Alberta Bred PIPER ROSE Wins at Turf Paradise
Admin • February 28, 2024
Alberta Breds Running Elsewhere Update
Congratulations to all the connections of Alberta bred PIPER ROSE, winner of the $17,000 Race 10 at Turf Paradise on February 26th. The ten year old mare ran the one mile race in a field of eight to win for owners Bennie Woolley Jr. and Mitchell Cathey. Piper Rose was bred by Lamont Heppner and ran for six years in Alberta, winning both the 2017 Alberta Oaks and the 2020 Alberta Fall Classic Distaff Handicap.
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Photo of Piper Rose in the 2020 Alberta Breeders' Fall Classic.
Photo credit to Ryan Haynes of Coady Photo.
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