It’s March 1, 2016 – 40 days until racing begins at Woodbine for 2016
Around the world, Thoroughbreds of all ages are busy.
In Ontario, the training has been steady at various centres such as Global Equine Racing at Kelynack Farms in Milton, ON. A set trains on the turf track there this past weekend (photo courtesy of Maureen Hewitt-Topp).
In Barbados, the Sandy Lane Gold Cup is this Saturday and invaders have arrived including 2 from Ken and Sarah Ramsay. This is Sayler’s Creek, last year’s Gold Cup winner. The Ramsays are seeking their 3rd straight Gold Cup win.
SIMON WILLIAMS photo of Sayler’s Creek getting a nice bath on Monday at the Garrison Savannah
In Miami at Gulfstream Park, the first 2-year-old sale of the season is almost here and the babies were working full throttle for the Fasig Tipton Florida sale which is set for tomorrow. Here is a filly by UNCLE MO out of AGUILERA by Unbridled’s Song working one furling in :10. There are no Canadian breds in the sale tomorrow.
An UNCLE MO filly reaches out at Gulfstream Park – the Mo’s are getting a lot of hype as the young sire continues to impress – this is a Fasig Tipton photo of Hip 121 2016 Fasig-Tipton Florida Sale
Over in Caldeon East,a filly foal was born at Sherry McLean’s farm from the first crop of CAN THE MAN (Into Mischief) from the mare Stormy Adieu by Silic (Fr). Can the Man is a stakes winning, Grade 1 placed at 2 handsome stallion at Spendthrift Farm.
Stormy Adieu presents her Can the Man filly foal at Sherry McLean’s farm in Caldeon East – Photo by LEILA PINGOL
KENTUCKY DERBY POINTS
Rank Horse Trainer Points Non-Restricted Stakes Earnings
1 Mohaymen Kiaran McLaughlin 70 $760,350
2 Gun Runner Steve Asmussen 51 $249,200
3 Nyquist Doug O’Neill 30 $1,700,000
4 Mor Spirit Bob Baffert 24 $336,800
5 Mo Tom Tom Amoss 22 $288,326
6 Forevamo Al Stall Jr. 20 $210,000
7 Zulu Todd Pletcher 20 $79,200
8 Sunny Ridge Jason Servis 18 $505,600
9 Exaggerator Keith Desormeaux 16 $980,000
10 Flexibility Chad Brown 15 $232,500
11 Brody’s Cause Dale Romans 14 $500,000
12 Greenpointcrusader Dominick Schettino 14 $369,300
13 Swipe Keith Desormeaux 12 $597,130
14 Fellowship Stanley Gold 12 $115,590
15 Collected Bob Baffert 11 $105,000
16 Airoforce Mark Casse 10 $444,080
17 Suddenbreakingnews Donnie Von Hemel 10 $410,000
18 Cocked and Loaded Larry Rivelli 10 $280,840
19 Discreetness Williams Fires 10 $246,153
20 Frank Conversation Doug O’Neill 10 $199,000
21 Riker Mark Casse 10 $182,375
22 Voricity James Lawrence II 8 $150,000
23 Rated R Superstar Kenny McPeek 6 $80,200
24 Kasseopia Graham Motion 6 $46,809
25 Awesome Speed Alan Goldberg 5 $140,560
26 Candy My Boy Roger Brueggemann 5 $16,000
NIIGON’S EDGE ON THE RISE
Chiefswood Stable’s flashy chestnut colt NIIGON’S EDGE had a super run in a 2 -turn allowance race at Gulfstream on Sunday and is improving nicely from his 2-year-old season. The son of Niison out of Lemon edge by Lemon Drop Kid is trained by Stuart Simon. The colt posted a 79 Beyer for what was certainly a good learning experience on the dirt on Sunday and he had plenty of traffic, was a bit rank but he finished well. Dawn Kay of Woodbine caught up with the colt:
NIIGON’S EDGE getting spruced up – photo by DAWN KAY/WOODBINE
EURICO DA SILVA IN HONG KONG FOR MARCH
Photo courtesy of SCMP Racing Post –
Fulfilling a dream, top Woodbine rider Eurico da Silva is going to ride in Hong Kong this month and Woodbine caught up with the 40-year-old:
There was a time – he can’t quite recall the year – when Eurico Rosa da Silva was standing shoulder to shoulder with hundreds of fans trackside at Sha Tin Racecourse in Hong Kong. As the horses charged down the stretch, he took pause, briefly, and said to himself, ‘One day, I’ll be back here to ride.’ He kept his word.
The elation in his voice is obvious when Woodbine’s leading rider in 2015 picks up the phone. Even amid the drudgery of packing for a long flight, 15-plus hours, the 40-year-old jockey can’t contain his enthusiasm.
HASTINGS PARK HORSEPEOPLE BACK TO WORK
Horses of Racing Age sale attracting interest
Workouts begin today at Hastings Park in Vancouver and there are some 300 horses already in the barns at the track. The track has the successful Hastings Racing Club in its second year and has a horse sale coming up…
http://www.hastingshorsesale.com/
SPORT OF QUEENS RACING CLUB – Buy your shares today!
Ontario’s newest horse racing ownership club is an affordable way to get involved in Thoroughbred racing. A fee price for a share and you can enjoy some of the perks of horse ownership and meet tons of new people in this great industry. Get your shares today!
Stay tuned to the Sport of Queens website, Facebook page and here for the latest on Meet and Greet sessions where you can meet Francine Villeneuve and sign up for your share of a horse…
http://www.sportofqueensracing.com/
