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Keeneland Yearling Sale Surpasses 2010 Total

Keeneland Yearling Sale Surpasses 2010 Total

Any questions about whether the Keeneland September yearling sale would have staying power beyond the first week were answered Sept. 19 when the auction's receipts went beyond the entire 2010 sale gross.

 Monday, September 19, 2011
Natalma Win Earns Northern Passion BC Berth

Natalma Win Earns Northern Passion BC Berth

Northern Passion, one of four starters for trainer Mark Casse, ran down Dayatthespa in mid-stretch and went on to take the $235,100 Natalma Stakes (Can-IIIT) by 1 1/4 lengths Sept. 17 at Woodbine.

 Saturday, September 17, 2011
Finale Tops Summer Stakes Cast

Finale Tops Summer Stakes Cast

Finale, a 10 1/2-length stakes winner in his last start, is expected to be the heavy favorite in the $250,000 Summer Stakes (Can-IIIT) Sept. 17 at Woodbine.

 Wednesday, September 14, 2011
CTHS Sale Average Jumps 11%

CTHS Sale Average Jumps 11%

A strong second select session at the Canadian Thoroughbred Horse Society's yearling sale of Canadian-bred youngsters at Woodbine helped spur an 11% jump in average price from 2010.

 Tuesday, September 06, 2011
Pool Play Injured, Career Likely Over

Pool Play Injured, Career Likely Over

Bill Farish Jr.'s Stephen Foster Handicap (gr. I) winner Pool Play has been diagnosed with a season-ending injury that will likely mark the end of his career, trainer Mark Casse confirmed July 21.

 Thursday, July 21, 2011
Hippolytus Favored in Prince of Wales Stakes

Hippolytus Favored in Prince of Wales Stakes

Queen's Plate runner-up Hippolytus, 61-1 in Canada's opening jewel of the Triple Crown, heads a field of seven Ontario-bred colts and geldings in the $500,000 Prince of Wales Stakes at Fort Erie July 17.

 Thursday, July 14, 2011
Casse Tries to Double Up in Dominion Day

Casse Tries to Double Up in Dominion Day

Mark Casse, who won the Dominion Day Handicap (Can-III) a year ago with Marchfield, will have two more chances in the latest edition of the $200,000 race when a field of 11 lines up July 1 at Woodbine.

 Tuesday, June 28, 2011
Classic at Churchill Main Goal for Pool Play

Classic at Churchill Main Goal for Pool Play

Proven on dirt after his 36-1 upset in the Stephen Foster Handicap (gr. I) June 18, synthetic track specialist Pool Play is aiming for similarly lucrative spots on his unaccustomed surface, trainer Mark Casse said.

 Sunday, June 19, 2011
Pool Play, 36-1, Upsets Stephen Foster

Pool Play, 36-1, Upsets Stephen Foster

William S. Farish Jr.'s Pool Play, making his first start on dirt in his 28th career start, pulled a 36-1 shocker in the $561,300 Stephen Foster Handicap (gr. I) June 18 at Churchill Downs.

 Saturday, June 18, 2011
OBSC Sale Continues to Show Strength

OBSC Sale Continues to Show Strength

A filly from the first crop of Corinthian was purchased by trainer Mark Casse for $320,000 to top the third session of the Ocala Breeders' Sales Company's 2011 Spring Sale of 2-Year-Olds in Training on April 20.

 Wednesday, April 20, 2011
Roxy Gap Favored for Gulfstream Park Opener

Roxy Gap Favored for Gulfstream Park Opener

Roxy Gap won all three of her starts at Woodbine last summer by big margins for trainer Mark Casse and is the morning-line pick for the $100,000 Old Hat Stakes Jan. 5, opening day feature of the 2011 Gulfstream Park meet.

 Sunday, January 02, 2011
Woodbine Increases its Handle Again in 2010

Woodbine Increases its Handle Again in 2010

For the second consecutive year, Woodbine Entertainment Group announced a sharp increase in betting handle on its live Thoroughbred racing season.

 Wednesday, December 08, 2010
Pool Play Popular Winner of Valedictory

Pool Play Popular Winner of Valedictory

The 1 3/4-mile distance of the $176,816 Valedictory Stakes proved no problem for odds-on favorite Pool Play, who rallied wide in the stretch en route to a handy victory on closing day of the 167-day Woodbine meet Dec. 5.

 Sunday, December 05, 2010

Maiden Strike Oil Hits Pay Dirt in Coronation

Maiden Strike Oil, the least-fancied of three Mark Casse-trained 2-year-olds in the $252,326 Coronation Futurity, took the overland route to register a 14-1 surprise at Woodbine Nov. 7.

 Sunday, November 07, 2010
A Z Warrior 7-2 ML Choice in Juvenile Fillies

A Z Warrior 7-2 ML Choice in Juvenile Fillies

A Z Warrior, winner of the Frizette Stakes (gr. I), will break from post 8 as the 7-2 morning line favorite in the Nov. 5 Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies (gr. I).

 Tuesday, November 02, 2010
There's Something About Delightful Mary

There's Something About Delightful Mary

Juvenile Fillies hopeful was the $500,000 sale topper at the OBS April sale of 2-year-olds.

 Tuesday, November 02, 2010
F-T Fall Yearling Sale Opens With Upswings

F-T Fall Yearling Sale Opens With Upswings

A Tapit colt brought the most expensive price of $280,000 from Canadian-based trainer Mark Casse, agent.

 Monday, October 25, 2010
Casse 2-Year-Olds, Others Work at Churchill

Casse 2-Year-Olds, Others Work at Churchill

The Oct. 25 workout tab at Churchill Downs included more than a handful of contenders for the Breeders' Cup World Championships.

 Monday, October 25, 2010
Blue Laser Blasts Home for Grey Stakes Win

Blue Laser Blasts Home for Grey Stakes Win

Blue Laser, in his stakes debut for trainer Mark Casse, outlasted Rockin Heat and Classic Legacy over the long Woodbine stretch to win the $250,441 Grey Stakes (Can-III) by a half-length Oct. 10.

 Sunday, October 10, 2010

Unbeaten Delightful Mary Tops Mazarine Lineup

Unbeaten Delightful Mary, a $500,000 2-year-old in training purchase in Florida that won the first two starts of her career impressively, heads the field for the $225,000 Mazarine Stakes (Can-III) Oct. 9 at Woodbine.

 Wednesday, October 06, 2010
Barracks Road Upsets Somme in Ontario Damsel

Barracks Road Upsets Somme in Ontario Damsel

Front-running Barracks Road held off an all-out drive by 2-5 favorite Somme to win the $145,110 Ontario Damsel Stakes on the Woodbine turf course July 10.

 Saturday, July 10, 2010

Tasty Temptation Too Tough in Hill 'N' Dale

Odds-on choice Tasty Temptation delivered her fourth consecutive victory when she collared pacesetter La Rocca in deep stretch to win the $115,338 Hill 'N' Dale Stakes at Woodbine June 20.

 Sunday, June 20, 2010
Sale Forum: The Effect of Synthetic Tracks

Sale Forum: The Effect of Synthetic Tracks

Now that some horses race on synthetic tracks or are sold at juvenile auctions after working over synthetic surfaces, have buyers at Thoroughbred sales changed how they make their selections?

 Wednesday, May 26, 2010
OBS Spring Sale Enjoys Upswing in Key Stats

OBS Spring Sale Enjoys Upswing in Key Stats

Gross, average, and median all rise, and a Limehouse filly named Delightful Mary brings $500,000.

 Thursday, April 22, 2010
Melnyk Celebrates Sterwins' Win in Gold Cup

Melnyk Celebrates Sterwins' Win in Gold Cup

In front of 200 and his closest friends and family plus thousands of fans in the grandstand and infield, Eugene Melnyk celebrated his second win in the Sandy Lane Gold Cup in his homeland of Barbados.

 Saturday, March 06, 2010
John Connally Turf 'Cap a 14-Horse Puzzler

John Connally Turf 'Cap a 14-Horse Puzzler

The $200,000 John B. Connally Turf Handicap (gr. IIIT) came up as a real hat pin special Jan. 30, attracting a capacity field of 14 entrants with no clear standouts at Sam Houston Race Park.

 Wednesday, January 27, 2010
Sutherland Among Sovereign Award Finalists

Sutherland Among Sovereign Award Finalists

Jockey Chantal Sutherland, who won two grade II stakes over the Jan. 16-17 weekend at Santa Anita, is one of three finalists for a Sovereign Award as Canada's outstanding jockey for 2009.

 Monday, January 18, 2010
Sovereign Stable in Big Show With Negligee

Sovereign Stable in Big Show With Negligee

If only it always worked this way: buy a horse privately; win a grade I; and head to the Breeders' Cup World Championships. Forget always; for Matt Gatsas, just once is OK. Of course he wouldn't mind also winning the Breeders' Cup race.

 Thursday, November 05, 2009
Husbands Rides 2,000th Winner

Husbands Rides 2,000th Winner

Jockey Patrick Husbands hit the 2,000-win mark when he rode Grazettes Landing to victory in race 10 at Woodbine on Oct. 4.

 Monday, October 05, 2009
Durham Cup: Pool Play Prevails in Stakes Bow

Durham Cup: Pool Play Prevails in Stakes Bow

Pool Play, making his stakes debut for trainer Mark Casse, charged late to overtake favored Ice Bear, winning the $156,914 Durham Cup (Can-III) over Woodbine's Polytrack by one length Oct. 4.

 Sunday, October 04, 2009
Marchfield Wins Sky Classic Stretch Duel

Marchfield Wins Sky Classic Stretch Duel

Hard-charging Marchfield outfought a game Champs Elysees in a gritty stretch duel to register a half-length win in the $256,100 Sky Classic Stakes (Can-IIT) on the Woodbine lawn Aug. 23.

 Sunday, August 23, 2009
Rahy's Attorney Riding High For Sky Classic

Rahy's Attorney Riding High For Sky Classic

Ellie-Boge Farm's homebred Rahy's Attorney, a grade II winner in Canada twice this season, will shoot for his third straight victory in the $250,000 Sky Classic (Can-IIT) Aug. 23 at Woodbine.

 Thursday, August 20, 2009
Dance for Us, Sutherland Win Bison City Duel

Dance for Us, Sutherland Win Bison City Duel

Dance for Us, ridden by Chantal Sutherland, won the second leg of the Triple Tiara for Canadian-bred 3-year-old fillies when she prevailed by a nose in Woodbine's $217,665 Bison City Stakes June 28.

 Sunday, June 28, 2009
Pioneerof the Nile Makes Sophomore Debut

Pioneerof the Nile Makes Sophomore Debut

CashCall Futurity (gr. I) winner Pioneerof the Nile makes his eagerly-awaited 3-year-old debut and attempts to establish himself as one of the West Coast's top Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I) contenders, as he faces eight sophomore rivals in the $200,000 Robert B. Lewis Stakes (gr. II) Feb. 7 at Santa Anita Park.

 Wednesday, February 04, 2009

Promising Juveniles on Display in Canada

Vaquero, who finished sixth in Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf, returns to action Dec. 6 in $150,000 Display Stakes at Woodbine. The son of Orientate will face 11 juveniles on the Polytrack.

 Thursday, December 04, 2008
Delta Jackpot Purse Lures Talent Galore

Delta Jackpot Purse Lures Talent Galore

With the winner's share of $750,000 Boyd's Gaming Delta Jackpot Stakes (gr. III) a lofty $450,000, the 2-year-old who earns the prize is virtually guaranteed a berth in the 2009 Kentucky Derby (gr. I). It is no wonder then that the Dec. 5 main track event drew a deep and talented field of classic hopefuls.

 Wednesday, December 03, 2008
Bittel Road Has Big Edge in Generous

Bittel Road Has Big Edge in Generous

James Scatuorchio and John Iracane's Bittel Road, the lone graded stakes winner among eight 2-year-old turfers, highlights the $100,000 Generous Stakes (gr. IIIT) Nov. 29 at Hollywood Park.

 Wednesday, November 26, 2008
Laragh Earns Final Automatic BC Berth

Laragh Earns Final Automatic BC Berth

Golden Goose Enterprise and IEAH Stables' Laragh took an early lead and never let it go, romping home to a 4 3/4-length victory in the $150,000 JPMorgan Chase Jessamine Stakes Oct. 9 on the Keeneland turf.

 Tuesday, October 14, 2008
Clearly Foxy Sidelined With Ankle Injury

Clearly Foxy Sidelined With Ankle Injury

Clearly Foxy, the third-place finisher in the American Oaks (gr. IT) at Hollywood Park July 5, has been sidelined with a hind ankle injury and will not race again this year, according to Overbrook Farm racing manager Chris Young.

 Thursday, August 14, 2008

Casse Earns 1,000th Victory

Trainer Mark Casse celebrated his 1,000th victory after the first race at Woodbine Aug. 9.

 Saturday, August 09, 2008
Mark Casse Celebrates 1,000th Win

Mark Casse Celebrates 1,000th Win

Trainer Mark Casse celebrated his 1,000th victory Aug. 9 when the 2-year-old filly Laragh won the first race at Woodbine.

 Saturday, August 09, 2008

'Retreat Sets Course Mark in Nijinsky

Seaside Retreat, who has finished on the board in his last five starts, earned his first graded victory and set a course record when he prevailed by a length over favored Strike a Deal in the Nijinsky Stakes (Can-IIT) at Woodbine Aug. 4.

 Monday, August 04, 2008

Synthetic Surfaces Discussed in New York

A cross-section of the racing industry addressed the New York Task Force on Retired Race Horses on the subject of synthetic surfaces at a one-day forum held July 29 at the Fasig-Tipton Sales Co. pavilion in Saratoga Springs, N.Y.

 Tuesday, July 29, 2008

Royal Oath Game in King Edward Victory

Making only his second start in North America, 5-year-old Royal Oath came three-wide into the stretch then out-dueled pacesetter Ice Bear to earn his first victory in more than a year June 28 in the $309,400 King Edward Breeders' Cup Handicap (Can-II) on the Woodbine turf.

 Saturday, June 28, 2008
Not Bourbon Tops Queen's Plate Field

Not Bourbon Tops Queen's Plate Field

Plate Trial winner Not Bourbon heads a field of 15 Canadian-bred 3-year-olds looking for a victory in the prestigious $1-million Queen's Plate, the oldest continuously run stakes in North America. The 149th Queen's Plate, a 1 1/4-mile event on the Woodbine Polytrack, will be race 9 and is set to go to post at 5:06 p.m. EDT June 22.

 Thursday, June 19, 2008
Ginger Brew Favored in Woodbine Oaks

Ginger Brew Favored in Woodbine Oaks

Fresh off her victory in the April 26 Calder Oaks, Stronach Stables' homebred Ginger Brew looks to tackle the first leg of Canada's Triple Tiara, as she goes to post as the favorite in the 53rd edition of the $500,000 Woodbine Oaks June 8.

 Friday, June 06, 2008
Selene: Officer Cherrie Has the Edge

Selene: Officer Cherrie Has the Edge

Charles Laloggia's Officer Cherrie, the lone graded stakes winner in a field of nine 3-year-old fillies, seems to have an edge in the $250,000 Selene Stakes (Can-III) May 18 at Woodbine.

 Thursday, May 15, 2008

Briarwood Circle Looking For More

Derby hopeful returns for $100,000 John Battaglia Memorial Stakes at Turfway March 1.

 Wednesday, February 27, 2008
Turf War Headed to WinStar Derby?

Turf War Headed to WinStar Derby?

The 3-year-old Dixie Union colt will either run in the WinStar Derby or Lane's End Stakes.

 Saturday, February 23, 2008
Reports Positive on OBS Track

Reports Positive on OBS Track

New SAFETRACK surface at OBS getting good reviews.

 Monday, January 28, 2008
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