WOODBINE, Rexdale, ON , CAN
| 1 | Redwood (GB) | Margin: ½ | TrueNicks: A | $436,320 |
2006 | Dark Bay or Brown Horse | High Chaparral (IRE) - Arum Lily, Woodman
Sire: High Chaparral (IRE), Bay, 1999. Raced 3 years. 13 starts, 10 wins, $5,331,231. Lifetime: 582 yearlings sold, median $72,961.
Broodmare Sire: Woodman, Chestnut, 1983.
| 2 | Fifty Proof | Margin: 1¼ | TrueNicks: D | $170,650 |
2006 | Chestnut Gelding | Whiskey Wisdom - Phi Beta, Horatius
Sire: Whiskey Wisdom, Dark Bay or Brown, 1993. Raced 2 years. 6 starts, 5 wins, $452,824. Lifetime: 120 yearlings sold, median $9,661. In 2009: 1.64 AEI.
Broodmare Sire: Horatius, Chestnut, 1975. In 2009: 1.35 AEI.
| 3 | Windward Islands | Margin: 2½ | TrueNicks: A++ | $79,992 |
2004 | Gray or Roan Gelding | Cozzene - Cruisie, Assert (IRE)
Sire: Cozzene, Gray, 1980. Raced 3 years. 24 starts, 10 wins, $978,152. Lifetime: 403 yearlings sold, median $45,000.
Broodmare Sire: Assert (IRE), Bay, 1979.
Sale History:
Keeneland 2005 September Yearling Sale, ($70,000).
Others: Spice Route (GB), $37,814; Memorial Maniac, $21,816; Guipago, $388; Perfect Shower, $388; Marsh Side, $388; Expansion, $388.
| Finish | Horse | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Redwood (GB) | Michael Patrick Hills | Barry W. Hills |
| 2 | Fifty Proof | Justin Stein | Ian Black |
| 3 | Windward Islands | Chantal Sutherland | Mark R. Frostad |
| 4 | Spice Route (GB) | Mike E. Smith | Roger L. Attfield |
| 5 | Memorial Maniac | James Graham | Larry W. Demeritte |
| 6 | Guipago | Joel Rosario | Analisa M. Delmas |
| 7 | Perfect Shower | Javier Castellano | Roger L. Attfield |
| 8 | Marsh Side | Edgar S. Prado | Neil D. Drysdale |
| 9 | Expansion | Garrett K. Gomez | Steven M. Asmussen |
| Horse | Jockey | Win | Place | Show | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Redwood (GB) | Michael Patrick Hills | $5.80 | $4.10 | $2.90 | ||||||
| 6 | Fifty Proof | Justin Stein | $15.80 | $8.00 | |||||||
| 2 | Windward Islands | Chantal Sutherland | $6.40 | ||||||||
| EXOTIC PAYOFFS: | |||||||||||
| $2.00 Exacta (5-6) | $123.30 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Trifecta (5-6-2) | $1,011.60 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Superfecta (5-6-2-8) | $2,281.00 | ||||||||||
Newsdad, Ioya Bigtime, and Twilight Eclipse will shake it up Feb. 16 in the $150,000 Mac Diarmida Stakes (gr. II) at Gulfstream Park, while Starformer and Closing Range tangle in the $100,000 Very One (gr. III).
Wednesday, February 13, 2013
He had one horse beaten in the stretch run, but Mucho Mas Macho kicked into gear when it mattered to upset the $150,000 Ft. Lauderdale Stakes (gr. IIT) Jan. 12 at Gulfstream Park.
Saturday, January 12, 2013
Seeking redemption from a lackluster dirt effort last time out, Dominus returns to the lawn in the $150,000 Ft. Lauderdale Stakes (gr. IIT) Jan. 12 at Gulfstream Park.
Wednesday, January 09, 2013
Favored Fifty Proof, Canada's champion older male of 2011, returned from 16-month layoff to take the $127,321 Sir Barton Stakes in front-running style at Woodbine Dec. 2.
Sunday, December 02, 2012
Fifty Proof, idle since a second-place effort in the Nijinsky Stakes (Can-II) in July 2011, returns to action in the $125,000 Sir Barton Stakes Dec. 3 at Woodbine.
Thursday, November 29, 2012Marsh Side, a Canadian grade I winner, sired his first foal when the Compliance mare Kerry Offaly produced a colt Jan. 31.
Thursday, February 09, 2012
The Dec. 11 Cathay Pacific Hong Kong International Races have enough subplots to keep any racing fan guessing.
Saturday, December 10, 2011
Khalid Abdullah's Juddmonte Farms may have taken the worst of things in the Dec. 7 barrier draw for the Cathay Pacific Hong Kong International Races.
Thursday, December 08, 2011
Redwood has been pegged as the slight 4-1 morning line favorite for the $1.5 million Pattison Canadian International (Can-IT) at Woodbine Oct. 15 as a record 16 horses were entered.
Thursday, October 13, 2011
PORTER ON PEDIGREES, by Alan Porter
Woodbine's grade I Northern Dancer Turf Stakes freshly added to his race record, Irish-bred Wigmore Hall adds to a breakout year for the Sadler's Wells stallion High Chaparral.
Fifty Proof, a tough-luck loser in his last two starts on the Woodbine turf course, will try to make amends in the $250,000 Sky Classic (Can-IIT) Aug. 21 in Toronto.
Friday, August 19, 2011
Windward Islands collared odds-on choice Fifty Proof just past mid-stretch and edged away in the closing strides to successfully defend his title in the $329,793 Nijinsky Stakes (Can-IIT) on a yielding Woodbine turf course.
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
Musketier, given a confident ride by John Velazquez, hooked up with Grassy in the final furlong to prevail by a neck for his second win in the $152,984 Singspiel Stakes (Can-IIIT) June 26 at Woodbine.
Sunday, June 26, 2011
Making his stakes debut, Aurora Meadows and Oxbridge Farm's Court of the Realm held off the determined run of Fifty Proof to win the $269,200 King Edward (Can-IIT) June 25 at Woodbine.
Saturday, June 25, 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, who captured the most lucrative win of his career in last year's King Edward Stakes (Can-IIT), is back to defend his title in the one-mile turf event worth $250,000 at Woodbine June 25.
Wednesday, June 22, 2011
Multiple Eclipse Award winner and $5.3 million earner Gio Ponti heads the field of 10 turf specialists that have been entered for the $400,000 Woodford Reserve Manhattan Handicap (gr. IT) on the June 8 Belmont Stakes card.
Wednesday, June 08, 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
Game On Dude, trained by Bob Baffert, and Thiskyhasnolimit, from the Steve Asmussen barn, headline the $300,000 Lone Star Park Handicap (gr. III), the featured event on the Texas track's Memorial Day program May 30.
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
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
Smart Bid prevailed for the first time since November 2009 in a four-horse photo finish to the $396,000 Mervin H. Muniz Memorial Handicap (gr. IIT) March 26 on the Fair Grounds turf.
Saturday, March 26, 2011
Rewilding, a son of Tiger Hill, stormed down the center of the course to capture the $5 million Dubai Sheema Classic Sponsored by China Guangsha (UAE-IT) at Meydan Racecourse March 26.
Saturday, March 26, 2011
Battle of Hastings will play the role of the morning-line favorite in the $400,000 Mervin H. Muniz Jr. Memorial Handicap (gr. IIT) March 26 at Fair Grounds.
Tuesday, March 22, 2011
This year's Preakness is all about Orb. And then there are his eight opponents, most of whom are worthy adversaries, with a case to be made for any of them to step up and run a big race. [More]