Abracadabra! Magical Trick, trained by Steve Attard for Sheldon Pettle and Gilbert Sharpe, pulled off a 10-1 upset in Saturday’s sixth race. Ridden by Luis Contreras, the 2-year-old daughter of Danish Dynaformer rallied impressively to win the 5 ½-furlong Tapeta sprint by a half-length. The bay filly was bred in Florida by Charles Fipke. Magical Trick and jockey Luis Contreras winning Race 6 on November 25, 2023 at Woodbine (Michael Burns Photo) Call me Mr Mr Crowley, a 4-year-old dark bay son of Giant Gizmo, recorded his second straight score and sixth victory of his career, after taking Saturday’s second race, a 1 1/16-mile trek over the Tapeta. Sent off as the 3-5 choice, the Ontario-bred, trained by Martin Drexler, returned $3.40 for the win. Mr Crowly and jockey Rafael Hernandez winning Race 2 on November 25, 2023 at Woodbine (Michael Burns Photo) As good as red and gold Last Dawn, bred and owned by iconic Canadian racing outfit Sam-Son Farm, won his third race of the campaign. Trained by Gail Cox and ridden by Kazushi Kimura, the 4-year-old son of Violence-Coastal Dawn took the lead in upper stretch and coasted to a 4 ¼-length win in the 1 1/16-mile main track affair. Last Dawn and jockey Kazushi Kimura winning Race 4 on November 25, 2023 at Woodbine (Michael Burns Photo) Grey power Greystone, trained by Sylvain Pion for Run Your Race Stables, broke his maiden in Sunday’s third race. With Ryan Munger in the irons, the 3-year-old son of Will Take Charge-Like a Gem returned $11.60 for the victory. The roan gelding was bred by Garland Williamson. Greystone and jockey Ryan Munger winning Race 3 on November 26, 2023 at Woodbine (Michael Burns Photo) A double for Don Trainer Don MacRae won back-to-back races on Sunday. Light the Lamp scored in the eighth race and Frankie’s Girl netted the victory in the ninth, the $55,000 Crimson Handicap. The MacRae daily double returned $98.60 for $2. The multiple graded stakes winning conditioner is closing in on 600 career wins. Frankie’s Girl and jockey Rafael Hernandez winning Race 9 on November 26, 2023 at Woodbine (Michael Burns Photo) Worth hearing “I was worried, he has shown a lot of speed in the past. I didn’t want to go too quick, but he was able to relax and was very professional throughout the whole race.” – jockey Eswan Flores, who guided Babbo to a wire-to-wire score in Saturday’s $250,000 Coronation Futurity Stakes. Worth watching Inudation and War Painter put on quite the show in Saturday’s $250,000 Princess Elizabeth Stakes, providing trainer Kevin Attard with a thrilling one-two finish in the 1 1/16-mile Tapeta event. Worth knowing Stakes action continues Saturday with a pair of co-features, the Clarendon and the Shady Well. On Sunday, the Valedictory (G3), a 1 ½-mile tilt over the Tapeta for 3-year-olds and up, takes centre stage. https://woodbine.com/stakes-schedule/ Share This:Share
