Weekend warrior Souper Sunday, who was competing in the claiming ranks in 2022, won her third straight race and first stakes crown when the 3-year-old filly claimed top prize in Saturday’s $100,000 Georgian Bay Stakes. Steve Owens, trains, co-bred and co-owns the daughter of Souper Speedy. Souper Sunday and jockey Eswan Flores winning the Georgian Bay Stakes on July 8, 2023 at Woodbine (Michael Burns Photo) Bread winner Buttered Toast, sent off at 30-1, rallied from last to first under Skye Chernetz to pull the upset in Saturday’s eighth race, a 1 1/16-mile tilt over the Inner Turf. The daughter of Skipshot was swung eight-wide and went on to record a three-quarter length score for trainer and co-owner David Cotey. Buttered Toast and jockey Skye Chernetz winning Race 8 on July 8, 2023 at Woodbine (Michael Burns Photo) Two for Two Kerouac took Sunday’s seventh race, making the Kevin Attard trainee undefeated in 2023. Kerouac won on May 28 with jockey Kazushi Kimura and on Sunday with Rafael Hernandez. Kerouac and jockey Rafael Hernandez winning Race 7 at Woodbine on July 9, 2023 (Michael Burns Photo) Milestone within reach After securing two wins on Sunday with Tapsational in Race 6 and Kenourac in Race 7, jockey Rafael Hernandez sits at 2,996 career wins. Tapsational and jockey Rafael Hernandez winning Race 6 at Woodbine on July 9, 2023 (Michael Burns Photo) Worth repeating “Last year, she was growing, a 2-year-old with lots of aches and pains. Rushed her a little bit. In the end, we sent her to the farm. She came back in real good order.” – Steve Owens, on his sophomore star filly Souper Sunday. Souper Sunday and jockey Eswan Flores winning the Georgian Bay Stakes on July 8, 2023 at Woodbine (Michael Burns Photo) Worth watching Patches O’Houlihan, trained by Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Famer Robert Tiller for owner/breeder Frank Di Giulio, Jr., turned on the jets down the lane to win the $100,000 Lake Huron Stakes on Saturday. Worth knowing The $125,000 My Dear Stakes, for 2-year-old fillies, steps into the spotlight on Saturday. On Sunday, 2-year-olds vie for top spot in the $125,000 Victoria Stakes. https://woodbine.com/stakes-schedule/ Share This:Share
