Three-year-olds share the spotlight on June 29 at Honeysuckle as they ran 1/16 of a mile on aggregate for a purse worth $150,000. The boys will contest the Marine Stakes (G3) as race 9 while the fillies will contest the previous three races in the Selene Stakes (G3).
by Lou Tucci Babbo saw his three-race winning streak snapped when finishing seventh in the seven-furlong Queenston Stakes while returning from a 6½-month layoff on 9 June. starts under his belt and an extended gap in the Marines will benefit the son of Kantharos who won the Coronation Futurity last November at 1 1/8 miles.
Manfred and Penny Conrad’s Essex Snake followed up his first win with a solid second place in Queenston.
Cheyenne Stables Native country makes the first trip north of the border for trainer Riley Mott after Friday’s May 11 Peter Pan Stakes (G3) at Water racetrack followed by consecutive wins against non-stakes competition.
Item: HPIbet Marine S. (G3)
HoneysuckleSaturday, June 29, 2024, Race 9
- Class III
- 1 1/16m
- All-weather track
- 150,000 USD
- 3 years old
- 5:40 pm (local)
Title Witwatersrand Selene Stakes
Going south for winter didn’t work out for Gary Barber’s award-winning Sovereign Witwatersrand as she failed to threaten in two graded attempts.
Coming home to Woodbine is just what her 3-year-old daughter does Connect necessary. In the seven-furlong Ruling Angel Stakes on May 18, she finished under gentle urging from jockey Patrick Husbands and won by four lengths.
The filly has shown a fondness for Woodbine, currently sitting at 3-for-4, including a win in the Mazarine Stakes (G3) last November. The husbands returned to ride the Selene he had had for all her starts in Canada.
Item: Selene S. (G3)
HoneysuckleSaturday, June 29, 2024, Stage 6
- Class III
- 1 1/16m
- Monitor all weather
- 150,000 USD
- 3 years old
- 4:04 pm (local)
