Break the Spell tests stakes company in Display Posted on October 13, 2023, updated on October 13, 2023 by grace TORONTO, October 13, 2023 – Break the Spell, a son of Moyhamen-Breakshot, is set to go postward in the $125,000 Display Stakes, part…
Ultra-consistent Millie Girl takes on 11 in G3 Ontario Matron Posted on October 12, 2023 by grace TORONTO, October 12, 2023 – Millie Girl, who has hit the top three in all her starts, chases her first stakes success in…
Hazelbrook goes for second straight G3 Ontario Fashion score Posted on October 11, 2023 by grace TORONTO, October 11, 2023 – Hazelbrook, Canada’s 2022 champion female sprinter, will defend her title in Saturday’s $150,000 Ontario Fashion (G3) Presented by Tanqueray…
Ten hopefuls vie for top prize in Cup & Saucer Stakes Posted on October 11, 2023, updated on October 13, 2023 by grace TORONTO, October 11, 2023 – Arashi will go after his second straight score when he goes postward in Saturday’s $250,000 Cup & Saucer Stakes at…
October Horse Person of the Month: Chad Beckon Posted on October 11, 2023, updated on October 11, 2023 by grace It would be understandable if Chad Beckon lamented what might have been, but the former jockey has always opted for a much…
Weekend Notables & Quotables (October 7-8) Posted on October 10, 2023, updated on October 10, 2023 by grace Something’s brewing Artie’s Storm, with Emma-Jayne Wilson in the irons, rallied down the lane to take Saturday’s $150,000 Durham Cup (G3) for…
Big-time performance from Big Invasion in Grade 2 Nearctic Posted on October 8, 2023, updated on October 8, 2023 by grace TORONTO, October 8, 2023 – Big Invasion, who had been entered in Sunday’s Nearctic (G2T) after being programmed for Saturday’s Belmont Turf…
Nations Pride (IRE) rallies to take Canadian International Posted on October 8, 2023, updated on October 8, 2023 by grace TORONTO, October 8, 2023 – Nations Pride (IRE), sent off as the overwhelming 2-5 choice, reeled in a game Royal Champion (IRE) to…
Fev Rover (IRE) impressive in Grade 1 E.P. Taylor triumph Posted on October 8, 2023 by grace TORONTO, October 8, 2023 – Fev Rover (IRE), rebounding from an indifferent last-out effort here in the Canadian Stakes, rebounded in a…
Dancing Duchess wins Algonquin thriller Posted on October 8, 2023, updated on October 8, 2023 by grace TORONTO, October 8, 2023 – Dancing Duchess, under Javier Castellano, got up just in time to win the $200,000 Algonquin Stakes at…
Artie’s Storm weathers big-name rivals, takes G3 Durham Cup Posted on October 7, 2023, updated on October 8, 2023 by grace TORONTO, October 7, 2023 – Artie’s Storm, under Emma-Jayne Wilson, got by one foe and then held off another in Saturday’s $150,000 Durham…
Oceanic tests Grade 2 Nearctic waters Posted on October 6, 2023, updated on October 6, 2023 by grace TORONTO, October 6, 2023 – Oceanic, a multiple graded stakes-placed son of Constitution-Rockin Girl, tackles six furlongs of E.P. Taylor turf and 12…
Star-stacked G1 E.P. Taylor includes With The Moonlight (IRE), Moira Posted on October 6, 2023, updated on October 6, 2023 by grace TORONTO, October 6, 2023 – With The Moonlight looks to continue the remarkable local success of trainer Charlie Appleby and owner/breeder Godolphin when…
Multiple G1 winner Nations Pride (IRE) set for Canadian International challenge / Pipit steps up, tries turf in Algonquin Stakes Posted on October 5, 2023, updated on October 5, 2023 by grace TORONTO, October 5, 2023 – This year’s edition of the prestigious $750,000 Canadian International (G1T), set for this Sunday at Woodbine, has once…
Hall of Fame Jockey Eddie Maple to visit Woodbine on Sunday Posted on October 5, 2023, updated on October 5, 2023 by grace TORONTO, October 5, 2023 – It’s been 50 years since Hall of Fame jockey Eddie Maple rode Secretariat to victory in the…
Algiers (IRE) looking to use Durham Cup as springboard to Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile Posted on October 4, 2023, updated on October 4, 2023 by grace TORONTO, October 4, 2023 – The Durham Cup (G3) is not on any traditional list of preps for the Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile….
Woodbine to host Aftercare Alliance Day Sunday Posted on October 4, 2023 by grace TORONTO, October 4, 2023 – Woodbine Entertainment is pleased to welcome and recognize Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance and LongRun Thoroughbred Retirement Society as part…
Weekend Notables & Quotables (September 30-October 1) Posted on October 2, 2023, updated on October 2, 2023 by grace Three cheers (and wins in a row) for Vives Apprentice jockey Sofia Vives swept the first three races on Saturday’s card. The…
Touch’n Ride wins Breeders’ Stakes thriller Posted on October 1, 2023, updated on October 1, 2023 by grace TORONTO, October 1, 2023 – Touch’n Ride, under Kazushi Kimura, wore down a game rival in Elysian Field and then survived a rider’s…
Forever Dixie takes inside track to Ontario Damsel victory Posted on October 1, 2023, updated on October 1, 2023 by grace TORONTO, October 1, 2023 – Forever Dixie, ridden by Patrick Husbands, won Sunday’s $125,000 Ontario Damsel Stakes Presented by Ketel One, for 3-year-old…
Can Bigg match his $2,020 Prince of Wales superfecta success in the Breeders’? Posted on September 30, 2023 by grace No false modesty here today. Coming off my proudest moment in handicapping big stakes race – nailing the $2,020 superfecta in the…
King’s Plate winner Paramount Prince takes on 13 in Breeders’ Stakes Posted on September 28, 2023, updated on September 29, 2023 by grace TORONTO, September 28, 2023 – Fourteen 3-year-olds, including King’s Plate winner Paramount Prince and runner-up Elysian Field, Kaukokaipuu, who contested the Plate and…
Woodbine Celebrates 50th Anniversary of Secretariat’s Triple Crown Posted on September 28, 2023, updated on September 28, 2023 by grace TORONTO, September 28, 2023– In horse racing, there is one horse who truly became a household name across the world: Secretariat. After winning…
Q & A with apprentice jockey Pietro Moran Posted on September 28, 2023, updated on September 28, 2023 by grace Pietro Moran, son of jockeys David and Maria Moran, grew up in Ireland but moved to Canada with his family when he…
