Where does the time go? Woodbine's fall Graded races ='s BC success and Autumn Stakes at Woodbine on Saturday

I knew it had been a little while since I last posted anything on the blog but 4 and a 1/2 months...

After watching the Breeders Cup all weekend I feel renewed and ready to get back into the blogging game.

One thing I noticed while watching the BC was that horses that had their last race at Woodbine were faring extremely well. 

Let's start with the Juvenille Fillies Turf where the winner Stephanie's Kitten was third in the Natalma earlier this fall and locally raced Hard Not To Like was fifth in both races.

Perfect Shirl parlayed her second place finish in the Grade 2 Canadian at Woodbine into a win in the Filly and Mare Turf.  Big congrats to Roger Attfield for getting one for the home team!

Excaper almost scored another one for the home team finishing second in the Juvenille Turf for trainer Ian Black.  He was 4th in the Grey Stakes and second in the Summer stakes at Woodbine in his two prior races.

Regally Ready was first in the Nearctic Stakes before being the only favourite to win on BC Saturday.  He won the Turf Sprint for another trainer with strong Woodbine connections in Steve Asmussen.

Stately Victor has finished third twice at Woodbine this year and he outran his odds in the BC turf when finishing 5th as the 9th of 9 betting choices.

And then there was the mile...  The Woodbine Mile received a ringing endorsement when Court Vision (7th in the Woodbine Mile) and Turallure (1st) finished 1, 2 in the BC Mile.

Pretty impressive! You'd have to imagine that a trend like that will get noticed and the fall racing at Woodbine, which is already incredible should continue to get stronger.

Autumn Stakes on Saturday

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Great field! 

City Wolf, a half brother to Ghostzapper, is doing his best impersonation of his older brother winning 4 in a row going into the Autumn.  He is a very talented individual and when a mare with the produce record of Baby Zip produces a 4 in a row winner you have to begin to wonder just how high the limit is. 

James Street has three wins at Woodbine this year including the Grade 3 Seagram Cup.  He was also twice second in Grade 3 races this year.

Pender Harbour your 'no doubt about it' 3 year old Sovereign award winner has already defeated older horses at Woodbine in the Bunty Lawless Stakes.  On Saturday he will go up against the best older horses at Woodbine in an attempt to capture a few votes for horse of the year.

Court of the Realm and Stunning Stag have both won Graded stake races at Woodbine this year.

Mobilizer, Artic Fern and Hotep were arguably the three favourites for the 2010 Queen's Plate about a week before the race and have come back to have good four year old years.

Woodbine continues to put out terrific fields in their Graded stakes races and from a betting perspective you should get a good price on whomever you like in the Autumn Stakes.