+10000000)+'&millis='+new Date().getTime()+'&zid=472&referrer='+encodeURIComponent(document.location)+')
WOODBINE, Rexdale, ON , CAN
| 1 | Nipissing | Margin: ½ | TrueNicks: A | $150,435 |
2010 | Bay Filly | Niigon - Kiche, Dixieland Band
Sire: Niigon, Dark Bay or Brown, 2001. Lifetime: 20 yearlings sold, median $4,268.
Broodmare Sire: Dixieland Band, Bay, 1980. In 2009: 2.07 AEI.
| 2 | Strut the Course | Margin: 4½ | TrueNicks: B | $50,145 |
2010 | Bay Filly | Strut the Stage - Bold Course, Trajectory
Sire: Strut the Stage , Chestnut, 1998. Lifetime: 11 yearlings sold, median $15,209.
Broodmare Sire: Trajectory, Dark Bay or Brown, 1997. In 2009: 1.29 AEI.
| 3 | Smartyfly | Margin: ¾ | TrueNicks: D | $25,072 |
2010 | Bay Filly | Smart Strike - Scarlet Butterfly, Theatrical (IRE)
Sire: Smart Strike , Bay, 1992. Raced 2 years. 8 starts, 6 wins, $337,376. Lifetime: 463 yearlings sold, median $75,000.
Broodmare Sire: Theatrical (IRE), Dark Bay or Brown, 1982. In 2009: 2.42 AEI.
Others: Tiz Ro, $12,536; Nahima, $5,014; Chelsea Road, $2,507; Anfield Park, $2,507; Evangeline's Hope, $2,507; Crysta's Court, $401; Cabo Queen, $401.
| Finish | Horse | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nipissing | Steven Ronald Bahen | Rachel Halden |
| 2 | Strut the Course | James McAleney | Barbara J. Minshall |
| 3 | Smartyfly | Eurico Rosa Da Silva | Malcolm Pierce |
| 4 | Tiz Ro | Luis Contreras | Gregory de Gannes |
| 5 | Nahima | Patrick Husbands | Mark E. Casse |
| 6 | Chelsea Road | Jermaine V. Bridgmohan | Michael J. Trombetta |
| 7 | Anfield Park | Omar Moreno | Steve Owens |
| 8 | Evangeline's Hope | Justin Stein | Michael J. Doyle |
| 9 | Crysta's Court | Christopher Griffith | Justin J. Nixon |
| 10 | Cabo Queen | Emma-Jayne Wilson | Stuart C. Simon |
Belmont, Churchill, Monmouth, Curragh, Hollywood, Golden Gate Fields & Much More
The script for the $490,400 Woodbine Oaks Presented by Budweiser had a happy ending for Chiefswood Stable and its homebred filly Nipissing after she denied favored Spring in the Air with a late surge June 9 at Woodbine.
Sunday, June 09, 2013
A day after the Belmont Stakes (gr. I) wraps up the American Triple Crown series for 2013, the spotlight shines on 3-year-olds at Woodbine.
Thursday, June 06, 2013
Coffee Clique swept past runaway pacesetter Leigh Court in upper stretch and bounded to an easy four-length win in the $152,019 Selene (Can-III) May 19, collecting her first stakes tally at Woodbine.
Sunday, May 19, 2013
Perfect in four starts over the Woodbine Polytrack last year, Nipissing faces seven other 3-year-old fillies in the $150,000 Selene Stakes (Can-III) May 19, a first step toward next month's Woodbine Oaks.
Thursday, May 16, 2013
Seventy-three horses have been made eligible for the 154th edition of the historic Queen's Plate, to be held July 7 at Woodbine.
Thursday, May 09, 2013
John Oxley's grade I winner Spring in the Air will face a full field of 13 rivals in the $500,000 Central Bank Ashland (gr. I) for 3-year-old fillies going 1 1/16 miles on the main track at Keeneland April 6.
Wednesday, April 03, 2013
Favored Nipissing remained unbeaten in three starts when she ran down outsider Strut the Course in the last few strides to capture the $251,525 Princess Elizabeth Stakes by half a length at Woodbine Oct. 28.
Sunday, October 28, 2012
Ten 2-year-old Canadian-foaled fillies will try to burnish their credentials in the $250,000 Princess Elizabeth Stakes Oct. 28 at Woodbine, an important steppingstone to next year's north-of-the-border classics.
Thursday, October 25, 2012
Recent Natalma Stakes (Can-IIT) winner Spring Venture tries Polytrack for the first time in the $200,000 Mazarine Stakes (Can-III) for 2-year-old fillies Oct. 6 at Woodbine.
Wednesday, October 03, 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
Rebounding from her fifth-place finish in the Mazarine Stakes earlier this month, Rose and Shine swept to the lead approaching mid-stretch and held on well to win the $252,100 Princess Elizabeth Stakes at Woodbine Oct. 29.
Saturday, October 29, 2011
Grand Style, a maiden 2-year-old filly by Giant's Causeway, found a great spot to produce her first victory when she came from off the pace to win the $247,035 Princess Elizabeth Stakes at Woodbine Oct. 30.
Saturday, October 30, 2010
Making her North American debut, the maiden Roan Inish swept past pacesetting Resentless in deep stretch to win the $232,235 Princess Elizabeth Stakes at Woodbine Oct. 31.
Saturday, October 31, 2009Sam-Son Farm's homebred Catch the Thrill swept past Quiet Action in early stretch, then went on to post an impressive tally in the featured (Canadian) $250,800 Princess Elizabeth Stakes for Canadian-foaled 2-year-old fillies Saturday at Woodbine.
Saturday, October 21, 2006A good trip for Dream About in Sunday's $250,000 Princess Elizabeth Stakes (Can-II) at Woodbine could mean a trip of a lifetime to California for the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies (gr. I) Oct. 25 at Santa Anita Park.
Friday, October 10, 2003The wide open 2-year-old filly picture in Canada should come into clearer focus on Sunday when eight compete in the season's most important race in the division, the $250,000 Princess Elizabeth Stakes at Woodbine.
Friday, October 11, 2002+10000000)+'&millis='+new Date().getTime()+'&zid=437&referrer='+encodeURIComponent(document.location)+')
+10000000)+'&millis='+new Date().getTime()+'&zid=473&referrer='+encodeURIComponent(document.location)+')
+10000000)+'&millis='+new Date().getTime()+'&zid=476&referrer='+encodeURIComponent(document.location)+')
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]
+10000000)+'&millis='+new Date().getTime()+'&zid=366&referrer='+encodeURIComponent(document.location)+')
Copyright © 2013 Blood-Horse Publications. All rights reserved internationally.
+10000000)+'&millis='+new Date().getTime()+'&zid=601&referrer='+encodeURIComponent(document.location)+')