A look at some of the top highlights from the past weekend of racing at Woodbine. High 5 for Casse Dual hall of fame trainer Mark Casse won five races on the Sunday card, starting with Jupiter in the first and ending with Swift Delivery taking the final dash. The multiple graded stakes winning conditioner has yet another milestone on the horizon, as he finds himself 27 victories away from 4,000 for his decorated career. A fitting victory It was a perfectly timed breakthrough for 3-year-old filly Leona Whiteblaze, who on Saturday at Woodbine, scored her first career victory on National Indigenous Peoples Day while donning Indigenous silks for Indigenous owner Oh Em Gee Stable. Trained by Harold Ladouceur, who in 2024 was inducted into the North American Indigenous Hall of Fame, the daughter of Society’s Chairman–Leona Vander (GB) showed impressive poise and tenacity to win race two at 8-1. Leona Whiteblaze’s memorable maiden tally paid $19.90. Like Father, Like Son Miguel Clement, son of the late champion conditioner Christophe Clement, celebrated an impressive stakes score on Saturday when favourite Love Cervere took all the spoils in the $100,000 Alywow Presented by the Greenwood Stakes. A patient trip from rider Eric Cancel left the 3-year-old bay daughter of Into Mischief– Panther Strike with plenty in the tank to pull away from a pair of rivals for the confident 2 ½-length triumph. Love Cervere’s second straight stakes win (Take The A Train on May 10 at Belmont at the Big A) paid $5.60. Stay tuned Live racing continues Saturday and Sunday. On Saturday, five graded stakes races step into the spotlight for the Canada Day Racing Festival. Post time for both days is 1:05 p.m. Share This:Share
