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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
Ice Bear Edges Marchfield in Eclipse

Ice Bear Edges Marchfield in Eclipse

Augustin Stable's Ice Bear held off a late bid from reigning champion dirt male Marchfield to win the $170,275 Eclipse Stakes (Can-III) at Woodbine June 6. The 1 1/16-mile Polytrack event was the first graded stakes score for

 Saturday, June 06, 2009

Champion Arravale Returns in Sunday's Dance Smartly

Arravale, Canada's Horse of the Year in 2006, makes her long awaited seasonal debut Sunday at Woodbine in the $300,000 Dance Smartly Stakes (Can-II).

 Friday, July 20, 2007

Arravale Wins E.P. Taylor for Canadian Team

Woodbine-based Arravale burst through along the rail to capture her second grade I event of 2006, taking Sunday's $1 million (Canadian) E.P. Taylor Stakes for fillies and mares at Woodbine.

 Sunday, October 22, 2006

Homecoming for Arravale in Canadian Stakes

After a lucrative summer in Southern California, Robert Costigan's Arravale makes her homecoming in the $300,000 Canadian Stakes (Can-II) on Sunday's Woodbine Mile card.

 Friday, September 15, 2006

Homecoming for Arravale in Canadian Stakes

After a lucrative summer in Southern California, Robert Costigan's Arravale makes her homecoming in the $300,000 Canadian Stakes (Can-II) on Sunday's Woodbine Mile card.

 Friday, September 15, 2006

Arravale Rallies To Win Woodbine's Natalma

Arravale, a 2-year-old daughter of Arch, is now two for two after gliding to victory in the $152,638 Natalma Stakes (Can-III) Sunday at Woodbine.

 Sunday, September 11, 2005

Healthy Again, Nashinda Invincible in Hendrie

Jockey David Clark and Nashinda, who teamed up to take the six-furlong Whimsical Stakes on April 15 at Woodbine, were unbeatable again, this time in Sunday's $211,900 Hendrie Handicap (Can-III) for older fillies and mares going 6 1/2 furlongs at the Toronto oval.

 Sunday, May 15, 2005

Inish Glora One to Beat in Dance Smartly

It took some time for Inish Glora, who is set to contest the $162,450 Dance Smartly (Can-III) Saturday at Woodbine, to reach her peak form, but the champion daughter of Regal Classic has certainly done so over the past two years.

 Thursday, July 15, 2004

'Todd the Sod' Slows Inish Glora, Wins Nassau

Jockey Todd Kabel and Inish Glora stole the featured $322,250 Nassau Stakes (Can-III) with a cleverly planned pace strategy Saturday at Woodbine.

 Saturday, June 05, 2004

Inish Glora Holds Canadian Hope in Nassau

Robert Costigan's Inish Glora, last year's Sovereign Award winner as Canada's top female turfer, takes on a select group of five rivals, including stakes-winning shippers Ocean Drive and Dyna Da Wyna, Saturday at Woodbine in the featured $272,250 Nassau Stakes (Can-III).

 Thursday, June 03, 2004

Overlooked Inish Glora Grabs Canadian

Inish Glora indulged in a little grandstand gazing in the final strides of the $309,000 Canadian Stakes (Can-II), but all eyes were on the bay when she crossed the wire first in the (about) 1 1/8-mile turf event at the Toronto oval on Sunday.

 Sunday, September 14, 2003

Filly Nashinda Toys With My Dear Field

Augustin Stable's Nashinda toyed with her four rivals in the $187,125 My Dear Stakes at Woodbine Saturday, sailing away to a five-length tally in the five-furlong feature.

 Saturday, June 21, 2003

Stronach Among Four Canadian Hall of Fame Inductees

Magna Entertainment chairman Frank Stronach, former top jockey Ted Atkinson, trainer Mac Benson, and two-time Horse of the Year Chief Bearhart will be inducted into the Canadian Hall of Fame Aug. 29.

 Tuesday, June 11, 2002