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$125,000 Gr. III Grey Stakes
3rd Annual Grey Handicap
This unique race is filled exclusively with grey horses — watch as they race to become champion of the greys!
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WOODBINE IN THE NEWS
A Closer Look (June 15) – Doug McPherson
Handicapper and racing analyst Doug McPherson offers his insight on each horse in Sunday’s sixth race on June 15 at Woodbine. Race 6 (3:57 p.m. ET) 6 ½ furlongs on the E.P. Taylor turf For Three Year Olds And Upward Which Have Never Won Two Races Or Ontario Sired Allowance Which Have Never Won Two Races. McPherson’s $20 bet: $10 exactor #6 over 7,8 Race 6 #1 My Boy Bruce – Could not re-rally after a slight shuffle entering the turn on May 18. Has talent but pedigree does not suggest turf; your call. #2 Jaggersgotagun – Ran two very…
A Closer Look – Doug McPherson
Handicapper and racing analyst Doug McPherson offers his insight on each horse in Saturday’s seventh race on June 14 at Woodbine. Race 7 (4:24 p.m. ET) 6 ½ furlongs on the E.P. Taylor turf For Fillies and Mares Three Years Old and Upward Which Have Never Won Two Races Or Ontario Sired Allowance Which Have Never Won Two Races. McPherson’s $20 bet: #6 over 2,8,9,10 over 7. #1 Peggy – Had some good form on inner turf last year. Blinkers off after two dreadful starts this year; pass #2 Neenah – Chased dominant Dolce Fortuna last time; can forgive her…
OTTB Spotlight: Sevencomingout (Fawkes)
A chestnut son of Kentucky Bear out of the Closing Argument mare Van Lew, Sevencomingout, bred in Ontario by Bear Stables Ltd., went 2-1-2 from 24 starts over his racing career. Now 11, Sevencomingout, rehomed by Southern Belle Thoroughbreds, has made the jump from the racetrack to the show ring for his owner Acacia Gifford. “I started retraining Fawkes (new name) as a show jumper and we went up to 1.10m and now we’re going to go up the levels eventing. He’s a star cross country and if he’s ever unsure about a fence, he just jumps it bigger! This…
INSIDE THE NUMBERS: Leading Rider Analysis Gives the Edge to this Horse in the San Juan Capistrano Stakes at Santa Anita Park
INSIDE THE NUMBERS: Leading Rider Analysis Gives the Edge to this Horse in the San Juan Capistrano Stakes at Santa Anita Park with handicapper Ed DeRosa One of only three graded stakes in North America beyond 1 ½ miles is Sunday when Santa Anita Park plays host to the 1 ¾-mile San Juan Capistrano down the hill and once around the historic track’s turf oval. It also happens to be closing day at The Great Race Place, meaning all wagers are a mandatory payout on the 12-race card; the San Juan Capistrano is race 9 with a post time of…
Nominations released for 2025 King’s Plate and Woodbine Oaks
TORONTO, June 11, 2025 – Woodbine today released the latest nominations for The King’s Plate and Woodbine Oaks presented by Stella Artois. Following the original subscriptions in April, the connections of nominated horses were required to submit an additional payment by June 4, 2025, to remain eligible to either race. The 166th King’s Plate, the first jewel of the OLG Canadian Triple Crown, on Saturday, August 16, has 49 Canadian bred three-year-olds remain eligible, plus two supplements, to bring the total number of nominees to 51. The Woodbine Oaks presented by Stella Artois, to be run on Sunday, July 20,…
Inside Track for June 7-8
A look at some of the top highlights from the past weekend of racing at Woodbine. Front Nine Dual Hall of Fame trainer Mark Casse, courtesy of Frosted filly Winterberry, continued his unparalleled stretch of dominance over the $125,000 Fury Stakes with a record extending ninth win Saturday at Woodbine. Under an in-control trip from champion jockey Patrick Husbands, Winterberry cruised coast-to-coast for the 1 ¼-length score ahead of 25-1 challenger Nata Trouble. Winterberry – Casse’s third straight Fury victory – paid $6.80. 600 Reasons To Smile It was a milestone afternoon Saturday for trainer Don MacRae, who netted career…
Arresting performance: Notorious Gangster takes Queenston
TORONTO, June 8, 2025 – Notorious Gangster rallied impressively to win Sunday’s $125,000 Queenston Stakes at Woodbine, one of the key prep races leading up to the $1 million King’s Plate, on August 16. The road to Canada’s most famous horse race is ramping up. Trained by Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame conditioner Josie Carrol for owner and breeder Mark Dodson, Notorious Gangster served notice that he is a serious Plate contender. An early tussle for the early lead unfolded in the seven-furlong sprint for Canadian-foaled 3-year-olds, as Regal Guest, from the outside post seven, and 8-5 choice Dewolf,…
Winterberry gives Casse his record ninth Fury Stakes score
TORONTO, June 7, 2025 – D.J. Stable’s Winterberry, sent off as the 2-1 second choice, wired her rivals in the $125,000 Fury Stakes Presented by Stella Artois, Saturday at Woodbine. After a fifth in the Star Shoot Stakes on April 26 to start her sophomore season, Winterberry, trained by Mark Casse, was back on the winning track courtesy of a strong showing in the Fury, a seven-furlong main track event for 3-year-old fillies foaled in Canada. Under Patrick Husbands, the daughter of Frosted out of the Bellamy Road mare Dreams Are Free broke alertly and was tracked to her outside…
Friday Live Racing Cancelled due to Poor Air Quality
TORONTO, June 6, 2025 – Woodbine Entertainment has announced today’s card of live racing at Woodbine Racetrack is cancelled due to poor air quality. Environment Canada’s air quality index for Toronto is listed as ‘High Risk’ and is expected to remain at this level throughout Friday. Woodbine’s decision to cancel comes through consultation with the HBPA and the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO) and is consistent with the AGCO’s air quality guidelines. This cancellation has been made in the best interests of the health and safety of our horses and racing participants. Woodbine will continue to monitor the situation…
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