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WOODBINE, Rexdale, ON , CAN
| 1 | Ventura | Margin: 1 | BRIS: 102 | TrueNicks: A++ | $562,440 |
2004 | Dark Bay or Brown Mare | Chester House - Estala (GB), Be My Guest
Sire: Chester House, Dark Bay or Brown, 1995. Raced 4 years. 21 starts, 6 wins, $1,944,545. Lifetime: 87 yearlings sold, median $27,000.
Broodmare Sire: Be My Guest, Chestnut, 1974.
| 2 | Ferneley (IRE) | Margin: 3 | BRIS: 100 | TrueNicks: A+ | $187,480 |
2004 | Bay Horse | Ishiguru - Amber Tide (IRE), Pursuit of Love (GB)
Sire: Ishiguru, Bay, 1998. Lifetime: 160 yearlings sold, median $18,183.
Broodmare Sire: Pursuit of Love (GB), Bay, 1989.
Sale History:
Tattersall's Breeze Up Sale 2006, $94,106.
| 3 | Sterwins | Margin: nose | BRIS: 97 | TrueNicks: A | $118,581 |
2003 | Gray or Roan Gelding | Runaway Groom - Sweet Vale, Wild Again
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.
Others: Jungle Wave, $56,244; Bribon (FR), $28,122; Field Commission, $375; Rahy's Attorney, $375; Sand Cove, $375; Grand Adventure, $375; Daylight Express, $375.
| Finish | Horse | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ventura | Garrett K. Gomez | Robert J. Frankel |
| 2 | Ferneley (IRE) | Rafael Bejarano | Ben D. A. Cecil |
| 3 | Sterwins | Patrick Husbands | Malcolm Pierce |
| 4 | Jungle Wave | Todd Kabel | Sid C. Attard |
| 5 | Bribon (FR) | Alan Garcia | Robert Ribaudo |
| 6 | Field Commission | Julien R. Leparoux | Daniel J. Vella |
| 7 | Rahy's Attorney | Slade Callaghan | Ian Black |
| 8 | Sand Cove | Richard Anthony Dos Ramos | Roger L. Attfield |
| 9 | Grand Adventure | Eurico Rosa Da Silva | Mark R. Frostad |
| 10 | Daylight Express | Anderson Ward | R. Peirce |
| Horse | Jockey | Win | Place | Show | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ventura | Garrett K. Gomez | $6.20 | $3.30 | $3.20 | |||||||
| Ferneley (IRE) | Rafael Bejarano | $5.80 | $4.30 | ||||||||
| Sterwins | Patrick Husbands | $4.20 | |||||||||
| EXOTIC PAYOFFS: | |||||||||||
| $2.00 Exacta (9-3) | $43.20 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Trifecta (9-3-2) | $239.30 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Superfecta (9-3-2-10) | $1,739.70 | ||||||||||
A new Ocala area farm named Sovereign Farm of Ocala will stand three stallions in 2013 in graded stakes winners Field Commission, Backtalk, and Motovato.
Wednesday, December 12, 2012
Eleven runners from around the globe line up for the $500,000 Nearctic Stakes (Can-IT) at Woodbine Oct. 14. Local hero Big Band Sound is the 3-1 favorite, but 7-2 second choice Fire Lily could roll.
Friday, October 12, 2012
Morton Fink's Woodbine Mile winner Wise Dan is the star attraction of a power-packed $750,000 Shadwell Turf Mile (gr. IT) Oct. 6 at Keeneland, where he'll take on 11 other starters 20 days after his most recent score.
Wednesday, October 03, 2012
PORTER ON PEDIGREES, by Alan Porter
With his smashing victory Sept. 16 in the Ricoh Woodbine Mile (Can-IT), Wise Dan underlined that he is a formidable performer on any surface.
Read the story of Canadian grade I winner Rahy's Attorney, who is being re-trained as a stable pony.
Wise Dan has earned his way into the Breeders' Cup Mile (gr. IT) this fall and would be one of the favorites after his smashing win as the 1-2 choice in the Ricoh Woodbine Mile (Can-IT) Sept. 16 on the Woodbine grass course.
Sunday, September 16, 2012
Versatile gelding Wise Dan goes for his first grade I victory on grass as the 6-5 morning line favorite in the $1 million Ricoh Woodbine Mile (gr. IT) Sept. 16 in Toronto.
Thursday, September 13, 2012
Grade I winner Wise Dan, currently ranked second on the NTRA's list of North America's top Thoroughbreds in training, is to arrive at Woodbine on the morning of Sept. 14 for the $1 million Ricoh Woodbine Mile (Can-IT).
Saturday, September 08, 2012
Ending a spate of runner-up finishes at Woodbine, Big Band Sound spurted away from the field at mid-stretch and held sway to win the Play the King Stakes (Can-IIT) on the turf Aug. 26.
Sunday, August 26, 2012
Big Band Sound, second in four consecutive Woodbine stakes races since this spring, looks to finally break through as the 3-1 morning line pick in the $200,000 Play the King Stakes (Can-IIT) Aug. 26.
Friday, August 24, 2012
Fourstardave Handicap (gr. IIT) winner Wise Dan blazed four furlongs in :45.89 Aug. 24 at Saratoga, while Alfred G. Vanderbilt (gr. I) winner Poseidon's Warrior and maiden winner Craving Carats turned in more sedate moves.
Friday, August 24, 2012
Trinniberg, Field Commission, and Gantry are highweighted trio in the six-furlong Smile Sprint (gr. II), the $400,000 highlight of Calder Race Course and Casino's Summit of Speed card July 7.
Tuesday, July 03, 2012
Sand Cove, the 2010 Canadian champion older male, died Feb. 13 from complications from laminitis.
Wednesday, March 07, 2012
Canadian champion Sand Cove and graded stakes winner Society's Chairman have been retired from racing and will stand in 2012 at James and Janeane Everatt's Shannondoe Farm near St. Thomas, Ontario, Canada.
Tuesday, December 06, 2011
Despite being winless in his last four starts and making his North American debut, Bated Breath was made the 3-1 morning-line favorite for the $500,000 Nearctic Stakes (Can-IT) Oct. 16 at Woodbine.
Friday, October 14, 2011
A European import coming off a difficult trip at Woodbine is among the classy turf runners seeking to keep Gio Ponti from winning his second consecutive Shadwell Turf Mile (gr. IT) Oct. 8 at Keeneland.
Thursday, October 06, 2011
"It was so thrilling that I couldn't get over it."
In a heart-pounding finish to the $1 million Ricoh Woodbine Mile (Can-IT), Turallure, a son of 2003 Canadian Triple Crown winner Wando, got up at the wire in his Woodbine debut Sept. 18.
Sunday, September 18, 2011
Headlined by morning-line favorite Courageous Cat, a predictably deep and diverse field of 12 was drawn for the $1 million Woodbine Mile (Can-IT) Sept. 18 in Toronto.
Thursday, September 15, 2011
Multiple grade I winner Court Vision has been purchased privately by Spendthrift Farm and will be trained by Dale Romans through the remainder of the season before retiring to stud.
Friday, August 26, 2011
Jungle Wave, who won the 2009 Play the King Stakes (Can-IIT) at Woodbine and finished second in last year's running, returns for another go around in the seven-furlong sprint Sunday, Aug. 28.
Thursday, August 25, 2011
Rahy's Attorney, best known for his upset win in the 2008 Woodbine Mile (Can-IT), has been retired from racing with a career record of 14-10-4 from 41 starts.
Tuesday, August 16, 2011
Winchester delivered the fourth grade I victory of his career Aug. 13 when he rallied from last to take the Sword Dancer Invitational (gr. IT) at Saratoga.
Saturday, August 13, 2011
Teaks North will try to jump to the top of the standings when he takes on seven rivals in the $500,000 Sword Dancer Invitational (gr. IT) Aug. 13 at Saratoga.
Wednesday, August 10, 2011
James Street earned his first stakes victory when he outlasted game challenger Stunning Stag by a head in the $164,160 Seagram Cup Stakes (Can-III) at Woodbine Aug. 6.
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Through the remainder of the year, I am going to recount some of my most memorable experiences/moments in racing over the past 40 years. We begin with Rachel Alexandra's victory in the 2009 Woodward Stakes to kick off Saratoga's 150th anniversary. [More]
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