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2016 Canadian International Entries

Honorary Drawmaster for the Canadian International retired Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Duane Ward.

Results are here!

On Sunday, a classy field of 9 older horses will go to post in the 79th running of the Grade 1 Pattison Canadian International, a 1 1/2 mile trip around Woodbine's E.P. Taylor Turf Course for a guaranteed purse of $1 million. Final entries were taken and post positions were drawn at a special lunch event held on Thursday afternoon. Retired Toronto Blue Jays relief pitcher Duane Ward, who played for the team during their back-to-back World Series victories in 1992 and 1993, was on hand as honorary drawmaster, drawing the entry sheets while racing secretary Stuart Slagle drew the numbered balls, in the traditional double-blind system. Ward was the set-up man for closer Tom Henke in the 1992 season, and then served as the team's full time closer in 1993. He points out a bit of trivia that has mostly been forgotten among baseball fans. Joe Carter hit the historic walk-off home run to win the 1993 World Series in game 6 in Toronto against Philadelphia, however Ward was the winning pitcher of the game, having pitched the 8th and 9th innings, sent out to hold the Phillies lead to 1 run to allow for the comeback.

Cannock Chase winner of the 2015 Canadian International

Three-year-old Idaho is the 5-2 morning line favorite, with Ryan Moore getting the call for trainer Aidan O'Brien out of post 3. After unseating jockey Seamie Heffernan last out in the St Leger (G1) at Doncaster, he won the Great Voltigeur Stakes (G2) at York and was a close second in the Irish Derby (G1) at the Curragh. In to challenge him include 3-1 second choice Protectionist, winner of the 2014 Melbourne Cup (G1) and here off a three race win streak including the Commerzbank Cup, Grosser Hansa-Preis (G2), and the Grosser Preis von Berlin (G1) in Germany. Regular rider Eduardo Pedroza gets the call from the outside post 9 for trainer Andreas Wohler. Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II sends out 7-2 third choice Dartmouth out of post 5, with new rider William Buick aboard for trainer Sir Michael Stoute. He won the Hardwicke (G2) at Royal Ascot before finishing 3rd in the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth (G1) and then a close second in the Legacy Cup (G3) at Newbury. The top North American horse in the morning line is The Pizza Man, winner of the Northern Dancer Turf (G1) last out, the main local prep for this race. Regular rider Flavien Prat will break from post 4 for trainer Roger Brueggemann.

Curvy winning the 2015 E.P. Taylor Stakes.

The distaff counterpart to the International is the $500,000 E.P. Taylor Stakes (G1) Presented by HPIbet, featuring a field of 13 older fillies and mares going 1 1/4 miles on the turf and is carded as race 8 at 4:56pm, immediately before the International. Canadian Stakes (G2) winner Rainha da Bateria is back and drew post 5 for trainer Chad Brown and jockey Julien Leparoux. Among the Europeans, Ryan Moore will ride Best in the World for trainer Aidan O'Brien out of post 3. She comes here off a close second in the Blandford (G2) at the Curragh after winning the Give Thanks (G3) at Cork.

Bye Bye Bernie winning the 2015 Nearctic Stakes

The $500,000 Nearctic Stakes (G1) featuring 8 older horse sprinting 6 furlongs on the turf is carded as race 6 at 3:48pm. Woodbine Mile (G1) fourth place finisher Full Mast is back for trainer Bill Mott, with regular rider Joel Rosario drawing post 2. The lone European shipper in the field is Divine from post 1, winless since the Ballyohan (G3) in June and 5th in the Goldene Peitsche (G2) at Baden-Baden last out. New jockey Alexis Badel gets the call for trainer Mick Channon.

Kicking off the stakes quartet on Sunday is the $150,000 Ontario Fashion Stakes (G3) with a short field of 5 older fillies and mares sprinting 6 furlongs on the Tapeta, carded as race 4 at 2:42pm. Kenora Stakes runner-up River Maid drew post 3 for trainer Bob Tiller and jockey Gary Boulanger, taking on Hendrie (G3) winner Cactus Kris in post 5 with Huber Villa-Gomez abaord for trainer Ryan Walsh.

The full list of the entries for the day, including the International, the E.P. Taylor Stakes, and the Nearctic Stakes, is available from Equibase. In addition Woodbine put together a "SuperPackage" which includes the BRISnet past performances for all 4 stakes as well as public handicappers' selections and analyses. This is available for download here.

Free past performances are available online for all four stakes races:
Canadian International (search for Danish Dynaformer)
E.P. Taylor Stakes (search for Nezwaah)
Nearctic Stakes (search for Calgary Cat)
Ontario Fashion Stakes (search for Southern Ring)

Here are the entries for the 2016 Pattison Canadian International (G1). All horses will carry 126 pounds except 3-year-old Idaho who gets 123 pounds. The International goes off at 5:40pm ET as the 9th race on Sunday, and will be shown live on TSN1 in Canada from 4:30-6:00pm. The full card at Woodbine will be shown on both HPItv in Canada and TVG in the United States, as well as at simulcast sites across North America, and online via free live streaming.

Post	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Odds
1	Danish Dynaformer	Roger Attfield	Joel Rosario	20-1
2	World Approval	Mark Casse	Julien Leparoux	10-1
3	Idaho	Aidan P. O’Brien	Ryan Moore	5-2
4	The Pizza Man	Roger Brueggemann	Flavien Prat	8-1
5	Dartmouth	Sir Michael Stoute	William Buick	7-2
6	Wake Forest	Chad Brown	Javier Castellano	10-1
7	Taghleeb	Michael Maker	Florent Geroux	20-1
8	Erupt	Francis-Henri Graffard	Stephane Pasquier	6-1
9	Protectionist	Andreas Woehler	Eduardo Pedroza	3-1

Canadian International links:

The Canadian International trophy

• Entries for International day from Equibase
• Woodbine main page
• Woodbine Stable Notes - lots of info is here
• Canadian International official site
• Woodbine Daily Sheet - free from Jim Mazur and Jim Bannon
• Current weather - currently we expect it to be mid 60's, cloudy, and a good chance of rain on raceday
• Past Runnings:
  • 2015 Canadian International - won by Cannock Chase and the 2015 E.P. Taylor Stakes won by Curvy
  • 2014 Canadian International - won by Hillstar and the 2014 E.P. Taylor Stakes won by Just the Judge
  • 2013 Canadian International - won by Joshua Tree and the 2013 E.P. Taylor Stakes won by Tannery
  • 2012 Canadian International - won by Joshua Tree and the 2012 E.P. Taylor Stakes won by Siyouma
  • 2011 Canadian International - won by Sarah Lynx and the 2011 E.P. Taylor Stakes won by Miss Keller
  • 2010 Canadian International - won by Joshua Tree and the 2010 E.P. Taylor Stakes won by Reggane
  • 2009 Canadian International - won by Champs Elysees and the 2009 E.P. Taylor Stakes won by Lahaleeb
  • 2008 Canadian International - won by Marsh Side and the 2008 E.P. Taylor Stakes won by Folk Opera
  • 2007 Canadian International - won by Cloudy's Knight and the 2007 E.P. Taylor Stakes won by Mrs. Lindsay
  • 2006 Canadian International - won by Collier Hill and the 2006 E.P. Taylor Stakes won by Arravale
  • 2005 Canadian International - won by Relaxed Gesture and the 2005 E.P. Taylor Stakes won by Honey Ryder
  • 2004 Canadian International - won by Sulamani and the 2004 E.P. Taylor Stakes won by Commercante
  • 2003 Canadian International - won by Phoenix Reach and the 2003 E.P. Taylor Stakes won by Volga
  • 2002 Canadian International - won by Ballingarry and the 2002 E.P. Taylor Stakes won by Fraulein
  • 2001 Canadian International - won by Mutamam and the 2001 E.P. Taylor Stakes won by Choc Ice.
  • 2000 Canadian International - won by Mutafaweq and the 2000 E.P. Taylor Stakes won by Fly For Avie.
  • 1999 Canadian International - won by Thornfield and the 1999 E.P. Taylor Stakes won by Insight.
• Canadian racing news coverage:
  • SLAM! Horse Racing - Canadian horse racing news
  • Toronto Star Horse Racing - more Canadian racing news
  • Google News Search - articles from the various online news sources

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