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Stormy Lord Takes Command in President's Cup

Stormy Lord Takes Command in President's Cup

Woodbine-based Stormy Lord ventured to Philadelphia for the $250,000 PTHA President's Cup and produced a 9-1 upset for trainer Ian Black Sept. 17 on a yielding turf course at Parx Racing.

 Saturday, September 17, 2011
Grade I Winner Rahy's Attorney Retired

Grade I Winner Rahy's Attorney Retired

Rahy's Attorney, best known for his upset win in the 2008 Woodbine Mile (Can-IT), has been retired from racing with a career record of 14-10-4 from 41 starts.

 Tuesday, August 16, 2011
Stormy Lord Reigns Over Connaught Cup

Stormy Lord Reigns Over Connaught Cup

Relishing the soft condition of Woodbine's turf course, Stormy Lord led every step of the way to take the $172,802 Connaught Cup (Can-IIT) for the first graded stakes victory of his career May 29.

 Sunday, May 29, 2011
Fifty Proof's Best Shot Wins Eclipse Stakes

Fifty Proof's Best Shot Wins Eclipse Stakes

Fifty Proof earned his first graded stakes win when he disposed of odds-on favorite Exhi on the final turn and held on for a half-length win in the $175,871 Eclipse Stakes (Can-III) at odds of 10-1 at Woodbine May 28.

 Saturday, May 28, 2011
Veteran Rahy's Attorney Takes Pan American

Veteran Rahy's Attorney Takes Pan American

Rahy's Attorney, narrowly beaten by Prince Will I Am last out, turned the tables on his rival with an upset victory in the $150,000 Pan American Stakes (gr. IIIT) March 26 at Gulfstream Park.

 Saturday, March 26, 2011
Southdale Takes Rail to Durham Cup Triumph

Southdale Takes Rail to Durham Cup Triumph

Favored Southdale squeezed through an opening at the top of the stretch and cruised to a 3 1/4-length victory in the $170,065 Durham Cup (Can-III) on Woodbine's Polytrack Oct. 3.

 Sunday, October 03, 2010
13 to Test Distance in Breeders' Stakes

13 to Test Distance in Breeders' Stakes

Stormy Lord, who notched his first stakes score in the Toronto Cup, will get a distance test when he faces a dozen 3-year-old rivals in the $500,000 Breeders' Stakes on the Woodbine turf course Aug. 15.

 Thursday, August 12, 2010
Southdale Makes the Grade in Eclipse Stakes

Southdale Makes the Grade in Eclipse Stakes

Lightly-raced Southdale, a 4-year-old son of Street Cry, took over from pacesetter Fatal Bullet in mid-stretch and held off Stunning Stag by three-quarters of a length to win the Eclipse Stakes (Can-III) June 5 at Woodbine.

 Saturday, June 05, 2010
Rahy's Attorney Defends Woodbine Mile Crown

Rahy's Attorney Defends Woodbine Mile Crown

Canadian turf champion Rahy's Attorney returns to defend his Woodbine Mile (Can-IT) crown against a strong group of turf specialists in the $1 million event Sept. 20, which includes the sharp mare Ventura and New York invader Bribon.

 Thursday, September 17, 2009
Glitter Rox Wins Royal North With Late Charge

Glitter Rox Wins Royal North With Late Charge

Glitter Rox, the longest shot in the field at odds of 15-1, charged from between horses in deep stretch to register a three-quarters of a length win in the $169,842 Royal North Stakes (Can-III) on the Woodbine turf course Aug. 1.

 Saturday, August 01, 2009
Rahy's Attorney Prevails in Nijinsky Stakes

Rahy's Attorney Prevails in Nijinsky Stakes

Favored Rahy's Attorney found Woodbine's soft turf course to his liking in the $313,927 Nijinsky Stakes (Can-IIT) July 26, holding off his rivals after opening a five-length lead in the lane for his first victory at the 1 1/4-mile distance.

 Sunday, July 26, 2009
Rahy's Attorney Closes Case in King Edward

Rahy's Attorney Closes Case in King Edward

Front-running Rahy's Attorney turned the tables on rival Sterwins in the $283,475 King Edward Stakes (Can-IIT) June 27 at Woodbine, refusing to give way when challenged in the long homestretch to post a one-length victory.

 Saturday, June 27, 2009
Rahy's Attorney Back at Home in Connaught Cup

Rahy's Attorney Back at Home in Connaught Cup

Rahy's Attorney, upset winner of the $1 million Woodbine Mile (Can-IT) last year, returns to his favorite track for the first start of his 2009 campaign in the $150,000 Connaught Cup (Can-IIIT) May 24.

 Thursday, May 21, 2009
Rahy's Attorney Steals Woodbine Mile

Rahy's Attorney Steals Woodbine Mile

Rahy's Attorney pulled off a shocker in the $1-million Woodbine Mile (Can-IT) Sept. 7, taking over in mid-turn and then powering to a 1 1/4-length victory under Slade Callaghan while 1-2 favorite Kip Deville faded to fifth.

 Sunday, September 07, 2008
Rahy's Attorney Makes Case in Singspiel

Rahy's Attorney Makes Case in Singspiel

Rahy's Attorney, a surprise winner of the Connaught Cup (Can-III) last month, will try to make it back-to-back stakes victories on the Woodbine turf course in the $150,000 Singspiel Stakes (Can-III) June 22. The race marks the return to action of 2007 Queen's Plate victor Mike Fox.

 Thursday, June 19, 2008
Rahy's Attorney Upsets Connaught Cup

Rahy's Attorney Upsets Connaught Cup

Canadian-bred Rahy's Attorney, who has made all 13 of his lifetime starts at Woodbine, earned his biggest victory to date May 25, as he kicked clear at the top of the lane and went on to take the $166,050 Connaught Cup (Can-III) under Slade Callaghan by a half-length at odds of 16-1.

 Sunday, May 25, 2008
Mike Fox Chases Canadian Triple Crown in Prince of Wales

Mike Fox Chases Canadian Triple Crown in Prince of Wales

Queen's Plate winner Mike Fox and jockey Emma-Jayne Wilson will aim for the second jewel in the Triple Crown of Canadian racing when the field goes postward in Sunday's Prince of Wales Stakes at Fort Erie Race Track.

 Friday, July 13, 2007
Wilson, On Mike Fox, First Female to Win Queen's Plate

Wilson, On Mike Fox, First Female to Win Queen's Plate

Emma-Jayne Wilson became the first female jockey to win the Queen's Plate in 148 editions when she guided 15-1 shot Mike Fox to a late-running half-length victory in the first leg of the Canadian Triple Crown at Woodbine Sunday.

 Sunday, June 24, 2007

Seductively Overpowering Whimsical Winner

Kinghaven Farms homebred Seductively kicked off her 4-year-old campaign in style, winning Sunday's US$154,616 Whimsical Stakes (Can-III) at Woodbine by 2 1/4 lengths.

 Sunday, April 15, 2007

Seductively Steams to Victory in Selene Stakes

Kinghaven Farms' homebred Seductively set all the fractions after a fast start and held off a late challenge from Angel On Watch to win the $283,000 Selene Stakes (Can-III) at Woodbine on Wednesday night.

 Thursday, May 25, 2006