CA $200,000 Highlander Stakes (G2T) and CA $175,000 Nassau Stakes (G2T) Share Attention July 2 at Honeysuckle.
Last year, Silent Poet won the Highlander by six long hairs. He’s back to defend his title. In what will be his third race since last year’s Highlander — all of this year — The Silent Poet will finish fifth in the Jacques Cartier Stakes (G3) on the Woodbine all-weather track.
Among those trying to prevent the Poet of Silence from repeating is Sonata Stable’s Arzak . The Not this time colt is winning in a row in Thorncliffe and Jacques Cartier. In Thorncliffe, Arzak beats the Silent Poet 3 1/4 lengths. Click it to win another Highlander contender, having completed the 1/2 mile in Jacques Cartier.
Meanwhile, Nassau is a mile long for extras and mares 4 and up Speightster ‘s daughter Dreaming of Drew . The 4-year-old has won three of her last four starts with out-of-the-ordinary May 8 (G3) Under odds. She also got fourth place in the Natalma Stakes 2020 (G1T) program. She doesn’t race like a 3-year-old.
The race also offers another chance for Plum Ali and Our flash drive to improve their last when they both ran Beaugay Stakes (G3T) at Belmont Park where they ranked seventh and second, respectively. Our Flash Drive comes in second, three times more than Rougir in that contest.
Item: Highlander S. (G2T)
HoneysuckleSaturday, July 2, 2022, Race No. 10
- Level IIT
- 6f
- Turf
- 200,000 dollars
- 4 years or more
- 5:52 pm (local)
Item: Nassau S. (G2T)
HoneysuckleSaturday, July 2, 2022, 8th Race
- Level IIT
- 1m
- Turf
- $175,000
- 4 yo & up Fillies and Mares
- 4:48 pm (local)
