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 Faleh Bughenaim celebrates aboard Silawi after the Canadian International. |
The $750,000 Canadian International (G1) features top older horses going 1 1/2 miles around 3 turns of the bet365 Inner Turf Course at Woodbine, as the main E.P. Taylor course is closed until next summer for renovation on the backstretch section. It was unusually warm for early October in Toronto with sunny skies and a race time temperature of 26.4 C (79.5 F), with the turf rated firm (GoingStick reading of 11.4). Celebrating its 85th renewal this year, the International was last run 2 years ago, left off the stakes schedule in 2024 due to shipping issues from Europe, but returned this year in order to retain its Grade 1 rating.
 Silawi (right) holds off Tawny Port (yellow #4 saddle towel) in the stretch. |
New jockey Faleh Bughenaim (replacing Daniel Tudhope who was unable to fly in from Europe) sent 10-1 Silawi to a clear lead around all 3 turns through easy fractions of 23.69, 47.30, 1:12.00, and 1:37.53 while pressed by Nations Pride and stalked by 13-1 My Boy Prince. Turning for home, Silawi continued to lead through 10f in 2:02.00. Kept to task by Bughenaim, Silawi held off late-running Tawny Port to win by a nose in a new course record time of 2:27.52, 1.17 seconds faster than the previous record. It was another 1 3/4 lengths back to favorite Nations Pride third.
Pgm Horse Jockey Win Place Show 7 Silawi Bughenaim 22.90 10.00 5.40 4 Tawny Port Civaci 5.30 3.30 10 Nations Pride Loughnane 2.30 Winning Time: 2:27.52 $1 Exacta 7-4 3.85 $2 Trifecta 7-4-19 27.40 $2 Superfecta 7-4-10-9 74.50Results chart |
Left: Silawi in the winner's circle. Winning trainer Hamad Al Jehani said, "Silawi is a frontrunner, and with this racecourse, I think with a tighter track, I think you got a huge advantage if you are in front, and we know that the Godolphin horse (Nations Pride), he's a nice horse, and if we decide to make a different plan, it will be hard to beat him. So, we take that advantage to go forward, and we make the pace from the beginning and follow the plan very well, and I think he deserves to be here in the winning enclosure today."
Right: Faleh Bughenaim celebrates with the trophy. Bughenaim said, "It is a lucky day for me (to pick up the mount) Daniel (Tudhope, originally named to ride) told me he cannot get the flight and Hamad gave me a chance to ride. He's one of the best horses we have in our yard in Newmarket, and Hamad and his assistant believe Silawi can do great races. He gave me a nice Group 1 (win) in Canada, and I was happy it worked out."
Left: Silawi in the paddock. Al Jehani, who also trains 5th place finisher Haunted Dream added, "It's not a surprise because I feel from the beginning when we start to do the entry. I believed if Silawi came to Woodbine Racecourse, he can show greater performance. So, the trainer is not always right, but today I'm right, so it's a great result for the team. That result, it's not coming from Hamad Al-Jehani alone – it's coming from all the team."
Right: Silawi in the post parade.
Left: Silawi leads first time by. Bughenaim added, "He won a Group 3 in England. Today, we went up two steps with him to a Grade 1. I had orders to go a nice pace with him. From the middle of the bend, I asked him to go, and he accepted that."
Right: Silawi gets hosed off after the race.
Left: Second place finisher Tawny Port in the paddock. The Miguel Clement trainee improved his record to 5 wins, 6 seconds, and 5 thirds in 29 starts, earning $2,118,593 for owner Peachtree Stable.
Right: Third place finisher and beaten favorite Nations Pride returns to be unsaddled. The Charlie Appleby trainee improved his record to 11 wins, 3 seconds, and 4 thirds in 24 starts, earning $3,843,051 for owner-breeder Godolphin.
The Canadian International field down the backstretch soon after the start.
 No Nay Hudson wins the Nearctic Stakes |
Jockey Javier Castellano sent Bring Theband Home to the lead through an opening quarter of 21.65 while pressed by 16-1 Western Whirl and stalked by Nobals. Turning for home Bring Theband Home tired allowing Western Whirl to inherit the lead through 4f in 44.01. 17-2 fourth choice No Nay Hudson, unhurried early under Pablo Morales, came out 6 wide for room and rallied to win by a neck over Nobals in 56.19. It was another neck back to Western Whirl third, while favorite Bring Theband Home checked in last of 7 beaten just 3 1/2 lengths.
Left: No Nay Hudson in the winner's circle. Winning jockey Pablo Morales said, "If you happen to go back and watch the head-on, the inside horse breaks out really, really hard, and I got pinched bad out of there, crossing heels for a couple of jumps, so I had no other choice but to take a little hold and take Plan B."
Right: No Nay Hudson gets hosed off after the race. Morales added, "I felt that they were flying, so I felt like I had a really good shot to win this. I kind of let my horse get it straight underneath, and in the turn picked it up and I'm thinking, 'I'm going to get this because they have to come back a little bit. I have tons of horse, so the horse will outrun them in the end, and I'll finish them.'"
Left: Second place finisher Nobals in the paddock. The Larry Rivelli trainee improved his record to 12 wins, 6 seconds, and 1 third in 29 starts, earning $1,842,240 for owner Patricia's Hope.
Right: Third place finisher Western Whirl returns after the race. The Stuart Simon trainee improved his record to 3 wins, 4 seconds, and 4 thirds in 16 starts, earning $238,410 for owner-breeder Chiefswood Stables.
Last place finisher and beaten favorite Bring Theband Home in the paddock. The Mark Casse trainee has a record of 6 wins, 3 seconds, and 1 third in 14 starts, earning $508,556 for owner-breeder Live Oak Plantation.
 Breath Away wins the Dance Smartly Stakes |
Jockey Eswan Flores sent 25-1 Hurricane Clair to the lead first time by through fractions of 23.13, 47.50, and 1:11.59 while pressed by 16-1 Mo Fox Given and stalked by 21-1 Distant Winter and Caitlinhergrtness. Turning for home Hurricane Clair tired allowing Caitlinhergrtness to inherit the lead through 1 mile in 1:35.57. 6-1 Breath Away, last early under Sahin Civaci, came out 5 wide after saving ground around both turns and rallied to win by 1/2 a length over favorite Caitlinhergrtness in 1:41.74. It was another 2 1/2 lengths back to late-running Ready for Shirl third.
Left: Breath Away in the winner's circle. Lee Vickers, assistant to winning trainer Miguel Clement said, "She was very smart in her first couple of starts around Gulfstream, where you really need a turn of foot, and she's demonstrated that again on numerous occasions. Today, I think [Civaci] gave a great ride from the one-hole, saved every inch of ground and conserved that energy for that turn of foot late on, which was incredible. It was really good. When she's right, she's really, really good, and today she was right."
Right: Breath Away gets hosed off after the race.
Left: Second place finisher and beaten favorite Caitlinhergrtness in the paddock. The Kevin Attard trainee improved her record to 5 wins, 3 seconds, and 2 thirds in 15 starts, earning $925,660 for owner WinStar Farm.
Right: Third place finisher Ready for Shirl returns after the race. The Roger Attfield trainee improved her record to 4 wins, 2 seconds, and 3 thirds in 14 starts, earning $354,024 for owner-breeder Charles Fipke.
The fillies break from the gate for the Dance Smartly.
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