Down the Stretch for September 16, 2024

We have a 6-pack of Stakes races from Woodbine; the 4 Breeders’ Cup Win and You’re In turf races and two others – David Moran’s emotional win in the Ontario Matron Stakes and Sofia Vives delivering the white hot, Patches O’Houlihan in the Vigil. Then we’re off to Mohawk for the Milton Stakes and eliminations for the Metro Pace and the Canadian Trotting Classic. John Burness of Colebrook Farms revealing that Simply In Front’s win in the Music City Stakes was the first time he had ever had a horse in a $2 million race. At Fort Erie, Vitality won the Prince of Wales Stakes making Harold Ladouceur the first Indigenous person to win a Triple Crown race in Canada. As usual, we cover the card of racing from Ajax Downs, but not as usual, when a heavy favourite self-destructed at Pocono, the show prices went nuts. And how many bettors wondered where their money went when a 1-5 shot lost the Wonder Where Stakes?