Casse trio set for Woodstock test
TORONTO, April 28, 2023 – Dual hall of fame trainer Mark Casse sends out the trifecta of Gran Spirited, Ninetyfour Expos and Stayhonor…
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Kavala seeks third straight score, takes on seven in Star Shoot
TORONTO, April 26, 2023 – Trainer Bill Tharrenos sends out Kavala in Saturday’s $125,000 Star Shoot, the first stakes race of the 2023…
Chef Krystal Cabral welcomes you to the (Woodbine) Club
TORONTO, April 26, 2023– It’s by no means a pun to say that Chef Krystal Cabral has a lot on her plate…
Weekend Notables & Quotables (April 22-23)
Silver Tunes is as good as gold Jockey Amanda Vandermeersch teamed with Silver Tunes to win the opening race of the 2023…
How to Handicap and Bet Woodbine’s New Season (Ellis Starr – @Ubercapper)
TORONTO, April 20, 2023– Spring at Woodbine means racing begins anew for what should be a tremendous 2023 season of racing. Handicapping…
Francine Villeneuve: Obstacles, Optimism and Opportunities
TORONTO, April 17, 2023– Francine Villeneuve is down, but by no means out. It was a matter of seconds from the time she…
Woodbine Entertainment CEO Jim Lawson to Step Down This Fall
TORONTO, April 11, 2023– Woodbine Entertainment today announced that Jim Lawson will be stepping down from his role as CEO this fall….
Ernie Perri: 5 Horses To Watch
TORONTO, March 29, 2023– Woodbine’s Head Clocker and Oddsmaker Ernie Perri shared his thoughts on a handful of horses to keep an…
Woodbine Winter Watch: Bill Tharrenos and Luis Contreras
TORONTO, March 28, 2023 – In the final installment of the season, trainer Bill Tharrenos and jockey Luis Contreras offer their thoughts on…
Plate-winning jockey Steve Bahen calls it a career
TORONTO, March 27, 2023– Steve Bahen, best known for his improbable 2002 Queen’s Plate triumph aboard 82-1 T J’s Lucky Moon, has announced…
Skye Chernetz: Always up for adventure
TORONTO, March 22, 2023– For jockey Skye Chernetz, the racing offseason is a passport to adventure, with this particular chapter of her travels…
Woodbine Winter Watch: Don MacRae and Slade Jones
TORONTO, March 20, 2023 – Each week, in the lead-up to Opening Day (April 22) of the 2023 Woodbine Thoroughbred season, the Woodbine…
Sofia Vives: “Racing, it runs through my mind all day”
TORONTO, March 15, 2023– Sofia Vives’ one complaint about getting aboard 33 Thoroughbreds on a near-perfect Florida morning? She didn’t have the…
Grade 1 Canadian International: A legendary return
TORONTO, March 14, 2023 – One of the most beloved and iconic races on the Woodbine Thoroughbred calendar has a date in…
Woodbine Winter Watch: Darwin Banach and Emma-Jayne Wilson
TORONTO, March 13, 2023 – Each week, in the lead-up to Opening Day (April 22) of the 2023 Woodbine Thoroughbred season, the Woodbine…
Woodbine Set for Most Exciting Racing Season in Recent History
Thoroughbred Meet Opens in Six Weeks on April 22 Toronto, ON – Saturday, March 11 – Woodbine Entertainment is preparing for one of…
Former Racehorses Soaring to New Heights
TORONTO, March 9, 2023– It was only fitting that on this day Jim Phillips was spending his morning marvelling at the exploits…
Woodbine unveils Pink Lloyd Stakes
TORONTO, March 8, 2023 – The Ontario Jockey Club Stakes will now be known as Pink Lloyd Stakes, in recognition of one…
A Royal Welcome for the ‘King’
Serve the King (GB) is feeling right at home in surroundings that are, rather appropriately, fit for a king. A Grade 2…
Woodbine Winter Watch: Josie Carroll and Rafael Hernandez
TORONTO, February 27, 2023 – Each week, in the lead-up to Opening Day (April 22) of the 2023 Woodbine Thoroughbred season, the…
‘He’s an incredible horse and I love him’
An Equine Welfare Feature TORONTO, February 23, 2023– As she ran her hands over the dark bay gelding’s mane, Nora Calhoun, for…
Woodbine Winter Watch: Barb Minshall and Declan Carroll
TORONTO, February 21, 2023 – Each week, in the lead-up to Opening Day (April 22) of the 2023 Woodbine Thoroughbred season, the Woodbine Communications…
Shirl’s Speight set for stiff test in Grade 1 February Stakes
A familiar face to Woodbine racing fans, Shirl’s Speight, a six-year-old son of Speightstown, trained by Hall of Famer Roger Attfield and…
Ricky’s Story: “Horse Racing Saved My Life”
TORONTO, February 15, 2023– The hotheaded kid from Weston Road and Finch was heading down a dangerous road. Ricky Dookeran saw it…