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Bribon, Sterwins Headline Barbados Gold Cup

Bribon, Sterwins Headline Barbados Gold Cup

Stakes-winners Bribon and Sterwins headline a strong field in the Barbados Gold Cup, which also includes top Barbadian runner Areutalkintome and last year's Gold Cup winner, Daylight Express.

 Friday, February 26, 2010
Perfect Shower Soaks Breeders' Stakes at 46-1

Perfect Shower Soaks Breeders' Stakes at 46-1

Coming out of a low-level maiden claiming win, Perfect Shower shocked the best 3-year-olds in Canada at 46-1 when he came from off the pace to score a three-quarters of a length win in the $467,020 Breeders' Stakes on the Woodbine turf Aug. 2.

 Sunday, August 02, 2009
Musketier Fires His Best Shot in Singspiel

Musketier Fires His Best Shot in Singspiel

Helped out by the scratch of morning line choice Spice Route, Musketier earned his first North American win in six starts when he registered an easy tally over four rivals in the $135,520 Singspiel Stakes (Can-IIIT) at Woodbine June 21.

 Sunday, June 21, 2009
C Karma's Fortunes Soar in Natalma Win

C Karma's Fortunes Soar in Natalma Win

C Karma seized the lead in the final furlong and held off the late surging 45-1 shot Freyga by a neck to capture the $157,853 Natalma Stakes (Can-III) on a soft Woodbine turf course Sept. 14.

 Sunday, September 14, 2008
Sugar Bay Rolls Home in Ontario Colleen

Sugar Bay Rolls Home in Ontario Colleen

Augustin Stable's Sugar Bay made her turf debut a winning one, sweeping to a 4 1/4-length win in the $172,199 Ontario Colleen Stakes at Woodbine Aug. 30.

 Saturday, August 30, 2008
Southern Exchange Overpowering in Colin

Southern Exchange Overpowering in Colin

Prohibitive choice Southern Exchange kept his record perfect in three starts with a 3 1/4-length victory in Woodbine's $150,438 Colin Stakes for 2-year-olds July 19.

 Saturday, July 19, 2008
Sugar Swirl Scores in Ballerina Tune-Up

Sugar Swirl Scores in Ballerina Tune-Up

Three-time graded stakes winner Sugar Swirl tuned up nicely for a start in Saratoga's Ballerina Stakes (gr. I) next month by winning the inaugural Scotzanna Stakes at Woodbine July 18.

 Friday, July 18, 2008
Not Bourbon Wins Queen's Plate Thriller

Not Bourbon Wins Queen's Plate Thriller

Not Bourbon gave trainer Roger Attfield his record-tying eighth victory in Canada's prestigious Queen's Plate when he held off the fast closing filly Ginger Brew by a head in the $986,737 event on Woodbine's Polytrack surface.

 Sunday, June 22, 2008
True Metropolitan Wins Autumn

True Metropolitan Wins Autumn

True Metropolitan entered 2007 hard-pressed to repeat the successful campaign he had a year ago, when the Proud and True gelding took home Champion Older Horse of the Year honors in Canadia by winning seven stakes events.

 Saturday, November 17, 2007
Leonnatus Anteas Wins Durham Cup in Record Time

Leonnatus Anteas Wins Durham Cup in Record Time

On a fast day at Woodbine, Leonnatus Anteas, Canada's champion 2-year-old male in 2006, set the Toronto oval's Polytrack record for 1 1/8 miles in the $150,000 Durham Cup Stakes (Can-III) Oct. 13.

 Saturday, October 13, 2007

Clearly Foxy Wins Natalma as Trainer Casse Sweeps

Trainer Mark Casse's runners swept the board in the CAN$162,000 Natalma Stakes (Can-III) for 2-year-old fillies, with the longest of his three hopes, 17-1 shot Clearly Foxy, driving to victory for jockey Jono Jones on the Woodbine lawn Sept. 9.

 Sunday, September 09, 2007

Leonnatus Anteas Earns Coronation Futurity Crown

Favored Leonnatus Anteas kept his record unblemished, taking Sunday's (U.S.)$261,014 Coronation Futurity at Woodbine, a key event on the road to the 2007 Queen's Plate.

 Sunday, November 05, 2006

Leonnatus Anteas Conquers Cup & Saucer S.

Leonnatus Anteas and jockey Jono Jones pulled away from heavily favored Mike Fox in mid-stretch to impressively win the $250,000 Cup & Saucer Stakes for Canadian-bred 2-year-olds Sunday at Woodbine.

 Sunday, October 15, 2006

Woodbine YSS Doubles for McAleney, Jones, Richards

Jim McAleney and Jono Jones recorded riding doubles, Lorne Richards had the training double and Barbeau Ruckus was the only repeat winner, during the 2006 edition of Woodbine's Yearling Sales Stakes day on Monday.

 Monday, September 04, 2006

Debuting Leonnatus Anteas Wins Vandal S.

Leonnatus Anteas, a first-time starter, pulled an upset for Knob Hill Stable and the estate of Steve Stavro in Sunday's $150,000 Vandal Stakes for 2-year-olds at Woodbine.

 Sunday, August 13, 2006

A Bit O'Gold Posts Gritty Sky Classic Win

The Two Bit Racing Stable's A Bit O'Gold, under Jono Jones, gutted out a close victory and then survived a claim of foul in Sunday's $329,300 Sky Classic Stakes (Can-II) at Woodbine.

 Sunday, October 02, 2005

Jambalaya Gives Day Phillips Breeders' Repeat

Kingfield Racing Stable's Jambalaya romped to an eight-length win over Area Limits in the $500,000 Breeders' Stakes, the third leg in Canada's Triple Crown at Woodbine Sunday.

 Sunday, August 07, 2005

A Bit O'Gold Dominates On Dominion Day

A Bit O'Gold, Canada's top 3-year-old in 2004, registered a decisive 6 1/2-length victory in the $215,800 Dominion Day Stakes (Can-III) Friday at Woodbine.

 Friday, July 01, 2005

Day Phillips First Female Trainer to Win Breeders' Stakes

The Two Bit Racing Stable's A Bit O'Gold and trainer Catherine Day Phillips made history at Woodbine on Sunday in winning the $500,000 Breeders' Stakes, the third leg in the Canadian Triple Crown for 3-year-olds.

 Sunday, August 08, 2004

A Bit O'Gold Glitters in Muddy Prince of Wales

There won't be a Canadian triple crown winner in 2004, but a good rivalry has emerged in its absence after A Bit O'Gold turned the tables on Queen's Plate winner Niigon by a head in the $500,000 Prince of Wales Stakes on sloppy going at Fort Erie Sunday.

 Sunday, July 18, 2004

Stronach Runner Smashes Woodbine Turf Mark

Stronach Stable's Royal Regalia shattered Woodbine's one mile E.P. Taylor Turf course record Thursday, covering the distance in 1:31.84.

 Thursday, July 01, 2004

No Handling Chris's Bad Boy in Cartier

Chris's Bad Boy looked into the eye of the 'Tiger' and stared him down, powering on to victory in the featured $135,750 Jacques Cartier Stakes on opening day Saturday at Woodbine.

 Saturday, April 17, 2004

Woodbine Riders to Challenge Husbands in Barbados

Just how far will a rider go to get the chance to defeat Canadian Triple Crown-winning jockey Patrick Husbands? If you're Richard Dos Ramos, the answer is great lengths, plus a few thousand miles.

 Tuesday, December 30, 2003

Chris's Bad Boy Breaks Woodbine Mark in Kennedy Road

Saturday's weather produced the chills, but Chris's Bad Boy provided the thrills, capturing the $137,375 Kennedy Road at Woodbine in record-setting time.

 Saturday, November 29, 2003

Plate Contender Bit O'Gold Wins at Woodbine

Bit O'Gold received a perfectly rated ride from Jono Jones in Saturday's $250,000 Coronation Futurity Stakes at Woodbine, a key event on the road to the 2004 Queen's Plate.

 Sunday, November 02, 2003

'Vintage Port Uncorked in Princess Elizabeth

A fine wine and a little parsley were some of the ingredients that made for a successful upset in Sunday's $250,000 Princess Elizabeth (Can-II) at Woodbine.

 Sunday, October 12, 2003

Wily 9-Year-Old Parose Wins Durham Cup

Parose, the Alberta-bred 9-year-old owned by John Atto, showed his much younger rivals a thing or two while capturing the $163,800 Durham Cup Stakes (Can-III) Saturday at Woodbine.

 Saturday, October 04, 2003

Winter Whiskey Toasts Swynford Upset

The toteboard suggested he didn't have a shot, but Winter Whiskey was the toast of the $134,250 Swynford Stakes for 2-year-olds at Woodbine on Sunday.

 Sunday, September 21, 2003

Timeform Registers Kingarvie Stakes Win

If past history is any indication, Timeform might be considered a good bet to have a date in next year's Queen's Plate.

 Sunday, December 01, 2002

Longshots Aplenty in Woodbine Stakes Races

The final turf racing day of the Woodbine season was a success for jockey Jono Jones and for longshot players.

 Sunday, November 03, 2002