Woodbine Queen's Plate Fantasy Contest Reminder

The first big race of the three year old season occurs Saturday in the six furlong Achievement Stakes. El Brujo, a beaten favourite in last year's Coronation Futurity run at a mile and an eighth, comes into the sprint as the 9-5 favourite. Bucephalus, out of Highfield Stock Farm stallion Cape Canaveral is a worthy second choice having won the Clarendon last season.



As a reminder, the Achievement Stakes is the first race to draw points in Woodbine's annual FREE Queen's Plate Fantasy Challenge. This year I will be representing Triple Dead Heat as part of the "PRO" division which includes members of the media and various Woodbine personalities. Last year, the contest was won by Elissa Blowe. There are several terrific prizes, including a grand prize of a $5,000 HPI deposit or cash voucher.

The contest site is easy to click through and provides a fair bit of background information on the Queen's Plate eligible contenders. Especially helpful is the free past performances provided courtesy of the Daily Racing Form. The competitions' eight eligible races which are worth the following points:



Below is the official Triple Dead Heat stable list, now updated to reflect Southdale in place of the injured Van Lear Rose.

Horse/Trainer/Jockey/Odds
*Active Duty - Casse - P. Husbands - 10
Square Eddie - O'Neill - R. Bejerano - 5-2
Utterly Cool - Sid Attard - Dos Ramos - 6
Parabola - Minshall - Stein - 15
El Brujo - Pierce - Wilson - 12
Keino West - St. Attard - Olguin - 15
Mean Green - Sid Attard - Jones 20
Flip For The Coin - V. Armata - 20
Air Strike - Casse - Husbands - 25
Southdale - Attfield - ? - 40

Group 1 Jockey - P. Husbands
Group 2 Jockey - J. Stein
Group 3 Jockey - D. David

Group 1 Trainer - M. Casse
Group 2 Trainer - Steve Attard
Group 3 Trainer - Jimmy Day

A short post today, but I'm going on a road trip tomorrow that should result in some excellent photos. Woodbine thoroughbred racing picks up again on Friday, post time at 1PM.