
UPI Horse Racing Roundup: World Approval wins Woodbine Mile
In an eclectic weekend of Thoroughbred racing: World Approval won the Woodbine Mile, The Tabulator won the first race on the "Road to the Kentucky Derby" and Winx won her 20th straight race.Five races, including four for 2-year-olds, offered Breeders' Cup berths.Sadly, RIP Penny Chenery.Turf MileWorld Approval got the best of some world-class turf runners in Saturday's $ 800,000 (Canadian) Ricoh Woodbine Mile.The race was delayed briefly while a flock of geese was chased off the course near the furlong marker. And, when the gates opened, the 12-horse field raced pretty much as a bunched up flock. World Approval, under John Velazquez, pressed the pace through the first half mile with only about 6 lengths covering the field.Around the turn, World Approval began to assert himself, finally dra...