Stakes winner Silver Is Best set for Woodstock assignment Posted on April 23, 2026, updated on April 24, 2026 by grace TORONTO, April 23, 2026 – Five contenders, including Silver Is Best, will contest the $125,000 Woodstock Stakes, Sunday at Woodbine. The six-furlong…
My First Woodbine Win with Darwin Banach Posted on April 23, 2026, updated on April 23, 2026 by grace Darwin Banach is a multiple graded stakes-winning trainer who launched his career in 1998. Banach has recorded over 350 wins, including 18…
Lakota Lady takes on six in Saturday’s Star Shoot Stakes Posted on April 22, 2026, updated on April 24, 2026 by grace TORONTO, April 22, 2026 – The first stakes event of the 2026 Woodbine season, Saturday’s $125,000 Star Shoot, has attracted seven fillies,…
Going the Distance Together: Larry’s Dream and Louise Spilsbury Posted on April 21, 2026, updated on April 21, 2026 by grace Over every hurdle they have faced, on their own or together, Larry’s Dream and Louise Spilsbury have always found a way to…
ICYMI: Surprise Oaklawn Handicap Winner Caps Scintillating Spring Stakes Weekend Posted on April 20, 2026 by grace Forgetting Someone? Sovereignty and Journalism dominated the headlines leading into Saturday’s $1.25 million Oaklawn Handicap (G2), but it was White Abarrio who…
83 nominated to 2026 Canadian Triple Crown Posted on April 17, 2026, updated on April 17, 2026 by grace TORONTO, April 17, 2026 – Woodbine Entertainment today released the nominations for the 2026 Canadian Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing, consisting of…
ICYMI: Upsets in Apple Blossom, Count Fleet and Lexington Headline Bustling Stakes Weekend Posted on April 13, 2026 by grace Piping Hot A crisp outing earned Claret Beret the sweet upset over heavily favoured Nitrogen (4-5) in Saturday’s $1.25 million Apple Blossom…
The Great Plate 8: Roger Attfield Posted on April 13, 2026, updated on April 18, 2026 by grace Roger Attfield, who recently announced his retirement from training, shares his fondest memories from each of his record-tying eight Queen’s Plate wins….
What’s On Track: Oaklawn Park, Keeneland Take Centre Stage with Slate of Lucrative Stakes Posted on April 10, 2026 by grace Elements at Play Getting back in the winner’s circle is priority number one for six-time graded stakes winner Nitrogen, but securing a…
Florida Won: The Story in His Eyes Posted on April 7, 2026 by grace Standing in the ring, Barb Moore gazed into the eyes of a striking chestnut gelding and saw something she didn’t expect. After…
ICYMI: Further Ado’s Blue Grass Dominance Headlines High Stakes Weekend Posted on April 6, 2026 by grace Look No Further Expectations were high for Further Ado ahead of Saturday’s $1.25 million Blue Grass (G1) at Keeneland, and the 4-5…
ICYMI: Kentucky Derby, Oaks Tickets Punched Over Major Weekends at Oaklawn & Gulfstream Park Posted on March 30, 2026 by grace Outlaw Spirit Even-money choice Renegade couldn’t be contained in a decisive four-length triumph of the $1.5 million Arkansas Derby (G1), Saturday at…
What’s on Track: Kentucky Derby, Oaks Qualifying Season Heats Up at Fair Grounds, Turfway Park Posted on March 20, 2026 by grace Bayou Breakthrough A premium opportunity awaits a wide-open field of nine sophomores in Saturday’s $1 million Louisiana Derby (G2) at Fair Grounds….
From Racetrack to Lifeline: How One Thoroughbred Helped a Woman Heal Posted on March 16, 2026, updated on March 16, 2026 by grace After two devastating car accidents left Ashley Carson struggling to rebuild her life, an unlikely partner, a retired racehorse named Dancer, helped…
ICYMI: Incredibolt, Bottle of Rouge Star Over Scintillating Stakes Weekend Posted on March 16, 2026, updated on March 16, 2026 by grace Supercharged Incredibolt’s once murky path to the 152nd Kentucky Derby (G1) is now much clearer after a brilliant bounce back victory in the…
What’s on Track: Roads to Kentucky Derby, Oaks, Cross at Colonial Downs During Spread-Out Stakes Weekend Posted on March 12, 2026, updated on March 12, 2026 by grace Recharged Incredibolt enters the $500,000 Virginia Derby at Colonial Downs a bounce back candidate after faltering to a last place finish in…
Woodbine Donates to Eurico Rosa da Silva’s Horse Therapy Program Posted on March 12, 2026, updated on March 12, 2026 by grace TORONTO, March 12, 2026—Woodbine Entertainment has proudly named former jockey Eurico Rosa da Silva’s Equine Experiential Connection program the first grant recipient…
My First Woodbine Win with John LeBlanc, Jr. Posted on March 12, 2026 by grace John LeBlanc, Jr. is a graded stakes-winning trainer whose career began in 1992. His father, John LeBlanc, Sr., a prominent jockey, won…
A reporter’s view of the Barbados Gold Cup by Hayley Morrison Posted on March 11, 2026 by grace Burnt arms and sore feet dutifully carried me around the Garrison Savannah as I reported on this year’s Sandy Lane Barbados Gold…
ICYMI: Favourites Outshined Across the Board over High Stakes Weekend Posted on March 9, 2026, updated on March 9, 2026 by grace A Powerful Display Speedway Stables’ Potente became 50 Kentucky Derby qualifying points richer after a valiant triumph in the $200,000 San Felipe…
Jalon Samuel Captures 7th Barbados Gold Cup Victory with Public Sector Posted on March 8, 2026, updated on March 8, 2026 by grace In a thrilling finish, Woodbine-based jockey, Jalon Samuel swooped in with Public Sector to capture his seventh Gold Cup victory. The crowd…
Canadian Nicholas Tomlinson Targets Barbados Gold Cup with Deccan Prince Posted on March 6, 2026, updated on March 6, 2026 by grace Canadian-born trainer, Nicholas Tomlinson will send out Deccan Prince in this year’s Sandy Lane Barbados Gold Cup, which is scheduled to run…
King’s Plate Tickets Now on Sale Posted on March 6, 2026, updated on March 9, 2026 by grace TORONTO, March 6, 2026—Tickets to attend the 167th King’s Plate, taking place on August 15 at Woodbine Racetrack, are now on sale…
From the West Coast to Woodbine: Tara Neigel is Finding Her Stride Posted on March 5, 2026 by grace TORONTO, March 5, 2025— Acclimating to a new life at Woodbine, nearly 4,400 kilometres from home, wasn’t meant to happen overnight for…
