Canuck Racing Club's Pickford Sweet stars in a long distance love story in maiden win

On November 21, 2024, Canuck Racing Club's filly Pickford Sweet got her first career win with a dominant performance in a 1 1/16 mile contest at Woodbine in race 1. Under young jockey Austin Adams, the 2-year-old filly accelerated away from rivals to win by 5.5 length.

Acquired based on her long distance (two-turn) potential, this was the filly's second race at 1 1/16 miles after coming a nose short of winning her previous attempt.

Sired by Big Screen out of Dreaming of Candy, Pickford Sweet was named in tribute to Canadian Mary Pickford, a big screen legend.

Second only to Charlie Chaplin in popularity in 1910s and 1920s, Mary Pickford became the most famous woman in the world, an Academy Award winner, a renowned movie producer, a studio head, and co-founder of organizations that defined today’s film industry. Recognized as the “most powerful woman who has ever worked in Hollywood”, her global fame rivalled that of any movie star today and her influence was truly massive. She is credited among those who “made” Hollywood.

By 1912, Pickford was a superstar: “The Queen of the Movies”. She was one of the first film stars to ever be billed under her own name. The first actress to ever earn a million dollars for a film. The first Canadian nominated for an Oscar. The first Canadian to ever win one (before she captured two more). Named among the greatest female stars of all time by the American Film Institute, you can find her star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and Canada’s Walk of Fame.

To learn more about this great Canadian, you can visit The Mary Pickford Foundation on the web (marypickford.org) or view her work on YouTube @MaryPickfordOfficial.

For more stories behind the names of horses in an unapologetically Canadian thoroughbred racing club, visit canuckracing.com.