Secret Reserve holds on for Steady Growth score
TORONTO, December 10, 2023 – Secret Reserve took Sunday’s $100,000 Steady Growth Stakes, for Ontario-sired 3-year-olds and up, contested at 1 1/16…
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Fashionably Fab fabulous in La Prevoyante
TORONTO, December 9, 2023 – Fashionably Fab secured her fourth straight score courtesy of an impressive performance in Saturday’s $100,000 La Prevoyante Stakes, at Woodbine….
Cruden Bay takes on 10 in Steady Growth
TORONTO, December 7, 2023 – The $100,000 Steady Growth, a 1 1/16-mile main track stakes for Ontario-sired 3-year-olds and upward, headlines Sunday’s card at…
Kevin Attard duo set for La Prevoyante test
TORONTO, December 6, 2023 – Kevin Attard trainees Fashionably Fab and Strega will look to add another stakes score to their respective…
Weekend Notables & Quotables (December 2-3)
Milestone marker Sunyani, a 3-year-old son of Air Force Blue-Futurista, won Saturday’s first race for trainer Ted Holder and owner David Bloom….
Conglomerate all business in Grade 3 Valedictory
TORONTO, December 3, 2023 – Conglomerate, under Luis Contreras, rallied impressively to best 13 rivals in the $150,000 Valedictory Stakes (G3), for 3-year-olds and…
Frac Dancer holds on in Clarendon / First-time starter Shamans Girl shocks in Shady Well
TORONTO, December 2, 2023 – Frac Dancer hung on gamely to take the co-featured $150,000 Clarendon Stakes, on Saturday at Woodbine. Sent…
Consistent 5-year-old War Court chases Grade 3 Valedictory victory
TORONTO, November 30, 2023 – The $150,000 Valedictory Stakes (G3), set for 1 ½ miles on the Tapeta this Sunday at Woodbine,…
Former Thoroughbred a main Event attraction
By Jim Phillips, owner of Molinaro Kissing, now known as Wabbit “Wabbit and Jess Phoenix finished 11th at Burghley Horse Trials in Stamford UK, which…
De Paulo holds strong hand in both Clarendon and Shady Well
TORONTO, November 29, 2023 – A pair of $150,000 2-year-old stakes, the Clarendon and Shady Well, share the spotlight as part of…
Weekend Notables & Quotables (November 25-26)
Abracadabra! Magical Trick, trained by Steve Attard for Sheldon Pettle and Gilbert Sharpe, pulled off a 10-1 upset in Saturday’s sixth race….
Inudation breaks maiden in style in Princess Elizabeth
TORONTO, November 25, 2023— Inudation broke her maiden in the $250,000 Princess Elizabeth Stakes, a Tapeta race for Canadian-foaled 2-year-old fillies, and…
Babbo brilliant in Coronation Futurity
TORONTO, November 25, 2023 – Babbo took the early lead and never looked back in winning the $250,000 Coronation Futurity, on Saturday at Woodbine….
November Horse Person of the Month: Brent Harris
Brent Harris might be best described as a horse listener. Throughout his time in Thoroughbred racing, dating back to his days growing…
To the ‘Moon’ and Back
The story of Watery Moon is far more than an unassuming, fleeting life on the racetrack. It was a modest career, the…
Rookies share the spotlight in Saturday’s Coronation Futurity, Princess Elizabeth
TORONTO, November 23, 2023 – Naptown, a 2-year-old son of Munnings-Gold Medalist, takes on nine in the $250,000 Coronation Futurity, part of a…
Woodbine announces plans to rebuild section of E.P. Taylor Turf Course
TORONTO, November 22, 2023– Woodbine Entertainment today announced initial plans to rebuild a portion of the world-renowned E.P. Taylor Turf Course at…
AUGUST ANTICIPATION: DATE ANNOUNCED FOR 165TH RUNNING OF THE KING’S PLATE
TORONTO, November 22, 2023— The wheels are already in motion for the planning of Canada’s premier Thoroughbred horse race and the can’t miss…
Weekend Notables & Quotables (November 18-19)
Stylish score Stylish Gent, a 4-year-old son of Outwork, outworked his rivals in Saturday’s second race to the tune of a 7…
Weekend Notables & Quotables (November 11-12)
A Raffi hatty Jockey Rafael Hernandez netted the natural hat trick on Saturday, winning the second race with Kitten’s Romance, the third…
Loyalty comes up big in Grade 2 Bessarabian
TORONTO, November 11, 2023 – Loyalty, under Kazushi Kimura, got back to her winning ways in Saturday’s $175,000 Bessarabian Stakes (G2) at…
Millie Girl masterful (again) in Grade 3 Maple Leaf
TORONTO, November 11, 2023—Millie Girl, under Rafael Hernandez, made it two straight Grade 3 triumphs after taking the $150,00 Maple Leaf Stakes…
Horses, hoop dreams and unwavering hope
Rose Day has always supported her daughters’ ambitions amidst her busy schedule at the racetrack, where she is often the first to…
Ashbridges Bay: Fashionably Fab sews up another stakes triumph
TORONTO, November 10, 2023 – The Ontario Sire Heritage Series concluded Friday at Woodbine with Fashionably Fab winning the $100,000 Ashbridges Bay…