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Golden Vision strikes gold in Eternal Search / Dun Drum delivers in Overskate 

October 9, 2022

TORONTO, October 9, 2022 – A pair of 7 ½-furlong Inner Turf Races, one for Ontario-sired 3-year-olds and up, the other for Ontario-sired fillies, 3-year-olds and up, shared the stakes spotlight on Saturday at Woodbine.

In the $100,000 Eternal Search, a race named after the Mel Lawson standout, Golden Vision took all the spoils.

Golden Vision and jockey Rafael Hernandez winning. the Eternal Search Stakes on Sunday at Woodbine (Michael Burns Photo)
Golden Vision and jockey Rafael Hernandez winning. the Eternal Search Stakes on Sunday at Woodbine (Michael Burns Photo)

Ridden by Rafael Hernandez, the 6-year-old daughter of Court Vision-Good as Gold was patiently handled in the early going but came running with an impressive late burst to best hard-charging Lorena by a neck in a time of 1:31.44 over firm ground.

Bred and owned by Elizabeth and Gordon Lickrish, Golden Vision is now 7-4-4 from 24 starts. Trained by Tino Attard, the dark bay mare is now 2-1-1 from six engagements on the season.

A first-time out winner on December 1, 2018, Golden Vision, who paid $10.30 for the Eternal Search Triumph, took last year’s running of the Ballade Stakes.

Dun Drum, a 6-year-old son of Bold n’ Flashy-Lea’s Moon, got up in the final strides to take the $100,000 Overskate.

Dun Drum and jockey Emma-Jayne Wilson winning the Overskate Stakes on Sunday at Woodbine (Michael Burns Photo)
Dun Drum and jockey Emma-Jayne Wilson winning the Overskate Stakes on Sunday at Woodbine (Michael Burns Photo)

With Emma-Jayne Wilson in the irons, the Ian Black trainee was able to find a seam in the stretch to net the victory over a game Mason’s Gamble, besting that rival by a nose in a time of 1:30.37 over firm going.

The dark bay, co-bred (along with John Carey) by Joan Addison, who co-owns with Janet Black and Barbara Brown, is now 6-2-4 from 30 starts. It was third career stakes win for the gelding, who won the 2018 Kingarvie and 2019 Vice Regent.

Sent off at 7-1, Dun Drum returned $17.70 for the win.

Chris Lomon, Woodbine Communications / @WoodbineComm

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