ETOBICOKE, Ontario — Miss Keller was coming off an impressive win here at Woodbine in the Grade 2 Canadian when she finished a strong second at 3-1 for trainer Roger Attfield in last year’s Grade 1 E.P. Taylor.
But with a fourth-place finish her best showing in six subsequent starts, Miss Keller was sent off at 11-1 in Sunday’s $1 million E.P. Taylor, a 1 1/4-mile turf race for fillies and mares in which eight of the 11 entrants were European invaders.
LEXINGTON, Ky. - Although Keeneland hits the precise midpoint of its 17-day meet with its ninth program Wednesday, all of the major fall races – including six Grade 1 events and all major preps for the Breeders’ Cup – already are in the books.
That said, the emphasis over the next 10 days will shift from afternoons at Keeneland to mornings at Churchill in Louisville, where workouts toward the BC have begun in earnest.
LEXINGTON, Ky. – Sassy Image came out of a recent work at Churchill Downs with a chip in a hind ankle and will not run in the $1 million Breeders’ Cup Filly and Mare Sprint, trainer Dale Romans said Monday morning.
“It’s non-displaced and not a bad injury, and she might not even have to have surgery,” said Romans. “Obviously the timing is bad. We think she did it in her last work [Oct. 8]. Now we’ll just let her down, give her some time, and figure out what’s best for her future.”
ETOBICOKE, Ontario — Sarah Lynx had been nominated to both the Grade 1 Canadian International, traditionally the domain of males, and the Grade 1 E.P. Taylor for fillies and mares.
And, after weighing the pros and cons of the two turf features here at Woodbine last Sunday, trainer John Hammond elected to take the road less traveled and run Sarah Lynx in the $1.5 million Canadian International.
ETOBICOKE, Ontario — French invader Sarah Lynx became the first filly or mare to win the Grade 1 Canadian International since 1988 on Sunday at Woodbine, when she stormed home on top by four lengths over last year’s winner, Joshua Tree.
Sarah Lynx ($46.90) saved ground throughout under Christophe Soumillon before taking the lead early in the stretch, and then drew off to complete the 1 ½-mile distance over yielding turf in 2:34.90. She earned $900,000 of the $1.5 million purse for owner Mrs. Robert Ehrnrooth and trainer John Hammond.
ETOBICOKE, Ontario — Miss Keller, runner-up in the Grade 1 E.P. Taylor Stakes last year, prevailed in a thrilling three-horse finish in Sunday’s running of the $1 million E.P. Taylor Stakes for fillies and mares.
Trained by Roger Attfield and ridden by John Velazquez, Miss Keller was up in time for a head victory over I’m A Dreamer with the favored Dream Peace another nose back in the field of 11 fillies and mares for the 1 1/4-mile turf stakes.
ETOBICOKE, Ontario — Regally Ready re-established himself as one of the leading turf sprinters on the continent with a front-running score in Sunday’s Grade 1, $511,600 Nearctic Stakes at Woodbine.
By capturing the Breeders’ Cup Win and You’re In event, Regally Ready received a fees-paid berth into the Grade 2 BC Turf Sprint on Nov. 5 at Churchill.
ELMONT, N.Y. - Uncle Mo appears on the fast track to the Breeders’ Cup Classic.
In his first workout since a dynamic victory in the Grade 2 Kelso Stakes at Belmont Park on Oct. 1, Uncle Mo heated up a cool autumn Sunday morning with a five-furlong workout in 58.42 seconds over the Belmont Park training track. Jockey John Velazquez was aboard for the move, which came at 7:45 a.m., over a freshly watered and harrowed track.
MIAMI - Stanley Gold achieved arguably the most remarkable training feat in the 40-year history of Calder Race Course when he completed a sweep of the Florida Stallion Stakes for the third straight season, thanks to Fort Loudon’s 2 1/2-length victory over longshot Twin in Saturday’s $300,000 In Reality Stakes.
LEXINGTON, Ky. – If Luke of York does this again, he’s going to tie the Breeders’ Cup crowd in knots. In both career starts, the 2-year-old colt has won by a nose, the latest victory coming Saturday in the $125,000 Keeneland 75th Anniversary Stakes.
