Veteran Get Smokin , a 7-year-old gelding by Get Stormy , appears to be like to return to his profitable kind Dec. 7 when he faces 10 opponents within the CA$135,000 Valedictory Stakes (G3) going 1 1/2 miles on Tapeta at Woodbine.
Corridor of Fame coach Mark Casse, a six-time Valedictory winner, sends out the a number of graded stakes-winning turf horse who has over $2 million in profession earnings and was most just lately a disappointing final of 5 within the Sept. 28 Joe Hirsch Turf Basic (G1T) at Aqueduct Racetrack. The gelding races for homeowners Ironhorse Racing Steady, BlackRidge Stables, Saratoga Seven Racing Companions, and T-N-T Equine Holdings.
Sihan Civaci has the mount Saturday on 3-1 morning-line favourite Get Smokin, who has began simply as soon as on an artificial floor, ending a detailed fourth within the June 1 Eclipse Stakes (G2) at Woodbine in his season debut this yr.
Stanley Home , a 4-year-old son of Military Mule , has fallen simply brief in his final two makes an attempt at graded stakes glory at Woodbine. The Mike De Paulo trainee just lately ran third within the Nov. 16 Autumn Stakes (G2) when racing 1 1/8 miles on Tapeta for homeowners John and Diana Russell. He’s 5-1 on the morning line.
“He did what he all the time does and got here with an enormous run,” mentioned De Paulo. “Sadly, he caught blocked alongside the rail and when he lastly bought clear, he could not catch the leaders. He is had a whole lot of robust luck all through his profession. You all the time get the trouble and also you all the time know he may have that energetic end, so it will be good to see him get that first stakes win. He deserves it.”
Collective Drive , final yr’s Valedictory Stakes runner-up, comes into Saturday’s race off a five-length win in an allowance optionally available claimer Oct. 6 on Tapeta for coach Rachel Halden. He’s a 15-1 outsider for Chiefswood Stables.
“All of it form of got here collectively on the proper time,” Halden mentioned. “We felt good going into that race and he did what we thought he was able to doing.
“He comes spherical within the fall. He has run his greatest races within the late fall and we hope for that very same form of effort this time.”
Halden and Chiefswood Stables additionally begin Roscar , a 3-year-old son of Oscar Efficiency . He just lately completed a fast-closing third in an allowance optionally available claiming race at Woodbine Nov. 17.
He received the CA$500,000 Breeders’ Stakes, the third jewel within the Canadian Triple Crown, on turf Sept. 29 at Woodbine and appears to return to that kind on Saturday.
“Clearly, he is had a little bit of a mixed-up yr, and we’ve not been capable of get right into a clean rhythm with him,” mentioned Halden after the Breeders’ rating.
The wide-open discipline additionally consists of Stone Age , a a number of graded stakes-placed son of Galileo , and the Repole and St. Elias Stables-owned Unfastened Wire , a lightly-raced son of Avenue Sense coming off an allowance optionally available claiming win at Woodbine Oct. 27. Kevin Attard trains the $925,000 yearling buy.
Entries: wager 365 Valedictory S. (G3)
Woodbine, Saturday, December 07, 2024, Race 8
- Grade III
- 1 1/2m
- All Climate Observe
- $135,000
- 3 yo’s & up
- 4:49 PM (native)
