Turf and Tapeta: Toronto Cup, Duchess set for Saturday stakes action at Woodbine
TORONTO, September 30, 2020 – Nine three-year-olds, including Shirl’s Speight, take to the E.P. Taylor Turf Course for the $100,000 Toronto Cup…
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Lady Speightspeare eyes Breeders’ Cup berth after game Natalma victory
TORONTO, September 20, 2020 – Lady Speightspeare, under vigorous handling by Emma-Jayne Wilson, punched her ticket to the Breeders’ Cup with a…
Attfield chases ninth Singspiel score
TORONTO, September 18, 2020 – The Woodbine weekend stakes parade includes a trio of complementary added-money events on Ricoh Woodbine Mile Saturday,…
Lady Speightspeare gets top billing in competitive cast for Natalma Stakes
TORONTO, September 17, 2020 – On Saturday, trainer Roger Attfield and owner/breeder Charles Fipke will be looking to knock off some big…
Turf talents look to go the extra mile in Ricoh Woodbine Mile
TORONTO, September 16, 2020 – Starship Jubilee, Canada’s reigning Horse of the Year, will take on a gifted group of seven rivals,…
Canadian Stakes, Bison City set the table for stellar Queen’s Plate card
TORONTO, September 10, 2020 – Art of Almost and Elizabeth Way, both trained by Roger Attfield, will take on eight rivals, including…
Photo Gallery: Kentucky Derby hopeful Shirl’s Speight prepping at Woodbine
TORONTO, August 21, 2020 – Charles Fipke’s homebred Kentucky Derby prospect Shirl’s Speight worked one-mile in 1:39.20 handily in company at Woodbine…
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…
Gun Society aims for Fury victory
TORONTO, July 3, 2020 – Six fillies, including Gun Society, vie for top prize in Sunday’s $125,000 Fury Stakes, at Woodbine. A…
Elizabeth Way prevails in Grade 2 Nassau Stakes
TORONTO, June 27, 2020 – Elizabeth Way got up in the final strides to steal the spotlight in the $175,000 Nassau Stake…
Catching up with Roger Attfield
TORONTO, March 4, 2020 – Woodbine trainers have seen quite a bit of stakes success already this winter. Kevin Attard has recorded…
Gun Society scores stakes win in South Ocean
TORONTO, November 16, 2019 – Hall of Fame horseman Roger Attfield’s homebred filly Gun Society took to the Tapeta in top form…
Tiz a Slam skips Pattison Canadian International
TORONTO, October 10, 2019 – The prospect of a Canadian-bred winning the Canadian International at Woodbine for the first time since Thornfield…
Pattison Canadian International notes for Friday, Oct. 4, 2019
AN EARLY LOOK AT THE PROBABLE FIELD FOR THE $800,000 PATTISON CANADIAN INTERNATIONAL (7) Horse – Trainer – Owner – Jockey Alounak…
Attfield has his eyes on Soaring Free and Flaming Page prizes
TORONTO, August 15, 2019 – Hall of Fame conditioner Roger Attfield will be well represented in both the $100,000 Soaring Free Stakes…
Tiz a Slam defends Grade 2 Nijinsky Stakes title
TORONTO, July 28, 2019 – Chiefswood Stable’s Tiz a Slam was a repeat winner in the $175,000 Nijinsky Stakes after delivering a…
‘Slam’ dunk? Defending Grade 2 Nijinsky champ Tiz a Slam on a roll
TORONTO, July 27, 2019 – Tiz a Slam, last year’s Grade 2 Nijinsky Stakes winner, heads into Sunday’s 1 ½-mile turf test…
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…
Hustle and bustle: Mr. Hustle goes after first stakes title in Victoria
TORONTO, July 4, 2019 – Mr. Hustle, a two-year-old son of Declaration of War, hopes for another head-turning effort, this time in…
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…
Attfield’s 30th Anniversary: A look back on With Approval’s heroic Triple Crown
By: Chris Lomon for Woodbine.com He stood 16.1 hands, a strapping and gallant grey thoroughbred that was fit for a crown 30…
Tiz a Slam grand for Attfield, Bahen in Singspiel
TORONTO, June 22, 2019 —Tiz a Slam led throughout to tally to two lengths in Saturday’s Grade 3 Singspiel Stakes as the…
Grade 2 Eclipse Stakes: Attfield over the moon with Are You Kidding Me
TORONTO, May 17, 2019 – Multiple Sovereign Award champion and millionaire Are You Kidding Me goes for the Grade 2 Eclipse Stakes…
Snowbirds Report: February 11 – February 17, 2019
TORONTO, February 19, 2019 – Welcome to the seventh edition of the weekly Woodbine Snowbirds Report, now in its eighth year, chronicling…