5 Questions with Yvonne Schwabe
TORONTO, February 7, 2025— For third-generation horse person Yvonne Schwabe, breeding and racing Thoroughbreds is not just a business – it’s a…
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Game Changers: Mystic Lake
TORONTO, February 3, 2025 – Once a week, from January to April, Woodbine will profile a horse who had a life-changing impact…
5 Questions With Spring Farm
TORONTO, January 31, 2025— Spring Farm is a Thoroughbred farm specializing in raising top-quality racehorses. The farm, located in Prospect Hill, Ontario,…
Game Changers: Hay Hay Paula
TORONTO, January 27, 2024 – Once a week, from January to April, Woodbine will profile a horse who had a life-changing impact…
5 Questions with Bill Tharrenos
January 24, 2024 – After a career-best campaign in 2024, trainer Bill Tharrenos is hungry for more in 2025. Last year, the…
Game Changers: Unbridled Weather
TORONTO, January 20, 2024 – Once a week, from January to April, Woodbine will profile a horse who had a life-changing impact…
Game Changers: Moira
TORONTO, January 13, 2024 – Once a week, from January to April, Woodbine will profile a horse who had a life-changing impact…
Award-winning docuseries Free Rein returns for Second Season
TORONTO, January 6, 2025—Woodbine Entertainment has announced its award-winning docuseries Free Rein, featuring the elite competitors of Canadian Thoroughbred Horse Racing, will…
Civaci, Casse, Schickedanz lead 2024 Woodbine season
TORONTO, December 19, 2024 – The recently concluded 2024 Thoroughbred racing season at Woodbine Racetrack saw jockey Sahin Civaci, trainer Mark Casse…
Ron’s Gizmo nets first stakes win in Steady Growth
TORONTO, December 15, 2024 – Ron’s Gizmo, the 6-5 choice, got up late to take Sunday’s $100,000 Steady Growth Stakes, for Ontario-sired…
Fashionably Fab wins La Prevoyante thriller
TORONTO, December 14, 2024 – Fashionably Fab needed every inch of ground to secure her second straight $100,000 La Prevoyante Stakes, Saturday…
Spirit of Jericho: Soaring to new heights
Landen Bury knew it was meant to be. Not long after the teenager and his parents arrived at the sprawling, picturesque 100-acre…
Ron’s Gizmo seeks milestone score in Steady Growth
TORONTO, December 12, 2024 – The $100,000 Steady Growth, a 1 1/16-mile main track stakes for Ontario-sired 3-year-olds and upward, headlines Sunday’s…
La Prevoyante Stakes: Third time the charm for Talk to Ya Later?
TORONTO, December 11, 2024 – Talk to Ya Later, second in last year’s running of the La Prevoyante Stakes, takes on five…
Snow day: Get Smokin goes the distance in Grade 3 Valedictory
TORONTO, December 7, 2024 – Multiple graded stakes winner Get Smokin, under Sahin Civaci, wired his nine rivals in the Grade 3…
Horse Person of the Month for November/December: Tylonn Green
There was a point in time when Tylonn Green wasn’t quite sure the horse life was for him. He had been around…
Eleven chase Grade 3 Valedictory glory
TORONTO, December 4, 2024 – Saturday’s Grade 3 $135,000 bet365 Valedictory Stakes at Woodbine has attracted 11 starters, including multiple graded stakes…
Notorious Gangster lays down the law in Coronation Futurity
TORONTO, November 30, 2024 – Notorious Gangster, under a perfect ride from Fraser Aebly, pounced on the frontrunners in the late going…
Aristella stellar in Princess Elizabeth score
TORONTO, November 30, 2024 – Aristella notched her first stakes win in the $250,000 Princess Elizabeth, a main track race for Canadian-foaled…
Rookies look to make a splash in Saturday’s Coronation Futurity, Princess Elizabeth
TORONTO, November 27, 2024 – Ashley’s Archer, a son of Karakontie (JPN) out of the Distorted Humor mare Certainly Special, takes on…
Mansetti rebounds, wins Clarendon for first stakes trophy
TORONTO, November 24, 2024 – Mansetti, trained by Kevin Attard, is back on the winning track after taking the $150,000 Clarendon Stakes,…
Chart topper: Pop Idol wires Shady Well rivals
TORONTO, November 23, 2024 – Pop Idol earned her first stakes victory in style, taking top prize in the $150,000 Shady Well,…
Lapochka: The People’s Horse
TORONTO, November 22, 2024— An honest living isn’t always an easy living but when you show up to work every day with…
Mansetti looks for all the dough in Clarendon
TORONTO, November 22, 2024 – Mansetti, trained by Kevin Attard for Al and Bill Ulwelling, takes on five rivals in the $150,000…