It was the sweet redemption for Sir For Sure’s connections, who closed the curtain on this year’s OLG Canadian Triple Crown with a commanding performance at the $400,400 Breeders Stakes at Woodbine in Toronto on Sunday.
After a forgotten experience in the Prince of Wales, the second jewel in the Canadian Triple Crown, where Declan Carroll fell from Sligo Bay’s son – Serena’s rose – in the first turn, the jockey soon took to Twitter and shared, “We Will live to fight another day.”
On a perfect autumn afternoon in Woodbine, Carroll and Sir for Sure lived up to those words.
Sir for Sure Ride by Declan Carroll captured the 131st Breeders Stakes race at Woodbine Racetrack on Sunday.
Gaston, who had not run in either the Queen’s Plate or the Prince of Wales, broke cautiously and the Duke of Love, the winner of the latter race, joined the front end, while Sir For Sure was eighth out of nine. was in place. of 24.94 in a 1 1/2-mile test on a Firm EP Taylor Turf Course.
The lead pair were still struggling at the front end: in 49.09, as Carroll kept his patience on the plate trial winner, the pair were comfortably running into seventh place.
In the face of a stretch call from Robert Geller, Sir For Sure began to power away from his rivals as steady mate, fellow Mark Kasey apprentice, Hall of Dreams, second in Queen’s Plate, a strong late race along the rails. came with.
On the wire, Sir for Sure, bred and owned by René and Darlene Hunderp, was the winner with a 2 1/4-length. Hall of Dreams completed Cass Executor, while Lac Macaza finished third. Dancin finished fourth in the line but slipped to seventh for interference in the stretch, lifting Gaston up to complete the top four.
The final time was 2:28.88.
‘I’m so proud of him’
Cass’ assistant Kathryn Sullivan was thrilled to see the Bay gelding, third at Moira at the plate, back on track.
“It’s very exciting,” Sullivan said. “I’m almost in tears. I’m so proud of him. It was great to have him back and be able to race. That’s all you want, just your horse out there and running and he has to do it today and We have to see how good he is. It’s amazing.
For Carroll, riding in his first breeders, it was an equally satisfying result.
Any disappointment over the Prince of Wales is in the rear-view mirror.
“At the first turn, it was very messy,” Carroll recalled. “I was between two horses. In the first turn, I felt that my horse had slipped back and when he slipped back, unfortunately I lost my right iron and then my body unfortunately twisted, and I got off But luckily today, he’s got to show how good he is.”
With the win, Sir For Sure are now leading 3-1-1 from eight starts.
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