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2024 Bison City and Canadian Stakes

Stormcast and jockey Patrick Husbands head to the winner's circle after the Bison City.

There were two stakes at Woodbine on Saturday, headlined by the $250,000 Bison City for Canadian-foaled 3-year-old fillies going 1 1/16 miles over the main Tapeta track in the second jewel of the Canadian Triple Tiara. Conditions were typical for early August in Southern Ontario with partly cloudy skies and a high temperature of 23.5 C (74.3 F), with fields in the stretch facing headwind gusts of up to 45 km/h (28 MPH). Ontario was sent off as the 11-4 favorite in the field of 9 off her debut win by 3 lengths on July 7. In to challenge her included 7-2 second choice Kin's Concerto, winner of the Woodbine Oaks last out, and 9-2 third choice Dancing Duchess, 4th in the Coronation Cup at Saratoga.

Stormcast draws off in the stretch.

Jockey Patrick Husbands sent 13-2 Stormcast to a clear lead first time by and she set fractions of 23.92, 47.17, and 1:11.00 while pressed by 7-1 Hurricane Clair and stalked by Dancing Dutchess. Turning for home, Stormcast left the field behind, drawing off to a 7 3/4 length win over Hurricane Clair in 1:43.25. It was another 4 1/4 lengths back to Dancing Duchess third, while favorite Ontario trailed early after being bumped at the start and finished 5th beaten 15 1/4 lengths.

Pgm Horse Jockey Win Place Show 8 Stormcast Husbands 15.50 8.70 6.10 9 Hurricane Clair Civaci 6.80 4.50 3 Dancing Duchess Hernandez 4.50 Winning Time: 1:43.25 $1 Exacta 8-9 47.25 $2 Trifecta 8-9-3 598.50 $2 Superfecta 8-9-3-1 6,025.60 Results chart

Left: Stormcast in the winner's circle. Winning jockey Patrick Husbands said, "I never got her shut off last time. Seven furlongs out, which is the first turn, she shut right off, gave me her ears and she was just playing with them. She showed she was all class."

Right: The trophy presentation.

Left: Stormcast walks over to the paddock. The Mark Casse trainee improved her record to 2 wins, 3 seconds, and 1 third in 6 starts, earning $202,870 for owner K E M Racing Stable.

Right: Stormcast in the post parade.

Left: Second place finisher Hurricane Clair returns to be unsaddled. The Martin Drexler trainee improved her record to 2 wins, 3 seconds, and 2 thirds in 9 starts, earning $220,261 for owners David Rowbotham, Rodney Carpenter, and Tony Boogmans.

Right: Third place finisher Dancing Duchess in the post parade. The Mark Casse trainee improved her record to 3 wins, 2 seconds, and 2 thirds in 11 starts, earning $283,826 for owner Tracy Farmer.

Left: Fifth place finisher and beaten favorite Ontario returns after the race. The Josie Carroll trainee has a record of 1 wins, 0 seconds, and 0 thirds in 2 starts, earning $42,200 for owners NK Racing and LNJ Foxwoods.

Right: The horses break from the gate for the Bison City.

Full Court Felicia wins the Canadian Stakes

Jockey Rafael Hernandez sent Full Count Felicia to the lead out of the chute through fractions of 24.51, 48.44, and 1:12.07 while pressed by 9-1 Elysian Field and stalked by Forever After All. Turning for home Full Count Felicia opened up a 5 length lead through 1 mile in 1:35.51. Kept to task by Hernandez, Full Count Felicia cruised to a 2 3/4 length win over late-running Millie Girl in 1:48.69. It was another 3/4 length back to 15-1 longest shot Five Towns third.

Results chart

Left: Full Court Felicia in the winner's circle. Josh Attard, assistant to his father and winning trainer Kevin Attard said, "She's a nice filly. She's been training exceptionally well, going into this race. You know, she ran a good race last time, from off the layoff, and we were expecting a big performance today."

Right: Full Court Felicia gets hosed off after the race.

Left: Full Court Felicia in the walking ring. Winning jockey Rafael Hernandez said, "We've been having rain these last couple days, and then she loved the surface. It was good, not that firm. And you can see down the stretch, when I was asking from the quarter pole, asking a little bit, she just picked it up right away. We got a couple horses come from behind. They're going to kick good, so I tried to get the jump before them."

Right: Full Court Felicia heads to the winner's circle.

Left: Second place finisher Millie Girl returns to be unsaddled. The Catherine Day Phillips trainee improved her record to 5 wins, 3 seconds, and 4 thirds in 14 starts, earning $415,830 for owners Kingfield Racing Stable, Braconcrest Inc. and Apricot Valley Thoroughbreds.

Right: Third place finisher Five Towns in the post parade. The Graham Motion trainee improved her record to 4 wins, 2 seconds, and 1 third in 12 starts, earning $156,375 for owner-breeder Merry Fox Stables.

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