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Cairo Prince Colt Runs Off The Page In Simcoe S. At Woodbine

The sales topper from the '22 Canadian September Yearling Sale, My Boy Prince (Cairo Prince), did not disappoint when he built on his second out maiden-breaking score from June 18 by romping home in the Simcoe S.

After that six-length win at Woodbine last time out, trainer Mark Casse was forced to shut him down because of a foot abscess, but the gray colt rebounded nicely to go off as the 1-5 favorite here.

My Boy Prince broke alertly and took control of the pace from Summer Commander up the backstretch. Dictating the numbers around the far turn, the Casse trainee accelerated into the lane and ran for fun by an ever-widening amount over Yacht Boy (Old Forester).

“He's tremendously nice,” said jockey Sahin Civaci. “He improved a lot from his last race and he just seems to be getting better and better. I like to play the break with these types of races. There could be some cheap speed that might try to go really fast, so I broke out really well. I didn't feel that much pressure.”

The winner's dam produced a yearling colt by Kitten's Joy and she was bred to Classic Empire for 2024.

SIMCOE S., C$201,500, Woodbine, 8-27, 2yo, c/g, 6 1/2f (AWT), 1:15.48, ft.
1–MY BOY PRINCE, 120, c, 2, by Cairo Prince
                1st Dam: Hopping Not Hoping (SW), by Silent Name (Jpn)
                2nd Dam: Delray Beach, by Harlan's Holiday
                3rd Dam: Matter of Law, by Matter of Honor
(C$115,000 Ylg '22 CANSEP). 1ST BLACK TYPE WIN. O-Gary Barber; B-Murray Smith (ON); T-Mark E. Casse; J-Sahin Civaci. C$120,000. Lifetime Record: 3-2-1-0, $141,109.
2–Yacht Boy, 120, g, 2, Old Forester–Cawaja Beach, by Where's the Ring. (C$75,000 Ylg '22 CANSEP). 1ST BLACK TYPE. O-3 Sons Racing Stable Ltd.; B-Susan Y. Foreman (ON); T-Norman McKnight. C$40,000.
3–Summer Commander, 118, c, 2, Silent Name (Jpn)–Dancing Allstar, by Millennium Allstar. (C$55,000 Ylg '22 CANSEP). 1ST BLACK TYPE. O-Anne and William J. Scott; B-Trinity West Stables Ltd. (ON); T-Stuart C. Simon. C$20,000.
Margins: 14, 1 3/4, 1 3/4. Odds: 0.20, 14.50, 17.20.
Also Ran: Valyrian Sky, Bearing Down, Brave Dancer, Garofoli, Jumbotron, Adesso, Stud Muffin, Call for Locates.
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Speaking, Mia’s Crusade Notch Stakes Wins At NJ Thoroughbred Festival

It didn't long for Speaking to state his case to repeat as New Jersey's champion sprinter.

Honored by the Thoroughbred Breeders' Association of New Jersey as last year's top state-bred sprinter and champion 3-year-old male, Speaking began making his case for more accolades this year with a four-length romp in Sunday's $106,000 New Jersey Breeders' Handicap during the New Jersey Thoroughbred Festival at Monmouth Park.

Heavily favored Mia's Crusade, extending her solid 4-year-old campaign, was a handy 2¼-length winner in the co-featured $106,000 Eleven North Handicap on the 10-race program.

For Speaking, a 4-year-old son of Mr Speaker owned and bred by Holly Crest Farm, it marked the second straight year he has won the N.J. Breeders' Handicap. The victory was his sixth in 14 career starts and came following a layoff of 98 days.

“I wasn't worried about the layoff because he has been working so well,” said winning trainer Eddie Owens. “I was more worried about running him without Lasix. I knew if he broke good, which he did, they were going to have a problem with him. He's very fast. If anyone in the race broke with him they were going to have problems.

“He's a very nice horse. I think he's one of the best sprinters in the country when he's right.”

Ridden by Jairo Rendon, Speaking broke quickly from the rail and shook off prolonged pressure from Bustin Loose through an opening quarter of :21.89 and a first half of :44.81.

Bustin Loose soon gave way, leaving Speaking without a challenger. Pogi finished second, 1¼ lengths ahead of No Cents.

Speaking paid $7.40 to win. The winning time for the six furlongs was 1:10.86.

“The plan was to get him out there, especially being on the rail,” said Rendon. “I didn't want there to be too much pressure on him. He got out good. I didn't have to use him to get the lead, which was good. He didn't use too much energy to make the lead. (Bustin Loose) tried to stay with him early but I could see he (jockey Jose Ferrer) was using his horse and I wasn't using my horse so I wasn't worried about that.”

Now 2-for-3 this year, having won the John J. Reilly Handicap in his last start on May 21, Owens said he plans to give Speaking time off until January.

Speaking was produced by the Silver Deputy mare High Noon Nellie.

Mia's Crusade, who won the Spruce Fir Handicap in the slop to start her 4-year-old campaign, won for the fifth time in 15 career starts for trainer Chuck Spina. Jomar Torres rode the daughter of Greenpointcrusader, who sat a stalking trip in fourth behind the early speed and drew off when asked coming out of the final turn.

The winning time for the six furlongs was 1:10.76. Beach Daze finished second, 1¼ lengths ahead of Roselba.

Mia's Crusade, owned by Joseph and Gayle Ioia and Spina, paid $3.60 to win in the field of nine fillies and mares.

“Every race she seems to get better and better and this has been her best year yet,” said Torres, who has ridden her in her last 12 starts. “She can run on any surface – fast dirt, slop, turf. She does love the slop but the track was fast today and she ran a great race.

“I just asked her once around the turn and she responded. We got a nice set-up behind the speed. She broke well and she settled and she was ready when I asked. This was one of her better performances.”

Spina said consistency continues to be Mia's Crusade's greatest strength. She has a 5-2-2 line from her 15 lifetime starts.

“She tries every time,” he said. “Six furlongs is her best distance. But going a mile on the dirt two races ago she was only beaten a length. She's just so honest. She hardly has any breeding but she gives her all every time. Is she better in the slop? Probably. But she couldn't have done much better than she did today on a fast track.”

Mia's Crusade was bred by Dianne Boyken. The bay filly is out of the Mo Mon mare Mini Moneigh.

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Geaux Rocket Ride, Stilleto Boy Put In Final Works For Pacific Classic

The #$1-million FanDuel Racing Pacific Classic (G1) at Del Mar is less than a week away and many nominees for the $1-million race put in their final works this weekend for the 1 1/4-mile test for 3-year-old and older.

On Friday, Geaux Rocket Ride went seven furlongs in 1:25. It was the 3-year-old's fourth work since his breakout win in the TVG.com Haskell (G1) at Monmouth Park last month. Two of those works were at seven furlongs, as trainer Richard Mandella readies the son of Candy Ride for his first race against older horses.

On Saturday, Arabian Knight worked five furlongs in :59.60 (3rd fastest of 94 times moves at the distance). The son of Uncle Mo also ran in the Haskell, finishing third, and he's put in four works since returning to the West Coast and to the Bob Baffert barn.

The last of the trio of 3-year old eyeing the Pacific Classic is Skinner. He worked five furlongs Saturday in 1:00.60 (22/94) for trainer John Shirreffs, who said he was waiting to see how his son of Curlin did in his final work before making a final decision on whether to run or not. The colt has put in six works since his last race, a runner-up finish to Reincarnate in the Los Alamitos Derby on July 8.

Piroli worked four furlongs in :47.60 (9/124) on Saturday at Del Mar for trainer Michael McCarthy. His last race was a fourth-place finish in a second-level allowance race at Del Mar last month but before that he was runner-up to Defunded in the Gold Cup (G1) at Santa Anita. He's worked three times since.

Stilleto Boy put in a nice five-furlong work Saturday for trainer Ed Moger Jr., stopping the clock at 1:00.60 (23/96). The Santa Anita Handicap (G1) winner is a go for the Pacific Classic next Saturday.

“We are going to run him,” Moger said. “We breezed him Saturday and he came out of it good. He's been training great the whole meet and he's ready to run.”

The son of Shackleford has worked six times since his last race, a sixth-place finish in the Stephen Foster (G1) at Ellis Park.

Slow Down Andy worked six furlongs in 1:13.60 (9/14) on Saturday. He's worked three times since his runner-up finish to Senor Buscador in the San Diego (G2).

American Admiral worked four furlongs in :48.40 (38/126) Saturday at Del Mar. Trainer Tim Yakteen has worked the big, imposing son of American Pharoah three times since his eighth-place finish in the San Diego last month.

Tripoli, the 2021 Pacific Classic winner, is being pointed to this year's race. He worked seven furlongs Saturday in 1:25.20.

“He likes this track,” trainer John Sadler said. “Last year we didn't want to run him (in the Pacific Classic) against Flightline. He was fifth in the prep (San Diego) and (jockey) Tiago (Pereira) said to us he had some trouble and with good luck he would have been second.”

On Sunday, trainer Doug O'Neill sent out Katonah, who worked six furlongs in a bullet 1:12.00 (1/9). The Pleasanton Mile winner has worked three times since returning from Northern California.

The Pacific Classic is the feature on a five-stakes program next Saturday. The draw for the 'Win and You're In' for the Breeders' Cup Classic (G1) will be held Tuesday at the Brigantine Restaurant in Del Mar.

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Reyes, Joseph Capture Gulfstream Titles

Leonel Reyes collected his first riding title in the U.S. and Saffie Joseph, Jr. captured his seventh consecutive training championship at Gulfstream Park when the Royal Palm Meet closed Sunday.

Reyes rode more than 1,400 winners in Venezuela before moving his tack to South Florida in 2016. The 37-year-old riding veteran got off to a quick start for the meet that kicked off Apr. 4 and never looked back, finishing with 93 victories, 18 more than runner-up Edwin Gonzalez.

“It's amazing. It's been a lot of hard work,” Reyes said. “I've been riding new horses every day. I work hard every morning. I'm very happy for this.”

Reyes, who rode 30 winners during the Championship Meet, has surpassed the 100-win mark in 2023 for the second year in a row.

After being locked in a tight race with Jose D'Angelo for much of the meet, Joseph finished strongly to add another title at Gulfstream, where he has won the Championship Meet title the past two years. Joseph sent out 66 winners, 11 more than D'Angelo.

“This meet means a lot after what we went through in May and having to go through that experience,” Joseph said. “To keep the ball rolling and having our name cleared–which should have been done in the beginning–it means a lot. The title means a lot. They all mean something, but this one is right up there with the Championship Meet ones.”

Gulfstream Park's Sunshine Meet begins Friday and will run through Nov. 26. The track's elite Championship Meet opens Dec. 1.

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