Gierkink: Woodbine horses to watch for week of Aug. 1

SPRINGHOUSE
Trainer: Mike Keogh
Last race: July 3, 6th
Finish: 2nd by 1 1/4
Beyer: 85
He chased the favored front-runner, Conquest Enforcer, all the way in the one-mile Charlie Barley, which has proven to be a high-quality stakes. Four runners have exited that event to score, most notably Toronto Cup Stakes winner Conquest Daddyo and Saratoga allowance winner Hammers Vision.

THE MINK MILE
Trainer: Kevin Attard
Last race: July 27, 4th
Finish: 5th by 3 3/4
Beyer: 63
She had traffic problems in a large field in her first turf start in a six-furlong Ontario-sired allowance. The versatile daughter of Woodbine Mile winner Court Vision deserves another chance on the grass, and a flat mile might be in her wheelhouse.