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Ontario Matron S. (gr. 3)

WOODBINE, Rexdale, ON , CAN

  • Purse: $158,250
  • Date: July 24, 2011
  • Class: Grade 3
  • TV: TVG
  • Age: 3 yo's & up
  • Race: 4
  • Distance: One And One Sixteenth Miles
  • Post Time: 2:30 PM
1 Embur's Song Margin: ¾ TrueNicks: A++ $126,600

2007 | Bay Filly | Unbridled's Song   - Embur Sunshine, Bold Ruckus

  • Breeder:Josham Farms Limited
  • Owner: Fares Farm, Inc.
  • Trainer: Todd A. Pletcher
  • Jockey: Patrick Husbands

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.

2 Ariana D Margin: ¾ TrueNicks: A $31,650

2006 | Dark Bay or Brown Mare | Rock Slide   - Derby Tie, Black Tie Affair (IRE)

  • Breeder:William B. Thompson Jr.
  • Owner: Maple Lane Farm LLC
  • Trainer: Laurie Silvera
  • Jockey: Omar Moreno

Sire: Rock Slide  , Bay, 1998. Raced 4 years. 23 starts, 9 wins, $442,500. Lifetime: 32 yearlings sold, median $6,600. In 2009: .70 AEI.

Broodmare Sire: Black Tie Affair (IRE), Gray or Roan, 1986.

3 Biofuel Margin: 3 TrueNicks: A++ $17,408

2007 | Bay Filly | Stormin Fever   - Ms. Cornstalk, Indian Charlie  

  • Breeder:Brereton C. Jones
  • Owner: Brereton C. Jones
  • Trainer: Reade Baker
  • Jockey: James McAleney

Sire: Stormin Fever  , Dark Bay or Brown, 1994. Raced 4 years. 21 starts, 8 wins, $484,664. Lifetime: 293 yearlings sold, median $25,000.

Broodmare Sire: Indian Charlie  , Bay, 1995.

Time: 1:43.39   Track: Fast

Others: Indian Apple Is, $10,550; Hooh Why, $3,165; Stormy Illusion, $1,583; Dancing Raven, $2,110.

FinishHorseJockeyTrainer
1Embur's SongPatrick HusbandsTodd A. Pletcher
2Ariana DOmar MorenoLaurie Silvera
3BiofuelJames McAleneyReade Baker
4Indian Apple IsJesse M. CampbellRobert P. Tiller
5Hooh WhyEmile RamsammyMark Hoffman
6Stormy IllusionRichard Anthony Dos RamosDeborah England
7Dancing RavenLuis ContrerasMichael J. Doyle

Payoffs

HorseJockeyWinPlaceShow
5 Embur's SongPatrick Husbands$4.70$2.90$2.20
7 Ariana DOmar Moreno$6.70$3.10
3 BiofuelJames McAleney$2.20
EXOTIC PAYOFFS:
$2.00 Exacta (5-7)$25.50
$2.00 Trifecta (5-7-3)$65.40
$2.00 Superfecta (5-7-3-2)$157.30

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