FORT ERIE, Fort Erie, ON , CAN
| 1 | Pender Harbour | Margin: nose | TrueNicks: C | $314,400 |
2008 | Chestnut Gelding | Philanthropist - Uproar, Hail the Ruckus
Sire: Philanthropist, Chestnut, 2001. Lifetime: 51 yearlings sold, median $13,043.
Broodmare Sire: Hail the Ruckus, Bay, 1983. In 2009: 1.04 AEI.
Sale History:
Canadian Thoroughbred Horse Society (Ontario Division) 2009 Canadian-Bred Yearling Sale, $15,783.
| 2 | Bowman's Causeway | Margin: ½ | TrueNicks: A | $104,800 |
2008 | Chestnut Ridgling | Giant's Causeway - Victory Encounter, Victory Speech
Sire: Giant's Causeway , Chestnut, 1997. Raced 2 years. 13 starts, 9 wins, $3,078,989. Lifetime: 731 yearlings sold, median $140,000.
Broodmare Sire: Victory Speech, Dark Bay or Brown, 1993. In 2009: .99 AEI.
Sale History:
Adena Springs Sale of Two-Year-Olds in Training, $110,000.
Keeneland Association September 2009 Yearling Sale, ($55,000).
| 3 | Oh Canada | Margin: 6¾ | TrueNicks: A++ | $52,400 |
2008 | Bay Gelding | Proud Citizen - Oh Livia D., Ascot Knight
Sire: Proud Citizen , Bay, 1999. Raced 3 years. 16 starts, 3 wins, $638,822. Lifetime: 256 yearlings sold, median $30,000. In 2009: 1.72 AEI.
Broodmare Sire: Ascot Knight, Bay, 1984. In 2009: 1.44 AEI.
Others: Hippolytus, $26,200; Welloiledmachine, $15,720; Oban, $5,240; Check Your Soul, $5,240.
| Finish | Horse | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pender Harbour | Luis Contreras | Michael P. De Paulo |
| 2 | Bowman's Causeway | Eurico Rosa Da Silva | Chad C. Brown |
| 3 | Oh Canada | Krista Carignan | Robert P. Tiller |
| 4 | Hippolytus | Tyler Pizarro | Mark E. Casse |
| 5 | Welloiledmachine | James McAleney | Michael Keogh |
| 6 | Oban | Emile Ramsammy | Michael Keogh |
| 7 | Check Your Soul | Patrick Husbands | Roger L. Attfield |
| Horse | Jockey | Win | Place | Show | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Pender Harbour | Luis Contreras | $10.30 | $4.60 | $3.40 | ||||||
| 6 | Bowman's Causeway | Eurico Rosa Da Silva | $3.40 | $2.90 | |||||||
| 1 | Oh Canada | Krista Carignan | $4.40 | ||||||||
| EXOTIC PAYOFFS: | |||||||||||
| $2.00 Exacta (2-6) | $28.70 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Trifecta (2-6-1) | $186.20 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Superfecta (2-1-6-3) | $301.10 | ||||||||||
Woodbine Polytrack specialist Stunning Stag makes his third attempt at winning the $150,000 Eclipse Stakes (Can-III) in the seasonal debut for Janice and Sid Attard's 8-year-old May 26.
Wednesday, May 23, 2012
Team Block's Never Retreat narrowly beat out a pair of 3-year old champions in Inglorious and Pender Harbour to be named Canada's Horse of the Year for 2011 at the 37th Sovereign Awards.
Friday, April 06, 2012
Richard Santulli's Straight Story, at 38-1 the longest price in a 10-horse field, made his synthetic surface debut a winning one when he captured the $150,000 Autumn Stakes (Can-II) at Woodbine Nov. 12.
Saturday, November 12, 2011
Sharp winner of the Durham Cup (Can-III) last month, City Wolf puts his four-race winning streak at Woodbine on the line against a strong field in the $150,000 Autumn Stakes (Can-II) Nov. 12.
Wednesday, November 09, 2011
Derby Kitten, under jockey Mike Smith, came from off the pace to nab Hippolytus by a half-length in the $154,029 Ontario Derby Sept. 24 at Woodbine.
Saturday, September 24, 2011
Nine three-year-olds battle at Parx Racing in the 1 1/8 mile Pennsylvania Derby (gr. II). Who will win it? How will the others finish?
Tom, Jason and Tim handicap the Pennsylvania Derby and Kent Stakes this week.
Ten meet in the 1 1/4 mile Travers Stakes (gr. I) at Saratoga. Who will win the Mid-Summer Derby and move to the head of the 3-year-old class?
Jason, Tom and James Scully from TwinSpires.com handicap the Travers Stakes and King's Bishop Stakes from Saratoga.
Jim Dandy (gr. II) winner Stay Thirsty was made the 5-2 morning-line favorite for the Aug. 27 Travers (gr. I), while Haskell Invitational (gr. I) winner Coil was pegged as the 3-1 second choice.
Wednesday, August 24, 2011
It was jockey Luis Contreras' day at Woodbine when favored Pender Harbour got up by a nose to win the $512,764 Breeders' Stakes Aug. 7, making the rider the first to win the Canadian Triple Crown on more than one horse.
Sunday, August 07, 2011
Luis Contreras will attempt to become the first jockey to win all three jewels of Canada's Triple Crown with different horses when he rides Pender Harbour in the $500,000 Breeders' Stakes on the Woodbine turf Aug. 7.
Thursday, August 04, 2011
Pender Harbour, third in last month's Queen's Plate, captured the second leg of the Canadian Triple Crown when he held off the surging Bowman's Causeway by a nose in the $524,000 Prince of Wales Stakes at Fort Erie July 17.
Sunday, July 17, 2011
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
Inglorious became the first filly to win the $1 million Queen's Plate since 2001 with a spectacular performance for jockey Luis Contreras, sweeping past her rivals impressively for a 2 1/2-length victory June 26.
Sunday, June 26, 2011
Seventeen go to the post in the Queen's Plate on June 26. Are you up to the challenge of predicting the order of finish?
Jason, Tom and Evan of TwinSpires.com handicap the Queen's Plate, first of the three jewels in the Canadian triple crown. Then the three analyze the Iowa Derby, which includes Caleb's Posse and Astrology.
A full field of 17 Canadian-foaled 3-year-olds, led by Check Your Soul, Queen'splatekitten, and filly Inglorious lead the way in the $1 million Queen's Plate June 26 at Woodbine.
Thursday, June 23, 2011
Racing across the world, and prepping for the Belmont Stakes.
In spite of a bad break and a wide trip, Check Your Soul took command at the top of the stretch for jockey Patrick Husbands and cruised to a 3 1/4-length victory in the $153,739 Plate Trial at Woodbine June 5.
Sunday, June 05, 2011
Inglorious, undefeated in three starts over the local Polytrack, is the horse to beat in the $500,000 Woodbine Oaks, presented by Budweiser, for Canadian-bred 3-year-old fillies June 5.
Thursday, June 02, 2011Odds-on choice Check Your Soul swept to an easy 2 1/2-length win in the $124,926 Wando Stakes May 1 at Woodbine to stamp himself as a contender for next month's $1 million Queen's Plate.
Sunday, May 01, 2011
Images from weekend racing,events and scenes.
Who will win the 2011 Florida Derby? Is it Soldat's race? Can Flashpoint carry that speed?
Dazzling Hutcheson winner Flashpoint and four of the top Kentucky Derby contenders are among a field of eight that was drawn for the 1 1/8-mile Florida Derby.
Thursday, March 31, 2011
Every several years, whenever a horse is attempting to sweep the Triple Crown, Billy Turner is summoned by the media to offer his take on the horse, the obstacles that stand in his way, and to reminisce about the great Seattle Slew, who under Turner’s guidance and expertise became racing’s only undefeated Triple Crown winner. [More]