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Connaught Cup S. (Can-IIIT)

WOODBINE, Rexdale, ON , CAN

  • Purse: $133,890
  • Date: May 24, 2009
  • Class: Can-IIIT
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  • Age: 4 yo's & up
  • Race: 7
  • Distance: 1 1/16 miles
  • Post Time: 4:02 PM ET
1 Sterwins Margin: head BRIS: 100TrueNicks: A+ $92,384

2003 | Gray or Roan Gelding | Runaway Groom - Sweet Vale, Wild Again

  • Breeder:Eugene Melnyk
  • Owner: Melnyk Racing Stables, Inc.
  • Trainer: Malcolm Pierce
  • Jockey: Patrick Husbands

Sire: Runaway Groom, Gray, 1979. Raced 2 years. 18 starts, 6 wins, $347,537. Lifetime: 450 yearlings sold, median $16,500.

Broodmare Sire: Wild Again, Dark Bay or Brown, 1980. In 2009: 2.26 AEI.

2 Rahy's Attorney Margin: BRIS: 100TrueNicks: A++ $30,795

2004 | Bay Gelding | Crown Attorney - Rahy's Hope, Rahy

  • Breeder:Ellie-Boje Farm
  • Owner: Ellie Boje Farm, Peters, Read, Jean and Jim MacLellan
  • Trainer: Ian Black
  • Jockey: Slade Callaghan

Sire: Crown Attorney, Dark Bay or Brown, 1993. Raced 5 years. 49 starts, 8 wins, $993,959. Lifetime: 34 yearlings sold, median $3,231. In 2009: .83 AEI.

Broodmare Sire: Rahy, Chestnut, 1985.

3 Society's Chairman Margin: BRIS: 98TrueNicks: A+ $16,937

2003 | Bay Horse | Not Impossible (IRE) - Athena's Smile, Olympio

  • Breeder:Errol Bailey
  • Owner: Charles E. Fipke and George Waud
  • Trainer: Roger L. Attfield
  • Jockey: Jono C. Jones

Sire: Not Impossible (IRE), Bay, 1997. Lifetime: 7 yearlings sold, median $5,803. In 2009: .88 AEI.

Broodmare Sire: Olympio, Chestnut, 1988. In 2009: 1.19 AEI.

Sale History: Canadian Thoroughbred Horse Society (Ontario Division) 2004 Canadian-Bred Yearlings, $31,076.

Time: 1:38.99   Track: FM

Others: Ice Bear, $9,238; French Beret, $4,619; Mike Fox, $357; Artic Cry, $357.

FinishHorseJockeyTrainer
1SterwinsPatrick HusbandsMalcolm Pierce
2Rahy's AttorneySlade CallaghanIan Black
3Society's ChairmanJono C. JonesRoger L. Attfield
4Ice BearChantal SutherlandMacDonald Benson
5French BeretEurico Rosa Da SilvaMark R. Frostad
6Mike FoxEmma-Jayne WilsonBruce R. Smither
7Artic CryRobert C. LandryEddie Kenneally

Payoffs

HorseJockeyWinPlaceShow
SterwinsPatrick Husbands$8.80$4.40$2.70
Rahy's AttorneySlade Callaghan$4.10$3.00
Society's ChairmanJono C. Jones$2.70
EXOTIC PAYOFFS:
$2.00 Exacta (7-3)$30.00
$2.00 Trifecta (7-3-1)$89.70

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