Daniel David returns to the winners circle at Woodbine
Cawaja Beach rallied smartly to capture Sunday's $150,000 Shady Well Stakes at Woodbine.
Jockey Daniel David said his filly broke well, but after several rivals on the inside dashed to the lead, he opted to settle his filly off the pace.
"They ran away from her. She was leaning outward. She seemed to be happy out there. So, I left her be and asked her the last eighth of a mile," said David. "She's got gears."
The Shady Well is David's first stakes triumph since he guided Shipman to victory in the $30,000 Thoroughbred Niagara Cup Stakes at Fort Erie on October 1, 2006.
Cawaja Beach was David's first Woodbine Stakes victory since 1996, when he took the La Voyageuse with Franssica d'Amour.
"It has been a while," said David. "It's always lovely to be inside this (winner's circle) horseshoe."
Lauzon named 2008 recipient of the Avelino Gomez Memorial Award
Jack Lauzon (beige suit) is joined by friends, family, members of the Gomez family and the Woodbine riding colony, after receiving the 2008 Avelino Gomez Memorial Award, on Sunday, at Woodbine
Daniel David returns to the winners circle at Woodbine
Stakes at Woodbine.