“I was in a bad spot, her speed bailed me out big time,” said a relieved Bob McClure of Warrawee Xenia, who overcame an overland trip with her impressive speed to haul down favourite Adare Castle in the second of two $80,368 Simcoe Stakes divisions for three-year-old trotting fillies, part of the star studded program on Saturday (Sept. 3) at Woodbine Mohawk Park.
Alberta’s finest sparred on Saturday afternoon (Aug. 13) at Century Downs for its Mid-Summer Classic Card including reinsman Nate Sobey, who scored five wins on the 11-race card while also sweeping the finals of the $91,920 Gord and Illa Rumpel Memorial and the $77,740 Ralph Klein Memorial.
Century Downs played host to the popular Packwood Grand infield social event on Saturday (Aug. 6) with stakes action on the menu for the horsepeople and the horseplayers.
Favourite Venerable and outsider Warrawee Xenia each won in the $40,000 Hambletonian Oaks eliminations for three-year-old trotting fillies at The Meadowlands on Saturday night (July 30).
Once Divine Art swept to the lead past the half, the remaining competition could just chase in her wake as the Nate Sobey-trained favourite romped to a 1:53.3 win in the $56,600 Alberta Diamond Final on Saturday (July 9) at Century Downs.