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Chantal Sutherland Poses in the Woodbine Paddock
On hand was Woodbine's strong contingent of female jocks including Krista Carignan, Catherine O'Brien, Melanie Pinto, Chantal Sutherland and Emma-Jayne Wilson.
Anyone concerned about the male-to-female ratio at the racetrack needs to make a visit to Woodbine on a Wednesday as the grandstand was filled with beautiful racing fans. Especially appealing was the appearance of Down The Stretch editor Eleanor LeBlanc who was at Woodbine to celebrate the birthday of the ageless Peter Gross.
(What follows is a photo review of the evening. As always, you can enlarge a photo by double-left clicking on the photo. To return to the blog, click on your computer's "Back" button.)
Twitterin' Melanie Pinto sends a message to her fans
Fourteen horses contested Wednesday's second race going a mile on the turf. If there's one thing to know about Woodbine turf handicapping, it's to find out which horse Jono Jones is riding and then take a second and third look.
Sincerely A to Z struts his stuff in the paddock
Chantal Sutherland wears her sunglasses Corey Hart style aboard Night Chapel
Slade Callaghan does his best Sean Penn impression leading No More Lakes to the track
Emma-Jayne Wilson's got her game face on!
Prince of Wales winner Corey Fraser and Majestic Tribute
Jeff Bratt making his Pepsi Pick of the Night
Sandy Hawley searches for a pun amongst the fourteen horse field.
Although Hawley hoped that Captain Mark would lead the field, there was a chance that On Wings of Trust might fly home in front. In the end, it was Jono Jones who was Golden (Glade.)
The feature race of the evening was the Passing Mood stakes which marked the return of undefeated Cawaja Beach. A host of brilliant Ontario-Bred fillies graced the paddock before taking to the turf.
Double Malt stretches her legs. A smiling groom is a good sign!
Mike Doyle, conditioner for Sans Sousi, dishes out pre-race instructions to Chantal Sutherland
Trainer Scott Fairlie gives Daniel David a leg up on Cawaja Beach
Todd Kabel and Executive Deed head to the track and then to the lead!
Lucky n ' Bold was bold to the top of the stretch but came away unlucky
Double Malt streaks to the wire ahead of Executive Deed
Cawaja Beach returns a beaten fourth after a mild rally in the stretch. Not to worry, she'll be back in the winners circle soon.
Eurico Rosa Da Silva and Malcolm Pierce congratulate Double Malt for a driving win
Emma-Jayne Wilson signs autographs for the kids
Night falls at Woodbine
Todd Kabel yuks it up with Renee Kierans after a win aboard Wookin to Run
The field heads out to race under a blue-black sky
Tyler Pizarro ushers Ushuaia out of the paddock
Catherine O'Brien's smile lights up a dark night
The post-parade for the $72K Allowance sprint won by Edamame
Following the race, Eurico Rosa Da Silva explains the winning ride to a captive audience
All in all, a brilliant Wednesday evening. Summer nights at Woodbine provide a quality card of racing in patio-weather conditions. Hope to see you there next Wednesday!
4 comments:
"There's a good bean."
You should be ashamed of yourself!
Looks like a great night-
Great pics under very challenging photographic conditions.
But on ladies night...
only one picture of Renee' Keirans?
Eh! What's up with that?
Teresa - I was close suggesting that the odds on Edamame were appetizing...better?
TKS - I had a brutal night with the camera. So many photos came back blurry. I'm defo not a surgeon with these shaky hands. I had time to brighten a few of the picks in photoshop...but eventually just posted the remainder unedited.
Next time I'll ask Jeff and Renee to pose under the TV lights!
Keith -
I do not think it's "shaky hands" but slow shutter speeds. Point-n-Shoot cameras can only do so much under night-time conditions.
Even DSLR experts shudder at the thought of having to photograph under nighttime or damp conditions.
Last year I went to the Meadowlands hoping to capture some grey horses running on Halloween in The Grey Ghost handicap with a point-n-shoot. All I can say is that I learned my lessons for this year and clearly need to upgrade the lenses.
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