Implicated improved her document to two-for-two since shifting to the barn of coach Brendan Walsh with a 1 3/4-length victory over 2023 Canadian Horse of the 12 months Fev Rover within the CA$179,850 Nassau Stakes (G2T) at Woodbine June 29.
Owned by Bradley Thoroughbreds, Belmar Racing and Breeding, Cambron Equine, and Laura Leigh Steady, Implicated gained the 2022 Chelsey Flower Stakes as a 2-year-old and the 2023 Pebbles Stakes (G3T) as a 3-year-old whereas with coach Chad Brown. Transferred to Walsh, she took a third-level allowance race by 3 3/4 lengths Might 12 at Churchill Downs in her 4-year-old debut.
The Join filly appeared to take one other step ahead Saturday in her first journey to Canada, the place she took on Fev Rover on the Mark Casse trainee’s house turf. With rider Declan Cannon guiding her to a midpack, stalking journey, Implicated bought first run on the closers and surged to the lead midstretch. Fev Rover, who noticed the sector 4-6 kilos, and Millie Lady had been each fanned extensive turning for house and closed belatedly behind the winner to full the trifecta.
“All the things panned out nice in the present day,” mentioned Cannon. “Brendan and his group did a wonderful job. Had this race picked out for some time, and all of it labored out in the present day.
“With this being such an extended stretch, I simply wished to experience her with confidence, like she was the perfect horse within the race. And after I actually requested her on the eighth pole, simply took her a short while to get organized, however I believe that was simply due to the bottom as nicely, and I did not wish to rush her and get her unorganized, and he or she got here house sturdy.”
Implicated paid $13.30 to win. Her time for one mile on the nice turf was 1:35.50.
Bradley Thoroughbreds, agent, bought Implicated for $125,000 on the 2021 Fasig-Tipton Kentucky Fall Yearling Sale. She is the primary foal out of the unraced Story of the Cat mare Wysteria, a half to grade 3 winner Kallio (Scat Daddy) plus stakes winner Clear the Runway (Damaged Vow) and stakes-placed Sallisaw (Alternate Charge). Implicated has gained 5 of 9 begins and earned $413,360.
Join, a grade 1-winning son of Curlin , stands at Lane’s Finish close to Versailles, Ky. His stud payment in 2024 was $15,000.
The Nassau was certainly one of 5 graded stakes on the Saturday card.
Video: Nassau S. (G2T)
Paramount Value Reigns Once more, Captures Dominion Day
2023 King’s Plate winner Paramount Prince , final 12 months’s Sovereign Award champion 3-year-old male, notched the primary stakes win of his 4-year-old season in main all through within the CA$177,800 Dominion Day Stakes (G3).
Exhibiting the pace and endurance he exhibited within the King’s Plate final 12 months, the Society’s Chairman gelding set a gradual tempo from the beginning underneath Patrick Husbands and was by no means threatened, timed in 1:49.35 for 1 1/8 miles on Tapeta. He was nicely away from runner-up Stanley Home and third-place Depraved Django . He paid $6.50 to win.
The Dominion Day was his second win in three begins in 2024. In his two earlier races, he was a detailed third within the June 1 Eclipse Stakes (G2) at Woodbine and scored in a March 10 allowance optionally available claiming race at Gulfstream Park.
He races for his Michael J. Langlois and Gary Barber, who purchased an curiosity in Paramount Prince after he confirmed promise throughout his 2-year-old season.
Jockey Patrick Husbands and Paramount Prince win the Dominion Day Stakes
Video: Dominion Day S. (G3)
Casse Additionally Wins Highlander With Filo Di Arianna
Barber and Casse had been additionally profitable when Filo Di Arianna continued his Woodbine excellence by capturing the CA$200,800 Highlander Stakes (G2T). Filo Di Arianna races for Barber, Wachtel Steady, and Peter Deutsch.
The Highlander marked his first victory since rattling off three victories in a row final summer time on the Canadian monitor, with two of these triumphs in graded firm.
Below Kazushi Kimura, Filo Di Arianna pressed the tempo of Step Ahead earlier than taking command and pulling clear for a 2 1/4-length victory over a rallying Witty . Step Ahead pale to 3rd, a neck forward of favored Oceanic in fourth.
The winner, an 8-year-old gelding by Drosselmeyer , raced six furlongs on an E. P. Taylor Turf course rated as “good” in 1:09.75. He paid $6.30 to win.
Video: bet365 Highlander S. (G2T)
Sabatini Aces Competitors in Selene Stakes
NK Racing and LNJ Foxwoods’ Sabatini kicked off the day’s stakes motion by notching the second black-type win of her four-race profession in the CA$150,900 Selene Stakes (G3) for 3-year-old fillies. Her victory over Crevalle d’Oro and Witwatersrand resulted in her first graded stakes win.
Sabatini ($11.40), a daughter of Uncle Mo educated by Josie Carroll, raced 1 1/16 miles on Tapeta in 1:43.07 beneath Sophia Vives.
Video: Selene S. (G3)
Essex Serpent Provides to Casse’s, Husbands’ Totals in Marine
Rider Husbands and Essex Serpent used a daring midrace transfer to take management of the CA$172,200 Marine Stakes (G3) after which held on to put up a size victory, giving Husbands his second graded stakes win on the cardboard and a 3rd for coach Casse.
“I knew I used to be on the perfect horse,” mentioned Husbands of Essex Serpent. “Sid (Attard’s) horse (Babbo) is a pace horse and my horse comes with a dash and I might see what Sid’s jockey was doing after which by the five-eighths pole I might see him easing again and I say, ‘Hey I am driving a jag man.'”
Jockey Patrick Husbands and Essex Serpent win the Marine Stakes
Owned by Manfred and Penny Conrad, the 3-year-old Honor Code gelding gained for the second time in three lifetime begins. His solely loss was a second-place end within the Queenston Stakes in his second begin.
Bred in Ontario by Conrad Farms, Essex Serpent is out of the profitable Medaglia d’Oro mare Eileen’s Lady, a half sister to Summer season Stakes (G2T) winner Untamed Area . His ultimate time for 1 1/16 miles on the Tapeta was 1:43.03.
Essex Serpent paid $13.70 to win. Cameo Efficiency completed second after making a menacing transfer on the far flip. Midnight Mascot ran third.
