#Meadow Star

In the United States there were stables such as Calumet Farm that dominated horse racing for decades. In Canada, the gold standard begins and ends with Sam-Son Farm. Founded in 1972 by Ernie Samuel, Sam-Son has left an imprint on racing and breeding in Canada that has been second to none. It all started when trainer Art Warner claimed Takaring…

In the United States, it took 37 years for American Pharoah to follow up Affirmed's 1978 Triple Crown sweep. In Canada, the sport's iconic achievement has taken place on a far more regular basis. Since 1983, five horses have swept Canada's Triple Crown of the Queen's Plate, Prince of Wales and Breeders' Stakes, and one of them was an amazing…

Since its inception, the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies (G1) has been the highlight of the season for two-year-old females. Here is a look at the race by the numbers. Those were Meadow Star's odds in the 1990 Juvenile Fillies. No horse had started at shorter odds, even as part of a joint entry, but Meadow Star was sent out at those odds after…