Large Fields Lines Up for Soaring Free, Catch A Glimpse

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Poulin in O T wins the Victoria Stakes at Woodbine

After a pair of top-shelf efforts, undefeated stakes winner Poulin in O T  goes for his third straight score in the CA$125,000 Soaring Free Stakes Aug. 20 at Woodbine.

The Soaring Free, a 6 1/2-furlong turf sprint that's the colt companion event to the Catch A Glimpse Stakes (also on Saturday) for juvenile fillies, has drawn 10 hopefuls.

Trained by Steve Owens, who co-owns with Empress Stable, and co-bred with Beverly Lewis-Owens, Poulin in O T is named for Canadian hockey superstar Marie-Philip Poulin.

Debuting on June 24, Poulin in O T romped to a 5 1/4-length win in a 4 1/2-furlong main track race.

The chestnut son of Reload  —Town Dance then stepped up to the stakes stage on July 17, facing five rivals in the 5 1/2 furlong Victoria Stakes.

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Sent off at 3-1, the gelding glided to the lead at the three-eighths pole and went on to notch a 3 1/4-length triumph in a time of 1:04.71.

"We worked him really hard to get into the Victoria and put him in a position for the win," said Owens. "We had a little more time to gather him back and give him a little more energy for the Soaring Free. He's very laid back and he's very well put together. He has a very muscular physique. You couldn't ask for a nicer athlete. He's young, he's developing, and he's very laid back. If he keeps putting that together, he'll move forward."

Now, Poulin in O T will test out the turf and 6 1/2 panels. Owens has faith his rookie can handle both scenarios.

"The longer distance won't be a problem. Luis (jockey, Contreras) breezed him and said he'll run a lot further. The surface, we gave him a little breeze over it on Friday. He handled it quite well. He worked in company with a filly named Stolen, who is trained by Matt Douglas. They worked head-and-head. She worked her half in :47 3/5, so he did that time as well. But he was on a five-eighths mission, so he worked in 1:00 4/5 and galloped out in 1:14. Luis thinks he really wants to stretch out, so the 6 1/2 furlongs is the next step. He'll have to put on his running shoes and step up to the plate."

Other starters include trainer Mark Casse foursome Battle Strike , Ninetyfour Expos , One for Chap , and Stayhonor Goodside , and Timothy Hamm trainee Camino de Santiago .

A dozen fillies will chase top prize in the CA$125,000 Catch A Glimpse Stakes, also at 6 1/2 furlongs on the E.P. Taylor Turf Course.

Hopefuls include Collecting Flatter , an Ivan Dalos homebred stakes winner who tries for her third win in as many starts, first-time out winner Wickenheiser , and last-time out winner Helluva Holiday .

The Soaring Free is slated as race eight on Saturday's 10-race card. The Catch A Glimpse goes as race six. First post is 1:00 p.m. Fans can also watch and wager on all the action via HPIbet.com and the Dark Horse Bets app.


Entries: Catch A Glimpse S.

Woodbine, Saturday, August 20, 2022, Race 6

  • STK
  • 6 1/2f
  • Turf
  • $125,000
  • 2 yo Fillies
  • 3:37 PM (local)
PP Horse Jockey Wgt Trainer M/L
1 1Cahira's Blessing (KY) Declan Carroll 120 Mark E. Casse 20/1
2 2Cairo Consort (KY) Leo Salles 120 Nathan Squires 15/1
3 3Worldly Beauty (KY) Sahin Civaci 120 Timothy E. Hamm 20/1
4 4Grand Oak (IRE)Keeneland Sales Graduate David Moran 120 H. Graham Motion 6/1
5 5Collecting Flatter (KY)Keeneland Sales Graduate Kazushi Kimura 122 Josie Carroll 4/1
6 6A Nite in Cairo (KY)Keeneland Sales Graduate Pablo Morales 120 Timothy E. Hamm 20/1
7 7Helluva Holiday (KY) Skye Chernetz 118 David Cotey 12/1
8 8Happy Valentine (ON) Justin Stein 120 Josie Carroll 5/1
9 9Ranting (NY) Emma-Jayne Wilson 120 Christophe Clement 8/1
10 10Adora (ON) Patrick Husbands 120 Mark E. Casse 10/1
11 11Wickenheiser (ON)Keeneland Sales Graduate Luis Contreras 120 Kevin Attard 3/1
12 12Alternate Rock (FL) Rafael Manuel Hernandez 120 Jose Francisco D'Angelo 10/1


Entries: Soaring Free S.

Woodbine, Saturday, August 20, 2022, Race 8

  • STK
  • 6 1/2f
  • Turf
  • $125,000
  • 2 yo
  • 4:42 PM (local)
PP Horse Jockey Wgt Trainer M/L
1 1Battle Strike (ON)Keeneland Sales Graduate Rafael Manuel Hernandez 120 Mark E. Casse 3/1
2 2One for Chap (ON) Declan Carroll 120 Mark E. Casse 10/1
3 3Poulin in O T (ON) Luis Contreras 122 Steven Owens 5/2
4 4Smoke Lightening (KY)Keeneland Sales Graduate Antonio A. Gallardo 120 Ron G. Potts 20/1
5 5Ninetyfour Expos (ON)Keeneland Sales Graduate Emma-Jayne Wilson 120 Mark E. Casse 4/1
6 6Stayhonor Goodside (ON)Keeneland Sales Graduate Emma-Jayne Wilson 120 Mark E. Casse 12/1
7 7Philip My Dear (ON)Keeneland Sales Graduate Kazushi Kimura 120 Kevin Attard 6/1
8 8Chiseler (KY) Patrick Husbands 120 Barbara J. Minshall 8/1
9 9Camino de Santiago (KY) Pablo Morales 120 Timothy E. Hamm 20/1
10 10Bart's Dream (FL) Justin Stein 120 Jose Francisco D'Angelo 15/1