Big-time performance from Big Invasion in Grade 2 Nearctic
TORONTO, October 8, 2023 – Big Invasion, who had been entered in Sunday’s Nearctic (G2T) after being programmed for Saturday’s Belmont Turf…
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Nations Pride (IRE) rallies to take Canadian International
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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)
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
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
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’?
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
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
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
Pietro Moran, son of jockeys David and Maria Moran, grew up in Ireland but moved to Canada with his family when he…
September Horse Person of the Month: Angel Romo Sotelo
Time on the Woodbine backstretch is, without fail, time happily spent for Angel Romo Sotelo. He is, like the countless others who work in…
Weekend Notables & Quotables (September 23-24)
Dazzling debut Lady Wellington, a 2-year-old daughter of Frac Daddy-Erin Commodity, recorded a 4 ½-length score in her first start, a 5…
War Painter is the queen of the Victorian Queen
TORONTO, September 24, 2023 – War Painter, under Patrick Husbands, brushed to the lead late en route to victory in Sunday’s $100,000…
Zippy Gizmo rallies late to take Bull Page
TORONTO, September 24, 2023 – Zippy Gizmo got up in the final strides to take top prize in the $100,000 Bull Page…
Nominations released for Grade 1 Canadian International
TORONTO, September 22, 2023 – Twenty-six accomplished runners from around the world are nominated to the 84th running of the $750,000 Canadian International, one of…
Race 7 & 8 cancelled at Woodbine
TORONTO, September 21, 2023— Woodbine Entertainment has cancelled the remainder of Thursday’s card of live racing following Race 6 due to a…