Woodbine ready to start 2025 Thoroughbred Season
TORONTO, April 22, 2025 – Woodbine Entertainment is set to launch its 70th Thoroughbred racing season at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto, Ontario,…
Opening Day
Woodbine back on track with record opening day
TORONTO, June 13, 2021 – The 2021 Woodbine Thoroughbred meet kicked off on Saturday afternoon with an opening day record handle of…
Woodbine Report: June 9, 2021
TORONTO, June 9, 2021 – Each week, in the lead-up to Opening Day of the 2021 Woodbine Thoroughbred season, we’ll follow some…
Woodbine Report: June 2, 2021
TORONTO, June 2, 2021 – Each week, in the lead-up to Opening Day of the 2021 Woodbine Thoroughbred season, we’ll follow some…
Woodbine Report: May 26
TORONTO, May 26, 2021 – Each week, in the lead-up to Opening Day of the 2021 Woodbine Thoroughbred season, we’ll follow some of…
Horse Racing Permitted to Resume in Ontario as of June 14
Toronto, ON – May 20, 2021 – Earlier this afternoon, the Government of Ontario announced a three-step ‘Roadmap to Reopen’ the economy…
Woodbine Report: May 19, 2021
Each week, in the lead-up to Opening Day of the 2021 Woodbine Thoroughbred season, we’ll follow some of the top storylines of key horses and horsepeople, and also share other important news, notes and highlights. In this week’s report, Kevin Attard recalls his first Woodbine win, jockey Gary Boulanger’s road to recovery, trainer David Bell’s fleet runners, and Count Again’s stirring Singspiel score.
Woodbine Winter Report: March 31, 2021
TORONTO, March 31, 2021 – Each week, in the lead-up to Opening Day (April 17) of the 2021 Woodbine Thoroughbred season, we’ll follow…
Woodbine Winter Report: March 17, 2021
TORONTO, March 17, 2021 – Each week, in the lead-up to Opening Day (April 17) of the 2021 Woodbine Thoroughbred season, we’ll…
Woodbine Winter Report: January 28, 2021
TORONTO, January 28, 2021 – Each week, in the lead-up to Opening Day of the 2021 Woodbine Thoroughbred season, we’ll follow some…
Live Thoroughbred racing returns at Woodbine Racetrack
TORONTO, June 6, 2020 – Live Thoroughbred racing returned to Woodbine Racetrack on Saturday afternoon (June 6) with an 11-race card. Originally…
Hall of Fame trainer Robert Tiller approaching career milestone
By: Chris Lomon for Woodbine.com TORONTO, June 4, 2020 – When Hall of Fame trainer Robert Tiller reaches the 2,000 career-win mark,…
Excitement mounts for the return of racing at Woodbine this weekend
TORONTO, June 3, 2020 – The 2020 Thoroughbred season kicks off at Woodbine Racetrack this weekend with live racing starting Saturday, June…
Woodbine Racetrack releases protocols for Thoroughbred racing operations
TORONTO, June 3, 2020 – Woodbine Entertainment released its Phase 1 protocols applicable for all Thoroughbred racing operations at Woodbine Racetrack, effective…
It’s official! Horse racing is back on track and first major sport to return in Canada
IT’S OFFICIAL! HORSE RACING IS BACK ON TRACK AND FIRST MAJOR SPORT TO RETURN IN CANADA Dark Horse Launches as Innovative App…
Horse racing without spectators allowed to return in government’s first stage of reopening provincial economy
TORONTO, May 14, 2020 – The return of live horse racing in the Province of Ontario just got one step closer. Earlier…
Woodbine Entertainment to postpone start of 2020 Thoroughbred season
TORONTO, March 23, 2020 – Woodbine Entertainment announced today that it is postponing the start of the 2020 Thoroughbred season until further…
The backstretch is bustling at Woodbine
TORONTO, February 27, 2020 – The bustle of the backstretch is back. Preparations for the 2020 Thoroughbred meet at Woodbine Racetrack are…
Inge promoted in eventful Wando
TORONTO, April 21, 2018 – Inge did most of the work as the early pacesetter but couldn’t hold off a green Machtree…
Houdini Affair opens 2018 Thoroughbred season
TORONTO, April 21, 2018 – The new Thoroughbred racing season opened at Woodbine on Saturday afternoon under sunny skies with Chiefswood Stables’…
In Pictures: Prepping for Woodbine’s meet
TORONTO, April 21, 2018 - Today is the day! The 2018 Thoroughbred meet is set to begin this afternoon, with first race...
McKnight vs. Casse: Trainer title bout begins anew
By: Chris Lomon for Woodbine.com TORONTO, April 20, 2018 – One of the more intriguing races of the 2018 Woodbine Thoroughbred season…
1 Day to Woodbine’s Season Opener
TORONTO, April 20, 2018 – Opening Day for the 2018 Thoroughbred season kicks off tomorrow, Saturday, April 21! Join us as we…
Aheadbyacentury set for season’s debut in Queenston Stakes
TORONTO, April 19, 2018 – Horse racing fans will get a chance to scope out a handful of Queen’s Plate hopefuls in…
