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Late Cappuccitti's Runner Heads Kennedy Road

Late Cappuccitti's Runner Heads Kennedy Road

Essence Hit Man is set to defend his title in the $150,000 Kennedy Road Stakes (gr. III) Nov. 25 at Woodbine; his start will come just days after the passing of his trainer and owner, Audre Cappuccitti.

 Thursday, November 22, 2012
Two-Time Highlander Winner in Deep This Time

Two-Time Highlander Winner in Deep This Time

Signature Red, whose only two victories since July 2010 have come in the Highlander Stakes (Can-IIIT), is back to defend his title for a second time in the $200,000 grass event at Woodbine June 23.

 Thursday, June 21, 2012
Essence Hit Man Gate to Wire in Kennedy Road

Essence Hit Man Gate to Wire in Kennedy Road

Essence Hit Man set a quick pace and held off Gypsy Ring in deep stretch for an upset score in the $150,000 Kennedy Road (Can-III) Nov. 19 at Woodbine.

 Saturday, November 19, 2011
Hollywood Hit Ready for Kennedy Road

Hollywood Hit Ready for Kennedy Road

Hollywood Hit, Canada's defending champion sprinter, will try for his third stakes win this year as he takes on five rivals in the Kennedy Road Stakes (Can-III) over Woodbine's synthetic surface Saturday, Nov. 19.

 Wednesday, November 16, 2011
BC Turf Sprint Berth on the Line in Nearctic

BC Turf Sprint Berth on the Line in Nearctic

Despite being winless in his last four starts and making his North American debut, Bated Breath was made the 3-1 morning-line favorite for the $500,000 Nearctic Stakes (Can-IT) Oct. 16 at Woodbine.

 Friday, October 14, 2011
Longshot Havelock Rides Rail in Play the King

Longshot Havelock Rides Rail in Play the King

Havelock, shipping in from Kentucky for trainer Darrin Miller, closed with a rush along the rail to register an 18-1 upset by a head in the Play the King Stakes (Can-IIT) on the Woodbine turf Aug. 28.

 Sunday, August 28, 2011
Jungle Wave Tries for Another Play the King

Jungle Wave Tries for Another Play the King

Jungle Wave, who won the 2009 Play the King Stakes (Can-IIT) at Woodbine and finished second in last year's running, returns for another go around in the seven-furlong sprint Sunday, Aug. 28.

 Thursday, August 25, 2011
Essence Hit Man Breaks Woodbine Track Record

Essence Hit Man Breaks Woodbine Track Record

Essence Hit Man launched his 2011 campaign in blistering style, setting a track record of 1:08.16 for six furlongs while taking the US$174,973 Jacques Cartier Stakes by two lengths April 17 at Woodbine.

 Sunday, April 17, 2011
Ravalo Runs Down Rivals in Kennedy Road

Ravalo Runs Down Rivals in Kennedy Road

Stalking Ravalo took advantage of a hot pace to register a head victory over Signature Red at odds of 7-1 in the $150,783 Kennedy Road Stakes (Can-III) Nov. 20 at Woodbine.

 Saturday, November 20, 2010
Familiar Foes to Line Up in Kennedy Road

Familiar Foes to Line Up in Kennedy Road

Field Commission, back in the winner's circle three weeks ago after returning to Woodbine's Polytrack, is among a tough group of sprinters entered for the $150,000 Kennedy Road Stakes (Can-III) Nov. 20.

 Wednesday, November 17, 2010
Filly Serious Attitude Beats Boys in Nearctic

Filly Serious Attitude Beats Boys in Nearctic

Serious Attitude, the lone filly in the field of 12, rallied from off the pace and rolled home at a price to win the $500,000 Nearctic Stakes (Can-IT), a Breeders' Cup "Win and You're In" event, at Woodbine Oct. 16.

 Saturday, October 16, 2010
Plenty of Options in 12-Horse Nearctic Stakes

Plenty of Options in 12-Horse Nearctic Stakes

Winless in seven starts since taking last year's Nearctic Stakes (Can-IT), Field Commission will face a much more difficult task in this year's renewal when he faces 11 rivals in the $500,000 turf event at Woodbine Oct. 16.

 Wednesday, October 13, 2010
Smokey Fire All In for Play the King Win

Smokey Fire All In for Play the King Win

Smokey Fire wore down stablemate Jungle Wave and pacesetter Fatal Bullet in the long Woodbine stretch to give trainer Sid Attard the first two finishers in the $213,628 Play the King Stakes (Can-IIT) Aug. 29.

 Sunday, August 29, 2010
Attard Has Three of a Kind in Play the King

Attard Has Three of a Kind in Play the King

Signature Red, who has found a home on the Woodbine lawn this season for trainer Sid Attard, leads a field of seven in the $200,000 Play the King Stakes (Can-IIT) at the Toronto track Aug. 29.

 Thursday, August 26, 2010
Ice Bear Shoots For Eclipse Stakes Repeat

Ice Bear Shoots For Eclipse Stakes Repeat

Augustin Stable's Ice Bear, winner of the 2009 Eclipse Stakes (Can-III), is back to defend his title against nine older horses in the $150,000 event June 5 at Woodbine.

 Thursday, June 03, 2010
Hollywood Hit Sets Woodbine Mark in Vigil Win

Hollywood Hit Sets Woodbine Mark in Vigil Win

Oklahoma-bred Hollywood Hit led all the way in establishing a track record for seven furlongs at Woodbine while winning the $147,038 Vigil Stakes (Can-III) May 9.

 Sunday, May 09, 2010
Together Indy Faces Stern Test in Vigil S.

Together Indy Faces Stern Test in Vigil S.

Together Indy, rallying winner of the Commonwealth Stakes (gr. II) last month at Keeneland, returns to Polytrack to face six rivals in the $150,000 Vigil Stakes (Can-III) May 9 at Woodbine.

 Thursday, May 06, 2010
Fatal Bullet Gunning for Sprint Win

Fatal Bullet Gunning for Sprint Win

Reade Baker, the trainer of Fatal Bullet, has a message for Zensational, the 7-5 morning line favorite in the $2-million Sentient Jet Breeders' Cup Sprint (gr. I), and the rest of the field: We're ready, and we're going to run hard.

 Wednesday, November 04, 2009
Favored Zensational Has No. 1 Post in Sprint

Favored Zensational Has No. 1 Post in Sprint

There were audible gasps of dismay when Zayat Stables' Zensational drew the No. 1 post position for the $2-million Sentient Jet Breeders' Cup Sprint (gr. I). The dominating, front-running, 7-5 morning favorite will have no room for error early in the six-furlong race Nov. 7 over Santa Anita Park's Pro-Ride surface.

 Tuesday, November 03, 2009
BC Sprint: Catch Zensational If You Can

BC Sprint: Catch Zensational If You Can

Bob Baffert has been quoted as saying Zensational is one of the most talented horses he has ever trained in his Hall of Fame career. The 3-year-old son of Unbridled's Song will get a chance to prove it Nov. 7 in the $2-million Sentient Jet Breeders' Cup Sprint (gr. I) at Santa Anita.

 Wednesday, October 28, 2009
Fatal Bullet Takes Aim as Keeneland Opens

Fatal Bullet Takes Aim as Keeneland Opens

Bear Stables' Fatal Bullet, second in last year's Breeders' Cup Sprint (gr. I), returns to a synthetic surface in the grade III Phoenix Stakes at Keeneland for its Oct. 9 opening-day program.

 Tuesday, October 06, 2009
Star-Studded Cast Lines Up For Vanderbilt

Star-Studded Cast Lines Up For Vanderbilt

The Eclipse Award voting is still more than five months away, but the star-studded $250,000 Alfred G. Vanderbilt Handicap (gr. II) Aug. 9 at Saratoga may go a long way in deciding the nation's top sprinter.

 Thursday, August 06, 2009
Eclipse Owner/Breeder: Adena/Stronach

Eclipse Owner/Breeder: Adena/Stronach

History repeated itself in a big way for Frank Stronach. For the second time in his career, the Austrian native earned an Eclipse Award as both outstanding breeder and top owner in the same year. In 2008, his Adena Springs was named best breeder, and his Stronach Stables was chosen top owner.

 Monday, January 26, 2009
Sovereigns: Big Night for Bear Stables

Sovereigns: Big Night for Bear Stables

Danny Dion's Bear Stables named Canada's owner of the year - his Fatal Bullet Horse of the Year at Dec. 12 Sovereign Awards.

 Friday, December 12, 2008

Adena Springs Brings Back 2yo Sale

Frank Stronach's Adena Springs Farm will conduct a sale of 2-year-olds in training in March of 2009. Adena Springs' representatives had previously announced a decision to discontinue the auction earlier this year.

 Friday, October 31, 2008
Midnight Lute Makes It a Double

Midnight Lute Makes It a Double

Riding his fourth Breeders' Cup winner of the weekend, Garrett Gomez guided Midnight Lute to his second win in the Sentient Flight Group Breeders' Cup Sprint (gr. I) Oct. 25 at Santa Anita Park. The son of Real Quiet won the Sprint last year. The final time for six furlongs was 1:07.08.

 Saturday, October 25, 2008
BC Sprint Choices Draw Inside

BC Sprint Choices Draw Inside

Cost of Freedom and Street Boss drew posts 1 and 2, respectively, for the Sentient Breeders' Cup Sprint (gr. I). The pair had finished one-two in the Sept. 27 Ancient Title Stakes (gr. I) over the same Pro-Ride synthetic surface they will be competing on in the Oct. 25 Sprint.

 Tuesday, October 21, 2008
Fatal Bullet Strikes at Santa Anita

Fatal Bullet Strikes at Santa Anita

Fatal Bullet, the Canadian invader for the Sentient Breeders' Cup Sprint (gr. I), worked five furlongs in 1:01.40 over the Santa Anita Pro-Ride surface Oct. 19. Trainer Reade Baker and his wife, Janis, watched the work from the grandstand, as regular jockey Eurico Rosa Da Silva was in the saddle.

 Sunday, October 19, 2008
Sprint: Double Time

Sprint: Double Time

Trainer Bob Baffert will be trying to accomplish something in the Sentient Flight Group Breeders' Cup Sprint (gr. I) never done before-win the race twice with the same horse.

 Thursday, October 16, 2008
HRTV: Pursuit of the Cup Oct 3 (Video)

HRTV: Pursuit of the Cup Oct 3 (Video)

HRTV's weekly series analyzing each division of the Breeders' Cup. This episode includes recaps of the Jockey Club Gold Cup and the Lady's Secret, previews of the Spinster, Champagne, and Frizette, and much, much more.

 Friday, October 03, 2008
Haskin's Cup Countdown: Classic Curlin

Haskin's Cup Countdown: Classic Curlin

Talk about a hair-trigger decision. Following Curlin's victory in the Jockey Club Gold Cup (gr. I), majority owner Jess Jackson said over he phone that the colt likely would ship to Santa Anita "in about a week" to test out the Pro-Ride surface. The next morning, Curlin was on a plane to California.

 Tuesday, September 30, 2008
A Speeding 'Bullet' Wins KY Cup Sprint

A Speeding 'Bullet' Wins KY Cup Sprint

Bear Stables' Fatal Bullet left no questions unanswered Sept. 27 with an authoritative track-record victory in the $100,000 Kentucky Cup Sprint (gr. III) for 3-year-olds at Turfway Park and appears headed to the Breeders' Cup Sprint (gr. I) at Santa Anita Park.

 Saturday, September 27, 2008
Proud Jefe Ready for KY Cup Juvenile

Proud Jefe Ready for KY Cup Juvenile

Gold Mark Farm's Proud Jefe hasn't started yet around two turns, but his two wins around one make him the one to beat in the Sept. 27 Kentucky Cup Juvenile Stakes (gr. III), worth $100,000, at 1 1/16 miles. The Proud Citizen colt is the only one in the field of eight with as many as two wins.

 Wednesday, September 24, 2008

Fatal Bullet Guns Down Bold Venture Foes

Bear Stables and trainer Reade Baker completed a sweep of Woodbine's stakes races July 20 when Fatal Bullet captured the $150,836 Bold Venture in track-record time over the Polytrack racing surface.

 Sunday, July 20, 2008
J Be K One to Catch in Woody Stephens

J Be K One to Catch in Woody Stephens

Grade III winner J Be K should be the one to catch in the $250,000 Woody Stephens Stakes (gr. II), a seven-furlong event for 3-year-olds that immediately precedes the Manhattan Handicap (gr. IT) on the Belmont Stakes program.

 Thursday, June 05, 2008