Horse Racing
First Look: 6 graded stakes & Canada classic are at 4 tracks
Thorpedo Anna’s date with the boys is another 12 days away.
Without her, the 3-year-old fillies division will soldier on with a pair of
Grade 1 races this week on opposite coasts.
The Alabama at Saratoga will provide a 1 1/4-mile test that
could reveal Thorpedo Anna’s nearest rival among her peers. The Del Mar
Oaks could be a similar steppingstone in the turf division, especially if
Iscreamuscream builds on her undefeated record.
Four tracks host six graded stakes and the first jewel of
Canada’s Triple Crown this weekend.
Saturday
Alabama (G1), Saratoga, 1 1/4 miles, 3-year-old fillies
With Thorpedo Anna out of the mix, this race could be seen
as deciding the best of the rest among sophomore fillies. Trainer Todd Pletcher has Grade 1 winner Candied and stakes victor Miss Justify entered. Candied, who finished first last fall in the Alcibiades (G1) at Keeneland, placed second to Thorpedo Anna last out in the Coaching Club American Oaks (G1) on July 20 at Saratoga. Miss Justify steps up and stretches out from her one-mile triumph in the Wilton, a restricted stakes July 12 at Saratoga.
| Post | Silks | Horse / Sire | Rating | Trainer / Jockey | Last Start / Next Start | HRN |
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Intricate Gun Runner |
6.55 | Entered | |||
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Chatalas Gun Runner |
6.47 | Entered | ||
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Power Squeeze Union Rags |
7.03 | Entered | ||
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Just Basking Arrogate |
4.12 |
1st, Iowa Oaks |
Entered | |
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1st, Iowa Oaks |
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| 5 |
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America’s Vow Constitution |
0.00 | Entered | ||
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Miss Justify Justify |
0.00 | Entered | ||
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| 7 |
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Candied Candy Ride |
6.88 | Entered | ||
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| 8 |
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Neon Icon Arrogate |
0.00 | Entered | ||
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Lake Placid (G2), Saratoga, 1 1/16 miles (turf),
3-year-old fillies
Ireland-bred Beautiful Love comes off the bench to make her U.S. debut for Godolphin and trainer Charlie Appleby against three Chad Brown entrants in the Lake Placid. In her most recent start in February, chestnut was last seen winning by six lengths going one mile in conditions company Feb. 16 at Meydan. Brown, who has trained a record five triumphs in the Lake Placid, will saddle Grade 2 winner Dynamic Pricing, Monmouth Park stakes victor Spaliday and maiden winner Grayosh.
| Post | Silks | Horse / Sire | Rating | Trainer / Jockey | Last Start / Next Start | HRN |
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| 1 |
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Deep Satin American Pharoah |
0.00 | Entered | ||
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| 2 |
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Grayosh Yoshida |
0.00 | Entered | ||
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| 3 |
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Gala Brand Violence |
5.47 | Entered | ||
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| 4 |
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De Regreso Audible |
0.00 | Entered | ||
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| 5 |
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Spaliday More Than Ready |
0.00 |
1st, Boiling Springs S. |
Entered | |
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1st, Boiling Springs S. |
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| 6 |
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Les Reys Penny’s Picnic |
0.00 | Entered | ||
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| 7 |
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She Feels Pretty Karakontie |
6.60 | Entered | ||
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| 8 |
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Ori Hard Spun |
0.00 | Entered | ||
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| 9 |
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Proctor Street Street Sense |
0.00 | Entered | ||
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| 10 |
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Dynamic Pricing Night Of Thunder |
6.56 | Entered | ||
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| 11 |
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Beautiful Love Siyouni |
0.00 | Entered | ||
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| 12 |
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Lemon Muffin Collected |
6.28 | Entered | ||
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| 13 |
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Manama Gold Star Guitar |
5.12 | Entered | ||
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| 14 |
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Camera Curlin |
0.00 | Entered | ||
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Philip H. Iselin (G3), Monmouth Park, 1 1/16 miles, 3-year-olds
and up
Il Miracolo, who was a troubled third in the May 3 Alysheba
(G2) at Churchill Downs, gets off Antonio Sano’s bench to try for his third
graded-stakes victory in the last 12 months. Now 4, the Gun Runner colt scored
last August in the Smarty Jones (G3) at Parx. He hit the board in four of his
next five starts before winning March 30 in the Ghostzapper (G3) at Gulfstream
Park.
King’s Plate, Woodbine, 1 1/4 miles (synthetic), Canada-bred
3-year-olds
Mark Casse, whose three Plate triumphs include last year’s
with Paramount Prince, has three of the leading contenders this week to take
the first jewel in the Canadian Triple Crown. Essex Serpent won the Marine (G3)
on June 29 to earn an 89 Beyer Speed Figure, according to Daily Racing Form.
Midnight Mascot was impressive rallying wide to go from last to third in the
Marine. My Boy Prince won the Plate Trial on July 20 to run his winning streak
to three stakes and his Woodbine record to 8: 6-2-0.
| Silks | Horse / Sire | Rating | Trainer / Jockey | Last Start / Next Start | HRN | |
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Essex Serpent Honor Code |
5.79 | Probable | |||
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My Boy Prince Cairo Prince |
5.77 |
1st, Plate Trial S. |
Probable | ||
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1st, Plate Trial S. |
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Wyoming Bill Curlin |
4.45 |
1st, WO MSW (08/09/2024-R6) |
Probable | ||
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1st, WO MSW (08/09/2024-R6) |
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Caitlinhergrtness Omaha Beach |
0.00 |
2nd, Woodbine Oaks Presented by Stella Artois |
Probable | ||
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Friendly Ghost Outwork |
0.00 |
3rd, Plate Trial S. |
Probable | ||
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3rd, Plate Trial S. |
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Midnight Mascot Army Mule |
0.00 | Probable | |||
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No More Options Frac Daddy |
0.00 |
6th, Plate Trial S. |
Probable | ||
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6th, Plate Trial S. |
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Pierre Tapiture |
0.00 |
3rd, WO AOC (07/19/2024-R7) |
Probable | ||
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3rd, WO AOC (07/19/2024-R7) |
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Rafaroo Hard Spun |
0.00 |
2nd, Plate Trial S. |
Probable | ||
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2nd, Plate Trial S. |
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Vitality Street Boss |
0.00 |
1st, WO MSW (07/19/2024-R9) |
Probable | ||
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1st, WO MSW (07/19/2024-R9) |
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King Edward (G2), Woodbine, 1 mile (turf), 3-year-olds
and up
Even though the track racing office does not routinely
provide possible starters, racing and workout patterns suggest 2023 winner Filo
Di Arianna and Cruden Bay could be the top entrants coming off Grade 2 wins in
their most recent starts. Filo Di Arianna, an 8-year-old gelding trained by
Casse, finished first June 29 in the six-furlong Highlander at Woodbine. Cruden
Bay, a 6-year-old gelding from Donald MacRae’s stable, closed from last place
to take the seven-furlong Connaught Cup on July 20, also over the same turf
course that will host the King Edward.
| Silks | Horse / Sire | Rating | Trainer / Jockey | Last Start / Next Start | HRN | |
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Beatbox Pioneerof the Nile |
6.81 | Possible | |||
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Like the King Palace Malice |
6.45 |
1st, WO AOC (06/27/2024-R4) |
Possible | ||
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1st, WO AOC (06/27/2024-R4) |
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Filo Di Arianna Drosselmeyer |
6.34 | Possible | |||
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Stone Age Galileo |
6.01 | Possible | |||
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Roaring Forties Stormy Atlantic |
4.79 |
5th, WO AOC (07/06/2024-R9) |
Possible | ||
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5th, WO AOC (07/06/2024-R9) |
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Skyro Verrazano |
4.79 | Possible | |||
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Big Everest The Gurkha |
4.45 | Possible | |||
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Kaukokaipuu Mr Speaker |
3.79 |
3rd, WO AOC (07/19/2024-R8) |
Possible | ||
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3rd, WO AOC (07/19/2024-R8) |
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Capture the Lion Uncaptured |
0.00 |
4th, bet365 Connaught Cup S. |
Possible | ||
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4th, bet365 Connaught Cup S. |
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Cruden Bay Big Screen |
0.00 |
1st, bet365 Connaught Cup S. |
Possible | ||
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1st, bet365 Connaught Cup S. |
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Playmea Tune Maclean’s Music |
0.00 |
1st, WO AOC (07/07/2024-R8) |
Possible | ||
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1st, WO AOC (07/07/2024-R8) |
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Bold Venture (G3), Woodbine, 6 1/2 furlongs (synthetic),
3-year-olds and up
Two-time stakes winner Candy Overload and 2023 Breeders’ Cup
Turf Sprint runner-up Big Invasion could be the main betting lures in this race.
Trained by Casse, 6-year-old gelding Candy Overload would be stretching back
out after finishing a close fifth in the Jacques Cartier (G3) going six
furlongs June 1 at Woodbine. Big Invasion, a 5-year-old horse in Christophe
Clément’s stable, has not won since the Oct. 8 Nearctic (G2) on yielding turf
at Woodbine. In a class drop from a pair of 10th-place disappointments in
graded stakes, he was a close second in a July 4 turf-sprint allowance race at
Saratoga.
| Silks | Horse / Sire | Rating | Trainer / Jockey | Last Start / Next Start | HRN | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Big Invasion Declaration of War |
6.17 | Possible | |||
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Senbei Candy Ride |
5.30 | Possible | |||
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Rondure Oxbow |
5.12 |
4th, WO AOC (07/06/2024-R9) |
Possible | ||
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4th, WO AOC (07/06/2024-R9) |
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First Empire Classic Empire |
4.87 |
5th, bet365 Connaught Cup S. |
Possible | ||
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5th, bet365 Connaught Cup S. |
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Candy Overload Reload |
4.12 | Possible | |||
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Capture the Lion Uncaptured |
0.00 |
4th, bet365 Connaught Cup S. |
Possible | ||
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4th, bet365 Connaught Cup S. |
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Playmea Tune Maclean’s Music |
0.00 |
1st, WO AOC (07/07/2024-R8) |
Possible | ||
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1st, WO AOC (07/07/2024-R8) |
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Rolling Along West Coast |
0.00 |
1st, WO MSW (07/06/2024-R1) |
Possible | ||
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1st, WO MSW (07/06/2024-R1) |
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Del Mar Oaks (G1), Del Mar, 1 1/8 miles (turf),
3-year-old fillies
Listed by the track racing office as a possible entrant,
Iscreamuscream would carry a 3-for-3 record into her first Grade 1 assignment.
Trainer Phil D’Amato, who won this race three years ago with Going Global, has
had three different jockeys ride the daughter of Twirling Candy. In six-furlong
races at Santa Anita, Iscreamuscream won with Ramón Vázquez in her six-furlong debut
and with Antonio Fresu in an allowance race. Last month she carried Héctor
Berrios to victory going two turns in the one-mile San Clemente Handicap (G2)
at Del Mar.
| Silks | Horse / Sire | Rating | Trainer / Jockey | Last Start / Next Start | HRN | |
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Buchu Justify |
6.56 | Probable | |||
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Whiskey Decision Into Mischief |
0.00 |
1st, Christiana S. |
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Medoro Honor Code |
6.39 | Possible | |||
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Iscreamuscream Twirling Candy |
6.34 | Possible | |||
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Zona Verde Calyx |
6.07 | Possible | |||
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Circle Of Trust Union Rags |
5.59 | Possible | |||
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