Patrioticandproud wins the 2012 Toronto Cup.
Photo: Michael Burns| Trainer | Mark E. Casse |
|---|---|
| Jockey | Jesse M. Campbell |
| Owner | Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners and Barber, Gary |
| Breeder | Michael W. Jester |
| Patrioticandproud View Five-Cross Pedigree | Proud Citizen | Gone West |
| Drums Of Freedom | ||
| Luvina | Forest Wildcat | |
| Frippalina |
| Sale / Hip | Type | Buyer | Consignor | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KEESEP2010 Hip 3856 |
Yearling | Lucky Strike Racing Stable | Legacy Bloodstock, agent | $27,000 |
| OBSAPR2011 Hip 1126 |
Two-year-old | Casse Sales, agent | ($37,000) |
Prices in parentheses indicate a horse did not sell because it did not meet its reserve price.
In upsetting massive favorite Frac Daddy in the $155,100 Dominion Day Stakes (Can-III) July 1 at Woodbine, Sky Captain extended his perfect 4-year-old season to three races and secured the first stakes win of his career.
Frac Daddy has found his forte as a synthetic surface specialist and will bid for his fourth win from as many starts on an artificial track in the $150,000 Dominion Day Stakes (Can-III) July 1 at Woodbine.
The conditions at rainy and foggy Woodbine for the Singspiel Stakes (Can-IIIT) were miserable for all except Forte Dei Marmi, who gave trainer Roger Attfield his fifth consecutive win in the race July 6.
Multiple graded stakes winner Nates Mineshaft highlights the lineup for this year's $150,000 Hanshin Cup (gr. III) at Arlington Park May 25, making his first appearance for owner Windy Hill Farm in more than 11 months.
Cyber Secret has not won on the dirt at Churchill Downs, but fresh off a 5 3/4-length victory in the April 13 Oaklawn Handicap, trainer Lynn Whiting is willing to put his unbeaten season on the line.
James Street, rallying with determination on the outside, collared pacesetter Patrioticandproud in deep stretch and went on to win the xx Autumn Stakes (Can-II) Nov. 10 at Woodbine.
Maritimer, winner of the 2011 Coronation Futurity and champion Canadian 2-year-old, makes his first start since March 31 in Dubai in the $150,000 Autumn Stakes (Can-II) at Woodbine Nov. 10.
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.
Late-running Patrioticandproud took the overland route to his first stakes victory in the $148,833 Toronto Cup at Woodbine July 14.
Prospective won for the first time since the Tampa Bay Derby (gr. II) in March when he overcame a stumble at the start to capture the $149,314 Victoria Park Stakes at Woodbine June 10.
Maritimer made a strong case for a Sovereign Award as Canada's champion 2-year-old male when he coasted to victory in Woodbine's $167,307 Display Stakes Nov. 27.
| Ben's Cat |
| Up With the Birds |
| Rachel Alexandra |
| Palace Malice |
| Untapable |
| California Chrome |
| Clearly Now |
| Bodemeister |
| Close Hatches |
| Imperative |
