Toronto, ON (SportsNetwork.com) – Eclipse Award winning trainer Dale Romans will saddle O’Prado Ole versus eight other turf runners in Sunday’s $1 million Canadian International to be run over Woodbine’s E. P. Taylor turf course at 1 1\/2 miles.<\/p>\n
Owned by Donegal Racing, O’Prado Ole will be making his first start at Woodbine in the International with the chance to claim his initial stakes victory.<\/p>\n
Coming into Sunday the 4-year-old chestnut colt had a second-place finish in Arlington Park’s Stars and Stripes behind International contender The Pizza Man as a 13-1 longshot. After finishing fourth to Main Sequence in Belmont Park’s Sword Dancer he had a fourth-place result in the Kentucky Turf Cup to Suntracer, another International starter.<\/p>\n
“He’s a horse that’s running well. His second at Arlington proved he could be a stakes horse running marathon distances. He’ll find a group he can outrun,” said Romans. “I think he can be a victim of pace at times. He’s not one to control a race but if the pace goes right for him he’s going to be tough.”<\/p>\n
O’Prado Ole has banked $128,211 with two wins in 12 starts.<\/p>\n
Local trainer Mark Casse will have Dynamic Sky starting the International for owner John Oxley. Dynamic Sky will be reunited with jockey Patrick Husbands.<\/p>\n
The 4-year-old colt is coming off a second in Woodbine’s Northern Dancer as a 24-1 longshot behind Sheikhzayedroad.<\/p>\n
“I wasn’t quite sure what to expect,” said Casse, of the Northern Dancer. “I was very disappointed in the previous start (fifth in the Sky Classic). I expected him to win that race. I knew he had it in him to run a good race in the Northern Dancer, so we were very pleased with his effort.”<\/p>\n
Dynamic Sky was fifth in the Sky Classic at 5-2. In his first two 2014 stakes efforts he was third in the Singspiel and second in the Nijinsky, both at Woodbine.<\/p>\n
In 18 starts, Dynamic Sky has four wins, four seconds and four thirds for $703,738.<\/p>\n
Here are the nine probable International starters with jockeys: Big Blue Kitten, Joel Rosario; Brown Panther, Richard Kingscote; Dynamic Sky, Patrick Husbands; Hillstar, Ryan Moore; O’Prado Ole, TBA; Reporting Star, Justin Stein; Suntracer, Carlos Marquez Jr.; The Pizza Man, Florent Geroux and War Dancer, Luis Contreras.<\/p>\n
The International will have an approximate post time of 3:32 p.m. ET and will be aired live on TSN.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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