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Newly shot three year venerable FUTE $ 125,000 Stern Shoot Stakes, Woodbine opened the 70th edition of the race in Greenwood in the city center of Toronto in the year EP Taylor. The star shoot was then led in Fort Erie Racetrack from 1967 to 1975 before the Rexdale route came.
The first of 128 race days in Woodbine has nine races and 59 participants, from the 71 who drove a year ago on the opening day.
The human stars 2024 are back. Jockeys Sahas civilianwho won his first career title, and Rafael HernandezAlready a Woodbine champion, won 310 races in 2024 – that is, 28% of all races run in Woodbine last year.
The three best trainers Mark Casse, Martin Drexler and Kevin Attard won 270 races together in 2024, Almost 25%.
The gigantic names are in action on the opening day, but there are also fresh faces.
apprentice Brooke Boys, Anyone who is from Evansville, Indiana, is represented by the known agent Tony Micallef Who has booked mount to Irad Ortiz Jr., Alan Garcia and Rajiv Maragh, among others.
“Brooke Bays is very talented and she has all the tools,” said Micallef. “I think she fits well here in Woodbine and that's why I brought her with me.”
Books started their career in Churchill Downs in 2022 and won their first race in 2023 in Horseshoe Indianapolis. She had her first year in 2024 at Presque Isle Downs and ended the year in Tampa Bay Downs.
Bays Rides Races 1, 3 and 5. She will be one of numerous drivers of apprenticeship training, including Pietro Moran, Austin Adams and another newcomer, Xarel Forde.
Jeff Strizel Bay Bay for Affrie Wardwho drove in 2011 in Northlands Park in Alberta and his home in Barbados. He was at Woodbine horses for Kevin Attard and Dale Desruseux.
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As for the Star shootingThe race is often referred to as the first preparation for local stut foals for the Woodbine Oaks, which are carried out at the end of July, but the Star Shoot is an open race And it tends to attract some rapid American stut foals. In fact, only three Canadian races have won the race in the past 20 years.
However, eight stars -shoot winners later won, the OAKS, the last being Milwaukee appeal 2009.
There were 30 nominations for the Star shooting, but only five of them entered the race and another, Brindi (IRE), was added.
Woodbine's main coach of the main coach of Woodbine Mark Casse Has a strenuous two shooting in the star shooting in Ontario certificate Winterberry (Frosted) and Charlotte's heart (real).
Winterberry, owned by DJ Stables LLC and Anderson Farms, won their debut for more than 5 lengths last year before trying out the boys in the first class summer sticks. They faded in sixth place in this race. She came back right away and won the glorious song stakes over Charlotte's heart, but was fifth in her final in the shady fountain. Patrick riding husbands.
Charlotte's heart and Sahin Civaci meet for the first time. This foal also won her debut, but she was in a lawn sprint in Saratoga. She flew second in the glorious song before she was relaxed in the Mazarine route in the Mazarine routes of class 3. Charlotte's heart is in possession of Live Oak Plantation.
One of the hottest coaches in the USA, currently, Brendan WalshHas skimmed Salt (carpet)who drove last year for Kevin Attard in Woodbine. Salt, owned by X-Men Racing IV, Madaket Stables et al. He won her virgin in a 6 furlong lawn Dash in Woodbine, was fifth in catch and a look at fourth place in the Mazarine. Her lonely race for Walsh was a sixth in the One Mile Cincinnati Trophy in the Turfway Park in February. Pietro Moran will ride.
American coach Kelsey Danner occurred two stut foals, the above Brindi and Listen and learn. The former won her virgin on Tapeta in Turfway in January and was recently fourth behind the good Bourbon memory in the Serena song. Sofia Vives will ride. Listening and learning come from their first victory in Turfway on March 22nd and Rafael Hernandez will ride. Social code, a debut winner for Camhaven Farm and coach Steve Flint, completes the field with Jason Hoyte.
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Wooden books made of wooden legs – April 26th – First of 128 racing data
Live races are held for the beginning of the meeting Saturdays and Sundays.
Friday is added to the start of the live racing plan May 16And ThursdayS is added May 22nd.
Post period for the opening day on Saturday is 1:05 p.m.
