Sponsored by:
Mighty Heart wins the 2020 Queen s Plate by 7 1/2 lengths under Daisuke Fukumoto
Reigning Canadian Horse of the Year Mighty Heart will return to the scene of his thrilling Queen s Plate triumph that propelled him to stardom last year at Woodbine Racetrack as the Josie Carroll trainee headlines the field for the featured Grade 3 Dominion Day Stakes on Canada Day.
The Ontario-bred son of Dramedy enters Thursday s $150,000 feature event, to be contested over 1-1/16 miles on the Tapeta, fresh off a victory in the Blame Stakes on May 29 at Churchill Downs.
After taking the first two-thirds of the OLG Canadian Triple Crown during his sophomore season, Mighty Heart finished seventh in the Breeders Stakes final leg, won by stablemate Belichick, and fourth in the Grade 3 Ontario Derby, both at Woodbine.
Mighty Heart Back on Home Turf in Dominion Day bloodhorse.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from bloodhorse.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Emerald Downs Adds Four Stakes Races To 2021 Schedule Sponsored by:
Emerald Downs in Auburn, Wash.
Emerald Downs in Auburn, Wash. has announced an additional four stakes races for the 2021 live racing season that begins Wednesday, May 19.
Added to the schedule: $50,000 Governor s Stakes, 3-year-olds and up, 6 1/2 furlongs; Sunday, July 11; $50,000 Washington State Legislators Stakes, older fillies and mares, 6 1/2 furlongs, Sunday, July 11; $50,000 Kent Stakes, 3-year-old fillies, 6 1/2 furlongs, Sunday, July 25; $50,000 Irish Day Stakes, 3-year-old colts and geldings, Sunday, July 25.
The schedule now features 21 total stakes (19 Thoroughbred, 2 Quarter Horse) totaling $1,090,000 in purses.
The stakes schedule begins Thursday, June 17, with the $50,000 Hastings Stakes for older fillies and mares at 6 furlongs and the $50,000 Budweiser Stakes for 3-year-olds and up at 6 furlongs.
Canadian International Back in 2021 Woodbine Schedule bloodhorse.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from bloodhorse.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.