VANCOUVER, British Columbia - Teide figures to be a short-priced favorite in the $50,000 Sir Winston Churchill Handicap at Hastings on Sunday. The 1 1/8-mile race for older horses is the supporting feature to the Grade 3, $275,000 British Columbia Derby. Older horses will also contest the six-furlong $50,000 Derby Bar and Grill Express.
After Teide easily won the S W Randall Plate by 4 3/4 lengths over Spaghetti Mouse on Sept. 9, trainer Dino Condilenios was considering passing on the Churchill and waiting for the Grade 3, $100,000 Premiers on Oct. 18.