Eons Leads Singspiel, Our Secret Agent the Seaway

Woodbine's weekend stakes showcase launches Aug. 21 with four stakes contests to lead into the Aug. 22 Queen's Plate card. 

A pair of CA$150,000 events, the Singspiel Stakes (G3T) and Seaway Stakes (G3), and two CA$125,000 contests, the Catch a Glimpse Stakes and Soaring Free Stakes, both for juveniles, make up Saturday's stakes quartet.  

Record-setter Eons Takes on Seven in Singspiel  

After blazing to a course record in the $150,000 Buckland Stakes for 3-year-olds and older on the Colonial Downs' inner turf, Eons  will make his Canadian debut in the 1 1/4-mile Singspiel, for 3-year-olds and up, to be contested over the E.P. Taylor Turf Course. 

Trained by Arnaud Delacour for owner Mark Grier, the chestnut son of Giant's Causeway  covered 1 1/8 miles in 1:48.14, heading Kentucky Ghost  for the Buckland victory. Overall, Eons sports a mark of 5-2-1 from 17 career starts.  

"The key with him is always the same ... I'm always hoping for a fast pace, where the other horses can come back a little bit," said Delacour. "He needs a lot of stretch to get going and that's probably one of the reasons I would love to try him at Woodbine. The stretch is very long and horses have time to really get into a rhythm." 

Patrick Husbands, who won the 2016 Singspiel aboard Danish Dynaformer  , will ride Eons. 

Bred in Kentucky by Camas Park Stud out of the multiple stakes-winning Hansel mare Golden Antigua , Eons is a full brother to graded/group stakes winners Giant Gizmo  and Tableaux , and a half brother to the dam of multiple graded stakes champ Cheermeister . 

Clancy Bloodstock purchased Eons for $300,000 from the Eaton Sales consignment to the 2017 Keeneland September Yearling Sale.  

His rivals in the Singspiel include Belichick , who won last years' Breeders' Stakes, the third jewel in the OLG Triple Crown, and multiple graded stakes-placed, stakes winner Corelli , a 6-year-old son of Point of Entry  , who is 4-3-3 from 17 starts.  

Seaway Draws Seven Hopefuls, Including Our Secret Agent 

Set for seven furlongs on the Woodbine Tapeta, the Seaway Stakes, for fillies and mares 3-year-olds and up, has drawn seven entries, including Mark Casse trainee Our Secret Agent . 

Owned by Gary Barber, the 4-year-old daughter of Secret Circle  is as consistent as they come, assembling a record of 2-5-4 from 11 career starts. Our Secret Agent is no stranger to Woodbine, having competed at the Toronto oval on seven occasions, compiling a 2-3-2 mark in the process. The only thing missing from her résumé is a trip to the stakes winner's circle.  

"What a nice filly," praised Casse. "She comes to play every time." 

The dual Hall of Fame conditioner believes the Kentucky-bred (Paul Tackett Revocable Trust) will appreciate the seven-panel Seaway distance.  

"I think seven furlongs will be perfect for her," said Casse of the distance of the Seaway. 

Standing in her way is a solid group of rivals, including multiple graded stakes winner Amalfi Coast  and graded stakes winner Boardroom . 

Casse also sends a quartet—half the field—in the Catch a Glimpse for juvenile fillies. Additionally, he has contenders within the male ranks in the Soaring Free. Both races for 2-year-olds are over 6 1/2 furlongs on turf.

Entries: Soaring Free S.

Woodbine, Saturday, August 21, 2021, Race 3

• STK
• 6 1/2f
• Turf
• $125,000
• 2 yo
• 2:07 PM (local)

PP	Horse	Jockey	Wgt	Trainer	M/L
1	1Twenty Four Mamba (KY)	Rafael Manuel Hernandez	120	Mark E. Casse	7/2
2	2Concealed Carry (KY)	Shaun Bridgmohan	120	Barbara J. Minshall	15/1
3	3Silent Farewell (ON)	David Moran	118	Michael Keogh	6/1
4	4Heaven Street (KY)	Luis Contreras	120	Steven M. Asmussen	5/2
5	5First Empire (ON)	Patrick Husbands	120	Mark E. Casse	2/1
6	6Degree of Risk (KY)	Justin Stein	120	Eoin G. Harty	4/1

Entries: Catch A Glimpse S.

Woodbine, Saturday, August 21, 2021, Race 6

• STK
• 6 1/2f
• Turf
• $125,000
• 2 yo Fillies
• 3:42 PM (local)

PP	Horse	Jockey	Wgt	Trainer	M/L
1	1Curlin Candy (ON)	Justin Stein	118	Michael P. De Paulo	3/1
2	2Diabolic (IRE)	Antonio A. Gallardo	122	Mark E. Casse	2/1
3	3Mrs. Barbara (KY)	Emma-Jayne Wilson	118	Mark E. Casse	12/1
4	4Royal Engagement (KY)	Kazushi Kimura	120	Timothy E. Hamm	10/1
5	5Mo Touring (ON)	Rafael Manuel Hernandez	120	Mark E. Casse	8/1
6	6Miz Jameson (KY)	Luis Contreras	120	Steven M. Asmussen	10/1
7	7Silver Magnatized (ON)	Gary Boulanger	120	Kevin Attard	6/1
8	8Lois Len (ON)	Patrick Husbands	120	Mark E. Casse	9/2

Entries: Singspiel S. (G3T)

Woodbine, Saturday, August 21, 2021, Race 8

• Grade IIIT
• 1 1/4m
• Turf
• $150,000
• 3 yo's & up
• 4:47 PM (local)

PP	Horse	Jockey	Wgt	Trainer	M/L
1	1Eons (KY)	Patrick Husbands	125	Arnaud Delacour	2/1
2	2Theregoesjojo (ON)	Rafael Manuel Hernandez	121	Michael P. De Paulo	6/1
3	3Woodbridge (ON)	David Moran	121	Michael Keogh	10/1
4	4Peace of Ekati (KY)	Steven Ronald Bahen	123	Ashlee Brnjas	15/1
5	5English Conqueror (ON)	Antonio A. Gallardo	121	Darwin D. Banach	20/1
6	6Belichick (ON)	Luis Contreras	123	Josie Carroll	3/1
7	7Primo Touch (KY)	Justin Stein	121	Harold Ladouceur	20/1
8	8Corelli (KY)	Kazushi Kimura	125	Jonathan Thomas	5/2