WOODBINE, Rexdale, ON , CAN
| 1 | Hollywood Hit | Margin: 3 | TrueNicks: A++ | $86,211 |
2006 | Dark Bay or Brown Gelding | Cactus Ridge - Solid Hit, Time for a Change
Sire: Cactus Ridge , Bay, 2001. Raced 1 years. 4 starts, 4 wins, $187,850. Lifetime: 85 yearlings sold, median $10,000.
Broodmare Sire: Time for a Change, Chestnut, 1981.
| 2 | Fatal Bullet | Margin: ¾ | TrueNicks: A++ | $28,737 |
2005 | Bay Gelding | Red Bullet - Sararegal, Regal Classic
Sire: Red Bullet , Chestnut, 1997. Raced 3 years. 14 starts, 6 wins, $1,161,920. Lifetime: 91 yearlings sold, median $16,000. In 2009: 1.05 AEI.
Broodmare Sire: Regal Classic, Chestnut, 1985.
Sale History:
Adena Springs 2007 Sale of Two-Year-Olds in Training, $27,000.
| 3 | Signature Red | Margin: 1 | TrueNicks: D | $15,805 |
2006 | Bay Horse | Bernstein - Irish and Foxy, Irish Open
Sire: Bernstein , Bay, 1997. Raced 2 years. 8 starts, 4 wins, $173,120. Lifetime: 317 yearlings sold, median $25,000.
Broodmare Sire: Irish Open, Bay, 1984.
Sale History:
Fasig-Tipton Kentucky Fall 2007 Yearling Sale, $77,000.
Others: Field Commission, $10,345; Grazettes Landing, $5,173; Together Indy, $383; Awesome Rhythm, $383.
| Finish | Horse | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hollywood Hit | James McAleney | Terry Jordan |
| 2 | Fatal Bullet | Eurico Rosa Da Silva | Reade Baker |
| 3 | Signature Red | Chantal Sutherland | Sid C. Attard |
| 4 | Field Commission | Patrick Husbands | Daniel J. Vella |
| 5 | Grazettes Landing | Corey Fraser | Mark E. Casse |
| 6 | Together Indy | Kent J. Desormeaux | George Weaver |
| 7 | Awesome Rhythm | Tyler Pizarro | John A. Ross |
Stormy Lord, a no-sweat three-length winner in last year's Connaught Cup Stakes (Can-IIT), returns to defend his crown against 10 opponents at Woodbine May 27.
Thursday, May 24, 2012
Champion Canadian sprinter Essence Hit Man earned his second victory of the 2012 Woodbine campaign when he led every step of the way to take the $168,790 Vigil Stakes (Can-III) by three-quarters of a length May 6.
Sunday, May 06, 2012
Canada's champion sprinter Essence Hit Man looks for his second victory of the year in the $150,000 Vigil Stakes (Can-III) at Woodbine May 6.
Thursday, May 03, 2012
Just as he did last time out, Rapid Redux held off a stretch bid from Awesome Rhythm at Laurel Park to continue his record-setting win streak, which has now reached 22 in a row.
Wednesday, January 04, 2012
Rapid Redux tied the modern-day United States record for wins in a single season Dec. 13, as he went wire-to-wire in a $5,000 starter allowance race at Laurel Park.
Tuesday, December 13, 2011
Essence Hit Man set a quick pace and held off Gypsy Ring in deep stretch for an upset score in the $150,000 Kennedy Road (Can-III) Nov. 19 at Woodbine.
Saturday, November 19, 2011
Hollywood Hit, Canada's defending champion sprinter, will try for his third stakes win this year as he takes on five rivals in the Kennedy Road Stakes (Can-III) over Woodbine's synthetic surface Saturday, Nov. 19.
Wednesday, November 16, 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
Havelock, shipping in from Kentucky for trainer Darrin Miller, closed with a rush along the rail to register an 18-1 upset by a head in the Play the King Stakes (Can-IIT) on the Woodbine turf Aug. 28.
Sunday, August 28, 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
Signature Red won an exciting head-bobbing finish by a nose over favored Fiddlers Patriot to successfully defend his title in the $203,575 Highlander Stakes (Can-IIT) on the Woodbine turf June 26.
Sunday, June 26, 2011
Veteran grass runners take the stage in a pair of stakes earlier on the Queen's Plate card in the $200,000 Highlander (Can-IIT) and the $150,000 Singspiel (Can-IIIT) at Woodbine June 26.
Thursday, June 23, 2011
Grand Adventure returns to his home track at Woodbine for trainer Mark Frostad to defend his title in the $150,000 Connaught Cup Stakes (Can-IIIT) on the turf May 29.
Thursday, May 26, 2011
Stunning Stag wins Woodbine's Vigil Stakes in his 2011 debut, defeating last year's winner, Hollywood Hit.
Sunday, May 08, 2011
Essence Hit Man launched his 2011 campaign in blistering style, setting a track record of 1:08.16 for six furlongs while taking the US$174,973 Jacques Cartier Stakes by two lengths April 17 at Woodbine.
Sunday, April 17, 2011
Stalking Ravalo took advantage of a hot pace to register a head victory over Signature Red at odds of 7-1 in the $150,783 Kennedy Road Stakes (Can-III) Nov. 20 at Woodbine.
Saturday, November 20, 2010
Field Commission, back in the winner's circle three weeks ago after returning to Woodbine's Polytrack, is among a tough group of sprinters entered for the $150,000 Kennedy Road Stakes (Can-III) Nov. 20.
Wednesday, November 17, 2010
Serious Attitude, the lone filly in the field of 12, rallied from off the pace and rolled home at a price to win the $500,000 Nearctic Stakes (Can-IT), a Breeders' Cup "Win and You're In" event, at Woodbine Oct. 16.
Saturday, October 16, 2010
Winless in seven starts since taking last year's Nearctic Stakes (Can-IT), Field Commission will face a much more difficult task in this year's renewal when he faces 11 rivals in the $500,000 turf event at Woodbine Oct. 16.
Wednesday, October 13, 2010
California shipper Wickedly Perfect carried her form to Kentucky, taking a field of juvenile fillies wire-to-wire to score the $400,000 Darley Alcibiades (gr. I) Oct. 8 on opening day at Keeneland.
Friday, October 08, 2010
Keeneland opens its 17-day fall meeting Oct. 8 with a pair of graded stakes, highlighted by the $400,000 Darley Alcibiades (gr. I) for 2-year-old fillies on Polytrack.
Tuesday, October 05, 2010
Top turf horses from the East, West, Europe, and a handful of local contenders will converge in Toronto for a sparkling edition of the $1 million Woodbine Mile (Can-IT) on Sept. 19.
Thursday, September 16, 2010
Smokey Fire wore down stablemate Jungle Wave and pacesetter Fatal Bullet in the long Woodbine stretch to give trainer Sid Attard the first two finishers in the $213,628 Play the King Stakes (Can-IIT) Aug. 29.
Sunday, August 29, 2010
Signature Red, who has found a home on the Woodbine lawn this season for trainer Sid Attard, leads a field of seven in the $200,000 Play the King Stakes (Can-IIT) at the Toronto track Aug. 29.
Thursday, August 26, 2010
Peach Brew, who won two stakes last year, including the Arlington Oaks (gr. III), was named Horse of the Year and top 3-year-old female by the Oklahoma Thoroughbred Association.
Monday, August 16, 2010
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]