WOODBINE, Rexdale, ON , CAN
| 1 | Roan Inish | Margin: head | TrueNicks: A++ | $290,190 |
2007 | Dark Bay or Brown Filly | Elusive Quality - Inish Glora, Regal Classic
Sire: Elusive Quality , Bay, 1993. Raced 3 years. 20 starts, 9 wins, $413,284. Lifetime: 736 yearlings sold, median $75,000.
Broodmare Sire: Regal Classic, Chestnut, 1985.
| 2 | Moment of Majesty | Margin: 1½ | TrueNicks: A++ | $96,730 |
2007 | Bay Mare | Saint Liam - Lady Indy, A.P. Indy
Sire: Saint Liam, Bay, 2000. Lifetime: 47 yearlings sold, median $65,000.
Broodmare Sire: A.P. Indy , Dark Bay or Brown, 1989.
Sale History:
Keeneland Association September 2008 Yearling Sale, ($50,000).
| 3 | Embur's Song | Margin: 8½ | TrueNicks: A | $53,202 |
2007 | Bay Filly | Unbridled's Song - Embur Sunshine, Bold Ruckus
Sire: Unbridled's Song , Gray or Roan, 1993. Raced 3 years. 12 starts, 5 wins, $1,311,800. Lifetime: 622 yearlings sold, median $210,000.
Broodmare Sire: Bold Ruckus, Dark Bay or Brown, 1976. In 2009: 2.38 AEI.
Sale History:
Keeneland Association September 2008 Yearling Sale, $170,000.
Others: Oil Painting, $29,019; Ernfold, $14,510; Tee Game, $387; Resentless, $387; Isabeau's Elegance, $387.
| Finish | Horse | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Roan Inish | David Moran | Carolyn M. Costigan |
| 2 | Moment of Majesty | Robert C. Landry | Sue Leslie |
| 3 | Embur's Song | Garrett K. Gomez | Todd A. Pletcher |
| 4 | Oil Painting | Patrick Husbands | Josie Carroll |
| 5 | Ernfold | James McAleney | Roger L. Attfield |
| 6 | Tee Game | Slade Callaghan | Michael J. Doyle |
| 7 | Resentless | Chantal Sutherland | Ian Howard |
| 8 | Isabeau's Elegance | Corey Fraser | Mark E. Casse |
With the two favorites for the $500,000 Woodbine Oaks Presented by Budweister in Dixie Strike and Northern Passion, trainer Mark Casse holds a powerful hand for the June 3 event at Woodbine.
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Embur's Song, a finalist for 2011 Canadian champion older female and a graded stakes winner at Keeneland, has been retired from racing to become a broodmare for owner Issam Fares,
Tuesday, January 24, 2012
Recent claimer Atlantic Hurricane likely wrapped up a Sovereign Award as Canada's leading female sprinter when she romped to a five-length victory in the $162,312 Bessarabian Stakes (Can-III) Oct. 20 at Woodbine.
Sunday, November 20, 2011
Embur's Song, entering off a rare dull effort in her last start, will try to rebound when she leads a field of 10 in the $150,000 Bessarabian Stakes (Can-III) Nov. 20 at Woodbine.
Friday, November 18, 2011
Shug McGaughey, Bill Mott, and Todd Pletcher, who have won three of the last four editions of the $500,000 Juddmonte Spinster (gr. I), are back again with multiple contenders in the prestigious race Oct. 9 at Keeneland.
Thursday, October 06, 2011
Multiple Eclipse Award winner Gio Ponti returns to Keeneland on Oct. 8 as he seeks to defend his title in the $600,000 Shadwell Turf Mile (gr. IT), one of nine graded stakes over the Lexington track's opening weekend.
Monday, October 03, 2011
Recent claim Atlantic Hurricane tops 2-5 favorite Embur's Song by three-quarters of a length in seven-furlong Seaway Stakes (Can-III).
Saturday, September 03, 2011
Embur's Song will carry the highest weight of her career as she attempts to win her fifth consecutive stakes in the Seaway Stakes (Can-III) Sept. 3 at Woodbine.
Wednesday, August 31, 2011
Front-running favorite Embur's Song registered her fourth consecutive stakes win when she held off an all-out Ariana D by three-quarters of a length in the $193,066 Ontario Matron (Can-III) at Woodbine July 24.
Sunday, July 24, 2011
Seven-year-old Windward Islands, who recorded his biggest win in the 2010 Nijinsky (Can-IIT), is back for another try when he faces five others in the July 24 race at Woodbine.
Thursday, July 21, 2011
Favored Inglorious came from off the pace for a patient Luis Contreras and overtook pacesetter Spooky Kitten in the final yards to capture the $511,509 Woodbine Oaks Presented by Budweiser at the Canadian track June 5.
Sunday, June 05, 2011
Inglorious, undefeated in three starts over the local Polytrack, is the horse to beat in the $500,000 Woodbine Oaks, presented by Budweiser, for Canadian-bred 3-year-old fillies June 5.
Thursday, June 02, 2011
Racing from the US, Canada, France, Japan and Turkey this week!
Embur's Song stalked a hot pace, took over approaching the eighth pole, and glided to her second straight graded stakes victory May 14 in the $182,500 Hendrie (Can-III) at Woodbine.
Saturday, May 14, 2011
Fresh from her record-setting win in Keeneland's Doubledogdare Stakes (gr. III), Embur's Song returns to Woodbine for the first time since last summer in the $150,000 Hendrie Stakes (Can-III) May 14.
Wednesday, May 11, 2011
Foreign and domestic weekend racing, Derby contenders at Churchill Downs, and more!
Embur's Song shot to an early lead and never looked back, as she held off a late bid from Check the Label to win the $125,000 Hilliard Lyons Doubledogdare (gr. III) in track record time April 22 at Keeneland.
Friday, April 22, 2011
Check the Label, who jumpstarted her four-race win streak on the Keeneland turf last year, makes her season debut in Lexington as the 121-pound high weight in the $125,000 Doubledogdare Stakes (gr. III) April 22.
Tuesday, April 19, 2011Free Fee Lady collected the pieces when 1-10 favorite Embur's Song burnt out in upper stretch, drawing away to a four-length win for jockey Emma-Jayne Wilson in the $241,851 Bison City Stakes at Woodbine July 11.
Sunday, July 11, 2010
Embur's Song, who lost for the first time when third in last month's Woodbine Oaks as the 2-5 choice, returns for the second leg of the Canadian Triple Tiara, the $250,000 Bison City Stakes at Woodbine July 11.
Thursday, July 08, 2010
With England's Queen Elizabeth II attending for the first time since 1997, front-running Big Red Mike stole the 151st renewal of the Queen's Plate with a gate-to-wire win for jockey Eurico Rosa Da Silva at Woodbine July 4.
Sunday, July 04, 2010
Hotep, a full brother to 2009 Queen's Plate winner Eye of the Leopard, has been installed as the 3-1 morning line favorite for the $1 million (Canadian funds) Queen's Plate at Woodbine July 4.
Thursday, July 01, 2010
Trainer Carolyn Costigan was flying high in the winner's circle at Woodbine on June 13. Her filly Roan Inish had just pulled a mild upset in the $500,000 Woodbine Oaks presented by Budweiser.
Thursday, July 01, 2010
Roan Inish has the stamina and class to take on the boys in the July 4 Queen's Plate, the first race in Canada's Triple Crown.
Thursday, June 17, 2010Overlooked Roan Inish closed with a rush between horses to win the $484,812 Woodbine Oaks by a head over Moment of Majesty in a surprise finish at the Toronto track June 13.
Sunday, June 13, 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]