Hernandez edges Stein in close jockey race, Casse earns 12th Woodbine training title
TORONTO, November 27, 2020 – The jockeys’ race for the 2020 meet title at Woodbine Racetrack went right down to the wire,…
Rafael Hernandez
Merveilleux a late-season marvel in Ontario Damsel
TORONTO, November 21, 2020 – Following up her three-length Wonder Where win, Merveilleux turned in another dazzling performance in the $150,000 Ontario…
Casse and Hernandez sweep Saturday’s graded stakes at Woodbine
TORONTO, November 7, 2020 – Woodbine’s meet-leading trainer Mark Casse teamed up with jockey Rafael Hernandez to sweep Saturday’s graded stakes action…
Not So Quiet thwarts rivals in Overskate
TORONTO, October 31, 2020 – After an early three-way tussle for the top spot that lasted into the final turn, Not So…
Merveilleux is marvelous in the Wonder Where Stakes
TORONTO, October 25, 2020 – Al and Bill Ulwelling’s hard luck filly Merveilleux was simply marvelous on Sunday afternoon winning the $250,000…
Etoile stars in Grade 1 E.P. Taylor, repelling late bid of outsider Court Return in Grade 1 turf fixture
TORONTO, October 18, 2020 – Etoile, runner-up as the favourite when invading from New York for trainer Chad Brown in the August…
Not So Quiet makes some noise in Vice Regent Stakes
TORONTO, October 4, 2020 – Heste Sport’s homebred five-year-old Not So Quiet thundered past the favoured graded stakes winner City Boy down…
King Edward champ March to the Arch gives Hernandez third straight stakes win
TORONTO, August 15, 2020 – Leading jockey Rafael Hernandez collected his third straight stakes win on the Saturday program at Woodbine, as…
Clayton connects: Plate Trial drama sets the table for Queen’s Plate
TORONTO, August 15, 2020 – Clayton, a son of 2012 Arkansas Derby winner Bodemeister, dug deep to fend off a pair of…
Third time’s a charm for Bold Venture champ Pink Lloyd
TORONTO, August 15, 2020 – Sprint superstar Pink Lloyd claimed an elusive Bold Venture crown in his third attempt, earning his 25th…
Woodbine’s top jockeys and drivers team up in Heinz Challenge for charity
TORONTO/MILTON, August 6, 2020 – Woodbine Entertainment, in partnership with Kraft-Heinz Canada, today announced the launch of the Heinz Challenge, a six-week…
Shirl’s Speight superb (again) in Marine Stakes
TORONTO, July 25, 2020 – Charles Fipke’s homebred Shirl’s Speight put on another impressive show, this time in Saturday’s $125,000 Marine Stakes…
Hernandez sweeps Saturday stakes as favourite Halo Again delivers in Queenston and Skywire upsets in Eclipse
TORONTO, July 4, 2020 – Leading jockey Rafael Hernandez swept the back-to-back stakes features as part of a five-win performance on Saturday…
Pink Lloyd streaks to a record fourth straight Jacques Cartier Stakes victory
TORONTO, June 25, 2020 – Canada’s reigning three-time Champion Male Sprinter Pink Lloyd kicked off his eight-year-old campaign with a record fourth…
Tiller hits the 2,000-win mark
TORONTO, June 19, 2020 – Hall of Fame horseman Robert Tiller celebrated a career milestone on Friday afternoon at Woodbine Racetrack as…
Champion sprinter Pink Lloyd goes after Jacques Cartier record
TORONTO, June 19, 2020 – Multiple stakes winner and multiple Sovereign Award champion Pink Lloyd, with Rafael Hernandez in the irons, will…
Halo Again triumphs in Coronation Futurity
TORONTO, November 23, 2019 – Undefeated two-year-old colt Halo Again captured the 116th running of the $225,000 Coronation Futurity for Canadian-foaled two-year-olds…
Fast Scene gets act together for Woodbine Cares victory
Toronto, September 15, 2019—Fast Scene, who had seized command on the final turn, held safe a resurgent Bayerly Seen to capture the…
Tone Broke finishes strong in Breeders’ Stakes
TORONTO, August 17, 2019 – L and N Racing’s Tone Broke closed out the OLG Canadian Triple Crown with his second victory…
La Feve magnifique in Duchess Stakes
TORONTO, August 3, 2019 – La Feve, owned by Madaket Stables, Robert LaPenta, Lindy Farms and Team Hanley, made her Canadian debut…
Perfect Forester noses out top Turf Sprint Series contenders
TORONTO, July 31, 2019 – Perfect Forester prevailed in a three-way photo finish in the semi-final of the inaugural Turf Sprint Series…
Summer Sunday extends Woodbine win streak to seven in Grade 2 Royal North
TORONTO, July 21, 2019 – Summer Sunday kept her flawless Woodbine record in tact winning the Grade 2 Royal North Stakes for…
Hernandez completes stakes sweep with Mr. Hustle
TORONTO, July 6, 2019 – Jockey Rafael Hernandez completed a sweep of the two-year-old stakes races at Woodbine this weekend when the…
Are You Kidding Me shows no signs of age in game Dominion Day score
TORONTO, June 30, 2019—Are You Kidding Me, the senior member of the field at age nine, split horses in deep stretch and…