Breathing Fire Grey Dragon made a great first impression when the 2-year-old daughter of Frac Daddy won Sunday’s third race, a 5 ½-furlong event on the Tapeta. The grey is bred Goldmart Farms, who co-owns with Royal Laser Inc. Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame inductee Robert Tiller is the trainer. Grey Dragon and jockey Daisuke Fukumoto winning Race 3 on August 20, 2023 at Woodbine (Michael Burns Photo) Sweet treat Canadiansweetheart, at 36-1, pulled off the upset in Saturday’s Sweet Briar Too Stakes. It was the eighth career triumph and first stakes crown for the 3-year-old daughter of Ransom the Moon. Renico Lafond trains for owner Kris Manohar. Leo Salles mapped out the winning trip. Canadiansweetheart and jockey Leo Salles winning the Sweet Briar Too Stakes. on August 19, 2023 at Woodbine (Michael Burns Photo) Fit for a King War Bomber (IRE), under Rico Walcott, fended off a stubborn foe in Treason to take Saturday’s $200,000 (G2T) King Edward Stakes. Owned by Bruno Schickedanz, the son of War Front-Sun Shower (IRE) now has seven career victories from 19 starts. The 5-year-old was bred by Coolmore. War Bomber (IRE) and jockey Rico Walcott winning the King Edward Stakes on August 19, 2023 (Michael Burns Photo) Railbird Airosa, with Rafael Hernandez in the irons, found daylight along the rail, and rocketed home for an impressive win in the $125,000 Catch A Glimpse Stakes on Sunday. The dark bay daughter of Uncle Mo-Mrs. Hudson is now 2-0-0 from three starts for trainer Kevin Attard and owners X-Men racing 3, StarLadies Racing, Madaket Stables LLC, and SF Racing LLC. Airosa and jockey Rafael Hernandez winning the Catch a Glimpse Stakes on August 20, 2023 at Woodbine (Michael Burns Photo) Worth repeating “At the end of the day, you’ve got to let the horses talk and don’t get too cocky. I had a clean break, I let him do what he likes to do best, and he just enjoyed the running. I asked him to get over on his right lead and he was just gone.” – Jockey Patrick Husbands, who guided Paramount Prince to victory in the 164th running of The King’s Plate. Patrick Husbands in the winner’s circle for The 164th King’s Plate on August 20, 2023 (Michael Burns Photo) Worth watching Check out Patches O’Houlihan winning his fifth consecutive race after taking the Bold Venture (G3) on Sunday. Worth knowing Yearling Sales Stakes action takes centre stage on Sunday, with a quartet of races featuring some of the country’s top sales graduates. https://woodbine.com/stakes-schedule/ Share This:Share
