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WOODBINE, Rexdale, ON , CAN
| 1 | Heathcote | Margin: 12¼ | TrueNicks: A++ | $109,544 |
2008 | Dark Bay or Brown Gelding | Niigon - Prairie Flame, Touch Gold
Sire: Niigon, Dark Bay or Brown, 2001. Lifetime: 20 yearlings sold, median $4,268.
Broodmare Sire: Touch Gold , Bay, 1994.
Sale History:
Canadian Thoroughbred Horse Society (Ontario Division) 2008 Winter Mixed Sale, ($7,687).
| 2 | Peyton | Margin: 1¾ | TrueNicks: A | $36,515 |
2009 | Dark Bay or Brown Gelding | Tale of the Cat - Emanating, Cox's Ridge
Sire: Tale of the Cat , Dark Bay or Brown, 1994. Raced 2 years. 9 starts, 5 wins, $360,900. Lifetime: 1075 yearlings sold, median $63,018.
Broodmare Sire: Cox's Ridge, Bay, 1974. In 2009: 2.46 AEI.
Sale History:
Keeneland Association April 2011 Two-Year-Olds in Training, ($180,000).
Keeneland Association September 2010 Yearling Sale, ($60,000).
| 3 | Quaesitor | Margin: 5¼ | TrueNicks: A | $18,257 |
2009 | Chestnut Gelding | Friends Lake - Questuary, Archers Bay
Sire: Friends Lake, Chestnut, 2001. Raced 2 years. 7 starts, 3 wins, $696,400. Lifetime: 180 yearlings sold, median $12,750.
Broodmare Sire: Archers Bay, Bay, 1995.
Others: Attendant, $7,607; So Long George, $3,043; Th Original Scotty, $1,826; Get A Grip (IRE), $1,521; Imperial Pippin, $1,521; Political Fever, $406.
| Finish | Horse | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Heathcote | Emma-Jayne Wilson | Paul Attard |
| 2 | Peyton | Luis Contreras | Michael J. Doyle |
| 3 | Quaesitor | Justin Stein | Ian Howard |
| 4 | Attendant | Jermaine V. Bridgmohan | Mark R. Frostad |
| 5 | So Long George | Eurico Rosa Da Silva | John Charalambous |
| 6 | Th Original Scotty | Emile Ramsammy | Phillip England |
| 7 | Get A Grip (IRE) | David Moran | Kevin Attard |
| 8 | Imperial Pippin | Omar Moreno | William I. Mott |
| 9 | Political Fever | Jesse M. Campbell | John Mattine |
After going the distance for his first career graded stakes win on the Keeneland Race Course turf, Dark Cove will try to do the same on the Churchill Downs green in the Louisville Handicap (gr. IIIT) May 25.
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Heathcote led at every call of the marathon Valedictory (Can-III) on closing day for 2012 at Woodbine Dec. 16, romping to a 12 1/4-length victory in his stakes debut.
Sunday, December 16, 2012Joshua Attard, 9-year-old son of trainer Kevin Attard, sends out Get A Grip in the $150,000 Valedictory Stakes (Can-III) Dec. 16, the last stake of the Woodbine campaign on the final card of the 2012 season.
Friday, December 14, 2012
The $150,000 Valedictory Stakes (Can-III), the closing-day feature for 2012 at Woodbine Dec. 16, will produce a first graded win for one of the nine entrants in the 1 3/4-mile marathon.
Thursday, December 13, 2012
Trainer Mark Casse entered Prospective and Stealcase in the $150,000 Ontario Derby at Woodbine Sept. 16, but only expects one to run. Casse will also send out Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners and Gary Barber's Patrioticandproud.
Thursday, September 13, 2012
Stuart S. Janney III's Hit It Rich is the 7-5 morning-line favorite over five other fillies and mares in the $150,000 Glens Falls Stakes (gr. IIIT) on Sept. 3, closing day at Saratoga Race Course.
Friday, August 31, 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
Late-running Patrioticandproud took the overland route to his first stakes victory in the $148,833 Toronto Cup at Woodbine July 14.
Saturday, July 14, 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
Unbeaten in two seven-furlong outings, Donver Stable's homebred Beeker Street stretches out June 3 in Woodbine's $150,000 Plate Trial Stakes. The Plate Trial is a prep for the June 24 Queen's Plate.
Thursday, May 31, 2012
The 1 3/4-mile Valedictory Stakes (Can-III) came down to just a head when distance-loving Eagle Poise outfought Harrods Creek in deep stretch to capture the $150,388 event on Woodbine's closing day Dec. 4.
Sunday, December 04, 2011
Breeders' Cup Marathon (gr. II) winner Afleet Again is the headliner in the $150,000 Valedictory Stakes (Can-III) Dec. 4 at Woodbine, but for those looking for a better price there are reasons to look elsewhere.
Thursday, December 01, 2011
The 1 3/4-mile distance of the $176,816 Valedictory Stakes proved no problem for odds-on favorite Pool Play, who rallied wide in the stretch en route to a handy victory on closing day of the 167-day Woodbine meet Dec. 5.
Sunday, December 05, 2010
The gritty 9-year-old Cloudy's Knight surrendered the lead to Eagle Poise but fought back along the inside to win the 1 3/4-mile Valedictory Stakes by one length on closing day of the 167-day Woodbine meet Dec. 6.
Sunday, December 06, 2009Marsh Side kept his perfect Polytrack record intact by taking Sunday's $125,000 Valedictory Stakes on closing day of the 2006 season at Woodbine under meet riding champion Emma-Jayne Wilson.
Sunday, December 10, 2006Ticker Tape, an Eclipse Award runner-up as 3-year-old in 2004, has been retired after suffering a leg injury earlier this year.
Monday, July 24, 2006Jockey Todd Kabel equaled a 38-year-old record with his 36th stakes victory of the season by guiding 2-year-old Enough Is Enough home first in the $134,875 Kingarvie Stakes at Woodbine on Sunday, the final card of the 167-day long meet.
Sunday, December 12, 2004Jockey Chantal Sutherland guided Lucky Molar to victory in Woodbine's $147,000 Valedictory Stakes at 1 3/4 mile Sunday.
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