 Scatter the Gold winning the Queen's Plate |
Canadian Triple Crown Preview
Dateline: 8/09/00Saturday August 12th will be the 110th running of the Breeders' Stakes at Woodbine in Toronto, Canada. Unlike the US Triple Crown, the final leg of the Canadian series is at 1 1/2 miles on the turf rather than the dirt. Scatter the Gold will be attempting to become the 7th Canadian Triple Crown winner since the series was inaugurated in 1959. He will be following in his mother Dance Smartly's footsteps as she was the 5th to take the series in 1991. It is rather ironic that he will be doing in Canada what his 3/4 brother Fusaichi Pegasus failed to do in the US, finishing out the full Triple Crown series.
The race will be telecast nationally on CTV SportsNet Saturday starting at 3:00pm ET and the race goes to post at 3:40pm ET. If you can't get it on television, Woodbine does broadcast live video over the internet.
Below is info about all the entrants with photos where available. Horses are now listed in post position order with morning line odds. All horses carry 126 lbs. except the filly, Red Satin Slippers, who gets 121.
If you want to voice your opinion on who will win or compare Fusaichi Pegasus to Scatter the Gold side by side, check out the Canadian Triple Crown Poll Page.
Woodbine and Canadian racing info online:
- Post Position Draw - with lots of photos, quotes from the trainer and jockey, and special photos of Scatter the Gold in the barn
- Video of the draw with interviews of the trainer and owner from TSN (Media Player format)
- Woodbine
- Live Audio/Video
- Profiles of the horses - part 1 of 2
- Profiles of the horses - part 2 of 2
- Woodbine Stable Notes - mostly Breeders' Stakes info now and updated frequently
- TSN.CA Breeders' Stakes Special - news, multimedia, and more. Also has an excellent news section.
- SLAM! Horse Racing - Canadian horse racing news
- News Index Search - articles from the various online news sources
- Toronto local info
- More Canadian racing links
The Contenders
Allende
Post Postion: 1 Odds: 15-1
Owner: Augustin Stable
Trainer: Mac Benson
Jockey: Na Somsanith
Foaling Date: 5/3/97
Breeding: With Approval - Carry x Mr. Long
Dosage Info: DP = 3-3-6-4-0 DI = 1.29 CD = 0.31
Race Record: 8 2-1-1 $134,590
Notes: Son of turf specialist With Approval was 4th in the Queen's Plate and is hoping for firm turf this time out.
Pete's Sake
Post Postion: 2 Odds: 10-1
Owner: Gerald Frankel
Trainer: Wray Lawrence
Jockey: Patrick Husbands
Foaling Date: 5/27/97
Breeding: Peteski - La Fappiana x Fappiano
Dosage Info: DP = 8-6-18-0-0 DI = 2.56 CD = 0.69
Race Record: 7 2-0-1 $133,168
Note: Plate Trial winner pulled up in the Queen's Plate and is back to try again.
For Our Sake
Post Postion: 3 Odds: 8-1
Owner: M. Canino, B. Werner, and R. Attfield
Trainer: Roger Attfield
Jockey: Robert Landry
Foaling Date: 2/25/97
Breeding: Alydeed - Star Reputation x Star Spangled
Dosage Info: DP = 4-6-11-7-0 DI = 1.24 CD = 0.25
Race Record: 6 1-1-2 $216,507
Note: Third in the Queen's Plate and second in the Prince of Wales.
Scatter the Gold
Post Postion: 4 Odds: 4-5
Owner: Sam-Son Farm
Trainer: Mark Frostad
Jockey: Todd Kabel
Foaling Date: 2/26/97
Breeding: Mr. Prospector - Dance Smartly x Danzig
Dosage Info: DP = 20-10-20-0-0 DI = 4.00 CD = 1.00
Race Record: 6 2-1-1 $790,854
Note: Winner of the first two legs of the Canadian Triple Crown is returning to his favorite surface.
Master Stuart
Post Postion: 5 Odds: 7-2Owner: Terra Racing Stable & Reade Baker
Trainer: Reade Baker
Jockey: Constant Montpellier
Foaling Date: 5/7/97
Breeding: Ascot Knight - Windkist x Secreto
Dosage Info: DP = 4-5-13-0-0 DI = 2.38 CD = 0.59
Race Record: 6 1-2-0 $75,355
Note: Second on soft turf at 1 1/8 in the Toronto Cup to Think Red. Allende was 5th in that same race.
Lodge Hill
Post Postion: 6 Odds: 6-1
Owner: Eugene Melnyk & R. Bristow Farm
Trainer: Todd Pletcher
Jockey: Mike Smith
Foaling Date: 4/18/97
Breeding: Cozzene - L'Insatiable x Caveat
Dosage Info: DP = 4-3-8-1-0 DI = 2.20 CD = 0.63
Race Record: 6 1-1-1 $40,630
Note: Back on turf where his best efforts have come in the past.
Red Satin Slippers
Post Postion: 7 Odds: 15-1Owner: Jane & Jeff Wooder
Trainer: Laurie Silvera
Jockey: Emile Ramsammy
Foaling Date: 5/16/97 (filly)
Breeding: Peteski - Ballet Troupe x Nureyev
Dosage Info: DP = 5-0-23-0-0 DI = 1.43 CD = 0.36
Race Record: 6 1-1-1 $57,269
Note: Has a MSW win at 1 1/6 miles and a 2nd by a neck in an allowance at 1 1/8 miles, both on the turf. The last two runnings of the Breeders' Stakes have been won by a filly.
All photos by Cindy Pierson or Terence Dulay.
