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
Munnyfor Ro
Safe Conduct Wins an Unusual Queen’s Plate
Everything seems improbable this year. The 162nd Queen’s Plate is no different. Mitchell Kursner found himself clutching petals and stuffing them into his pockets for a later engagement at a cemetery, after the horse he bred, Safe Conduct, won the Queen’s Plate. He went to the Plate on Sunday, wearing the same shoes he had worn when Neshama, a filly he owned in a … [Read more...] about Safe Conduct Wins an Unusual Queen’s Plate
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