Casse pair packs potent Kentucky Derby one-two punch Posted on April 28, 2021, updated on April 28, 2021 by markmckelvie By Chris Lomon /@Chris Lomon for Woodbine The hall of fame trainer will be wearing his game face on the first Saturday…
Woodbine Winter Report: March 3, 2021 Posted on March 3, 2021, updated on July 9, 2021 by TORONTO, March 3, 2021 – Each week, in the lead-up to Opening Day (April 17) of the 2021 Woodbine Thoroughbred season, we’ll…
Woodbine Winter Report: February 10, 2021 (Mark Casse, Rachel Halden, Path to the Plate, Ones To Watch, and more) Posted on February 10, 2021, updated on July 9, 2021 by TORONTO, February 10, 2021 – Each week, in the lead-up to Opening Day of the 2021 Woodbine Thoroughbred season, we’ll follow some…
Hernandez edges Stein in close jockey race, Casse earns 12th Woodbine training title Posted on November 27, 2020 by TORONTO, November 27, 2020 – The jockeys’ race for the 2020 meet title at Woodbine Racetrack went right down to the wire,…
Ride a Comet leads Casse exacta in Grade 2 Kennedy Road Stakes Posted on November 21, 2020, updated on November 21, 2020 by TORONTO, November 21, 2020 – Mark Casse trainees Ride a Comet and Souper Stonehenge swept the Kennedy Road Stakes exacta on Saturday…
A touch of ‘Grey’ and Mazarine on tap this Sunday at Woodbine Posted on November 19, 2020 by TORONTO, November 19, 2020 – Nine two-year-olds, including impressive first-time winner Haddassah, are set to contest Sunday’s $125,000 Grey Stakes (G3), at…
Mark Casse: The story behind 3,000 Posted on November 19, 2020 by By: Chris Lomon for Woodbine.com TORONTO, November 19, 2020 – In the aftermath of the text he received from one of Thoroughbred…
The stars (and stakes) are set to shine on Saturday at Woodbine Posted on November 18, 2020 by TORONTO, November 18, 2020 – Multiple stakes winner and 2017 Canadian Horse of the Year, Pink Lloyd, looks to add to his…
Casse and Hernandez sweep Saturday’s graded stakes at Woodbine Posted on November 7, 2020 by TORONTO, November 7, 2020 – Woodbine’s meet-leading trainer Mark Casse teamed up with jockey Rafael Hernandez to sweep Saturday’s graded stakes action…
A Great One goes south: Gretzky the Great heads to Kentucky Posted on November 5, 2020 by By: Chris O’Leary for Woodbine.com TORONTO, November 5, 2020 – Mark Casse and his wife had just arrived in Lexington, Kentucky on…
Not So Quiet thwarts rivals in Overskate Posted on October 31, 2020, updated on October 31, 2020 by TORONTO, October 31, 2020 – After an early three-way tussle for the top spot that lasted into the final turn, Not So…
Helium rises to the occasion, becoming stakes winner in Display Posted on October 18, 2020 by TORONTO, October 18, 2020 – Helium, who had stamped himself as one to watch in his victorious debut at Woodbine on September…
Souper Sensational is perfect in Glorious Song Posted on October 17, 2020, updated on October 17, 2020 by TORONTO, October 17, 2020 – Live Oak Plantation’s two-year-old filly Souper Sensational kept her record perfect with a stunning score on Saturday at Woodbine…
Husbands and Casse team up again with Durham Cup champion Salute With Honor Posted on October 11, 2020 by TORONTO, October 11, 2020 – Jockey Patrick Husbands and trainer Mark Casse completed a sweep of the Thanksgiving weekend stakes events at…
Master Spy triumphs in Cup and Saucer Stakes Posted on October 10, 2020, updated on October 10, 2020 by TORONTO, October 10, 2020 – Master Spy seized the lead in the 84th running of the $250,000 Cup and Saucer Stakes and…
Not So Quiet makes some noise in Vice Regent Stakes Posted on October 4, 2020, updated on October 4, 2020 by TORONTO, October 4, 2020 – Heste Sport’s homebred five-year-old Not So Quiet thundered past the favoured graded stakes winner City Boy down…
Sophomores Proven Strategies and Boardroom share stakes spotlight at Woodbine Posted on October 3, 2020 by TORONTO, October 3, 2020 – Leading jockey Justin Stein deployed front-end tactics in the $100,000 Toronto Cup and the Mark Casse-trained Proven…
Gretzky the Great shoots for Summer Stakes glory… and scores! Posted on September 20, 2020, updated on September 20, 2020 by TORONTO, September 20, 2020 – Gretzky the Great netted his second added-money trophy in taking Sunday’s Grade 1, $250,000 Summer Stakes, a…
Lady Speightspeare gets top billing in competitive cast for Natalma Stakes Posted on September 17, 2020 by TORONTO, September 17, 2020 – On Saturday, trainer Roger Attfield and owner/breeder Charles Fipke will be looking to knock off some big…
Budding stars set to shine in Grade 1 Summer Stakes Posted on September 17, 2020, updated on September 17, 2020 by TORONTO, September 17, 2020 – Seven first-year stars take their talents to the E.P. Taylor Turf Course in Sunday’s Grade 1 $250,000…
Turf talents look to go the extra mile in Ricoh Woodbine Mile Posted on September 16, 2020 by TORONTO, September 16, 2020 – Starship Jubilee, Canada’s reigning Horse of the Year, will take on a gifted group of seven rivals,…
Stronger Together Online Panel and Ricoh Woodbine Mile Post Position Draw set for Wednesday Posted on September 14, 2020 by TORONTO, September 14, 2020 – Woodbine Entertainment is hosting the post position draw for the 2020 Ricoh Woodbine Mile as part of…
Chart registers first stakes win in Grade 3 Ontario Colleen Posted on August 29, 2020, updated on August 29, 2020 by TORONTO, August 29, 2020 – With a determined stretch run, Chart prevailed in a photo finish to take the $125,000 Ontario Colleen…
King Edward champ March to the Arch gives Hernandez third straight stakes win Posted on August 15, 2020, updated on August 15, 2020 by TORONTO, August 15, 2020 – Leading jockey Rafael Hernandez collected his third straight stakes win on the Saturday program at Woodbine, as…