WOODBINE, Rexdale, ON , CAN
| 1 | Pool Play | Margin: 1 | BRIS: 96 | TrueNicks: B+ | $95,603 |
2005 | Dark Bay or Brown Horse | Silver Deputy - Zuri Ridge, Cox's Ridge
Sire: Silver Deputy, Bay, 1985. Raced 1 years. 2 starts, 2 wins, $41,820. Lifetime: 550 yearlings sold, median $50,000.
Broodmare Sire: Cox's Ridge, Bay, 1974. In 2009: 2.46 AEI.
Sale History:
Keeneland Association November 2008 Breeding Stock Sale, $180,000.
Keeneland Association 2006 September Yearling Sale, $625,000.
Keeneland Association 2005 November Breeding Stock Sale, $60,000.
| 2 | Ice Bear | Margin: 2¾ | BRIS: 95 | TrueNicks: A++ | $31,868 |
2004 | Gray or Roan Gelding | Maria's Mon - Bristol Pistol, Regal Classic
Sire: Maria's Mon, Gray or Roan, 1993. Raced 2 years. 7 starts, 4 wins, $507,140. Lifetime: 497 yearlings sold, median $47,000.
Broodmare Sire: Regal Classic, Chestnut, 1985.
| 3 | Palladio | Margin: ½ | BRIS: 92 | TrueNicks: B | $15,241 |
2002 | Bay Horse | Lycius - Gioia, Mari's Book
Sire: Lycius, Chestnut, 1988. Raced 2 years. 11 starts, 2 wins, $462,758. Lifetime: 135 yearlings sold, median $26,517.
Broodmare Sire: Mari's Book, Bay, 1978.
Others: Tiz Late, $8,313; Alezzandro, $4,780; Catch the Luck, $369; Gran Estreno (ARG), $369; Chief Bear, $369.
Scratched: Marlang.
| Finish | Horse | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pool Play | Patrick Husbands | Mark E. Casse |
| 2 | Ice Bear | Chantal Sutherland | MacDonald Benson |
| 3 | Palladio | Richard Anthony Dos Ramos | Roger L. Attfield |
| 4 | Tiz Late | Willie Martinez | Michael J. Trombetta |
| 5 | Alezzandro | Todd Kabel | Kevin Attard |
| 6 | Catch the Luck | Eurico Rosa Da Silva | Mark R. Frostad |
| 7 | Gran Estreno (ARG) | E. T. Baird | Michael Stidham |
| 8 | Chief Bear | Emile Ramsammy | Barbara A. Pirie |
City Wolf, making his stakes debut, shook loose of his rivals at the head of the stretch to register his fourth consecutive victory for trainer Reade Baker in the $144,589 Durham Cup (Can-III) at Woodbine Oct. 2.
Sunday, October 02, 2011
Eye of the Leopard, the 2009 Queen's Plate Stakes winner and Canada's champion 3-year-old male, will be making his first start of the year as he takes on several fellow stakes-winning veterans in the Durham Cup.
Thursday, September 29, 2011
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
PORTER ON PEDIGREES, by Alan Porter
Making his dirt debut, and running in a grade I event for only the second time, Pool Play won the Stephen Foster to become a player in the older male division.
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
Favorites, upsets, Arabians, and more defined Stephen Foster Day 2011.
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
Eleven are scheduled to compete in the grade I Stephen Foster. Can you predict the order of finish?
Nearly six months into the season, the handicap division is still looking for a clear-cut leader. With a breakout performance in the Stephen Foster Handicap June 18, there is an opportunity for someone to assume that role.
Wednesday, June 15, 2011
Nine-year-old Musketier defended his title in the $150,000 Elkhorn, as he rallied from off the pace to score by 1 1/4 lengths in the closing day feature April 29 at Keeneland.
Friday, April 29, 2011
The top four finishers of last month's Mac Diamida (gr. IIT), including the winner, Prince Will I Am, return to face each other in the $150,000 Pan American (gr. IIIT) March 26 at Gulfstream Park.
Wednesday, March 23, 2011
Champ Pegasus will try to spoil Bourbon Bay's five-for-five mark on the Santa Anita turf course as the likely favorites among 13 entered in the $150,000 San Luis Obispo Stakes (gr. IIT) Feb. 19.
Wednesday, February 16, 2011
The top three finishers of the Colonel E. R. Bradley Handicap (gr. IIIT) including the winner, Gran Estreno, will face off once again in the $125,000 Fair Grounds Handicap (gr. IIIT) Feb. 19.
Tuesday, February 15, 2011
View events from the past week, including It Tiz!
Gran Estreno made a bold move on the final turn and pulled away from a good field in the stretch to win the Colonel E. R. Bradley Handicap (gr. IIIT) by 1 1/4 lengths Jan. 22 at Fair Grounds.
Saturday, January 22, 2011
Strike Again and Gran Estreno, separated by less than a length last month, are among the top choices for the $100,000 Colonel E. R. Bradley Handicap (gr. IIIT) Jan. 22 at Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots.
Tuesday, January 18, 2011
Bourbon Bay, the West Coast's premier turf marathoner for most of 2010, takes on last season's late-developing Champ Pegasus in the $150,000 San Marcos Stakes (gr. IIT) at Santa Anita on Martin Luther King Jr. Day Jan. 17.
Saturday, January 15, 2011
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
Jason, Tom, and Tim Holland from twinspires.com preview the Hollywood Turf Cup (gr. I). Plus, a look back at the Breeders' Cup.
Grade II winner Treat Gently can become just the second female in 28 renewals to win the Hollywood Turf Cup (gr. IT) on the turf course at Hollywood Park Nov. 13.
Wednesday, November 10, 2010
Favored Champ Pegasus circled the field on the turn for home and charged home impressively to win Oak Tree's $250,000 Clement L. Hirsch Memorial Turf Championship Stakes (gr. IT) in style Oct. 3 at Hollyw
Sunday, October 03, 2010
Favored Southdale squeezed through an opening at the top of the stretch and cruised to a 3 1/4-length victory in the $170,065 Durham Cup (Can-III) on Woodbine's Polytrack Oct. 3.
Sunday, October 03, 2010
Undefeated in four races in 2010, Bourbon Bay makes his first start in 5 1/2 months for trainer Neil Drysdale in Oak Tree's $250,000 Clement L. Hirsch Memorial Turf Championship (gr. IT) Oct. 3 at Hollywood Park.
Thursday, September 30, 2010
Pool Play and Palladio, the last two winners of the $150,000 Durham Cup (Can-III), are both back for another try in the 1 1/8-mile Polytrack race Oct. 3 at Woodbine.
Thursday, September 30, 2010
Each year, it seems the Breeders' Cup Turf (gr. IT) paints the same bleak picture for the American grass horses.
Tuesday, September 14, 2010
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