Sept 13, 2024– Trainer Kevin Attard should have the one to beat if Dewolf runs in Sunday’s $100,000 Bull Page Stakes for Ontario-sired male 2-year-olds. The colt was cross-entered in Saturday’s Grade 1 Summer at Woodbine.
Dewolf wound up fourth when debuting in a July 4 maiden special going six furlongs. The top two finishers both came back to win, including Cairo Caper, who doubled up in the Soaring Free Stakes. Most recently on Aug. 24, Dewolf, a son of Silent Name, dominated Ontario-sired and $40,000 maidens in a 6 1/2-furlong main turf race while earning a respectable 76 Beyer Speed Figure.
“He’d trained really well at the farm in Kentucky before he got here,” Attard recalled. “He’s a good-looking individual. We thought he might be one of our better 2-year-olds. I was a little disappointed in his first start, but it turned out to be a key race. We waited for the races to stretch out to give him a little more distance, which is what we figured he wants. I thought he put it all together in his last race.”
The Bull Page, a seven-furlong main turf sprint, is a furlong shorter the $500,000 Summer, which is a Breeders’ Cup Win and You’re In event.
“It’s a no-brainer which one is going to be the easier of the two,” Attard said. “I’m going to talk it over with the owners and figure it out.”
