Woodbine jockey Declan Carroll went from being tossed to the dirt in the Prince of Wales Stakes on Sept.13 to tossing garlands in the air after winning the…
tap here to see other videos from our teamGaston and Duke of Love, who won the Prince of Wales on Sept.13, dueled for the lead until Sir for Sure made a four-wide bid in the final turn before rumbling home for the victory.tap here to see other videos from our team“Once I got him settled down in the backside, he was just travelling so easily and comfortably,” said Carroll. “A horse of his size and his stature, he was relishing the turf. His father was Sligo Bay, so it was just beautiful.
Sir for Sure’s victory marked Casse’s third Breeders’ Stakes score, having won the classic event in 2018 with Neepawa and in 2007 with Marchfield. Casse’s mounts finished 1-2 in Sunday’s Breeders’ Stakes as the Patrick Husbands-ridden Hall of Dreams was second. Lac Macaza, trained by Julia Carey, finished third. Dancin in Da’nile was disqualified from fourth to seventh for interference while Gaston was moved up from fifth to fourth.
Though Sir for Sure had never raced on the turf before but the Carroll said he “relished” the E.P. Taylor course.As for what went down in the Prince of Wales last month, Casse told the Toronto Sun last week that nobody was to blame. In fact, when asked if he considered switching Carroll for another jockey in the Breeders’ Stakes, Casse’s reply was short and to the point.
Sir for Sure, who won the Plate Trial on July 24, paid $14.80 and earned $240,000 in his first stakes win.
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