Messi Wins Sky Classic Stakes at Woodbine Racetrack
Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto, Ontario played host to the $200,000 Grade 2 Sky Classic Stakes on Sunday, July 21. Horses three years old and upward were featured when they took to Woodbine's turf track and went 1 1/4 miles. Gestut Brummerhof's German homebred Messi was best on the day - emerging by 2 1/4 lengths in the field of seven at 4-1 odds. Graded stakes winners on this track - 2-1 second choice Are You Kidding Me finished second while 8-5 favorite Up With the Birds got in for third. Button Down was fourth with Clearer View, Don Camillo and Fixador completing the order of finish. Dynamic Sky scratched.
2016 Sky Classic Stakes Race Results & Payoffs
| Post | Horse | Jockey | WIN | PLACE | SHOW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Messi (GER) | Edgar S. Prado | 10.20 | 4.10 | 2.40 |
| 8 | Are You Kidding Me | Alan Garcia | 3.90 | 2.70 | |
| 6 | Up With the Birds | Eurico R. Da Silva | 2.20 |
Payoffs:
- $2 Exacta (4-8) Paid: $33.00
- $1 Trifecta (4-8-6) Paid: $36.95
- $1 Superfecta (4-8-6-1) Paid: $69.60
- $2 Daily Double (1/4) Paid: $85.60
- $1 Pick 3 (8/1/4) Paid: $522.05
- $1 Pick 4 (9/8/1/4) Paid: $3,054.30
