ERNFOLD STARTS YEAR WITH A BANG

Woodbine Oaks contender ERNFOLD won her 3yo debut yesterday at Keeneland, taking a 9 furlong grass allowance by 1 1/2 lengths with an 80 Beyer Figure.

The Stormy Atlantic – Wynyward filly, bred by Jim and Alice Sapara, is owned by Jim and Susan HIll, who watched the filly finish 3rd in the Princess Elizabeth Stakes last year in a super 2yo season under trainer Reade Baker.

Curiously, the filly was taken away from Baker this year and given to Roger Attfield.

Ernfold is one of 2 Canadian-bred fillies for the Oaks for the Hills, who won with Platinum Exchange on Sunday at Woodbine, a Brian Lynch trainee.

ERNFOLD is a $100,000 yearling purchase.

QUEEN’S PLATE HOPEFULS TODAY AT KEENELAND

MOBILIZER and MACALLAN could add their names to a light list of serious Queen’s Plate contenders with a good showing in a 1 3/16 mile maiden race at Keeneland today.

The former was 2nd in his debut a couple of weeks ago for Stronach Stables and trainer Roger Attfield.

The latter is a Chiefswood Farm homebred who broke slowly in his lone main track race last year as a 2yo and is 1st time Lasix for this outing.

Mobilizer is by Motivatror and Macallan is by El Prado.

SOUTHDALE GETTING CLOSE TO A RACE

Here he works 5 furlongs in 1:01 as he gets ready for his comeback after being injured on the Queen’s Plate trail last spring:

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SOUTHDALE, by Street Cry, is owned by Rod Ferguson and trained by Ian Black.

You can also see yesterday’s big workout by stakes winner AWESOME RHYTHM, 6 furlongs in 1:14 3/5, on this page where more and more workout videos are available, a super product for bettors.

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SOUTHDALE and Emma-Jayne Wilson – photo by Dave Landry

 

 

 

 

 

 

DAY TWO-THREE – OBS SALE

Canadians who bought:

307 08 C. SONGANDAPRAYER /QUEEN OF MONEY DAVID ROWBOTHAM 28,000

SAB SALES (SCOTT A. BERGSRUD), AGENT X

310 08 C. HALO’S IMAGE /RAIRE HOPE BEAR STABLES 25,000

NIALL BRENNAN STABLES, AGENT X

372 08 F. ALKE /SAHTAW PRINCESS NATHAN SQUIRES 1,200

W. PHILIPIAN, AGENT

387 08 C. IMPERIALISM /SATIN SPLASH BRIAN LYNCH 25,000

MAYBERRY FARM, AGENT I

493 08 C. BLUEGRASS CAT /STAR OF GLORY BEAR STABLES 32,000

NIALL BRENNAN STABLES, AGENT XVII

503 08 F. PICO CENTRAL (BRZ)/STORM PROSPECT DAVID ROWBOTHAM 58,000

FLYING FISH, AGENT I

515 08 C. GREATNESS /SUDDEN MISCHIEF BRIAN LYNCH 45,000

EDDIE WOODS, AGENT LX

532 08 F. A P VALENTINE /SWEET SO N’ SO NATHAN SQUIRES 1,000

WESTON, INC., AGENT I

590 08 C. FIRE SLAM /TOUCH THE FUTURE BEAR STABLES 80,000

LOUIS ROSS, AGENT

754 08 C. INDIAN OCEAN /ART’S SUGAR BEAR STABLES 32,000

BRIDLEWOOD FARM

838 08 F. PURE PRIZE /CACTUS BELLE MARK CASSE, AGT. 110,000

M & H TRAINING AND SALES, AGENT I

853 08 C. PROUD ACCOLADE /CATOMARIA BEAR STABLES 37,000

LYNNE BOUTTE, AGENT II

 

ATTENTION!!

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This gal by Silent Name is standing at attention – perhaps looking for attention. She is out of RING STAR and a half sister to stakes winner SOLITAIRE, foaled on Feb 18 at Ballycroy Training Centre for Bill Hicks and Steve Kemp.