Woodbine Community mourning the loss of trainer Ashlee Brnjas
TORONTO, September 27, 2021 – Woodbine Entertainment and the entire Woodbine racing community is saddened to learn of the passing of Thoroughbred…
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Woodbine cancels Thursday afternoon live racing
TORONTO, September 23, 2021 – Woodbine Racetrack has announced today’s (September 23) card of live racing has been cancelled due to unfavourable…
Casse Sends Out Formidable Foursome in Grade 1 Summer
TORONTO, September 16, 2021 – The more, the merrier could be the mantra of trainer Mark Casse when it comes to racing…
Bobby Flay hoping Pizza Bianca can add Grade 1 Natalma Stakes to her pedigree
TORONTO, September 16, 2021 – The chance to add a Grade 1 victory to Pizza Bianca’s pedigree page has her sole owner…
Haddassah captures the 2021 Prince of Wales Stakes
FORT ERIE, September 14, 2021 – The fan-filled crowd cheered on Haddassah in the 86th running of the Prince of Wales Stakes….
Draw for Ricoh Woodbine Mile and Pattison Canadian International to be live streamed Wednesday
TORONTO, September 13, 2021 – Woodbine Entertainment today announced the post-position draw for the Grade 1 Ricoh Woodbine Mile and Grade 1…
Skygaze Strong In Belle Mahone Score
TORONTO, September 12, 2021 – Skygaze, full of run late under rider Patrick Husbands, dashed away from her rivals with ease down…
War Bomber Tops Them All In Toronto Cup
TORONTO, September 12, 2021 – War Bomber (IRE), at odds of 19-1, drew away down the lane to pull off the upset in Sunday’s…
Tap It to Win Wires Rivals in Seagram Cup; Not So Quiet Speaks Volumes Again in Vice Regent
TORONTO, September 11, 2021 – Tap It to Win broke running and never looked back in taking the Grade 3 $156,000 Seagram Cup on Saturday afternoon…
Working for the weekend: Summer Sunday takes Friday’s Zadracarta
TORONTO, September 10, 2021 – Summer Sunday, ridden by Rafael Hernandez, was full of run in the late going to take Friday’s…
Toronto Cup, Belle Mahone share Sunday stage at Woodbine
TORONTO, September 10, 2021 – The $125,000 Toronto Cup and the $100,000 Belle Mahone co-headline Sunday’s 11-race card at Woodbine. Nine three-year-olds,…
Canadian champ Mighty Heart all systems go for Grade 3 Seagram Cup
TORONTO, September 8, 2021 – Mighty Heart, Canada’s reigning Horse of the Year, is set to tackle 1 1/16-miles on the Tapeta,…
Amalfi Sky zips into Zadracarta on two-race win streak
TORONTO, September 7, 2021 – Amalfi Sky, bred and owned by Terra Racing, goes after her third straight score when she goes…
Town Cruise: Still the talk of the town
Story by Chris Lomon TORONTO, September 3, 2021 – The energetic chestnut was the talk of the town long before he ever…
Twenty-three nominated to Ricoh Woodbine Mile
Twenty-three nominated to Ricoh Woodbine Mile Nominations for Mile, International, Summer and Natalma released TORONTO, September 3, 2021 – Woodbine Entertainment today…
Price is right: Canadian Sales Stakes grads deliver huge paydays
TORONTO, August 29, 2021 – Woodbine’s Sunday card of racing spotlighted graduates of the Canadian Thoroughbred Horse Society’s sales vying for over…
Il Malocchio mild upsetter in Bison City
TORONTO, August 28—Il Malocchio, coming off a third-place finish in the Woodbine Oaks presented by Budweiser, stalked the pace from fourth and…
Canadian Premier Yearling Sale grads chase stakes glory Sunday
TORONTO, August 27, 2021 – Numerous notable Canadian Premier Yearling Sale graduates will step into the spotlight in four stakes races set…
Frank Courtney: A racetrack life like no other
By Chris Lomon It is a horse racing life well lived, and one that many are grateful to have been part of. …
Emmeline looks to go one better in Bison City
TORONTO, August 26, 2021 – Emmeline, runner-up in this year’s Woodbine Oaks presented by Budweiser, goes after top prize in Saturday’s $250,000…
Woodbine cancels Thursday afternoon card
TORONTO, August 26, 2021 – Due to extreme heat and high humidex, Woodbine Entertainment has announced the cancellation of today’s (August 26)…
G1 Highlander, G2 Dance Smartly and G3 Ontario Colleen contested on Queen’s Plate day
TORONTO, August 22, 2021 – The 162nd running of The Queen’s Plate was the crown jewel for a tremendous 13-race card on…
Safe Conduct guts out Queen’s Plate victory
TORONTO, August 22, 2021 – Safe Conduct had just enough left in the tank to take the 162nd running of the $1…
Saturday stakes in the books to launch #QP21 weekend
TORONTO, August 21, 2021 – Woodbine kicked-off Queen’s Plate weekend with a quartet of stakes events on Saturday’s 11-race card. The recaps…