ETOBICOKE, Ontario – The playbill for last Saturday’s $168,000 Bold Venture featured Hollywood Hit, who had established himself as Woodbine’s top sprinter, and Fatal Bullet, who was seeking to reassert his championship credentials of 2008. But the script apparently didn’t get approval from Smokey Fire, who upstaged the leading lights in his first start since November.
Under regular rider Emma-Jayne Wilson, Smokey Fire was last early in the field of four as Hollywood Hit set a demanding pace while pressured by Fatal Bullet.