VANCOUVER, British Columbia – Under a perfectly timed ride by Scott Williams, Shooting Jacket made a strong three-wide move to edge Bluegrass Pride by 1 1/4 lengths in Monday’s $50,000 Chris Loseth Handicap for 3-year-olds at Hastings. He paid $19.80 for his come-from-behind win in the 1 1/16-mile race that drew eight horses.
Shooting Jacket had just one horse beat after Ruby’s Victory posted a moderate half-mile of 48.13 seconds, but Williams was confident he was going to get up in time.
VANCOUVER, British Columbia – Evelyn’s Dancer paid $4.20 for her easy front-running win in the $50,000 Monashee for fillies and mares. With Aaron Gryder aboard, Evelyn’s Dancer was never put under pressure at any time, and the 1 1/16-mile race was pretty much over when she posted a modest half-mile time of 49.35 seconds.
She took a 1 1/2-length lead over Overvalued into the stretch and increased the margin to two lengths at the finish. Overvalued , who stalked Evelyn’s Dancer the whole way, held on to finish second in front of Castinette Dancer.
The final time was 1:44.96.
VANCOUVER, British Columbia – Despite being rank early and getting shuffled back going down the backstretch, Miss Derek was able to score an upset in the $50,000 Supernaturel for 3-year-old fillies. She paid $23.70 for her two- length win over Silkworm in the 1 1/16-mile race.
VANCOUVER, British Columbia – Herbie D. was a very sharp winner of Monday’s $50,000 Lieutenant Governors’ Handicap for 3-year-olds and up at Hastings. Sent off as the second choice behind Shrug in the six-horse field, Herbie D. paid $6 for his 1 1/2-length win over Wilo Kat in the 1 1/16-mile race.
Setting brisk interior fractions of 23.58 seconds and 46.31 with Amadeo Perez aboard, Herbie D. took a four-length lead into the stretch and easily held off the late move from Wilo Kat. Fransor’s Finest rallied to finish third. Shrug never threatened while finishing fourth.
ETOBICOKE, Ontario - Black Hornet, a gelding who had been impressive in winning the seven-furlong Queenston and was supplemented to the Queen’s Plate at a cost of $5,000, had been pointing to the Plate Trial but suffered a brief setback that put an end to that plan.
But Pat Parente, who is the trainer and a part-owner of Black Hornet, picked up a $90,000 consolation prize here last Saturday when the gelding was an impressive winner of the six-furlong Achievement Stakes under his regular rider, Justin Stein.
ETOBICOKE, Ontario - The June 9 Woodbine Oaks was the first leg of the triple tiara for Canadian-bred 3-year-old fillies, a series that continued with the 1 1/16-mile Bison City Stakes here last Sunday and will conclude with the $250,000 Wonder Where Stakes at 1 1/4 miles on the turf here Aug. 4.
But trainer Paul Attard certainly wasn’t looking a gift horse in the mouth after Original Script, who had finished third behind Nipissing and Spring in the Air in the Woodbine Oaks, suddenly became the filly to beat in the Bison City after the Oaks 1-2 opted for the Queen’s Plate.
ETOBICOKE, Ontario - Trainer Mark Casse sent out Pool Play to breeze five furlongs in 1:02 here at Woodbine on Monday morning in preparation for Sunday’s Singspiel Stakes.
The Grade 3 Singspiel, a 1 1/2-mile turf race with a purse of $150,000, is one of four stakes races on the Queen’s Plate undercard.
Patrioticandpround, one of two Casse entrants here in Monday’s Dominion Day Stakes, was scratched and also is slated to contest the Singspiel.
HALLANDALE BEACH, Fla. – Gulfstream Park began its inaugural summer meeting Monday amidst an air of uncertainty, but racing there was welcomed back with enthusiasm by local fans and simulcast players around the country.
The 47-day meet is the first time in Gulfstream’s 74-year history that it has raced during the summer. Gulfstream Park and Calder Race Course across town will race in direct conflict on weekends, competing for both horses and betting dollars.
ETOBICOKE, Ontario – Delegation shattered Woodbine's 10-furlong Polytrack record with a decisive victory in the 61st running of the $152,100 Dominion Day Stakes on holiday Monday.
Delegation ($4.50) went right to the front and was hounded by Perfect Afleet through moderate early fractions in the Grade 3 fixture. He assumed command through three-quarters in 1:13.34 and then drew off to score by 9 1/4 lengths over James Street, who edged out Alpha Bettor for second.
AUBURN, Wash. – Ricky Frazier and Noosa Beach, a formidable pair in 2010 when Frazier ran away with the riding title and Noosa Beach won the Longacres Mile, will be honored in retirement ceremonies Wednesday at Emerald Downs. Frazier, who suffered head injuries in a post-parade mishap at Fresno in the fall of 2010, was told by doctors that the risk of further injuries was too great for him to continue. Noosa Beach, an 11-time stakes winner at Emerald, suffered a setback in training that ended his stellar career last month.
