It was all about the girls at Woodbine, as fillies took the first three spots.  This is not an uncommon phenomenon in baby races, as fillies, like human girls vs. boys, mature faster than colts. As is the case with many 2-year old races, especially those at short distances, first one out of the gate won.  Katolak Cowboy was 7th all the way.  But, all the horses picked up a check in this one, so he earned $398.

Equibase Chart 

2-Year Old Works

Returning to the WorkTab (horses previously mentioned in this blog)

A bunch of Medaglia d'Oros made return appearances on the worktab. On 4/19, Double Espresso (filly; Medaglia d'Oro - Second Strike by Fast Play) worked 4 furlongs in :48.80 at Goldmark. Precious Beans (colt; Medaglia d'Oro - Precious Feather by Gone West) worked 4 furlongs at Calder from the gate on 4/20, recording a time of :50.20.  Precious Beans has been entered on April 26 at Calder. At Belmont on 4/21, Medaglia (filly; Medaglia d'Oro -  Lampasas by Devil's Bag) recorded a time of :37.12 for 3 furlongs. And at Hollywood Park on 4/22, Gabby's Golden Gal (filly; Medaglia d’Oro – Gabriellina Giof (GB) by Ashkalani (IRE)) went 4 furlongs in :46.80. This is 9th workout notice that has been received for Gabby.

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On 4/19, the Saarland filly Saar Treaty (Saarland - Top of the Noggin by Chief's Crown) worked 3 furlongs in :39.00 at Fair Hill. Top of the Noggin was a winner who earned $20,480.  She was unplaced in 2 starts at 2. She is the dam of one winner out of one runner. Top of the Noggin is also a half-sister to 8 winners, 2 of which won as a 2-year old.

River Treck (colt; Congaree - Gem Treck by Java Gold) worked 3 furlongs at Churchill Downs on 4/20, recording at time of :39.00. River Treck's dam was unraced, but she has produced 6 winners including the stakes winner, Buddy Got Even and the stakes-placed horses, Glittergem and Deepwater Bay who were both stakes-placed as 2-year olds.

Working 2 furlongs at Hastings on 4/20 was the Speightstown colt, Gatwick (Speightstown - Beauty Halo (ARG) by Southern Halo). Beauty Halo (ARG) was a group III winner in Argentina who earned $96,048 in her career.  She was also 1 for 1 as a 2-year old. Gatwick is her first foal.

At Belmont Park on 4/21, Collegiate (filly; Saarland - La Sorbonne (ARG) by Southern Halo) worked 3 furlongs in :37.09. Collegiate is a half-sister to 3 winners, including Good Student (ARG) who earned $216,027 and won or placed in 3 graded stakes including a second in the Santa Maria (gr. I). Good Student was also 1 for 1 as a 2-year old.

Also working 3 furlongs at Belmont on 4/21 was In Speight of It (colt; Speightstown - Honest Deceiver by Is It True) who recorded a time of :38.90. Honest Deceiver was a stakes winner who was a 2-year old debut winner and won the Eliza Stakes as a 2-year old.

Jazzandthemagician (colt; Birdstone - Pat Hand by Cape Town) was on track at Churchill working 3 furlongs in a time of :36.20. Jazzandthemagician is a half-brother to Dagger who earned $89,800 as a 2-year old (career earnings through 2008 = $119,800) including a 3rd place finish in the Matron (gr. II).