Star Fortress Seems to be to Shine in Canadian Stakes

Star Fortress , a winner in 2022 in England and in 2023 in the USA, will attempt to add a 3rd nation to her profitable stops when she races within the CA$200,000 Canadian Stakes (G2T) Aug. 10 at Woodbine.

She is one among 11 fillies and mares entered in Saturday’s 1 1/8-mile turf race, although a number of horses—Moira , Mission of Pleasure , and Libban —may alternatively race Aug. 11 within the $500,000 Beverly D. Stakes (G2T) at Colonial Downs, the place they’ve been cross-entered. The Beverly D. and different stakes at Colonial had been postponed a day from Saturday as a result of anticipated heavy rain attributable to Tropical Storm Debby.

Lots of Moira’s greatest turf races have been on agency floor or quick-playing “good” turf. She gained the Canadian Stakes by 6 1/4 lengths final 12 months over the latter sort of grass situation.

Star Fortress, a 5-year-old grey or roan Sea The Stars  mare, is gifted however inconsistent. She gained her preliminary race in the USA final 12 months when she took the Nov. 23 Cardinal Stakes (G3T) by 10 lengths at Churchill Downs, however 5 follow-up begins this 12 months have left her winless, with finishes starting from second to eleventh.

Her greatest efficiency this 12 months got here when she was an in depth runner-up within the Might 3 Sheepshead Bay Stakes (G3T) throughout the Belmont on the Massive A meet, which was adopted by an eleventh within the New York Stakes (G1T) when dealing with a number of the prime turf mares in North America June 7.

She has skilled at Keeneland main as much as the Canadian Stakes.

Jose Ortiz rides for coach Cherie DeVaux and house owners John Gunther and Eurowest Bloodstock Companies. 

Dixiana Farms’ Perpetually After All  can be heading north to Canada after coaching in Kentucky. Her type is far improved this 12 months below coach Brendan Walsh, who has been coaching her at Turfway Park on its Tapeta floor.

She has an allowance optionally available claiming win and three stakes placings in 2024, together with when third on turf within the Gamely Stakes (G1T) at Santa Anita Park in Might. Most lately, she was second within the Anchorage In a single day Stakes on the Churchill Downs grass course.

Adam Beschizza rides.

In addition to 2022 Canadian Horse of the Yr Moira, coach Kevin Attard entered Terra Racing Steady’s Fashionably Fab , a winner of her lone turf begin in opposition to simpler Canadian-bred competitors and Gold Sq.’s Full Rely Felicia , fourth within the June 29 Nassau Stakes (G2T). Full Rely Felicia is the extra skilled grass runner of the 2.

Saturday’s card additionally contains the CA$250,000 Bison Metropolis Stakes for 3-year-old Canadian-bred fillies, which drew 9 horses to race 1 1/16 miles on Tapeta, led by Chiefswood Stables’ Woodbine Oaks winner Kin’s Concerto .

Hurricane Clair , A Little Frisky , and Lunch With Bernie —3-4-5 within the Woodbine Oaks—are different contenders, as are stretching-out runners Dancing Duchess  and Ontario .