All eyes figure to be on undefeated juvenile Amis Gizmo in the $125,000 Kingarvie Stakes Nov. 28 at Woodbine, as 2-year-olds will be the focus in a pair of stakes on the Saturday card.
Ivan Dalos' Amis Gizmo successfully made his career debut in a stakes, winning the Simcoe Stakes Sept. 2 at Woodbine for trainer Josie Carroll. Since then undefeated Amis Gizmos and regular rider Luis Contreras have added two more stakes wins, taking the Bull Page Sept. 27 and the Frost King Nov. 4, both at Woodbine.
Saturday's test will mark the first time the Giant Gizmo colt tries two turns, as he stretches out from his win in the seven-furlong Frost King to the 1 1/16-mile Kingarvie, which is restricted to 2-year-olds sired by Ontario stallions.
The expected field of eight also includes Conquest Cavalry, who scored a 2 1/2-length maiden special weight victory Oct. 21 for trainer Mark Casse after finishing second in his first three starts.
The other stakes race on Saturday's card is the $150,000 Ontario Lassie, which also will be contested at 1 1/16 miles on the main track. The Ontario Lassie, for Ontario-bred 2-year-old fillies, has attracted eight entries including Miss Forester, who has won her first two career starts.
C.E.C. Farms' Miss Forester has taken a more conventional approach to her career start than Amis Gizmo, as the daguther of Old Forester will make her stakes debut Saturday after winning a maiden special Oct. 10 and an allowance Nov. 6, both sprinting at Woodbine. She also will stretch out to two turns for the first time Saturday.
Woodbine, Saturday, November 28, 2015, Race 6Entries: Kingarvie S.
PP Horse Jockey Wgt Trainer M/L 1 1Amis Gizmo (ON) Luis Contreras 117 Josie Carroll 1/1 2 2Rocket Plan (ON) Simon P. Husbands 115 John P. LeBlanc, Jr. 20/1 3 3Conquest Cavalry (ON) Patrick Husbands 117 Mark E. Casse 6/1 4 4Victory Canyon (ON) Sheena Ryan 115 Preston Ferris 20/1 5 5Bear Skinned (ON) Emma-Jayne Wilson 117 Michael J. Doyle 12/1 6 6Hey Bear (ON) David Moran 117 Michael J. Doyle 10/1 7 7Alturist (ON) Alan Garcia 115 John Mattine 20/1 8 8Aye Aye Captain (ON) Eurico Rosa Da Silva 117 Catherine Day Phillips 5/2
Woodbine, Saturday, November 28, 2015, Race 8Entries: Ontario Lassie S.
PP Horse Jockey Wgt Trainer M/L 1 1Garavogue Colleen (ON) David Moran 118 Michael J. Doyle 2/1 2 2Flamenco Dancer (ON) Alan Garcia 116 Frank Huarte 20/1 3 3Perfect Ella (ON) Omar Moreno 116 Ralph J. Biamonte 8/1 4 4Zermatta (ON) Simon P. Husbands 118 Desmond Maynard 20/1 5 5Miss Forester (ON) Eurico Rosa Da Silva 116 Ralph J. Biamonte 4/1 6 6Audacious Bear (ON) Gary Boulanger 116 Michael P. De Paulo 5/2 7 7Sparkles' Girl (ON) Emma-Jayne Wilson 116 John Charalambous 6/1 8 8Shining Star (ON) Luis Contreras 116 Nicholas Nosowenko 12/1
