Forest Drift News Today

Shirl’s Speight will be the 126-pound topweight in the G2 King Edward with Emma-Jayne Wilson named to ride.

Live Oak Plantation enjoyed a Woodbine graded stakes double Saturday when homebred Our Flash Drive posted her third consecutive graded stakes win in the $181,250 Royal North (G2) and Souper Hoity Toity took the $157,800 Belle Mahone (G3) one race later.

“There are a lot of compliments I could come up with, but in some ways, I don’t know if I have the words to share just how special she is,” praised Attard.

Our Flash Drive flashed a fleet turn of foot to win the $158,400 Whimsical Stakes (G3) Saturday afternoon at Woodbine.

Hard Edge will chase her first added-money win in Saturday’s Grade 3 $150,000 Whimsical Stakes, at Woodbine.

TORONTO, Canada – Veteran Barbadian reinsman Patrick Husbands made an explosive start to yet another campaign at prestigious Woodbine when he won the feature CAN$112 000 Long Branch Stakes as part of a double on Saturday’s season-opening eight-race card.Aboard 5-2 choice Dreaming of Drew in a 5-½ furlong contest in race seven, Husbands held off challenges, first from 7-1 chance Nikee Kan and then from 5-1 bet Jeanie B in the stretch, to reach the wire by a neck in one minute, 02.99 seconds....