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WOODBINE, Rexdale, ON , CAN
| 1 | Dixie Strike | Margin: 5½ | TrueNicks: A++ | $88,290 |
2009 | Bay Filly | Dixie Union - Noble Strike, Smart Strike
Sire: Dixie Union, Dark Bay or Brown, 1997. Raced 2 years. 12 starts, 7 wins, $1,233,190. Lifetime: 451 yearlings sold, median $85,000.
Broodmare Sire: Smart Strike , Bay, 1992.
Sale History:
Canadian Thoroughbred Horse Society (Ontario Division) 2010 Canadian-Bred Yearling Sale, $43,457.
| 2 | Rose and Shine | Margin: 1 | TrueNicks: B+ | $29,430 |
2009 | Dark Bay or Brown Filly | Mr. Sekiguchi - Yellowenglishrose, Colonial Affair
Sire: Mr. Sekiguchi , Chestnut, 2003. Lifetime: 21 yearlings sold, median $7,500.
Broodmare Sire: Colonial Affair, Bay, 1990.
Sale History:
Canadian Thoroughbred Horse Society (Ontario Division) 2010 Canadian-Bred Yearling Sale, ($18,348).
| 3 | Awesome Fire | Margin: neck | TrueNicks: B+ | $14,715 |
2009 | Chestnut Filly | Strong Contender - Awesome Lass, Awesome Again
Sire: Strong Contender, Chestnut, 2003. Lifetime: 44 yearlings sold, median $5,000.
Broodmare Sire: Awesome Again , Bay, 1994.
Sale History:
Canadian Thoroughbred Horse Society (Ontario Division) 2010 Canadian-Bred Yearling Sale, ($6,760).
Others: Blue Heart, $7,358; Casa Loma, $2,943; Grace Phil, $1,472; Evil Kitten, $1,472; Estella, $1,472; Memories Last Love, $392; Woollahra, $392; Bear's Song, $392; Strawberry Scarlet, $392.
| Finish | Horse | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dixie Strike | Patrick Husbands | Mark E. Casse |
| 2 | Rose and Shine | Luis Contreras | Ralph J. Biamonte |
| 3 | Awesome Fire | Chantal Sutherland | Nicholas Gonzalez |
| 4 | Blue Heart | Sebastian O. Madrid | Brian A. Lynch |
| 5 | Casa Loma | Justin Stein | Robert P. Tiller |
| 6 | Grace Phil | Steven Ronald Bahen | Robert P. Tiller |
| 7 | Evil Kitten | Emma-Jayne Wilson | Nicholas Gonzalez |
| 8 | Estella | Slade Callaghan | Paul Fung |
| 9 | Memories Last Love | Omar Moreno | Paul M. Buttigieg |
| 10 | Woollahra | James McAleney | Josie Carroll |
| 11 | Bear's Song | Tyler Pizarro | Reade Baker |
| 12 | Strawberry Scarlet | David Moran | Thomas R. Bowden |
| Horse | Jockey | Win | Place | Show | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Dixie Strike | Patrick Husbands | $7.40 | $3.80 | $3.00 | ||||||
| 1 | Rose and Shine | Luis Contreras | $4.60 | $3.50 | |||||||
| 3 | Awesome Fire | Chantal Sutherland | $3.90 | ||||||||
| EXOTIC PAYOFFS: | |||||||||||
| $2.00 Exacta (10-1) | $31.20 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Trifecta (10-1-3) | $130.70 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Superfecta (10-1-3-11) | $477.50 | ||||||||||
Inglorious, the 2011 recipient of Canada's Sovereign Award for champion 3-year-old filly has been retired. She is one of only five fillies to capture both the Woodbine Oaks and the Queen's Plate.
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Absent since a runner-up effort in last spring's Woodbine Oaks Presented by Budweiser, Northern Passion returns in the $150,000 Whimsical Stakes (Can-III) April 28, the first graded stakes of the 2013 season at Woodbine.
Thursday, April 25, 2013
A strong group of 12 older fillies will contest the $150,000 Hillsborough Stakes (gr. IIIT) at Tampa Bay Downs March 9, including Endeavour Stakes (gr. IIIT) victress Old Tune and grade II winner Mystical Star.
Wednesday, March 06, 2013
Aunt Els led at every call to turn back odds-on favorite Original Script by one length in the $151,739 Ontario Lassie Stakes for 2-year-old fillies at Woodbine.
Sunday, December 09, 2012
In a heavyweight battle between champion My Miss Aurelia and multiple grade I winner Questing through the stretch of the $971,200 Cotillion Stakes (gr. I), My Miss Aurelia prevailed by a head to remain undefeated Sept. 22.
Tuesday, September 25, 2012
Very few fillies were up for the challenge of facing undefeated 2-year-old champion My Miss Aurelia and two-time grade I winner Questing in the Sept. 22 Cotillion Stakes (gr. I) at Parx Racing Sept. 22.
Tuesday, September 18, 2012
Godolphin Racing will send out the favorites in the $1 million Pennsylvania Derby (gr. II) and $1 million Cotillion Stakes (gr. I) Sept. 22 at Parx Racing.
Monday, September 17, 2012
Jockey Joe Rocco Jr., making his first visit to Woodbine Aug. 25, guided favorite Colonial Flag to a one-length victory in the $162,559 Ontario Colleen Stakes (gr. IIIT) on the turf.
Saturday, August 25, 2012
Leading Woodbine trainer Mark Casse carries a solid hand in the $150,000 Ontario Colleen Stakes (Can-IIIT) with three entrants for owner John C. Oxley in the one-mile turf event for 3-year-old fillies Aug. 25.
Wednesday, August 22, 2012
Fillies accounted for two-thirds of the 2012 Canadian Triple Crown when the late-running Irish Mission outfought Aldous Snow to capture the $506,739 Breeders' Stakes by a half-length on the Woodbine turf Aug. 5.
Sunday, August 05, 2012
Dixie Strike, impressive winner of the Prince of Wales last month, is the 5-2 morning line favorite from a field of 14 entered for the Breeders' Stakes, the final jewel of the Canadian Triple Crown at Woodbine Aug. 5.
Thursday, August 02, 2012
Awesome Fire, under a brilliant ride from Chantal Sutherland, unleashed her closing kick rounding the far turn and overcame traffic problems en route to a game half-length victory in the $249,599 Wonder Where Stakes.
Sunday, July 29, 2012
John Oxley's Spirited Miss rallied from off the pace to take the Duchess Stakes at Woodbine July 28, earning her first stakes score.
Saturday, July 28, 2012
Former Canadian rider Chantal Sutherland, now based in Southern California, returns to Woodbine July 29 to ride Awesome Fire in the $250,000 Wonder Where Stakes, final leg of the triple tiara series for 3-year-old fillies.
Friday, July 27, 2012
The filly Dixie Strike, closing from well out on the track, edged past Colleen's Sailor just past the furlong pole to capture the $493,153 Prince of Wales Stakes July 15 in what could be the race's final renewal at Fort Erie.
Sunday, July 15, 2012
Irish Mission, runner-up in the Queen's Plate last month, takes on males once more in the $500,000 Prince of Wales Stakes as the 5-2 morning line favorite at Fort Erie racetrack in Ontario July 15.
Thursday, July 12, 2012
Blue Heart, getting a textbook ride from Alex Solis, overtook front-running Casa Loma and favored Black Bird Rock in deep stretch to capture the $245,875 Bison City Stakes by 1 3/4 lengths at Woodbine July 1.
Sunday, July 01, 2012
Two fillies from leading Woodbine trainer Mark Casse's stable are among the favorites in the $250,000 Bison City Stakes July 1, the second jewel of Canada's triple tiara for 3-year-old fillies at the Toronto oval.
Friday, June 29, 2012
The result hardly seemed in doubt as Strait of Dover led from the outset en route to capturing the prestigious 153rd Queen's Plate in track-record time June 24 at Woodbine.
Sunday, June 24, 2012
Strait of Dover, on a three-race win streak for trainer Dan Vella, has been installed as the slight 3-1 morning line favorite for the 153rd renewal of the Queen's Plate, Canada's most famous race.
Thursday, June 21, 2012
Irish Mission provided trainer Mark Frostad his fourth win in the Woodbine Oaks - Presented by Budweiser when she edged away from her rivals in the final strides June 3.
Sunday, June 03, 2012
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.
Thursday, May 31, 2012
John C. Oxley's Dixie Strike unleashed a drive on the inside to catch leader Tu Endie Wei and draw off to a 3 3/4-length victory in the Selene Stakes (Can-III) at Woodbine May 13.
Sunday, May 13, 2012
Tu Endie Wei will be the one to catch in the $250,000 Selene Stakes (Can-III), which attracted a field of six 3-year-old fillies to Woodbine's Polytrack May 13.
Thursday, May 10, 2012
Stephanie's Kitten, a leading juvenile filly last year on both the main track and the turf, heads a field of seven 3-year-old fillies in the Central Bank Ashland Stakes (gr. I) at Keeneland April 7.
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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]
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