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WOODBINE, Rexdale, ON , CAN
| 1 | Southdale | Margin: 3¼ | TrueNicks: A+ | $105,862 |
2006 | Dark Bay or Brown Horse | Street Cry (IRE) - Pinafores Pride, Saint Ballado
Sire: Street Cry (IRE) , Dark Bay or Brown, 1998. Raced 3 years. 12 starts, 5 wins, $5,150,837. Lifetime: 358 yearlings sold, median $82,500.
Broodmare Sire: Saint Ballado, Dark Bay or Brown, 1989.
| 2 | Barreling Home | Margin: head | TrueNicks: C | $29,406 |
2005 | Chestnut Horse | Awesome Again - Season's Flair, D'Accord
Sire: Awesome Again , Bay, 1994. Raced 2 years. 12 starts, 9 wins, $4,374,590. Lifetime: 289 yearlings sold, median $60,000.
Broodmare Sire: D'Accord, Bay, 1979.
Sale History:
Adena Springs 2007 Sale of Two-Year-Olds in Training, ($30,000).
| 3 | Stunning Stag | Margin: neck | TrueNicks: B | $19,408 |
2004 | Dark Bay or Brown Gelding | Running Stag - Midday Fun, The Prime Minister
Sire: Running Stag, Bay, 1994. Raced 5 years. 40 starts, 7 wins, $1,663,227. Lifetime: 138 yearlings sold, median $6,100.
Broodmare Sire: The Prime Minister, Bay, 1987. In 2009: .71 AEI.
Sale History:
Adena Springs 2006 Two-Year-Olds in Training Sale, ($170,000).
Keeneland Association 2005 January Horses of All Ages Sale, ($37,000).
Others: Pool Play, $10,586; Palladio, $4,411; Eye of the Leopard, $392.
| Finish | Horse | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Southdale | James McAleney | Ian Black |
| 2 | Barreling Home | Luis Contreras | Sean Smullen |
| 3 | Stunning Stag | Gerry Olguin | Sid C. Attard |
| 4 | Pool Play | Patrick Husbands | Mark E. Casse |
| 5 | Palladio | Richard Anthony Dos Ramos | Roger L. Attfield |
| 6 | Eye of the Leopard | Eurico Rosa Da Silva | Mark R. Frostad |
| Horse | Jockey | Win | Place | Show | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Southdale | James McAleney | $6.10 | $3.30 | $3.10 | ||||||
| 3 | Barreling Home | Luis Contreras | $8.40 | $4.80 | |||||||
| 6 | Stunning Stag | Gerry Olguin | $3.00 | ||||||||
| EXOTIC PAYOFFS: | |||||||||||
| $2.00 Exacta (2-3) | $49.20 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Trifecta (2-3-6) | $135.10 | ||||||||||
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
The 1 3/4-mile Valedictory Stakes (Can-III) came down to just a head when distance-loving Eagle Poise outfought Harrods Creek in deep stretch to capture the $150,388 event on Woodbine's closing day Dec. 4.
Sunday, December 04, 2011
Breeders' Cup Marathon (gr. II) winner Afleet Again is the headliner in the $150,000 Valedictory Stakes (Can-III) Dec. 4 at Woodbine, but for those looking for a better price there are reasons to look elsewhere.
Thursday, December 01, 2011
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
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
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.
Saturday, August 06, 2011
Sand Cove, front-running winner of last year's Seagram Cup Stakes (Can-III), is back to defend his title in the $150,000 Polytrack event at Woodbine Aug. 6.
Wednesday, August 03, 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
Mark Casse, who won the Dominion Day Handicap (Can-III) a year ago with Marchfield, will have two more chances in the latest edition of the $200,000 race when a field of 11 lines up July 1 at Woodbine.
Tuesday, June 28, 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
Fifty Proof earned his first graded stakes win when he disposed of odds-on favorite Exhi on the final turn and held on for a half-length win in the $175,871 Eclipse Stakes (Can-III) at odds of 10-1 at Woodbine May 28.
Saturday, May 28, 2011
Stunning Stag and Exhi, both grade III winners in their most recent efforts, head the field for the $150,000 Eclipse Stakes (Can-III) over Woodbine's Polytrack May 28.
Wednesday, May 25, 2011
Stunning Stag wins Woodbine's Vigil Stakes in his 2011 debut, defeating last year's winner, Hollywood Hit.
Sunday, May 08, 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
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
Stunning Stag, charging from the rear of the pack, swept past his rivals leaving the furlong pole to easily register his first graded stakes win Nov. 13 in the $169,461 Autumn Stakes (gr. II) at Woodbine.
Saturday, November 13, 2010
Queen's Plate winner Big Red Mike takes on seven older rivals in the $150,000 Autumn Stakes (Can-II) at Woodbine Nov. 13.
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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]
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