Silent Poet looks to rhyme off Jacques Cartier win
TORONTO, May 12, 2022 – The Grade 3 $150,000 Jacques Cartier Stakes headlines Sunday’s 10-race card at Woodbine. A six-furlong main track…
Nicholas Gonzalez
These Three Things: Silent Poet
Get to know the equine stars of Woodbine Racetrack, as we go beyond the chart lines and stat sheets to deliver three…
Avie’s Flatter chases Grade 2 Connaught Cup crown
TORONTO, July 15, 2021 – Multiple stakes winner Avie’s Flatter, who cruised to victory in his return to action in June, faces…
Silent Poet, Stein engineer emotional Nearctic Stakes score for Gonzalez
TORONTO, October 18, 2020 – Silent Poet, under Justin Stein, delivered an emotional victory for trainer Nick Gonzalez in Sunday’s $290,000 Nearctic…
Grade 2 Nearctic, Display complement stellar Sunday stakes bonanza at Woodbine
TORONTO, October 16, 2020 – Nine starters bring their turf talents to the Nearctic Stakes (G2), a six-furlong grass test for three-year-olds…
Woodbine community mourns the loss of Martha Gonzalez
TORONTO, October 4, 2020 – The Woodbine horse racing community is mourning the loss of long-time assistant trainer Martha Gonzalez who passed…
Memorable Queen’s Plate Firsts
By: Chris Lomon for Woodbine.com TORONTO, September 3, 2020 – Three Queen’s Plate stories, each one a decidedly different recollection of the…
Ricoh Woodbine Mile notes for Thursday, Sept. 5, 2019
AN EARLY LOOK AT THE PROBABLE FIELD FOR THE $1 MILLION RICOH WOODBINE MILE (11) Horse – Trainer – Owner – Jockey…
Silent Poet rewrites the record books in the Grade 2 Play The King Stakes
TORONTO, August 24, 2019 – Stronach Stables’ homebred Silent Poet turned in a track record performance under jockey Gary Boulanger, winning the…
Silent Poet looks for king’s ransom in Grade 2 Play the King
TORONTO, August 21, 2019 – Stronach Stables’ homebred Silent Poet goes for his first graded crown in Saturday’s Grade 2 $175,000 Play…
Snowbirds Report: March 25 – March 31, 2019
TORONTO, April 2, 2019 – Welcome to the 13th and final edition of the weekly Woodbine Snowbirds Report, now in its eighth year,…
Snowbirds Report: February 18 – February 24, 2019
TORONTO, February 27, 2019 – Welcome to the eighth edition of the weekly Woodbine Snowbirds Report, now in its eighth year, chronicling…
Silent Sonet springs 56-1 surprise in Ontario Fashion
TORONTO, October 28, 2018— Owner/breeder Ivan Dalos’s 2017 Breeder’s Cup runner-up Ami’s Mesa was the 5-2 favourite competing back at Woodbine for…
Silent Poet looks to rhyme off third consecutive win, faces formidable Pink Lloyd in Overskate
TORONTO, October 24, 2018 – Silent Poet, a three-year-old son of Silent Name, seeks his third straight trip to the winner’s circle…
Silent Poet triumphs in Vice Regent Stakes
TORONTO, September 16, 2018—Silent Poet, favoured at 7-5, came through loud and clear when scoring by a measured length in Sunday’s $100,000…
Queen’s Plate notes for Friday, June 22, 2018
EARLY LOOK AT THE JUNE 30 QUEEN’S PLATE PROBABLE FIELD (16) PROBABLE FIELD FOR THE 159TH RUNNING OF THE QUEEN’S PLATE Horse…
Queen’s Plate notes for Thursday, June 21, 2018
EARLY LOOK AT THE JUNE 30 QUEEN’S PLATE PROBABLE FIELD (16) PROBABLE FIELD FOR THE 159TH RUNNING OF THE QUEEN’S PLATE Horse…
Snowbirds: Report on Woodbine trainers (January 29 – February 4, 2018)
TORONTO, February 6, 2018 – Welcome to the eighth edition of the weekly Woodbine Snowbirds Report, now in its seventh year, chronicling…
Snowbirds: Report on Woodbine trainers (December 25 – December 31, 2017)
TORONTO, January 2, 2018 – Welcome to the third edition of the weekly Woodbine Snowbirds Report, now in its seventh year, chronicling…