Road to The King’s Plate: Junior Hot Shot takes on eight in Queenston
TORONTO, June 7, 2024 – The $125,000 Queenston Stakes, a key prep on the road to this year’s King’s Plate (August 17),…
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Shamans Girl primed and ready for Fury Stakes test
TORONTO, June 5, 2024 – Shamans Girl, trained by Harold Ladouceur for owner and breeder Stronach Stables, will chase her second stakes…
Top 3 Woodbine Weekend Highlights (June 1-2)
Win Apprentice jockey Pietro Moran, son of Woodbine rider, David Moran, won his first career stakes race when he guided Fashionably Fab…
Palazzi powers home late to win Grade 2 bet365 Eclipse Stakes
TORONTO, June 1, 2024 – Palazzi, trained by dual Hall of Famer Mark Casse, dug down deep to take the $175,000 bet365…
Same old graded tune for Play the Music in Grade 3 Royal North
TORONTO, June 1, 2024 – Play the Music made it two straight graded stakes scores after taking the $135,000 HPIbet Royal North…
Pietro Moran wins first stakes, teams with Fashionably Fab for Grade 3 Belle Mahone triumph
TORONTO, June 1, 2024— Fashionably Fab and apprentice jockey Pietro Moran were at the top of their respective games in the $135,000…
Wave goodbye: Flag Of Honour (AUS) sails to Grade 3 Jacques Cartier score
TORONTO, June 1, 2024— Flag Of Honour (AUS) took all the spoils in the $135,000 Jacques Cartier Stakes (G3), a six-furlong main…
Baby No Worries takes to the turf in Grade 3 Royal North
TORONTO, May 29, 2024 – Baby No Worries will make her second straight appearance at Woodbine when the 5-year-old takes on nine…
Rondure races into Grade 2 Eclipse in winning form
TORONTO, May 29, 2024 – Rondure, fresh off a gutsy score at seven furlongs, tackles two turns and top talents in the…
Top 3 Woodbine Weekend Highlights (May 25-26)
Win Strike a Chord, trained by Michelle Love, who also co-owns the bay filly with breeder Northern Dawn Stables, made a strong…
LongRun graduates provide hope and healing at EALC
Danni Canfield can never quite tell who gets the most out of the interactions – the retired racehorses or those on the…
Gunnar Lindberg named 2024 Avelino Gomez Memorial Award recipient
TORONTO, May 22, 2024 – Gunnar Lindberg, who recorded 997 career riding wins, nearly 70 of them stakes, has been named the…
Top 3 Woodbine Weekend Highlights (May 18-19)
Win Trainer Steve Attard won his 500th career race on Saturday when Lantana Lady, at 11-1, took top prize in the seventh…
My Boy Prince regal in King Corrie victory
TORONTO, May 19, 2024 – My Boy Prince, under Sahin Civaci, ruled like his 1-9 odds in the $100,000 King Corrie Stakes,…
Witwatersrand rules the Ruling Angel / Trainer Steve Attard records 500th career win
TORONTO, May 18, 2024 – Witwatersrand, under Patrick Husbands, cruised to an easy win in the $100,000 Ruling Angel Stakes Presented by…
Horse Person of the Month for May presented by New Holland: Chad Sabra
Happy tears have become a welcome staple in Chad Sabra’s work life. It is not an uncommon scene, the one when the…
My Boy Prince chases King Corrie coronation
TORONTO, May 16, 2024 – My Boy Prince, Canada’s champion 2-year-old Male, makes his return to Woodbine in Sunday’s $100,000 King Corrie…
Woodbine’s Stella Artois Terrace opens for the season
TORONTO, May 16, 2024— The Stella Artois Terrace overlooking Toronto’s Woodbine Racetrack opens for the 2024 season on Saturday, May 18 with…
Casse duo Witwatersrand and C C Royal ready for Ruling Angel test
TORONTO, May 15, 2024 – Dual Hall of Fame trainer Mark Casse will send out champion Witwatersrand and C C Royal in…
The Colourful World of David Grant
It is a room defined by its unmistakable sights and sounds, home to a kaleidoscope of colours and the constant whirring of…
Top 3 Woodbine Weekend Highlights (May 11-12)
Win Lapochka is an oldie, but a goodie. The 11-year-old son of English Channel-Russian Sweetiepie, who won Saturday’s fourth race, now has…
A 30-Year Woodbine Thrill Ride
Patrick Husbands has always preferred to let the horses do the talking. And what a story they have to tell. Over his…
From Saddle to Scales, Luciani Still In His Happy Place
The wardrobe has changed, but horse racing is still a perfect fit for Dino Luciani. He has traded in jockey silks for…
Top 3 Woodbine Weekend Highlights (May 4-5)
Win It was a sweet treat for jockey Patrick Husbands and trainer Mark Casse, who teamed up to win their Woodbine stakes…