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: 57 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: 771 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: 273 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 | ||||||||||
Trainer Roger Attfield is hoping a stretch-out to 1 1/4 miles in the $250,000 Sky Classic (Can-IIT) will enable Forte Dei Marmi to land his first North American stakes victory Aug. 19 at Woodbine.
Thursday, August 16, 2012Shut off while making a move for the lead in the stretch, Riding the River dipped to the inside for racing room and emerged with a 9-1 upset win in the $318,180 Nijinsky Stakes (Can-IIT) July 22 on the Woodbine turf course.
Sunday, July 22, 2012
Pender Harbour, last year's 3-year-old Canadian champion, takes an undefeated record on the Woodbine turf course into the $300,000 Nijinsky Stakes (Can-IIT) July 22.
Friday, July 20, 2012
The filly Dixie Strike, closing from well out on the track, edged past Colleen's Sailor just past the furlong pole to capture the $493,153 Prince of Wales Stakes July 15 in what could be the race's final renewal at Fort Erie.
Sunday, July 15, 2012
Irish Mission, runner-up in the Queen's Plate last month, takes on males once more in the $500,000 Prince of Wales Stakes as the 5-2 morning line favorite at Fort Erie racetrack in Ontario July 15.
Thursday, July 12, 2012
Odds-on choice Hunters Bay had no problem with the 1 1/4-mile distance in his first try, putting away Pender Harbour in deep stretch to post a one-length victory in the $204,961 Dominion Day Stakes (Can-III) at Woodbine.
Sunday, July 01, 2012
Simon talks about the Prince of Wales Stakes where So You Think will meet the Queen's horse Carlton House. Also, comments on Frankel's performance.
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