Husbands starts new season with two wins
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.The start was the first in 18 months for the Barbara Mishall-trained four-year-old chestnut filly an...
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