His time to shine works his name in the Pink Lloyd (Michael Burns).
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Toronto – It’s time to shine Was able to ward off a furious finish from Stablemate Junior Hot Shot to take the $ 100,000 Pink Lloyd Stakes on Sunday in Woodbine.
The appearance of his second effort – he was third in last year’s Lake Erie – John Ross The trainee’s time to shine, shot out of the gates and was immediately accompanied by Makwa in the six-follow main race race for 4-year-olds and up in Ontario.
It was Makwa who eventually struck in the front and had a half -length benefit during his time to shine in: 21.89 by a lively opening quarter, but the latter drove the lead for half: 44.61.
Jose Campos, on board the 4-year-old foal, looked in the early stretch of their pursuers, hugged the rail and graves as challengers, including even choice of money and winner of several Stakes Junior Hot Shot, came halfway through the track.
At the thread it kept time to hold a main score. Junior Hotshot finished a length free of light the lamp. Last American exit was fourth. Poseidon Staal was scratched.
The last time was 1: 10.27.
“We made a plan and a plan B,” said Campos. “It’s time to shine a difficult horse to drive, so I said I could go better. One moment I thought:” I don’t know “at the end, but the horse gave me everything he has from the gate to be.”
“They are both beautiful horses,” said Ross, who looked at how to shine the tables on Junior Hot Shot to run one race after the last one had won a length on June 29. “Junior kind of a little more step at the end I thought he (Jockey, Rafael Hernandez) was a nice race on the horse and the other side of the coin is that [Its] Time to shine is slowly improved and comes even more to the fore. He showed it a bit today. ‘
“They both had great races,” continued the several Graded Stakes winning conditioner, who is the winner co-owner of Rijack Farm and Jim Aston. “I was very happy. Why shouldn’t I be?” ​
Bred by Ericka Rusnak, his time to shine, a son of Souper Speedy from the Eddington Mare, Champion Platinum Steel, is now 5-3-2 from 16 Starts.
The bay debuted on May 12, 2024, in Woodbine, and finished second, a head of the winner, in a 6 ½ Furlong main trackrace. He broke his girl in his fourth start, on July 28 of that year, at the same distance and over the same surface. He won three consecutive races from December 15, 2024 to May 18, 2025.
The time to shine was a purchase of $ 40,000 (CDN) from the 2022 Canadian Premier Yearling Sale.
He paid $ 10.80 for the victory.
The race, previously known as the Ontario Jockey Club Stakes, is named after one of Canada’s greatest sprinters of all time. Bred in Ontario in 2012, Sprint Superstar Pink Lloyd won 29 out of 38 Starts and earned $ 2.4 million (CDN) under the guidance of the Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame trainer Robert Tiller.
Bred by John Carey and owned by Entourage Stable, Jr., Pink Lloyd was admitted to the Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame in 2023. After his retirement from the track, his connections gave him Longrun Thoroughbred Retirement Society, where he continues to be a popular draw with racing fans who visit their farm.
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