Arco's Gold
Post Position: 4
Owner: Alex & Steven Dilorio
Trainer: John Ross
Jockey: Constant Montpellier
Foaling Date: 3/1/00
Breeding: Gold Fever - Annasan by Corporate Report
Dosage Info: DP = 7-2-6-0-1 DI = 3.00 CD = 0.88
Race Record: 6 starts 3-1-1 $342,478
Note: Redeemed himself with a good second place finish to Wando in the Prince of Wales Stakes after a finishing dismal 8th in the Queen's Plate.
Ballerina's Halo
Post Position: 5
Owner: Bill Sorokolit
Trainer: Cliff Hopmans
Jockey: Jim McAleney
Foaling Date: 4/22/00
Breeding: Southern Halo - Heavenly Ballerina by Conquistador Cielo
Dosage Info: DP = 11-1-13-3-0 DI = 1.95 CD = 0.71
Race Record: 7 starts 0-0-0 $6,252
Note: Maiden gelding is unplaced in three starts on the turf and seven starts lifetime. Why he is entered here is a mystery.
Colorful Judgement
Post Position: 2
Owner: Sam-Son Farm
Trainer: Mark Frostad
Jockey: Slade Callaghan
Foaling Date: 2/26/00
Breeding: Diesis - Colorful Vices by Regal Classic
Dosage Info: DP = 6-2-6-2-2 DI = 1.57 CD = 0.44
Race Record: 3 starts 1-0-1 $49,629
Note: Excellent pedigree for the turf and the distance and has a win over the Woodbine turf course.
Parasail
Post Position: 8
Owner: Sam-Son Farm
Trainer: Mark Frostad
Jockey: Robert Landry
Foaling Date: 4/18/00
Breeding: Smart Strike - Dancing With Wings by Danzig
Dosage Info: DP = 10-6-12-0-0 DI = 3.67 CD = 0.93
Race Record: 2 starts 2-0-0 $78,300
Note: Undefeated in two starts, but this is his first stakes and first try past 1 mile.
Shoal Water
Post Position: 6
Owner: Sam-Son Farm
Trainer: Mark Frostad
Jockey: Todd Kabel
Foaling Date: 2/16/00
Breeding: Smart Strike - Puffin Island by Pleasant Colony
Dosage Info: DP = 9-4-14-0-1 DI = 2.50 CD = 0.71
Race Record: 6 starts 2-1-1 $238,300
Note: Allowance winner held on well to finish 4th in the Queen's Plate and 3rd in the Prince of Wales.
Strizzi
Post Position: 1
Owner: Stronach Stable
Trainer: Malcolm Pierce
Jockey: Emile Ramsammy
Foaling Date: 2/21/00
Breeding: Lit de Justice - Mysteriously by Afleet
Dosage Info: DP = 8-2-6-0-0 DI = 4.33 CD = 1.13
Race Record: 10 starts 2-2-0 $136,031
Note: Finished second in his last two starts (to Moonshine Hall in
the June 22 Charlie Barley, then to Mobil in the July 12 Toronto Cup) after a dismal 8th in the Queen's Plate.
Tracy's Tonka Toy
Post Position: 3
Owner: Box Arrow Farm
Trainer: Gordon Colbourne
Jockey: Jono Jones
Foaling Date: 2/21/00
Breeding: Ascot Knight - Little Lady Liar by Slew City Slew
Dosage Info: DP = 9-5-10-0-0 DI = 3.80 CD = 0.96
Race Record: 10 starts 1-1-3 $73,600
Note: Third in the Victoria Park and fourth in the Toronto Cup but has a lot of improving to do to win here.
Wando
Post Position: 7
Owner: Gustav Schickedanz
Trainer: Mike Keogh
Jockey: Patrick Husbands
Foaling Date: 2/23/00
Breeding: Langfuhr - Kathie's Colleen by Woodman
Dosage Info: DP = 7-4-11-0-0 DI = 3.00 CD = 0.82
Race Record: 10 starts 7-2-0 $1,474,402
Note: Champion Canadian 2-year-old for 2003 comes in off 4 stakes wins as a 3-year-old including the Queen's Plate and Prince of Wales Stakes. Definitely the one to beat and has a real shot at the Triple Crown, but the 1 1/2 mile distance remains a question.
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