Tepin took the lead early in the stretch and was never seriously threatened in winning the $1-million Ricoh Woodbine Mile. Tepin topped the eight-horse field in 1:34.13 on a good turf. That’s when she became the first North American-based winner of the prestigious Grade 1 Queen Anne Stakes, a one-mile turf race at England’s Royal Ascot. Tepin earned trainer Mark Casse, eight times Canada’s top conditioner and a recent inductee into the Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame, his first Mile victory. It’s good for racing, she’s good for racing and the connections are good for racing.”Casse agreed.

Source: thestar September 18, 2016 00:45 UTC