Beginning this Sunday, Queen's Plate Day, the pick six at Woodbine will become a weekly bet, offered only on Sundays, rather than a daily wager.
If the final daily pick six is not hit this Saturday, then the track will add $150,000 to the carryover for Sunday's pool. In subsequent weeks, if the pick six is hit, Woodbine will contribute $150,000 to launch the following Sunday's pick six pool. A carryover pool will not receive the additional money from the track.
Southern California-based Battle of Hastings, who has a win and a close second in a pair of graded stakes on turf already this season, heads a field of 10 3-year-olds for Saturday's Grade 2, $600,000 Colonial Turf Cup at Colonial Downs.
The 1 3/16-mile Turf Cup, the first leg of the Grand Slam of Grass, headlines a card drawn Monday that includes the Grade 3, $200,000 All Along Stakes for fillies and mares.
ETOBICOKE, Ontario - Last year, trainer Greg De Gannes enjoyed his most significant successes here at Woodbine with the Florida-bred 2-year-olds Southern Exchange and C Karma.
While Southern Exchange and C Karma are no longer in his barn, De Gannes unveiled another highly promising Florida-bred 2-year-old here Sunday in the $152,150 Victoria.
Olredlgetcha, under jockey Emile Ramsammy, was a rallying three-length winner when making his first career start in the five-furlong Victoria, in which the field of seven included three shippers and five last-out winners.
ETOBICOKE, Ontario - As of Monday morning, a field of 14 appeared likely for Sunday's $1 million Queen's Plate, the 1 1/4-mile race which is the first leg of the triple crown for Canadian-bred 3-year-olds.
Milwaukee Appeal and Tasty Temptation, the one-two finishers in the June 7 Woodbine Oaks, would have to be supplemented at a cost of $25,000 on Thursday but it will be no surprise if both are in the lineup.
Well Armed, unraced since winning the $6 million Dubai World Cup in March, breezed a half-mile in 49.40 seconds at Santa Anita on Monday, and is on schedule to make his comeback in the $250,000 San Diego Handicap at Del Mar on Aug. 2, trainer Eoin Harty said.
Well Armed's time was the 15th fastest of 40 recorded works at the distance.
"He's progressing right on course," Harty said. "I've got a program worked out that should have him ready for the San Diego."
ELMONT, N.Y. - Todd Pletcher no longer has to admire Quality Road from afar.
On Monday, Pletcher became the new trainer of Quality Road, the Florida Derby and Fountain of Youth winner, when owner Edward Evans moved that horse and five others from trainer Jimmy Jerkens' care and transferred them to other trainers.
In addition to Quality Road, Pletcher picked up the multiple graded-stakes-placed 3-year-old filly Casanova Move, most recently third in the Grade 1 Acorn. Several weeks ago, Pletcher was given the stakes-winning 4-year-old colt Storm Play from Evans.
AUBURN, Wash. - Ladyledue ran her record to 5-for-5 Sunday with a runaway victory in the $50,000 Irish Day Handicap for 3-year-old fillies at Emerald Downs.
Racing around two turns for the first time, the daughter of Slewdledo led from the start, took the field of nine through moderate fractions and then pulled away on the second turn to win by 7 3/4 lengths in a stakes record 1:36.20 for one mile. Seeking Ema finished second, and Crocodile Tuff was third.
INGLEWOOD, Calif. - Doug O'Neill won three Hollywood Gold Cups from 2005 to 2007 with the former $50,000 claimer Lava Man. The acquisition of Lava Man back in 2004 was considered one of the finest claims in the history of the sport. He went on to win seven Grade 1 races for a partnership and O'Neill.
This year, for a different group of owners, O'Neill will try to win the Gold Cup on July 11 with the former $25,000 claimer Informed.
