Lady Luck Lady Eva, trained by Mark Casse, won Saturday’s first race with Sofia Vives in the irons. The daughter of Bolt d’Oro rumbled to a seven-length score in the seven-furlong main track tilt. One race later, Foxy Lady found her way to the winner’s circle courtesy of a half-length score for the duo of trainer Martin Drexler and owner Bruno Schickedanz. A $1 ‘Lady’ daily double returned $9.80. Lady Eva jockey Sofia Vives winning Race 1 on December 9, 2023 at Woodbine (Michael Burns Photo) Covert mission Infamous Covert, trained by Patrick Dixon for owner and breeder Colebrook Farms, rallied impressively to take Saturday’s fourth race, a 1 1/16-mile trek over the Tapeta. In rein to Fraser Aebly, the 5-year-old son of Leonnatus Anteas-Zippy Lady zipped to a 5 ¾-length triumph and returned $5.60 for the win. Infamous Covert and jockey Fraser Aebly winning Race 4 on December 9, 2023 at Woodbine (Michael Burns Photo) Breakout performance Holiday in Jail, under Ryan Munger, won her second straight race after taking Saturday’s third tilt by a half-length. Sent off as the even-money choice, the Robert Tiller trainee tracked down a stubborn foe to win the 1 1/16-mile Tapeta race. The daughter of Catholic Boy-In Jail returned $4.10 for the win. Holiday in Jail and jockey Ryan Munger winning Race 3 on December 10, 2023 at Woodbine (Michael Burns Photo) Hitting his best stride Musical Stride hit a winning note for the second straight time, taking Sunday’s third race at 5-1. Sofia Vives piloted the 3-year-old dark bay to a 1 ¼-length victory in the six-furlong race. Trained by Mike De Paulo, the Ontario-bred son of Capo Baston-Canadian Club is now 3-0-2 from 13 career starts. Musical Stride and jockey Sofia Vives winning Race 3 on December 10, 2023 at Woodbine (Michael Burns Photo) Capital idea Ottawa, with Kazushi Kimura riding, broke his maiden in his fourth career start. The 3-year-old son of Violence-Moon Rainbow went off as the even-money choice in the six-furlong main track race for maidens, 3-year-olds and up. Trained by Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame inductee Josie Carroll, the dark bay is owned by LNJ Foxwoods, Jungle Racing LLC, and NK Racing. Ottawa and jockey Kazushi Kimura winning Race 5 on December 10, 2023 at Woodbine (Michael Burns Photo) Worth hearing “He’s a nice, honest horse and this year we had a lot of tough results. But he finally came through today.” – Trainer Mike Mattine, on Secret Reserve’s win in Sunday’s $100,000 Steady Growth Stakes. Worth watching Watch as Fashionably Fab sews together four straight scores courtesy of a sparkling effort in Saturday’s $100,000 La Prevoyante Stakes. Worth knowing The final cards for the 2023 Thoroughbred season will be run Thursday (4:40 p.m.), Friday (1:05 p.m.), Saturday (1:05 p.m.), and Sunday (1:05 p.m.). Share This:Share
