Best for last
Emma-Jayne Wilson, who has a penchant for winning the last race on the card, did just that on Saturday when she teamed with Roger Attfield trainee Devil’s Bit to take race No. 10. The multiple graded stakes jockey has recorded 1,816 career wins.
Wired for victory
Ticker Tape Home took the lead at the outset of Saturday’s $125,000 Fury Stakes Presented by Stella Artois and never looked back, trouncing her rivals in the seven-furlong race for 3-year-old fillies foaled in Canada. Patrick Husbands rode the winner for dual hall of fame trainer Mark Casse and owner Live Oak Plantation.
The red and gold
Legendary Canadian owner and breeder Sam-Son Farm, who dispersed almost of all their horses, celebrated a victory with Last Dawn on Saturday. The 4-year-old son of Violence broke his maiden in a seven-furlong turf race.
Twice the fun
Shelley Fitzgerald won a pair of races on Sunday. The first trip to the winner’s circle came in the second race with Stormy Silence. English Shirl, a 5-year-old daughter of English Channel, took the 11th race.
Worth repeating
“I do my best and I try hard for everybody I ride for. I will keep doing it until the season is over.” – jockey Rico Walcott, after guiding Kaukokaipuu to a win in the $125,000 Queenston Stakes.
Worth watching
Kaukokaipuu finds room late to burst through for the 1 ¼-length triumph in the Queenston Stakes.
Worth knowing
Woodbine’s Michael Copeland and Mark McKelvie, along with jockey agent Mike Luider, were guests on the Ponies 24/7 with Larry Simpson and Ann Rohmer.
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Chris Lomon, Woodbine Communications / @WoodbineComms
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