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Ontario Damsel S.

WOODBINE, Rexdale, ON , CAN

  • Purse: $147,165
  • Date: July 7, 2012
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  • Age: 3 yo
  • Race: 8
  • Distance: One Mile
  • Post Time: 4:49 PM
1 Dene Court Margin: 1ΒΌ TrueNicks: A++ $88,299

2009 | Chestnut Filly | City Zip   - Operetta, Ascot Knight

  • Breeder:Liam Gannon
  • Owner: Melnyk Racing Stables, Inc.
  • Trainer: Mark E. Casse
  • Jockey: Patrick Husbands

Sire: City Zip  , Chestnut, 1998. Raced 2 years. 23 starts, 9 wins, $818,225. Lifetime: 285 yearlings sold, median $24,000.

Broodmare Sire: Ascot Knight, Bay, 1984. In 2009: 1.44 AEI.

Sale History: Canadian Thoroughbred Horse Society (Ontario Division) 2010 Canadian-Bred Yearling Sale, $86,913.

2 Part the Seas Margin: 4 TrueNicks: A $29,433

2009 | Bay Filly | Stormy Atlantic   - Go Marching Thru, Smart Strike  

  • Breeder:Sam-Son Farm
  • Owner: Sam-Son Farms
  • Trainer: Malcolm Pierce
  • Jockey: Luis Contreras

Sire: Stormy Atlantic  , Dark Bay or Brown, 1994. Raced 3 years. 15 starts, 6 wins, $148,126. Lifetime: 553 yearlings sold, median $30,000.

Broodmare Sire: Smart Strike  , Bay, 1992.

3 Gravelly Bay Margin: 1 TrueNicks: C+ $16,188

2009 | Bay Filly | Strong Hope   - Destroy, Housebuster

  • Breeder:Mel P. Lawson
  • Owner: Jim Lawson
  • Trainer: Sid C. Attard
  • Jockey: Eurico Rosa Da Silva

Sire: Strong Hope  , Bay, 2000. Raced 2 years. 11 starts, 6 wins, $767,460. Lifetime: 142 yearlings sold, median $27,533.

Broodmare Sire: Housebuster, Dark Bay or Brown, 1987. In 2009: 1.44 AEI.

Time: 1:35.14   Track: Firm

Others: Rose and Shine, $7,358; Why Katherine, $2,943; Estella, $1,472; Osler Bluff, $1,472.

FinishHorseJockeyTrainer
1Dene CourtPatrick HusbandsMark E. Casse
2Part the SeasLuis ContrerasMalcolm Pierce
3Gravelly BayEurico Rosa Da SilvaSid C. Attard
4Rose and ShineTyler PizarroRalph J. Biamonte
5Why KatherineJustin SteinKevin Attard
6EstellaGerry OlguinPaul Fung
7Osler BluffEmma-Jayne WilsonMark R. Frostad

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