Grey Cup champion Toronto Argonauts meet Woodbine Standardbreds Posted on December 15, 2017, updated on December 15, 2017 by markmckelvie TORONTO, December 15, 2017 – Football collided with harness racing on Friday evening, as Woodbine Racetrack hosted the Grey Cup champion Toronto…
Roy wins five Thursday Posted on December 14, 2017, updated on December 15, 2017 by markmckelvie TORONTO, December 14, 2017 – Exactly seven-days after finishing in the runner-up spot five-times, driver Louis Philippe Roy turned the tables to…
Announcement from Ontario Racing: OR and the Standardbred Alliance merge to create a unified horse racing industry organization Posted on December 14, 2017 by markmckelvie December 14, 2017 – Toronto, Ontario – The Board of Ontario Racing and members of the Standardbred Alliance have voted to merge…
Jackpot Hi-5 mandatory payout announced for December 23 Posted on December 14, 2017 by markmckelvie TORONTO, December 14, 2017 – Christmas will come a few days early for horseplayers, as Woodbine Racetrack has announced a mandatory payout…
Woodbine Standardbred holiday racing and draw schedule Posted on December 14, 2017, updated on December 14, 2017 by markmckelvie CAMPBELLVILLE, December 14, 2017 – The Woodbine Standardbred Race Office would like to inform horsepeople of the upcoming holiday draw and racing…
Toronto Argonauts bringing Grey Cup to Woodbine Friday Posted on December 13, 2017, updated on November 4, 2019 by markmckelvie TORONTO, December 13, 2017 – Woodbine Racetrack will host members of the Grey Cup champion Toronto Argonauts this Friday (December 15) to...
The Weekly Roundup – (December 7 – 11) Posted on December 12, 2017, updated on December 12, 2017 by markmckelvie TORONTO, December 12, 2017 – Another week of racing is in the books and the start of Winter Series action highlighted last…
From Woodbine to Perth: MacDonald reflects on trip to Australia (VIDEO) Posted on December 12, 2017 by markmckelvie TORONTO, December 12, 2017 – James MacDonald returned to racing at Woodbine on Monday evening after spending a few weeks Down Under…
Chad Rozema’s Measurables – December 12, 2017 Posted on December 12, 2017, updated on December 12, 2017 by markmckelvie TORONTO, December 12, 2017 – WEG Racing Analyst Chad Rozema is back with another edition of CHAD ROZEMA’S MEASURABLES. This season, Rozema is…
Monday Twitter Challenge – Week 7 Results and Standings Posted on December 11, 2017 by markmckelvie TORONTO, December 11, 2017 – @WoodbineSB “Monday Twitter Challenge” is now down to just one final week after Week 7’s leg concluded…
Big efforts in round one of Valedictory Posted on December 9, 2017, updated on December 9, 2017 by markmckelvie TORONTO, December 9, 2017 – Windsun Gotham and Better B Rolling drew first blood in Saturday evening’s opening leg of the Valedictory…
McNair sweeps round one of Niagara Series Posted on December 8, 2017, updated on December 8, 2017 by markmckelvie TORONTO, December 8, 2017 – Sophomore pacing fillies grabbed the spotlight Friday evening at Woodbine Racetrack for the start of the Niagara…
World Driving Champ MacDonald Down Under Posted on December 8, 2017, updated on December 8, 2017 by markmckelvie CAMPBELLVILLE, December 8, 2017 – Being the world champ is fun, just ask James MacDonald. The 2017 World Driving Champion is currently…
Niagara and Valedictory Series set to start this weekend Posted on December 7, 2017 by markmckelvie TORONTO, December 7, 2017 – The holiday season for Standardbred racing at Woodbine Racetrack will have its unofficial start this weekend with…
The Weekly Roundup (November 30- December 4) Posted on December 5, 2017, updated on December 5, 2017 by markmckelvie TORONTO, December 5, 2017 – Welcome to our new feature “The Weekly Roundup” where we highlight the leaders for the past week, as…
Renovation Update: November 28, 2017 Posted on November 28, 2017, updated on November 28, 2017 by markmckelvie CAMPBELLVILLE, November 28, 2017 – The 2017 live racing season wrapped up a little over a month ago at Mohawk and since…
Woodbine and Alliance Series nominations due Friday Posted on November 28, 2017 by markmckelvie CAMPBELLVILLE, November 28, 2017 – The Mohawk Race Office would like to remind all horsepeople that nominations to the Woodbine Winter Series…
Monday Twitter Challenge – Week 5 Results and Standings Posted on November 28, 2017, updated on November 28, 2017 by markmckelvie TORONTO, November 28, 2017 – Each Monday from October 30 to December 18, 2017, @WoodbineSB offers the “Monday Twitter Challenge”. The “Challenge”…
FEATURE: How brotherly love reunited Justin Nixon with harness racing Posted on February 20, 2017, updated on November 30, 2017 by markmckelvie By Mark McKelvie for woodbine.com TORONTO, February 20 – Justin Nixon is sitting on a stool in the Woodbine paddock trying to…