AN EARLY LOOK AT THE PROBABLE FIELD FOR THE 160TH RUNNING OF THE QUEEN’S PLATE (12) Horse / Trainer / Owner / Jockey Avie’s Flatter / Josie Carroll / Ivan Dalos / Javier Castellano Desert Ride (filly) / Neil Howard / Sam-Son Farm / Steven Bahen Federal Law / Mark Casse / Qatar Racing Limited […]
Monthly Archives: June 2019
160th Queen’s Plate Attracts Slate of Marquee Brand Partners
OLG, G.H. Mumm, Lexus, J.P. Wisers, Stella Artois and Bubly to bring to life Canada’s must-attend summer event TORONTO, ON, June 20, 2019– Woodbine Entertainment announced today the lineup of marquee brands that have signed on as official partners for the 160th running of the Queen’s Plate. One of Canada’s most prestigious horse racing […]
Queen’s Plate notes for Thursday, June 20, 2019
AN EARLY LOOK AT THE PROBABLE FIELD FOR THE 160TH RUNNING OF THE QUEEN’S PLATE (12) Horse / Trainer / Owner / Jockey Avie’s Flatter / Josie Carroll / Ivan Dalos / Javier Castellano Desert Ride (filly) / Neil Howard / Sam-Son Farm / Steven Bahen Federal Law / Mark Casse / Qatar Racing Limited […]
Queen’s Plate notes for Wednesday, June 19, 2019
AN EARLY LOOK AT THE PROBABLE FIELD FOR THE 160TH RUNNING OF THE QUEEN’S PLATE (12) Horse / Trainer / Owner Avie’s Flatter / Josie Carroll / Ivan Dalos Desert Ride (filly) / Neil Howard / Sam-Son Farm Federal Law / Mark Casse / Qatar Racing Limited He’s a Macho Man / Josie Carroll / […]
Dressing for the Big Race
TSN and Woodbine Entertainment Partner to Deliver Live Coverage of the 2019 OLG Canadian Triple Crown
TORONTO, June 11, 2019 – TSN and Woodbine Entertainment today announced that Canada’s Sports Leader will once again deliver live coverage of the country’s biggest horse racing events, highlighted by all three legs of the OLG Canadian Triple Crown. The chase for the OLG Canadian Triple Crown begins with the 160th running of the $1 million […]
Desert Ride steals the spotlight in the Woodbine Oaks Presented by Budweiser
TORONTO, June 8, 2019 – Last of 10 through the first quarter, Desert Ride circled the field to win the 64th running of the $500,000 Woodbine Oaks Presented by Budweiser, the first leg of the Triple Tiara for Canada’s finest three-year-old fillies, on Saturday at Woodbine. Steve Bahen worked out the winning trip in the […]
Pay for Peace pulls off 19-1 upset in the Plate Trial Stakes
TORONTO, June 8, 2019 – Pay for Peace overtook 9-5 favourite Federal Law in mid-stretch to pull off a 19-1 upset in the $125,000 Plate Trial Stakes on Saturday afternoon at Woodbine. With Luis Contreras aboard for trainer Rachel Halden, the Silent Name-Dancing Bay gelding stepped up his game to notch his first stakes victory […]
Looking to lay down the ‘Law’ in Plate Trial
TORONTO, June 5, 2019 – Trainer Mark Casse, who has two Queen’s Plate crowns on his outstanding racing résumé, sends out the battle-tested Federal Law in Saturday’s $125,000 Plate Trial Stakes, a traditional prep for Canada’s most famous race, the $1 million ‘Gallop for the Guineas,’ scheduled for June 29. A three-time winner from 10 […]
Winner of OLG Canadian Triple Crown to receive $500,000 bonus
Toronto, June 5, 2019 – Woodbine Entertainment announced today that the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp. (OLG) will be returning as the official partner and title sponsor of Canada’s Triple Crown of Thoroughbred racing. As part of the partnership, a new $500,000 bonus is being offered if there is a winner of the OLG Canadian […]