Breeders’ Stakes winner Danish Dynaformer will face a steep class test when he takes on older horses for the first time in Sunday’s Grade 1, $300,000 Northern Dancer Turf at Woodbine.
Grade 1 winner Silver Max has been retired from racing and will debut at stud at Adena Springs North in Aurora, Ontario, for the 2016 breeding season.
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Reigning Canadian champion male sprinter Calgary Cat will try to win the Grade 3, $150,000 Bold Venture Stakes for the second year in a row on the Woodbine Mile undercard Sunday.
The recent retirement of two-time Woodbine Mile winner Wise Dan has left Sunday’s edition of the $1 million event wide open. A sharp Grand Arch could make the most of Wise Dan’s absence in the Grade 1 stakes.
Trainer Bryan Metz saddles Runaway's Vision (#4, ML 12-1) in Friday's seventh race at Indiana Grand, a five-furlong allowance on turf. Since Jan., 1, 2014, Metz is winning at a 26 percent clip when saddling a horse coming off a win, for a return on investment of $4.72. Check out the Positive ROI report as part of DRF Plus. Sign up for DRF Plus here.
It’ll be Gold vs. Gold when stablemates Sing Praises and Hear That Tune square off as separate wagering interests Sunday in the $75,000 Three Chopt Road at Gulfstream Park.
The inaugural Contender Stakes on Sunday at Los Alamitos would have been perfect for Mt Veeder if the conditions of the race had been left alone.
Entertainer (#6, ML 5-2) returns in Friday's fifth race at Churchill Downs, a one-mile maiden special weight race. It will be his first start since finishing second by 2 1/2 lengths in a maiden special weight race July 17 at Monmouth Park. The third- and fourth-place finishers from that race came back to win their next starts. Get the Key Race report as part of DRF Plus. Sign up for DRF Plus here.
BreezeFigs Quick-Pix for Saturday, September 12th by Bob Fierro and Jay Kilgore.
