Eye of the Leopard

Da Silva Pockets Career Victory 1,000

• By Frank Angst
• June 17, 2013
• Racing, Midwest Region

Eurico Rosa Da Silva secured the 1,000th victory of his North American riding career when he guided Bear Stables' Bear's Molly to a clear victory in a six-furlong claiming race June 16 at Woodbine.

Champion Eye of the Leopard to Calumet

• By Blood-Horse Staff
• January 17, 2013
• Breeding, Kentucky

Eye of the Leopard, a Canadian champion and classic-winning son of A.P. Indy, has been retired from racing and will enter stud for $10,000 at Calumet Farm near Lexington.

Forte Dei Marmi Stretching Out in Sky Classic

• By Jack Shinar
• August 16, 2012
• Racing, International, Northeast Region

Trainer Roger Attfield is hoping a stretch-out to 1 1/4 miles in the $250,000 Sky Classic (Can-IIT) will enable Forte Dei Marmi to land his first North American stakes victory Aug. 19 at Woodbine.

Eclipse: Third Time Around for Stunning Stag

• By Jack Shinar
• May 23, 2012
• Racing, Northeast Region

Woodbine Polytrack specialist Stunning Stag makes his third attempt at winning the $150,000 Eclipse Stakes (Can-III) in the seasonal debut for Janice and Sid Attard's 8-year-old May 26.

Eagle Poise Wins Marathon Valedictory At Wire

• By Jack Shinar
• December 4, 2011
• Racing, International

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.

BC Winner Afleet Again Headlines Valedictory

• By Jason Shandler
• December 1, 2011
• Racing, International

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.

Durham Cup Lures Champion Eye of the Leopard

• By Blood-Horse Staff
• September 29, 2011
• Racing, International, Northeast Region

Eye of the Leopard, the 2009 Queen's Plate Stakes winner and Canada's champion 3-year-old male, will be making his first start of the year as he takes on several fellow stakes-winning veterans in the Durham Cup.

Pool Play Popular Winner of Valedictory

• By Jack Shinar
• December 5, 2010
• Racing, Northeast Region

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.

Last Two Durham Cup Winners Return

• By Jason Shandler
• September 30, 2010
• Racing, International

Pool Play and Palladio, the last two winners of the $150,000 Durham Cup (Can-III), are both back for another try in the 1 1/8-mile Polytrack race Oct. 3 at Woodbine.

Champs Elysees is Canada's Horse of the Year

• By Jennifer Morrison
• January 30, 2010
• International

Juddmonte Farms' homebred Champs Elysees is the first U.S.-based runner to win the Sovereign Award's Horse of the Year title since 1995.

Autumn No Easy Task for Queen's Plate Winner

• By Jack Shinar
• November 11, 2009
• Racing

Making his first stakes appearance against older horses, Queen's Plate victor Eye of the Leopard has no easy task, facing several multiple added-money winners in the $150,000 Autumn (Can-II) at Woodbine Nov. 14.

Perfect Shower Soaks Breeders' Stakes at 46-1

• By Jack Shinar
• August 2, 2009
• News, Racing

Coming out of a low-level maiden claiming win, Perfect Shower shocked the best 3-year-olds in Canada at 46-1 when he came from off the pace to score a three-quarters of a length win in the $467,020 Breeders' Stakes on the Woodbine turf Aug. 2.

13 Entered in Woodbine's Breeders' Stakes

• By Jack Shinar
• July 30, 2009
• News, Racing

Attention on the top 3-year-olds in Canada switches to the turf Aug. 2 when 13 line up for a contentious renewal of the $500,000 Breeders' Stakes at Woodbine. The final jewel of the Canadian Triple Crown attracted the winners of the first two events: Eye of the Leopard and Gallant.

Gallant Takes Valiant Step in Prince of Wales

• By Jack Shinar
• July 12, 2009
• News, Racing, International

Gallant outfought the favored filly Milwaukee Appeal for a hard-earned nose victory July 12 in the $429,350 Prince of Wales Stakes, the second leg of the Canadian Triple Crown at Fort Erie.

Eye of the Leopard Favored in Prince of Wales

• By Jack Shinar
• July 9, 2009
• News, Racing

Queen's Plate winner Eye of the Leopard, who won a tight decision over Mr. Foricos Two U and the filly Milwaukee Appeal in an exciting finish last month, has been installed as the 9-5 favorite in the $500,000 Prince of Wales Stakes. The second leg of the Canadian Triple Crown is July 12 at Fort Erie.

Eye of the Leopard Pounces to Queen's Plate

• By Jack Shinar
• June 21, 2009
• News, Racing, International

In spite of drifting out in the stretch, favored Eye of the Leopard edged past front-running Mr. Foricos Two U in the final strides to win the $883,819 Queen's Plate, the opening leg of the Canadian Triple Crown, by a neck June 21 at Woodbine.

Queen's Plate: Filly Milwaukee Appeal Favored

• By Jack Shinar
• June 18, 2009
• News, Racing, International

Milwaukee Appeal, impressive winner of the Woodbine Oaks earlier this month, is the 3-1 morning line favorite for the $1 million Queen's Plate June 21 at Woodbine.

Royally-bred 'Leopard' Eyes Queen's Plate

• By Avalyn Hunter
• June 3, 2009
• Breeding

MAHUBAH'S CORNER, by Avalyn Hunter

Canadian-bred A.P. Indy colt Eye of the Leopard just broke his maiden in mid-May, but his classy pedigree makes him a good bet in upcoming Canadian Classics.

Eye of the Leopard Gets Up For Plate Trial

• By Jason Shandler
• May 31, 2009
• News, Racing, International

Sam-Son Farms' homebred Eye of the Leopard came five-wide into the lane and ran down Southdale in the final strides to win the $152,000 Plate Trial Stakes by a neck May 31 at Woodbine.