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It was Community Day at Woodbine and the track was hopping by 11AM despite a 1PM post time. Chantal Sutherland would win the first race of 2009 aboard Flashy N Classy for trainer Anne Cameron covering 5 1/2 furlongs in 59.13. Sutherland would win two races opening day, while Patrick Husbands got off to a hot start winning the card's second and ninth races to go along with the season's first stakes race, La Voyageuse, aboard Mullins Beach.
What follows is all the action on and around the track from opening day 2009. Welcome back Woodbine patrons!
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The 2009 Opening Day Program
Oh Canada! High winds make for tough running down the lane.
Down The Stretch Editor Peter Gross and his daughter Emily prepared to meet the punters.
Customers clamoured over Richard Dos Ramos autographed DTS covers!
A happy customer stops by the Down The Stretch booth for a free pen!
Here's two customers having a laugh at the tip sheet provided by Peter Gross!
Smile! Check out that funky "Win, Place, Show" brooch!
This gentleman had the brightest jacket at the track.
It was a good day to celebrate graduates of the LongRun Thoroughbred Retirement Society
Oh yeah! Friends and Fans of Down The Stretch raised nearly $500 to save a racehorse!
Chantal Sutherland hits the wire in front in the first race of 2009.
Here's Chantal answering questions outside the jocks room after the first win of 2009.
Tyler Pizarro was all smiles on opening day!
Thank you fans for stepping up to raise money on behalf of racehorses.
Check out the crowded grandstand.
Cold outside? No problem, we're Canadian!
A smile despite the cold - the always lovely Chantal Sutherland.
Devon Johnson wearing the sharp silks of Kirk A. Anderson.
Eurico Rosa da Silva gives the thumbs up after guiding Storm Code home in the third race.
Alex Brown and Ellie Ross pose for the camera.
The three best handicappers at Woodbine pose for the camera!
Best dressed man at Woodbine, Pat Petrie, says our paper is as colourful as his sweater!
This is how cold it was on Saturday. Brrrr...
DTS Associate Editor Eleanor LeBlanc kept some customers waiting longer than others.
The turf course was dark today, but the summer series is on its way.
Thank you to everyone who stopped by to say hello and make opening day 2009, an event to remember.
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