Woodbine Mile preview

Sunday is the first of two big days of fall turf racing up in Canada. The final race on the card is the Woodbine Mile which was won last year by Wise Dan. The winner gets a spot in the Mile where they will likely face the 2 time Horse of the Year. Lets take a look at this year's field:

11th Race - Woodbine - Sunday, September 14th, 2014

STAKES. 1 Mile Turf. Purse $1,000,000. Ricoh Woodbine Mile S. (Grade 1). FOR THREE-YEAR-OLDS AND UPWARD. (06:13 PM) (11)

PP	Horse	A/S	M/E	Wgt	Jockey	Trainer
1	River Seven	4 G	L	117	Campbell Jesse M.	Gonzalez Nicholas
2	Trade Storm (GB)	6 H	L	119	Spencer Jamie P.	Simcock David
3	Ancil	5 G	L	117	Stein Justin	Scott Joan
4	Silver Freak	5 G	L	117	Velazquez John R.	Lynch Brian A.
5	Kaigun	4 G	L	121	Husbands Patrick	Casse Mark E.
6	Dorsett	4 C	L	117	Contreras Luis	Lynch Brian A.
7	Lockout	5 H	L	117	Boulanger Gary	Casse Mark E.
8	Bobby's Kitten	3 C	L	112	Rosario Joel	Brown Chad C.
9	Jack Milton	4 C	L	119	Castellano Javier	Pletcher Todd A.
10	His Race To Win	4 C	L	119	Da Silva Eurico Rosa	Pierce Malcolm
11	Grand Arch	5 G	L	121	Moran David	Lynch Brian A.

River Seven (Johannesburg): 4th in the Sky Classic and 3rd in the Nijinsky. He had shown a ton of promise last year, but seems to have gone by the wayside this year. The good news is that his last two races have been better then the start of the year.

Trade Storm (Trade Fair (GB)): 2nd in the Strensall and an conditions race. 3rd in last year's WM and is coming into the race better then last year (where he finished third in his two races before). 

Ancil (City Zip): 14th in the King's Stand and 8th in the Turf Sprint. Second to last in lone G1 in North America, but that was as a 2yo. It's been awhile since he's gone at least a mile.

Silver Freak (Badge of Silver): Has been competing in Allowance/Optional Claiming or Allowance for his entire career (except for his two Maiden Special Weight races). He won last time out at Saratoga and makes his stakes debut in this race. Could be one to watch.

Kaigun (Northern Afleet): Won the Play the King and 5th in the UN. Better going shorter, but versatile enough to run well at a distance. The one to beat in here.

Dorsett (Artie Schiller): 4th in the Fourstardave and Nijinsky. Hasn't been better then 4th in over a year when he won the Mystic Lake Derby last year at Canterbury.

Lockout (Limehouse): 2nd in the Play the King and 3rd in the Highlander. Has never won a stakes race, but has been close many times before. Talented, but not sure if he will be able to find the winner's circle here.

Bobby's Kitten (Kitten's Joy): Lone 3yo in the race. 2nd in the Hall of Fame and 8th in the Belmont Derby. Was third in last year's Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf.

Jack Milton (War Front): 3rd in the Fourstardave and 5th in the Shoemaker. Was considered one of the top 3yo turf males last year. Was 3rd in both the Jamaica and Secretariat.

His Race to Win (Stormy Atlantic): Certainly has a chance to win. Won the Seagram and 3rd in the Dominion Day. The downside is that both of those races where on poly, but he has turf experience.

Grand Arch (Arch): 2nd in the Fourstardave and won the King Edward. Ran well at Woodbine last year going longer. Has never finished off the board while running there.

Picks

Win- Kaigun

Place- Grand Arch

Show- Lockout

I thought I would have time to do a video this week, but unfortnally I don't. They will return in 2 weeks for Super Saturday.