EDMONTON, AB - Ryan Nugent-Hopkins the hockey player had himself quite the rookie season in 2011-12, scoring 52 points in 62 games and finishing just behind Gabriel Landeskog in voting for the Calder Memorial Trophy.
Fast-forward eight years and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins the horse racing enthusiast has himself quite the rookie thoroughbred as part of his Vancouver-based R.N.H Stable.
The Oilers forward is co-owner of a filly named Infinite Patience that has won the first five races of her career and will look to make it six in a row at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto on July 5 at the 65th running of the Fury Stakes.
According to Woodbine.com, Infinite Patience won her first five races by a total of 35 and a half lengths and was named both British Columbia Horse of the Year and B.C.-Bred Horse of the Year in 2019.
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Oilers forward's co-owned filly was named 2019 British Columbia Horse of the Year, has won first five races of career
