Weekend Notables & Quotables (July 8-9)
Weekend warrior Souper Sunday, who was competing in the claiming ranks in 2022, won her third straight race and first stakes crown…
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Souper Sunday a Saturday star in Georgian Bay
TORONTO, July 8, 2023 – In the Georgian Bay, for 3-year-old fillies, 9-2 Souper Sunday powered home to record her third straight…
Patches O’Houlihan shores up resume with impressive Lake Huron win
TORONTO, July 8, 2023 – The Ontario Sire Heritage Series launched Saturday afternoon at Woodbine Racetrack with a pair of $100,000 stakes,…
Slevinsky reveling in her life in the saddle
TORONTO, July 7, 2023 – Rachel Slevinsky sighs at the recollection of her first career race. The apprentice rider knew that winning…
June Horse Person of the Month: Nastia Zemtsova
TORONTO, July 6, 2023– Nastia Zemtsova doesn’t let a day go by without acknowledging the impact equine athletes have had on her…
Georgian Bay, Lake Huron kick off Ontario Sire Heritage Series
TORONTO, July 5, 2023 – A pair of stakes, the $100,000 Georgian Bay and $100,000 Lake Huron, mark the start of this year’s…
Weekend Notables & Quotables (July 1-2)
Three, four, six, nine Dual Hall of Fame trainer Mark Casse won three of the five graded stakes on the Canada Day…
Fev Rover (IRE) rallies to take Grade 2 turf Nassau
TORONTO, July 1, 2023 – Fev Rover (IRE) provided trainer Mark Casse with a Canada Day graded stakes hat trick after winning…
Tyson shows late punch to take Grade 3 Dominion Day
TORONTO, July 1, 2023 – Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame trainer Josie Carroll delivered a one-two punch with winner Tyson and runner-up…
Lucky Score upsets in Grade 2 turf Highlander
TORONTO, July 1, 2023 – Lucky Score, trained by dual hall of famer Mark Casse, scored top prize in Saturday’s $200,000 Highlander…
Casse captures sixth straight Selene in unexpected fashion as 9-1 Solo Album romps
TORONTO, July 1, 2023 – Dual hall of fame trainer Mark Casse has owned the Selene in recent years, with victories in…
New Jersey shipper Turf King (IRE) rules in Marine, runner-up Kaikokaipuu enhances King’s Plate credentials
TORONTO, July 1, 2023 – Turf King (IRE), backed down to even-money favouritism for the formidable combo of trainer Chad Brown and…
Wonder Wheel seeking turnaround as Casse seeks sixth straight Selene success / Twin City, Kaukokaipuu looking to use Marine as springboard to King’s Plate
TORONTO, June 29, 2023 – Wonder Wheel, winner of the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies en route to honours as the Eclipse Award winner…
Treason in top form heading into Grade 3 Dominion Day
TORONTO, June 29, 2023 —Treason will look to make it two straight graded stakes scores when he takes on eight rivals in…
Turf stars bring their talents to Saturday’s Grade 2 Highlander, Grade 2 Nassau
TORONTO, June 28, 2023 – A pair of Grade 2 turf stakes, the $200,000 Highlander, and $175,000 Nassau, share the spotlight with a…
Weekend Notables & Quotables (June 24-25)
Hall of Fame triple Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame inductee Josie Carroll sent out three winners on Saturday’s card. The multiple…
Mohawk Trail right at home in Alywow
TORONTO, June 25, 2023 – Mohawk Trail made her first start at Woodbine a winning one after taking Sunday’s $100,000 Alywow Stakes in…
Miss Speedy lives up to her name in Ballade Stakes
TORONTO, June 24, 2023 – Miss Speedy, under Sahin Civaci, rocketed away from her rivals down the lane to take the $100,000…
Canada Day Racing Festival features five graded stakes
TORONTO, June 23, 2023 – Woodbine celebrates Canada Day next Saturday, July 1, with an impressive race card featuring a stellar lineup of…
“The Thoroughbreds, they really do have a presence”
TORONTO, June 23, 2023 – Samantha Riosa had just one regret about her placement experience on the Woodbine backstretch. “I wish I could…
Alywow Stakes: Last Call gets back on turf, Secret Money goes for three straight wins
TORONTO, June 22, 2023 — Grade 1 winner Last Call returns to the turf for Sunday’s 6 ½-furlong Alywow Stakes at Woodbine, a…
Ballade Stakes: Pleasure’s Gold arrives in winning form
TORONTO, June 21, 2023 – Pleasure’s Gold, a 4-year-old daughter of Souper Speedy-Good as Gold, chases her second stakes crown in Saturday’s $100,000…
Weekend Notables & Quotables (June 17-18)
An EJW Grand Slam Emma-Jayne Wilson had herself a stellar Saturday, winning four races on the nine-race card. The multiple graded stakes…
Chloe Duffy’s Leap of Faith
TORONTO, June 16, 2023 – When the Thoroughbreds make the leap from the racetrack to the eventing world, Chloe Duffy is with them for…