Tone Broke is big and bullish, at least to a point. But so talented that he won the $400,000 Breeders Stakes over 1 ½ miles, in his first turf test on Aug. 17 at Woodbine. Patience was the key. And 34-year-old jockey Rafael Hernandez supplied it. Tone Broke scattered the pigeons when he broke from the gate in the Queen’s Plate, bearing to the inside, and then … [Read more...] about Tone Broke Conquers
Tone Broke
Tone Cold Running
Tone Broke. Stone Cold. Triple Crown Screeching Halt. Tone Broke, another gem bred by Ontarian Sean Fitzhenry, steamed home to win the $400,000 Prince of Wales, as the second longest shot on the board. And once again, Little Saratoga, just like Big Saratoga, became a graveyard of favourites. Overlooked a tad at 5.60 to 1, Tone Broke laid waste to One Bad Boy’s shot at … [Read more...] about Tone Cold Running
One Bad Boy romps in the Queen’s Plate
What a scamp, that One Bad Boy, who ran off so easily with the 160th running of the Queen’s Plate, making it look like just about anything is possible. He made off with this gem of Canadian racing, worth one million Canadian bucks, pulling away at will from Canada’s top juvenile of last season, Avie’s Flatter, winning by 3 ¾ lengths, laughing. And how crazy is this? … [Read more...] about One Bad Boy romps in the Queen’s Plate