2017 CTHS Alberta 3 and 4 Year Old Sales Stakes Preview

Oct 052017

It was a crushing defeat for the Yankees, who not only saw their big lead evaporate, but also failed to convert several late opportunities — including when they had pinch-runner Ronald Torreyes picked off second in extra innings with no one out. The Yankees also neglected to challenge a hit-by-pitch call, a move that might have prevented Lindor from coming to the plate and hitting his grand slam.

NY Times – Witz – Yankees Take Control Early, Then Suffer a Crushing Defeat

Sal says Sal’s forced to use this one a day early but Sal knows il nove won’t mind Sal reprising it.

Who saved the game for the Indians:

Wild Thing

Deacon Blues

National Post – Parkes – Why it is high time we liberate ourselves and escape the tasteless tyranny of turkey

National Post – McNeilly – Why turkey is the perfect vehicle for many of our favourite flavours year after year

Fully Completely

Bloodhorse – Roots – Winx Simply Brilliant in Turnbull Stakes

Nine.Com.AU – Wonder mare Winx makes it 21 wins on end

Sydney Morning Herald – Lynch – Happy 21st! Winx’s dominant Turnbull Stakes victory

Maybe I’m Amazed

CTHS Sales Stake

Sunday, October 8, 2017

Purse $50,000. For Three And Four Year Old Fillies Foaled In Canada.

Six And One Half Furlongs.

PP	Horse	A/S	Med	Jockey	Wgt	Trainer
1	Saveitforarainyday (AB)	3/F	L	S Muir	119	T Rycroft
2	I Tricked My Ride (AB)	4/F	L	R Balgobin	119	D Greenwood
3	Parcam Cowgirl (AB)	3/F	K Balgobin	119	D L Saunders
4	Onestaratatime (AB)	4/F	L	R W Walcott	119	G Tracy
5	Tidal Mist (AB)	3/F	L	R Cumberbatch	119	R J Cone
6	Escape Clause (MB)	3/F	L	A Whitehall	119	D Schnell
7	Anstrum (BC)	3/F	L	Q Welch	119	M Russell
8	Piper Rose (AB)	3/F	L	R Williams	119	R K Smith
9	Lil Lottie (AB)	3/F	L	D Nelson	119	R Martens

Owners: 1 – Rycroft, Riley, Stark, Dale and Mailer, Lewis ; 2 – Buddy Bensmiller ; 3 – Crystal Meadows Farm ; 4 – Landry, Curtis, Danard, Don B. and High Field Stock Farm, Inc. ; 5 – Jennifer A. Smith ; 6 – Don Schnell ; 7 – Peter Redekop B. C., Ltd. ; 8 – Linda D. Smith ; 9 – David Parie

CTHS Sales Stake

Sunday, October 8, 2017

Purse $50,000. For Three And Four Year Old Colts And Geldings Foaled In Canada

Six And One Half Furlongs.

PP	Horse	A/S	Med	Jockey	Wgt	Trainer
1	Rock Victor (BC)	3/G	L	K Balgobin	121	G Tracy
2	Backstreet Bobby (AB)	3/G	A Martin	121	R Heggie
3	Golden Odie (AB)	4/G	L	D Nelson	121	T Rycroft
4	Cause for Concern (AB)	4/G	L	R Williams	121	T Rycroft
5	Stormchaser (AB)	3/G	L Munoz	121	D Walper
6	Langara (MB)	4/G	L	A Whitehall	121	D Schnell
7	Makealittlenoise (AB)	3/G	L	R W Walcott	121	C R Smith
8	Northernlocomotive (AB)	4/G	L	S Muir	121	J Petrowski
9	Pacioretty (AB)	3/G	L	Q Welch	121	D Greenwood

A – Coupled Entries – Golden Odie, Cause for Concern

Owners: 1 – Shot In The Dark Racing Corp., C and H Duggan Farms Ltd., Danard and Landry ; 2 – Guhle, D., Heggie, P., Tymchak, W., Tymchak, O., Pysk, T. and Pysk, S. ; 3 – Westana Ranches, Inc. ; 4 – Westana Ranches, Inc. ; 5 – Hurley Racing Stable ; 6 – Don Schnell ; 7 – Indyrock Racing, Dialed In Racing Stable, Smith, D. and Palsson, P. ; 8 – Demers, Mickey, Mailloux, Gary and Viking Stable ; 9 – Ted Graling

Terry Hamilton’s

Heart to Heart has been a warrior in his 30 starts. He’s earned 13 wins—nine of them graded—with $1,354,870 in earnings. What has been just out of reach for the Brian Lynch trainee is a grade 1 victory, as he is winless in five tries at the top level, with a chunk of his heartbreak coming at Keeneland.

The 6-year-old son of English Channel finished second behind Miss Temple City in the 2016 Maker’s 46 Mile and had to settle for bridesmaid honors in that spot again this year, when he was caught by a neck at the wire by American Patriot. His frontrunning style and ability to carve the turns like he’s on rails earned him a 1 1/4-length win in the Sept. 4 Bernard Baruch Handicap (G2T) at Saratoga Race Course last time out.

And if he can get a bit a breather on the front end Saturday, Lynch has reason to hope he will finally get to celebrate his charge’s best day.

“He worked super the other day and … let’s hope the stars line up,” Lynch said of the popular bay. “Definitely, there is a lot more heat in the kitchen early in the mile, where the further he goes, the more he gets to dictate his own terms. But handicapping this race, I don’t know that there is a lot of speed in there, so (he) might be the lone speed.

“I think if he’s able to get this done, the configuration of the Del Mar turf (for the Breeders’ Cup Mile) would really suit him—tight turns, short stretch.”