Chart topper: Pop Idol wires Shady Well rivals
TORONTO, November 23, 2024 – Pop Idol earned her first stakes victory in style, taking top prize in the $150,000 Shady Well,…
Katerina Vassilieva
Piper’s Factor tops in Toronto Cup
TORONTO, August 31, 2024 – Chiefswood Stables’ homebred Piper’s Factor fended off Swift Delivery, co-owned by NFL star Travis Kelce, to win the $125,000 Toronto…
Rondure races into Grade 2 Eclipse in winning form
TORONTO, May 29, 2024 – Rondure, fresh off a gutsy score at seven furlongs, tackles two turns and top talents in the…
Monday Morning Quarter Pole @WoodbineTB: Trainer Katerina Vassilieva
TORONTO, February 5, 2024 – In the first edition of MMQP, trainer Katerina Vassilieva shares her thoughts on a career-best 2023 season…
“Cool dude” Roaring Forties aims to defend Sunshine Turf crown
TORONTO, January 16, 2024— Roaring Forties, an 8-year-old son of Stormy Atlantic, will take on six rivals as he chases his second…
Thea Eke: “Any time I’m around a horse, I’m happy”
TORONTO, MAY 30, 2023– When the skies over the Woodbine backstretch opened and the teeming rain began to fall, Thea Eke smiled. The…
Woodbine launches 2023 turf season Saturday
TORONTO, May 25, 2023 – Woodbine’s highly anticipated turf racing season is set to get underway this Saturday afternoon (May 27). A total…
Weekend Notables & Quotables (May 6-7)
First impressions South African-born jockey Ryan Munger won his first race at Woodbine – his new home track – when he guided…
Roaring Forties revved up and ready for Sunshine Turf Stakes
January 18, 2023 – Roaring Forties, a seven-year-old son of Stormy Atlantic, is set to take on six rivals in the 1…
Witch Hazel looks to plant one on Shady Well rivals / Poulin in O T chases hat trick in Clarendon
TORONTO, November 30, 2022 – A pair of $150,000 2-year-old stakes, the Clarendon and Shady Well, share the spotlight on Saturday’s 11-race…
#QP22 Notes – Friday, August 19: The Minkster ready for Plate rumble
Trainer Danny Vella obviously knows his way around a Queen’s Plate, having sent out Basqueian to take down top honours in 1994…
Intriguing storylines, emerging stars highlight 163rd running of the Queen’s Plate
TORONTO, August 17, 2022 – Eleven hopefuls, including Woodbine Oaks Presented by Budweiser winner Moira, and Grade 3 Marine victor Rondure, will vie for…
Grade 3 Marine: Rondure stamps himself as top Queen’s Plate contender
TORONTO, July 2, 2022 – Rondure, a three-year-old Ontario-bred son of Oxbow-Carat Weight, put in a head-turning performance in Saturday’s Grade 3…
The Worldly View of Rondure
The connections of the diminutive yet dynamic Queen’s Plate hopeful are taking a worldly view of what possibly lies ahead. It has…
5 Furlongs With Katerina Vassilieva
Each week until opening day of the 2022 Woodbine Thoroughbred meet, a familiar name in the sport will be in the spotlight,…
Curtain closes on Ontario Sire Heritage Series with pair of primetime performances
TORONTO, November 19, 2021 – The Ontario Sire Heritage Series concluded Friday at Woodbine with Lorena capturing the $100,000 Ashbridges Bay Stakes…
Wide-open Woodbine Oaks presented by Budweiser part of stakes-filled Sunday card
TORONTO, July 29, 2021 – Lorena and Jilli Marie will put their respective unbeaten records on the line in the $500,000 Woodbine…
Woodbine Report: May 12, 2021
TORONTO, May 12, 2021 – Each week, in the lead-up to Opening Day of the 2021 Woodbine Thoroughbred season, we’ll follow some of…
Queen’s Plate notes for Tuesday, June 25, 2019
AN EARLY LOOK AT THE PROBABLE FIELD FOR THE 160TH RUNNING OF THE QUEEN’S PLATE (14) Horse / Trainer / Owner /…
