Munnyfor Ro came over to the Woodbine paddock with her two bodyguards on Saturday, necessary because she’s quickly becoming the Brink’s truck of the Woodbine backstretch. And after winning the $250,400 Wonder Where Stakes, third jewel of the filly Triple Crown, she’s a top candidate for honours as Canada’s top 3-year-old filly. Some say, horse of the year, too. Bet down … [Read more...] about Take the Munny and Run
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Kevin Attard Finds the Sun
What a year trainer Kevin Attard has had. COVID halted his training plans in Florida. He caught the virus himself and was shuttered for a time, not feeling well at all. Woodbine was shuttered too. Bills probably piled up on the boot tray by the door. He has Queen’s Plate prospects, but couldn’t get them winter-raced. One of them, Stephen, winner of the Coronation Futurity, … [Read more...] about Kevin Attard Finds the Sun
A Jubilee of Epic Proportions
“Come on, mama,” Tino Attard repeated to Starship Jubilee as she floated into the paddock before the $1-million Woodbine Mile on Sept. 19. It was almost like a chant. He was rather like a pacing parent. The elder Attard was a believer in this spunky 7-year-old mare. She made believers out of the rest of us moments later. At odds of 6 to 1, Starship Jubilee trounced … [Read more...] about A Jubilee of Epic Proportions
An Odyssey of Justin Stein
Justin Stein’s first ride back after a three-year absence was, in his words, “overwhelming.” The moments will live a lifetime: how he got on six horses on the Woodbine backstretch on Sunday morning, May 12, and then headed home to the Pine Valley Training Centre about 20 minutes away, where he ran five kilometres around and around the indoor training track. In the jock’s … [Read more...] about An Odyssey of Justin Stein