TORONTO, March 22, 2019 – Woodbine Entertainment has released the official logo for this summer’s iconic Queen’s Plate Racing Festival, which runs from June 28-29 at Woodbine Racetrack. For the first time, the logo incorporates the word “festival” recognizing the event’s growth in popularity as a full entertainment experience highlighted by the 160th running of […]
TORONTO, March 19, 2019 – Welcome to the 11th edition of the weekly Woodbine Snowbirds Report, now in its eighth year, chronicling the winter adventures of Woodbine-based trainers and jockeys currently plying their trade south of the border. This week, we check in with trainer Mike Keogh, who has his 21-horse stable at Aiken Training Track […]
TORONTO, March 18, 2019 – The Washboard Union, who will headline the opening day of the Queen’s Plate Racing Festival this summer at Woodbine Racetrack, earned their first JUNO Award as Breakthrough Group of the Year this past weekend in London, Ont. “Our hearts are literally exploding tonight as we won our first @thejunoawards for Breakthrough Group of […]
TORONTO, March 15, 2019 – The Washboard Union appeared on KX96 New Country FM earlier this week to discuss their upcoming Queen’s Plate performance, their new single “She Gets Me” and their JUNO Award nomination with morning show host Jerry Archer. The Washboard Union will open this year’s Queen’s Plate Racing Festival at Woodbine Racetrack with […]
TORONTO, March 13, 2019 – The JUNO Award-nominated country music group The Washboard Union will be among the featured musical acts to headline this year’s Queen’s Plate Racing Festival, which runs from June 28-29 at Woodbine Racetrack. Fronted by step-brothers Aaron Grain & Chris Duncombe and their best friend David John Roberts, The Washboard Union […]
TORONTO, March 8, 2019 – Avie’s Flatter leads a list of 84 three-year-old Thoroughbreds nominated to the Canadian Triple Crown, which opens with the $1 million Queen’s Plate on Saturday, June 29 at Woodbine Racetrack. Avie’s Flatter has been assessed as the early 3-1 favourite in this year’s edition of the Queen’s Plate Winterbook. Compiled by Ron Gierkink and Alex Campbell of the Daily Racing Form, the hypothetical Winterbook offers an […]