WOODBINE, Rexdale, ON , CAN
| 1 | New Normal | Margin: 1½ | TrueNicks: A | $116,352 |
2008 | Bay Filly | Forestry - New Economy, Red Ransom
Sire: Forestry , Bay, 1996. Raced 1 years. 11 starts, 7 wins, $591,225. Lifetime: 408 yearlings sold, median $90,000.
Broodmare Sire: Red Ransom, Bay, 1987.
Sale History:
Keeneland Association September 2009 Yearling Sale, ($125,000).
| 2 | More Than Real | Margin: 1¾ | TrueNicks: C+ | $38,784 |
2008 | Chestnut Filly | More Than Ready - Miss Seffens, Dehere
Sire: More Than Ready , Dark Bay or Brown, 1997. Raced 2 years. 17 starts, 7 wins, $1,026,229. Lifetime: 1016 yearlings sold, median $80,000.
Broodmare Sire: Dehere, Bay, 1991.
Sale History:
Fasig-Tipton Kentucky Fall, 2011 Mixed Sale, $675,000.
Fasig-Tipton Florida Select 2-Year-Olds in Training 2010, ($140,000).
| 3 | Street Chimes | Margin: 1½ | TrueNicks: A+ | $21,331 |
2008 | Dark Bay or Brown Filly | Street Cry (IRE) - Pleasant Chimes, Pleasant Tap
Sire: Street Cry (IRE) , Bay, 1998. Raced 3 years. 12 starts, 5 wins, $5,150,837. Lifetime: 399 yearlings sold, median $90,000.
Broodmare Sire: Pleasant Tap, Bay, 1987.
Sale History:
Keeneland Association November 2011 Breeding Stock Sale, $190,000.
Others: Dos Lunas, $11,635; Pulling for Dixie, $5,818; Molinaro Social, $388; Sheba's Secret, $388; The Platinum Angel, $388.
Scratched: Roxy Gap.
| Finish | Horse | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Normal | Javier Castellano | Mark R. Frostad |
| 2 | More Than Real | Garrett K. Gomez | Todd A. Pletcher |
| 3 | Street Chimes | David Cohen | Todd A. Pletcher |
| 4 | Dos Lunas | Eurico Rosa Da Silva | John Glenney |
| 5 | Pulling for Dixie | Richard Anthony Dos Ramos | Brian A. Lynch |
| 6 | Molinaro Social | Steven Ronald Bahen | Ross Armata |
| 7 | Sheba's Secret | Chantal Sutherland | Roger L. Attfield |
| 8 | The Platinum Angel | Justin Stein | Michael J. Doyle |
| Horse | Jockey | Win | Place | Show | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | New Normal | Javier Castellano | $15.80 | $5.70 | $3.70 | ||||||
| 7 | More Than Real | Garrett K. Gomez | $2.70 | $2.40 | |||||||
| 2 | Street Chimes | David Cohen | $3.80 | ||||||||
| EXOTIC PAYOFFS: | |||||||||||
| $2.00 Exacta (5-7) | $38.90 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Trifecta (5-7-2) | $170.20 | ||||||||||
Uncaptured, a contender on the Triple Crown Trail until his 10th-place finish in the Toyota Blue Grass Stakes (gr. I), was honored April 19 as Canada's 2012 Horse of the Year during the Sovereign Awards ceremony.
Saturday, April 20, 2013
The one-day Fasig-Tipton winter mixed sale already was registering strong numbers on Feb. 11 in Lexington when a supplemental catalog from Eugene Melnyk's breeding operation assured a grand finale.
Monday, February 11, 2013
Several late additions to the Fasig-Tipton Kentucky winter mixed sale have added considerable intrigue to the one-day auction at Newtown Paddocks in Lexington Feb. 11. The sale will begin at 10 a.m.
Sunday, February 10, 2013
Atlantic Hurricane won last year's Bessarabian Stakes (Can-III) at Woodbine on her way to a Sovereign Award as Canada's best female sprinter. She's back for another try.
Wednesday, November 21, 2012
Atlantic Hurricane blew in at the last moment to nose out longshot Youcan'tcatchme for a repeat victory in the $156,153 Ontario Fashion Stakes (Can-III) Nov. 4 at Woodbine.
Sunday, November 04, 2012
Trainer Mark Casse won the $250,000 Natalma Stakes (gr. IIT) for the fourth time in the past seven years when his fillies Spring Venture and Spring in the Air ran first and second in the one-mile turf event at Woodbine.
Saturday, September 15, 2012
The starting gate for the $250,000 Natalma Stakes (Can-IIT) on the Woodbine lawn Sept. 15 will be packed with promising 2-year-old fillies, 14 in all, with an automatic Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf berth at stake.
Wednesday, September 12, 2012
Back on her favorite track, Tu Endie Wei engaged 1-2 favorite Roxy Gap along the inside and refused to give way en route to a one-length victory in the $170,843 Seaway Stakes (Can-III) at Woodbine Sept. 1.
Saturday, September 01, 2012
Roxy Gap, a three-time graded stakes winner at Woodbine this season, is the 124-pound high weight in a field of five entered for the $150,000 Seaway Stakes (Can-III) Sept. 1 at the Toronto track.
Wednesday, August 29, 2012
Roxy Gap defeated Atlantic Hurricane in a determined stretch duel to secure her first stakes win on turf by a half-length in the $186,402 Royal North Stakes (Can-IIIT) July 29 at Woodbine.
Sunday, July 29, 2012
Roxy Gap, enjoying a solid campaign so far this year with a pair of graded wins and two seconds in her past four starts, tries to transfer her form to turf against a good field in the $150,000 Royal North Stakes (Can-IIIT).
Thursday, July 26, 2012
Even-money choice Marketing Mix, given a clean trip on the outside, mowed down the leaders in the stretch to win the $344,628 Nassau Stakes (Can-IIT) on a soft Woodbine turf course June 2.
Saturday, June 02, 2012
Inglorious, winner of the Woodbine Oaks and Queen's Plate last year, returns to the Toronto oval for her second start of the season in the $300,000 Nassau Stakes (gr. IIT) over the turf June 2.
Wednesday, May 30, 2012
Odds-on choice Roxy Gap, patiently ridden by Patrick Husbands, was a commanding winner of the $179,029 Hendrie Stakes (Can-II) at Woodbine May 19.
Saturday, May 19, 2012
Roxy Gap, a gritty winner of the Whimsical Stakes (Can-III) at Woodbine last month, attempts to make it two in a row in the $150,000 Hendrie Stakes (Can-II) May 19.
Thursday, May 17, 2012
Wide throughout, Roxy Gap wore down a determined Honey Chile in deep stretch to earn her first graded stakes win by a neck in the $183,200 Whimsical (Can-III) at Woodbine April 22.
Sunday, April 22, 2012There will be 42 graded races in Canada in 2012, up from 37 last year, The Jockey Club of Canada's Graded Stakes Committee announced Jan. 25 following its annual review.
Wednesday, January 25, 2012
The rapidly improving Hungry Island, who gave a good showing in her grade I debut last out, is one of several top contenders in a well-matched field of 12 for the $175,000 Mrs. Revere Stakes (gr. IIT) Nov. 12 at Churchill.
Wednesday, November 09, 2011
Coming right back off just seven days rest, European invader Together outlasted Marketing Mix to win the $400,000 Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup (gr. IT) Oct. 15 at Keeneland.
Sunday, October 16, 2011
Jason, Evan, and Tim Holland of TwinSpires.com handicap the Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup S. at Keeneland this week.
Behind a wall of horses with nowhere to go, Winter Memories somehow found a way out, passing the entire field inside the sixteenth pole to win the Garden City Stakes (gr. IT) in unbelievable fashion Sept. 17 at Belmont Park.
Saturday, September 17, 2011
Northern Passion, one of four starters for trainer Mark Casse, ran down Dayatthespa in mid-stretch and went on to take the $235,100 Natalma Stakes (Can-IIIT) by 1 1/4 lengths Sept. 17 at Woodbine.
Saturday, September 17, 2011
Jason, Ian and Ed DeRosa from TwinSpires.com handicap the Garden City Stakes at Belmont Park.
Winter Memories, beaten for the first time this season last out as the heavy favorite, shoots for her first grade I win in the $250,000 Garden City Stakes Sept. 17 at Belmont Park.
Wednesday, September 14, 2011
Finale, a 10 1/2-length stakes winner in his last start, is expected to be the heavy favorite in the $250,000 Summer Stakes (Can-IIIT) Sept. 17 at Woodbine.
Wednesday, September 14, 2011
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]