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…
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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…
Snowbirds Report: January 14 – January 20, 2019
TORONTO, January 22, 2019 – Welcome to the third edition of the weekly Woodbine Snowbirds Report, now in its eighth year, chronicling…
What’s in a name? My Gal Betty chases a Breeders’ Cup dream
By: Chris Lomon for Woodbine.com TORONTO, October 31, 2018 – For the past eight weeks, every night just before he nods off,…
Pattison Canadian International Notes for Friday, October 5, 2018
EARLY LOOK AT THE GRADE 1 PATTISON CANADIAN INTERNATIONAL (13) Horse – Owner – Trainer – Jockey Arklow – Donegal Racing, Bulger,…
My Gal Betty headlines Natalma Stakes
TORONTO, September 12, 2018—My Gal Betty, who has crossed the wire first in each of her three starts to date, will be…
My Gal Betty wins inaugural Catch a Glimpse Stakes
TORONTO, August 25, 2018 – Seeking redemption after a previous stakes disqualification, William Werner’s two-year-old filly My Gal Betty proved to be…
Sky Classic Stakes a ‘slam’ dunk for Attfield?
TORONTO, August 16, 2018 – Hall of Fame trainer Roger Attfield will have two shots at taking Sunday’s $175,000 Sky Classic Stakes…
Melmich set to defend Seagram Cup title
TORONTO, August 9, 2018 – Stephen Chesney and Cory Hoffman’s Melmich returns to defend his title in Sunday’s co-featured Grade 3 $125,000…
Tiz a Slam wires Nijinsky field
TORONTO, July 22, 2018 – Chiefswood Stable’s homebred Tiz a Slam lasted on the lead in the $175,000 Nijinsky Stakes (Grade 2)…
Melmich seeking the threepeat in Sunday’s Dominion Day Stakes
TORONTO, June 28—Melmich will be seeking his third straight success in the 1 ¼ mile Dominion Day Stakes here on Sunday. The…
Tower of Texas seeks a second King Edward crown
TORONTO, June 27—Tower of Texas, who has been riding high both home and on the road for several years now, tops a…
Attfield has eye on Singspiel sweep with Danish Dynaformer, Final Copy
TORONTO, June 20, 2018 —Trainer Roger Attfield has sent out the winners of seven of 13 runnings of the Singspiel Stakes, including…
In Pictures: The making of The Queen’s Plate Style Guide
TORONTO, June 13, 2018 – Some of Woodbine’s own gathered at Toronto’s Revival 629 film studios to shoot the 2018 Queen’s Plate…