Page 24 - July 2005 The Game

24 The Game, July 2005 Your Thoroughbred Racing Community Newspaper
2005 Labatt Woodbine Oaks
The Harlequin Ranches owned Smart Strike filly, Gold Strike, trained by Reade Baker, was the winner of the 2005 Labatt Woodbine Oaks June 12 at Woodbine. Photo by Michael Burns - courtesy of WEG
Trainer Reade Baker (left), Jockey Jim McAleney, and Owner Richard Bonnycastle of Harlequin Ranches (right), hold the 2005 Labatt Woodbine Oaks Trophy after the win by filly Gold Strike.
Richard Bonnycastle of Harlequin Ranches is flanked by jockeys (from left) Jim McAleney, Dino Luciani, Jono Jones and Na Somsanith, who were all wearing the Harlequin Ranches silks representing his four fillies in this year’s Labatt Woodbine Oaks. Jockey Jim McAleney was the rider aboard eventual winner, Gold Strike, while Dino Luciani rode Pirouetting; Jono Jones was named aboard Bosskiri (owned in partnership with Park Stud & D. Morgan Firestone) and Na Somsanith was named aboard Whiskey And Low all of whom are trained by Reade Baker.
Photo Left - Gold Strike, gets cooled down by the hose on her way back to the Reade Baker barn at Woodbine after winning the 2005 Labatt Woodbine Oaks.
Fillies trained by Reade Baker made up half of this year’s Labatt Woodbine Oaks’ 10 horse field which resulted in a sea of blue shirts worn by his staff on the apron at Woodbine before the race.
Colin Doyle, the Toronto Rock Lacrosse Team’s leading scorer and the league MVP, was the guest Drawmaster at this year’s Labatt Woodbine Oaks draw which was held on June 9 at Woodbine. Michael Burns Photo - courtesy of WEG
Photo courtesy of Janis Maine