Canadian Horse of the Year Mighty Heart headlines Canada Day’s Dominion Day Stakes
At 0h02, on June 28, 2021 • By WOODBINE
Reigning Canadian Horse of the Year Mighty Heart will return to the scene of his thrilling Queen’s Plate triumph that propelled him to stardom last year at Woodbine Racetrack as the Josie Carroll trainee headlines the field for the featured Grade 3 Dominion Day Stakes on Canada Day.
The Ontario-bred son of Dramedy enters Thursday’s $150,000 feature event, to be contested over 1-1/16 miles on the Tapeta, fresh off a victory in the Blame Stakes on May 29 at Churchill Downs.
After taking the first two-thirds of the OLG Canadian Triple Crown during his sophomore season, Mighty Heart finished seventh in the Breeders’ Stakes final leg, won by stablemate Belichick, and fourth in the Grade 3 Ontario Derby, both at Woodbine.
He opened his four-year-old campaign in mid-April giving way late to finish third in a Keeneland allowance race before returning to the stakes spotlight.
Owned and bred by Larry Cordes, Mighty Heart has four wins from 10 career starts, with his latest earning him millionaire status.
Jockey Daisuke Fukumoto, who was aboard for the popular one-eyed colt’s Triple Crown bid, will be back in the irons for the Dominion Day with Mighty Heart starting from post four in the seven-horse field.
