{"id":3916,"date":"2021-08-21T19:14:46","date_gmt":"2021-08-21T23:14:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/woodbine.com\/queensplate\/saturday-stakes-in-the-books-to-launch-qp21-weekend\/"},"modified":"2021-08-21T19:14:46","modified_gmt":"2021-08-21T23:14:46","slug":"saturday-stakes-in-the-books-to-launch-qp21-weekend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/woodbine.com\/kingsplate\/2021\/08\/21\/saturday-stakes-in-the-books-to-launch-qp21-weekend\/","title":{"rendered":"Saturday stakes in the books to launch #QP21 weekend"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>TORONTO, August 21, 2021 &#8211; Woodbine kicked-off Queen&#8217;s Plate weekend with a quartet of stakes events on Saturday&#8217;s 11-race card. The recaps of each stakes contest are available below.<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"x_MsoPlainText\">\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\"><b><span lang=\"EN-US\">First Empire rules the roost in Soaring Free\u00a0<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">TORONTO, August 21, 2021 \u2013 First Empire, prominent throughout, took charge around the final turn and held off Degree of Risk to score by 1 \u00be-lengths in Saturday\u2019s $140,250 Soaring Free Stakes at Woodbine.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">The Soaring Free, a 6 \u00bd-furlong turf race for 2-year-olds, attracted a field of six and kicked off the first of back-to-back four-stakes programs at the Toronto oval on Queen\u2019s Plate weekend. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">First Empire, conditioned by Mark Casse, had finished a faltering fifth when debuting here on the Tapeta, but then was a game front-running winner over six furlongs of turf with returning rider Patrick Husbands in the irons.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">\u201cWhen I breezed him in the morning, he\u2019s okay, but on the grass, as he\u2019s shown in his last two races, he\u2019s a different horse,\u201d said Husbands. \u201cI had so much horse swinging for home. I knew it would take a real nice horse to beat him.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"ratio ratio-16x9\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Woodbine, Tbred, August 21, 2021 Race 3\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ov58SNcvEOk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">In the Soaring Free, First Empire pressed Indiana invader Heaven Street while racing just outside through an opening quarter in :22.49 and led that one by a length as he got the half in :44.37.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">Degree of Risk, invading from Illinois for trainer Eoin Harty, was making his turf debut and impressed, finishing second, despite racing greenly through the lane.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">Heaven Street wound up third, 7 \u00bc-lengths behind the runner-up.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">Twenty Four Mamba, who like First Empire is a son of the Casse-trained Eclipse Award-winning 2-year-old Classic Empire, was another 3 \u00bd-lengths back in fourth.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">Concealed Carry never menaced in finishing fifth and Silent Farewell, a troubled second behind First Empire when debuting here August 1, failed to enter contention as the 9-5 favourite and checked in last.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">The final time was 1:15.44.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3919\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3919\" style=\"width: 750px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/woodbine.com\/woodbine-news\/saturday-stakes-in-the-books-to-launch-qp21-weekend\/attachment\/first-empire-aug-21-soaring-free\/#main\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3919\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3919 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/woodbine.com\/queensplate\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2021\/08\/First-Empire-Aug-21-Soaring-Free-800x533.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3919\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">First Empire and Patrick Husbands winning the Soaring Free on Saturday at Woodbine. (Michael Burns)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">Sent off as the 5-2 second choice, First Empire returned $7.80 and keyed a $53.70 exacta over 9-1 Degree of Risk. Heaven Street, at 5-1, completed a $97.05 ($1) trifecta and the superfecta with Twenty Four Mamba came back at $312.90 for $1.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">First Empire, owned by Dick Bonnycastle\u2019s Harlequin Ranches, is out of the Macho Uno mare Silsita and is the first stakes winner for both his dam and his freshman sire. Bred by Saintsbury Farm, First Empire was a $60,000 yearling at Fasig-Tipton Kentucky\u2019s October sale.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">Casse won last year\u2019s Soaring Free with Gretzky the Great, who used the race as a stepping-stone to success here in the Grade 1 Summer Stakes and went on to be honoured as Canada\u2019s Outstanding Male Two-Year-Old.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">This year\u2019s $400,000 Summer Stakes (G1), a \u201cWin and You\u2019re In\u201d for the Breeders\u2019 Cup Juvenile Turf, will be run at Woodbine on September 19.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">-0-\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\"><b><span lang=\"EN-US\">Diabolic delivers again, this time in Catch A Glimpse\u00a0<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">TORONTO, August 21, 2021 \u2013 Diabolic, under a patient Antonio Gallardo, found daylight along the rail and took off in the stretch to win the $127,250 Catch A Glimpse Stakes, Saturday at Woodbine.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">The daughter of Dark Angel-Seafront arrived at the 6 \u00bd-furlong turf event for 2-year-old fillies off two straight scores to launch her career, including an impressive effort in the My Dear Stakes on July 31 at Woodbine.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">Despite acting up in the gate, Diabolic, at even-money, settled down to deliver trainer Mark Casse and owners D.J. Stable LLC &amp; Nexus Racing Club, with a natural hat trick.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"ratio ratio-16x9\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Woodbine, Tbred, August 21, 2021 Race 6\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_MjzmBWfqiE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">Silver Magnatized and Curlin Candy dueled for the early lead as Gallardo and Diabolic were an unhurried seventh of eight through a quarter in :23.19. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">After Silver Magnatized took the field through a half-mile in :46.29, Gallardo roused Diabolic, and as the field straightened for home, the pair took aim at the frontrunners, steadily gaining along the inside to grab a one-length lead at the stretch call. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">At the wire, Diabolic was a one-length winner in a time of 1:15.81 over firm going. Royal Engagement was second, while Miss Barbara, also a Casse trainee, finished third.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">\u201cShe ran pretty good off the pace,\u201d said Gallardo after the local prep for the Grade 1 $400,000 Natalma Stakes on September 19, a Breeders\u2019 Cup \u201cWin and You\u2019re In\u201d event. \u201cI saw a couple of horses with speed today going a little longer distance than last time, so I settled down; tried to save some ground. She&#8217;s a nice filly. I saw the inside hole and I only asked her a little bit and she just rolled.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">The grey, bred in Ireland by Yeomanstown Stud, paid $4.30 for the win.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">&#8220;She&#8217;s improved,\u201d said Gallardo. \u201cEvery race, she tells you she&#8217;s something, no matter if it&#8217;s five furlongs, 6 \u00bd, Polytrack, 6 \u00bd on the turf&#8230; she&#8217;s classy. She can do everything all the time.&#8221;\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3918\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3918\" style=\"width: 750px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/woodbine.com\/woodbine-news\/saturday-stakes-in-the-books-to-launch-qp21-weekend\/attachment\/diabolic-aug-21-catch-a-glimpse\/#main\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3918\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3918 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/woodbine.com\/queensplate\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2021\/08\/Diabolic-Aug-21-Catch-A-Glimpse-800x533.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3918\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Diabolic (IRE) and Antonio Gallardo winning the Catch A Glimpse on Saturday at Woodbine. (Michael Burns photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">It was a fitting victory for Casse, who conditioned Catch A Glimpse, Canada\u2019s Horse of the Year, Outstanding 2-Year-Old Filly, and Outstanding Turf Female of 2015 after winning Woodbine\u2019s Grade 1 Natalma and the Breeders\u2019 Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf at Keeneland.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">-0-\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\"><b><span lang=\"EN-US\">Corelli captures Singspiel crown\u00a0<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">TORONTO, August 21, 2021 \u2013 Corelli, under a perfectly-judged ride by Kazushi Kimura, took charge in deep stretch and strolled home a 1 \u00be-length winner in Saturday\u2019s Grade 3 $160,800 Singspiel Stakes, run over 1 \u00bc-miles on the E.P. Taylor Turf Course.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">\u201cToday we got a very bad [post] position, that&#8217;s why I focused on the one move,\u201d said Kimura, who had started from the outside. \u201cI&#8217;d like to just switch him to the inside, focus on keeping him comfortable. He made a steady pace and just moved so well.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"ratio ratio-16x9\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Woodbine, Tbred, August 21, 2021 Race 8\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/q06VNcpGwak?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">Corelli, who was giving his trainer Jonathan Thomas his first Canadian victory, had sat patiently towards the rear of the eight-horse field as longshot Peace of Ekati set the pace with 5-2 second choice Belichick keeping close order through a quarter in :25.90, half in :50.55, and six furlongs in 1:14.91.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">Belichick moved to the lead in early stretch, holding a half-length advantage through a mile in 1:38.51 and a half-length margin with a furlong to run.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">Corelli was on the march, however, and finding a seam in midstretch, was quick to seize the advantage and held the closing English Conqueror at bay while finishing in 2:01.70 over firm ground.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">\u201cI watch all the time before the race what&#8217;s in the program, watching the horse, watching the jockeys,\u201d said Kimura. \u201cJust hoping that I&#8217;d get room [in the stretch]. And I did it.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">English Conqueror, an 11-1 shot, stalked from towards the rear of the field was up to gain the place by a length over Belichick.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">Theregoesjojo, at 9-1, was in touch throughout and missed third money by just a neck.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">Primo Touch, Peace of Ekati, the 9-5 favourite Eons, and Woodbridge, completed the order of finish.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">Corelli, a 6-year-old gelding, is a homebred who races for George Strawbridge\u2019s Augustin Stable. Bred in Kentucky, Corelli is by Point of Entry out of the Diesis mare, Vignette, and was recording his first graded stakes score in the Singspiel.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3917\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3917\" style=\"width: 750px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/woodbine.com\/woodbine-news\/saturday-stakes-in-the-books-to-launch-qp21-weekend\/attachment\/corelli-aug-21-singspiel\/#main\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3917\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3917 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/woodbine.com\/queensplate\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2021\/08\/Corelli-Aug-21-Singspiel-800x533.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3917\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Corelli and Kazushi Kimura winning the Singspiel on Saturday at Woodbine. (Michael Burns photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">A three-time winner in England, Corelli relocated to North America in 2020, placing in last year\u2019s Grade 1 United Nations at Monmouth Park, and won the listed Henry S. Clark at Pimlico in his 2021 opener.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">\u201cHe&#8217;s a classy horse,\u201d said Kimura. \u201cI&#8217;m so appreciative to the owner and the trainer, and I hope I get another mount on him.&#8221;\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">The 7-2 third choice, Corelli returned $9.80 and topped a $104.40 exactor with English Conqueror. The $1 trifecta with Belichick came back at $206.35, and Theregoesjojo bottomed a $1 superfecta of $1,120.15.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">-0-\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\"><b><span lang=\"EN-US\">Boardroom all business in Seaway<\/span><\/b><span lang=\"EN-US\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">TORONTO, August 21, 2021 \u2013 LNJ Foxwoods\u2019 Boardroom was simply brilliant in winning the Grade 3 $155,400 Seaway Stakes on Saturday afternoon at Woodbine.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">Luis Contreras looked confident from the moment the gates opened in the seven-furlong Seaway, for fillies and mares, 3-year-olds and up, piloting the Josie Carroll trainee to the easiest of victories in the main track stakes event. \u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">After breaking sharply from the outside post seven, Boardroom was settled comfortably into fourth as Toffen seized the early lead and took her rivals through an opening quarter timed in :23.34, as Hell N Wild and Fiduciary followed in second and third, respectively.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">Toffen, ahead by 1 \u00bd-lengths after a half in :46.39, was soon confronted by rivals to her outside, a group that included 6-5 choice Boardroom.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">As the field rounded the turn for home, Contreras took a quick glance to see if any closers were coming to call, before giving the 4-year-old daughter of Commissioner her cue.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">From there, it was game over.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">The duo dashed away from their pursuers with ease, widening their advantage with every stride, crossing the wire 4 \u00bd-length winners. Our Secret Agent finished second, two lengths ahead of Amalfi Coast.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">Final time for seven panels over the Tapeta was 1:22.02.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"ratio ratio-16x9\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Woodbine, Tbred, August 21, 2021 Race 10\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_TtzGxBPMx0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">&#8220;We had a good break, and I was in control of the race every single step of the way,\u201d said Contreras. \u201cShe always surprised me, even in the morning and the afternoon. Every race she gave me, she showed me some improvement. So, I&#8217;m very happy with this filly. I love her.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">It was the fifth win, along with one second and a third, from seven starts for Boardroom, who also counts stakes scores in the Duchess and Grade 3 Whimsical.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">&#8220;She&#8217;s just a really special filly,\u201d said Carroll. \u201cI think we knew from the moment she came in that she had the capability, and she&#8217;s just blossomed as she&#8217;s gotten older. We&#8217;re so fortunate that LNJ Foxwoods would send her to us.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">&#8220;I think we&#8217;ll see how she comes out of it, but we do have a great sprint series here at Woodbine. So, it&#8217;s a wonderful place for her to be.&#8221;\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3920\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3920\" style=\"width: 750px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/woodbine.com\/woodbine-news\/saturday-stakes-in-the-books-to-launch-qp21-weekend\/attachment\/boardroom-aug-21-seaway\/#main\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3920\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3920 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/woodbine.com\/queensplate\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2021\/08\/Boardroom-Aug-21-Seaway--800x533.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3920\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Boardroom and Luis Contreras winning the Seaway on Saturday at Woodbine. (Michael Burns photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">Bred by Polo Green Stable Inc., Boardroom launched her career with two straight victories, starting last June at Woodbine.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">She paid $4.40 for the win.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">The 162<sup>nd<\/sup>\u00a0running of the Queen\u2019s Plate is set for Sunday as part of a stakes-filled card at Woodbine. First post is 12:25 p.m.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TORONTO, August 21, 2021 &#8211; Woodbine kicked-off Queen&#8217;s Plate weekend with a quartet of stakes events on Saturday&#8217;s 11-race card. The recaps of each stakes contest are available below. 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