You hear an article by Canadian Thororbred.com. Woodbine opening day: Bob, Brooke and Brindi (Windy!) By: Jennifer Morrison | .
The first race horse on the Woodbine Tapeta for 2025 was also the first horse to won on the Rexdale route on the opening day of the 70th season.
On a frigid and fairly windy April 26, Bob and JulesIn the possession of Carrie Russiani, who also trains, and David Grant, was quickly a speed duel at the beginning of the five-furgon open dash and under Woodbine Newcomer Brooke Bays to win with one head in 1: 00.14. Several rivals who tried to close the gelding hit a wind wall and stood on the track.
A 4-year-old son of Senior Forester-Asbeaton of Tethra, Bob and Jule only made his second career start and for the first time since an smart debut on May 10, 2024. Russiani bought Bob and Jules for $ 17,000 from the sale of 2022 CTHS Ontario Yearling Sale by Agent Sarah Campese for Breeders and John Hayes.
Russian, who won her first race as a coach in 2010, has only races two horses in recent years. This was her first victory since 2022. She collected 29,520 US dollars for the victory of her Walling in the first optional claims (25,000 US dollars).
Bays, who come from Indiana, try out Woodbine as an apprenticeship driver for her second year as an apprenticeship. She is represented by Tony 'Hollywood' Micallef.
The racing fans were joyful to see the horses on the track again and crowded around the saddle housing before each race to take a look at the stars.
The 70. Star shooting stakes, worth 125,000 US dollars, Was the feature and race 8 on a compact nine race card. An open race at 6 Furlongs for 3-year-old Stutfolen was dominated by two girls from Kentucky for coaches Kelsey Danner. Then Danner became a career season in 2024 and recently took second place at the Turfway meeting 2025 with Mike Maker. Two of their winners this year, Brindi (IRE) and listening and learning Curs two stut foals trained by Mark Cass, including preferred winterberry, the only Canadian bred on the field.
Brindi was added to the field at a price of $ 2,500, and the second winner achieved a fourth place in Serena's song missions in Turfway. Listen and Learn won their virgin in their fourth start on March 22.
Jockey Sofia, Sofia Vives, healed Brindi from Post One to the lead, in order to be accompanied by Winterberry and Patrick hershemen. The couple opened the field and went head to head with 22.36 and 44.80.
Winterberry immediately gave in the middle of the route and while the others seemed to be out of the race, the front runner began too tired in the behind schedule phase. Her hearing and learning under Rafael Hernandez had fallen back to keep in the curve, but approached the finish to reach second place with Charlotte's heart.
Brindi was 4 to 1 and raced in 1: 10.75. It was the third catering victory of the Stutfalen in seven races.
Toronto, on Woodbine Racetrack April 26, 2025 Jockey Sofia Vives Guides Brindi (IRE) for victory in the 125,000 dollar -Stern -Stern -Shooting Stakes.
Robert M. Evans (not Robert S. Evans) owns the Stutfalen, which she bought in the Keeland November Sale in 2024 for 75,000 US dollars as a racing or breeding brand. The daughter of No Noy Never – Salamah (Irish) from Shamardal was an annual of 195,000 US dollars from Madaket Group from the sale of Arqana Deauville August 2023. She was from Framont Ltd. Bred.
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The newly crowned sovereign Award winner trainer Kevin Attard brought two fillies of layoffs to win sprints. Party on (Swirling sweets) won her debut in July 2023 via Colts, but disappeared. It raced for a allowance/optional claim to Petro Moran in race 6 for X-Men III and Madaket Stables. In the final of the day, the Canuck Racing Club of the Day Sinclairity (Souper Speedy), who made her first start since her debut win in May 2024, Hart fought Hart to win an optional claim for claim with Moran.
Race 2 – Whiskey n iceA problematic support foal, which was disqualified in 2024, finally won her virgin and raced under Leo Salles with the wind to take over the $ 10,000 to claim the race for SEK-YUEN CHEUNG and trainer Danny Yu.
First starter Buff Bayfrom Reload was well prepared to win their debut for Radcliffe Racing and Barrington Siddo. The stut foal bred by Brett and Kyle Anderson was driven by Affrie Ward, who has won his first race in Canada since 2011. He had driven in Barbados since a stay in Alberta.
Owner and trainer Devon Gittens It has some horses in Woodbine and its owner Stutfolen arduous to grasp was a occasional winner from the pace and took 4 for 7,500 US dollars. Skye Chernetz rode.
Vives was back in the winner Go Kart MozartA Frank Digiulio, Jr., who was hit at home by Souper Speedy, who won the Maiden optional Race (40,000 US dollars), race 5. Bob Tiller Trains,
And Apprentice Austin Adams led Little Teddy, who belonged to York Tech Stable, to an enraged victory in Race 7, a allowance/optional (32,000 US dollars) over a few fountains, the Martin Drexler runner Martin. Little Teddy was trained by Santino Dipola and was bred by Frac Daddy and was bred by Susan Rasmussen and H. Lothian.
*The compact card, only 57 horses, led to it Betting of 3,630,699 US dollars From the opening day in 2024, when 71 horses ran and Betting was 4,546,218 USD (about 20 percent).
