Top 3 Woodbine Weekend Highlights (May 11-12)

Win

Lapochka is an oldie, but a goodie.

The 11-year-old son of English Channel-Russian Sweetiepie, who won Saturday’s fourth race, now has 19 career wins from 76 career starts to go along with $517,801 in purse earnings.

Trained by Vito Armata for owner Eight Star Racing Stables Inc., the chestnut gelding has posted 42 top-three finishes and has landed in the top four in eight consecutive races.

Lapochka debuted with a third on June 17, 2016, at Woodbine.

Place

It was an Olympic-esque Saturday for jockey Emma-Jayne Wilson, who reached the podium on four occasions.

Aside from two victories – one with Kavala and the other with Quiet Maddelena – the lifetime winner of 1,878 races also recorded a second and a third on the afternoon.

Wilson, in her 20th season, has 129 career stakes wins to her name.

Show

King’s Plate-nominated Piper’s Factor, trained by Katerina Vassilieva, won Sunday’s sixth race, a 1 1/16-mile event over the all-weather track. The Chiefswood homebred, ridden by Kazushi Kimura, paid $7.40 for the win.

Noteworthy

Criminal Intent, owned by CamHaven Farms, was resolute in victory, a maiden-breaking head score in Sunday’s fifth race. Trained by Steve Flint, the son of Reload was ridden by Ryan Munger.

Sofia Vives notched the early Daily Double on Sunday, teaming with French Horn to win the first and I’m Tenacious to take the second. A $1 Vives double paid $9.55.

On Tap

Live racing continues this weekend. The $100,000 Ruling Angel Presented by Ketel One highlights Saturday’s card. On Sunday, the $100,000 King Corrie Stakes takes centre stage. First post for both days is 1:10 p.m.

Chris Lomon, Woodbine Communications