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 Flavien Prat aboard Argos after winning the Summer Stakes |
"Turf Champions Day" at Woodbine also included two Grade 1 races for 2-year-olds on the turf, each contested at 1 mile around 2 turns of the Inner Turf Course (while the main E.P. Taylor Course is undergoing a year-long renovation). Conditions were typical for "Woodbine Turf Champions Day" with partly cloudy skies and a post time temperature of 24.9 C (76.8 F), with the inner course rated firm (GoingStick 11.1).
Kicking off the Saturday stakes quintet, a field of 10 two-year-olds (after 2 scratches) contested the $500,000 bet365 Summer Stakes (G1) looking for automatic entry into the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf at Del Mar on October 31. Wild Desert was sent off as the 8-5 favorite off his third place finish in the Superlative Stakes (G2) at Newmarket. In to challenge him included 7-2 second choice Two Out Hero, undefeated winner of the Soaring Free, and 11-2 third choice Thesecretadversary off his maiden win at 4th asking in the Churchill Stakes at Tipperary.
 Argos rallies down the center in the stretch. |
Pgm Horse Jockey Win Place Show 1 Argos Prat 15.70 5.10 3.60 10 Wild Desert Buick 3.50 2.30 5 Two Out Hero Hernandez 3.30 Winning Time: 1:36.90 $1 Exacta 1-10 21.80 $2 Trifecta 1-10-5 203.00 $2 Superfecta 1-10-5-12 846.10 |
Left: Argos in the winner's circle. Winning owner David Romanik said, "My second horse (Caltech) raced in the Breeders Cup in 1989 – it's been a long time since then, and now, my second one. This horse breezed at OBS in :30.4 and the only other horse I've ever owned who did that ran in the Breeders' Cup in 1989, so thought I had something special. We ended up buying him back at the sale because he didn't reach the price we wanted. But we thought he was this caliber."
Right: Argos heads back to the barn after the race.
Left: Argos in the paddock before the race. Winning jockey Flavien Prat said, "It got a little rough going into the first turn. Luckily, I was a bit behind that, so it didn't affect me as much as others. I honestly, really loved the way he ran last time. I thought, you know, the last quarter was quite fast, and I don't think it was the right setup for him. And obviously today, we went on the inner [turf] and we had a better draw and a bit more experience and seasoning. And it was a good run."
Right: Argos in his new winner's blanket. Romanik added, "I should have been in front of a TV because I couldn't see much in the stands. I saw the red saddle towel when he took the lead. We were pretty happy when it was happening, and I didn't think he was going to get passed, anyway. He's got the breeding to go distance."
Left: Second place finisher and beaten favorite Wild Desert in the paddock before the race. The Charlie Appleby trainee improved his record to 1 win, 2 seconds, and 1 third in 4 starts, earning $97,240 for owner-breeder Godolphin.
Right: Third place finisher Two Out Hero returns after the race. The Kevin Attard trainee improved his record to 2 wins and 1 third in 3 starts, earning $133,795 for owner Gold Square.
The horses break from the gate for the Summer Stakes.
 Corsia Veloce battles down the stretch in the Natalma Stakes |
Hot Mash was quickest away through an opening quarter of 23.81 before 57-1 La Culasse took over on the backstretch through a half in 48.47 and 3/4 in 1:13.07. Turning for home La Culasse continued to lead through 7f in 1:25.05 but 12-1 Corsia Veloce, 4th early on a rail trip under Fraser Aebly, split horses late to win by 1/2 a length over Hot Mash in 1:37.42. It was a neck back to La Culasse third.
Pgm Horse Jockey Win Place Show 1 Corsia Veloce Aebly 26.50 9.00 8.20 6 Hot Mash Rosario 5.90 6.40 9 La Culasse Dettori 16.50 Winning Time: 1:37.42 $1 Exacta 1-6 70.05 $2 Trifecta 1-6-9 1,838.30 $2 Superfecta 1-6-9-5 8,356.70 |
Left: Corsia Veloce in the winner's circle. Winning owner-breeder Glenn Sikura said, "The people at the farm who are forgotten all the time, they do such hard work and such great things, and they love these animals, and this is the greatest sport in the world. When you can get a win like this, I tell you, it's made my year."
Right: Corsia Veloce in her winner's blanket. Winning trainer Josie Carroll said, "It is so special, and I've trained others in the family, which makes it feel even nicer for all of us. It's very exciting. A filly like this, you don't often go three-for-three with a baby like this, and the way she did it so gamely, it just gives you shivers."
Left: Corsia Veloce in the paddock before the race. Winning jockey Fraser Aebly, celebrating his first Grade 1 win said, "She's a very easy filly to ride. She does everything right, and she makes you look good. This one's very special me, because of the connections. You know, the owners are very special, and so is the trainer. We have a very good connection going on here."
Right: Corsia Veloce heads to the winner's circle.
Left: Second place finisher Hot Mash returns after the race. The John Servis trainee improved her record to 1 win and 1 second in 2 starts, earning $131,713 for owners Avalon Racing Stables, Main Line Racing Stable, Jonathan Green, and Tilted Shamrock Stables.
Right: Third place finisher and beaten favorite La Culasse in the paddock before the race. The Kevin Attard trainee improved her record to 2 thirds in 2 starts, earning $50,549 for owners Al and Bill Ulwelling.
Left: Fourth place finisher and beaten favorite Dance to the Music in the paddock before the race. The Charlie Appleby trainee has a record of 2 wins in 3 starts, earning $91,203 for owner-breeder Godolphin.
Right: The horses break from the gate for the Natalma Stakes
Woodbine Mile, Vigil, and Ontario Matron Stakes also on the card.
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