE LLC AGENT I
OUT 395 M BM SURPRISEINTHEBOX OUTOFTHEBOX TIE TALK BLACK TIE AFFAIR (IRE) SUPER SAVER ONTARIO 1 BROOKDALE SALES AGENT
NOT SOLD ($6,000) 427 F BMP UNSIGHTED SONGANDAPRAYER VILLACORA PULPIT ONTARIO 13 FOUNDATIONS FARM AGENT
OUT 433 F Y MACLEAN’S MUSIC VEGAS BABE BERNARDINI ONTARIO 4 HILL ‘N’ DALE SALES AGENCY AGENT
$2,500 D. YATES 477 F BM ATLANTIC ZIP STORMY ATLANTIC SENTEBALE VINDICATION EINSTEIN ONTARIO 11 HINKLE FARMS AGENT
OUT 488 F R/BMP BEST BEHAVIOR INTO MISCHIEF QUEENSHIP LINE IN THE SAND ONTARIO 1&2 TAYLOR MADE SALES AGENCY AGENT XV
$9,000 P AND D HEALEY 498 M BM BLONDE MISS LANGFUHR BLONDE EXECUTIVE BOLD EXECUTIVE ONTARIO 12 CARA BLOODSTOCK (BERNARD MCCORMACK) AGENT FOR BRUNO BROS FARMS DISPERSAL OF BREEDING STOCK
23,000 C. VOGEL 499 C Y COURT VISION BLONDE MISS LANGFUHR ONTARIO 12 CARA BLOODSTOCK (BERNARD MCCORMACK) AGENT FOR BRUNO BROS FARMS DISPERSAL OF BREEDING STOCK
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$6,700 M. ROBERTS 526 C R/S NOT AN ILLUSION NOT BOURBON MISS ILLUSION MR. PROSPECTOR ONTARIO 4 FOUR STAR SALES AGENT
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$19,000 P MORRELL AGENT 593 M BM NEW ATTRACTION HONOUR AND GLORY CELMIS BOLD RUCKUS MAJESTICPERFECTION ONTARIO 9 SOUTH POINT SALES AGENCY AGENT
BARBADOS GOLD CUP has 12 runners on list
Ken and Sarah Ramsay poised to win 2nd straight Gold Cup
Five horses nominated at the first subscription stage for the 34th running of the Sandy Lane Barbados Gold Cup on March 7 at the Garrison Savannah have dropped out at the second subscription stage, which closed at the Barbados Turf Club’s office last Friday.
Those out are Saffron Hall (US), Trini Boss (Trinidad and Tobago), Shared Adventure, Sarava Point, Dashing David and the now deceased Discreetwon.
That leaves a 12-horse field that has been boosted with the inclusion of a new Lewin Godding acquisition named Indiano Jones.
Formerly owned in Canada by John Oxley and trained by Mark Cassse, this gelding by A. P. Indy is out of Sharp Susan and has two wins at Woodbine Race Track from 16 career starts.
– See more at: http://www.nationnews.com/nationnews/news/63275/gold-cup-field#sthash.Fuakytmj.dpuf
