Michael Burns
Sky Captain wins the 2014 Dominion Day Stakes.
Michael Burns
Sky Captain wins the 2014 Dominion Day Stakes.
Michael Burns
Sky Captain wins the 2014 Dominion Day Stakes.
Michael Burns
Sky Captain goes by Frac Daddy to win the Dominion Day Stakes at Woodbine.
Bradley is hopeful the multiple graded stakes winner will show a little more early interest in his upcoming races. "We've been trying to get this horse to stalk a little more and be a little bit closer to the pace," he said.
Donegal Racing and Rockingham Ranch's Finnegans Wake returned from California in winning form to capture the $500,000 Woodford Reserve Turf Classic (gr. IT) May 2 at Churchill Downs.
His Race to Win took the overland route to capture the $163,506 Seagram Cup Stakes (Can-III), turning the tables on runner-up Sky Captain in the process Aug. 3 at Woodbine.
John Oxley's Sky Captain will try to extend his win streak to four straight when he faces an expected five rivals in the $150,000 Seagram Cup Stakes (Can-III) Aug. 3 at Woodbine.
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.
Hardway Stables' Speak Logistics, third behind subsequent Besilu Stables Florida Derby (gr. I) winner Orb in the Fountain of Youth Stakes (gr. II), heads a field of eight for the Calder Derby.
Heavy favorite will have to overcome the far outside post in his 3-year-old debut.
Falling Sky, winner of the Feb. 2 Sam F. Davis Stakes (gr. III) at Tampa Bay Downs, was scratched from the Besilu Stables Fountain of Youth (gr. II) the morning of the race, as was maiden winner Sky Captain.
Undefeated Violence tops a Feb. 23 Fountain of Youth field that includes He's Had Enough, Cerro, Orb, and Falling Sky among 11 starters.
| Trainer | Mark E. Casse |
|---|---|
| Jockey | Julien R. Leparoux |
| Owner | John C. Oxley |
| Breeder | Three Chimneys Farm, LLC & Serengeti Stable |
| Sky Captain View Five-Cross Pedigree | Sky Mesa | Pulpit |
| Caress | ||
| Anchors Away | Smarty Jones | |
| Away |
| Sale / Hip | Type | Buyer | Consignor | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KEESEP2011 Hip 1279 |
Yearling | Mark Casse, agent | Three Chimneys Sales, agent | $210,000 |
| KEENOV2016 Hip 2861 |
Racing or stallion prospect | Taylor Made Sales Agency, agent | ($24,000) |
Prices in parentheses indicate a horse did not sell because it did not meet its reserve price.
| Spooky Woods |
| Arrogate |
| Classic Empire |
| Mill Road |
| Tapwrit |
| Unspoiled Moments |
| Always Dreaming |
| Flipcup |
| Gun Runner |
| Lady Aurelia |
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