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…
Katerina Vassilieva
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 /…