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Casse Owns Natalma Again With 'Spring' Exacta

Casse Owns Natalma Again With 'Spring' Exacta

Trainer Mark Casse won the $250,000 Natalma Stakes (gr. IIT) for the fourth time in the past seven years when his fillies Spring Venture and Spring in the Air ran first and second in the one-mile turf event at Woodbine.

 Saturday, September 15, 2012
BC Berth at Stake for 14 Fillies in Natalma

BC Berth at Stake for 14 Fillies in Natalma

The starting gate for the $250,000 Natalma Stakes (Can-IIT) on the Woodbine lawn Sept. 15 will be packed with promising 2-year-old fillies, 14 in all, with an automatic Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf berth at stake.

 Wednesday, September 12, 2012

Canada Upgrades Eight Stakes Races for 2012

There will be 42 graded races in Canada in 2012, up from 37 last year, The Jockey Club of Canada's Graded Stakes Committee announced Jan. 25 following its annual review.

 Wednesday, January 25, 2012
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
New Normal Gate-to-Wire in Natalma

New Normal Gate-to-Wire in Natalma

New Normal punched her ticket to the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf (gr. IIT) in November with a wire-to-wire score in the $195,084 Natalma Stakes (Can-IIIT) Sept. 18 at Woodbine.

 Saturday, September 18, 2010
Pletcher Live in Both Woodbine 2YO Stakes

Pletcher Live in Both Woodbine 2YO Stakes

The nation's leading trainer, Todd Pletcher, who has won the Summer Stakes (Can-IIIT) twice and the Natalma Stakes (Can-IIIT) once, will have solid chances to record victories in both of Woodbine's 2-year-old races Sept. 18

 Thursday, September 16, 2010
Bay to Bay Sails to Natalma Stakes Victory

Bay to Bay Sails to Natalma Stakes Victory

Bay to Bay could have a date in the $1 million Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf after an impressive victory in the $147,266 Natalma Stakes (Can-IIIT) in her first try against winners on the Woodbine lawn Sept. 19.

 Saturday, September 19, 2009

Promising Juveniles Fill Woodbine Turf Stakes

Two-year-olds on the turf take the spotlight at Woodbine Sept. 19 when Canada's important weekend of racing starts off with the Summer and Natalma (both Can-IIIT) stakes.

 Wednesday, September 16, 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

Shakespeare's Sis Makes Jump in Natalma

Lady Shakespeare, a full sibling to multiple grade I winner Shakespeare, is the most intriguing of the 11 2-year-old fillies entered for the $150,00 Natalma Stakes (Can-III) over the Woodbine turf course Sept. 14. The Natalma is the first "Win and You're In" Breeders' Cup Challenge series race for the inaugural running of the $1 million Grey Goose Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf at Santa Anita Park Oct. 24.

 Thursday, September 11, 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

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

Lickety Lemon Leads Casse Quartet in Natalma Stakes

Trainer Mark Casse, Canada's reigning Sovereign Award conditioner, has the $150,000 Natalma Stakes (Can-III) for 2-year-old fillies well surrounded with four entered Sept. 9 on the Woodbine lawn. His entries include undefeated Lickety Lemon, the 9-5 morning line favorite.

 Friday, September 07, 2007

Casse 'Springs' 48-1 Shocker in Natalma S.

First time starter Sprung pulled off a 48-1 shocker Sunday at Woodbine in the $163,200 Natalma Stakes (Can-III) for 2-year-old fillies on the turf.

 Sunday, September 10, 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

Irish Filly Fearless Flyer Soars in Natalma

Irish-bred Fearless Flyer and jockey Emily Ramsammy pulled off a mild upset, gliding to victory in the $177,300 Natalma Stakes (Can-III) for 2-year-old fillies Sunday at Woodbine.

 Sunday, September 12, 2004

Pink Champagne Sparkles in Natalma

Starview Stables's Pink Champagne, ridden by Richard Dos Ramos, whipped favored Saree in late stretch to win the featured $177,000 Natalma Stakes (Can-III) for 2-year-old fillies Saturday at Woodbine.

 Saturday, September 06, 2003

New Yorkers Nab Both Divisions of Woodbine's Natalma

New York invaders One and Twenty and Fortuitous rallied to score impressive wins in the two divisions of the featured Natalma Stakes (gr. III) for 2-year-old fillies, over one mile on the E.P. Taylor Turf Course, Saturday at Woodbine.

 Saturday, September 07, 2002

Woodbine's Natalma Stakes Saturday in Two Divisions

A total of 21 2-year-old fillies were entered for Saturday's Natalma Stakes at Woodbine, necessitating a split into two divisions for the one mile turf stake.

 Friday, September 06, 2002