Elysian Field nets first graded success in Grade 3 Maple Leaf Posted on November 9, 2024, updated on November 9, 2024 by grace TORONTO, November 9, 2024 – Elysian Field, under Sahin Civaci, rallied impressively to take the Grade 3 $135,00 Maple Leaf Stakes, Saturday…
Winterberry sharp in Glorious Song Posted on October 13, 2024 by grace TORONTO, October 13, 2024— Winterberry and jockey Sahin Civaci made a decisive, winning move into the turn for home in the $125,000…
Mi Bago leads Casse sweep in Algonquin Posted on October 5, 2024, updated on October 5, 2024 by grace TORONTO, October 5, 2024 – Mi Bago, under Sahin Civaci, rallied late to take Saturday’s $175,000 bet365 Algonquin Stakes at Woodbine. The bay sat off…
‘Hurricane’ Warning: Hurricane Clair digs deep for Wonder Where victory Posted on September 8, 2024, updated on September 8, 2024 by grace TORONTO, September 8, 2024 – Hurricane Clair was able to best a stubborn Stormcast to win the $250,000 Wonder Where Stakes, the…
Loon Cry soars to Sweet Briar Too score Posted on August 3, 2024, updated on August 3, 2024 by grace TORONTO, August 3, 2024 – Loon Cry, under Sahin Civaci, rallied to take Saturday’s $125,000 Sweet Briar Too Stakes at Woodbine. Trained…
Top 3 Woodbine Weekend Highlights (July 27-28) Posted on July 29, 2024, updated on July 29, 2024 by clomon Win Mark Casse made his mark on Saturday. The dual Hall of Fame trainer won the $135,000 Ontario Colleen Stakes (G3T) with…
Time to Dazzle goes coast-to-coast in Grade 3 Ontario Colleen Posted on July 27, 2024 by grace TORONTO, July 27, 2024 – Time to Dazzle did exactly that in taking the $135,000 Ontario Colleen (G3T) at Woodbine. Ridden to…
Palazzi powers home late to win Grade 2 bet365 Eclipse Stakes Posted on June 1, 2024 by grace TORONTO, June 1, 2024 – Palazzi, trained by dual Hall of Famer Mark Casse, dug down deep to take the $175,000 bet365…
Top 3 Woodbine Weekend Highlights (May 18-19) Posted on May 21, 2024, updated on May 21, 2024 by grace Win Trainer Steve Attard won his 500th career race on Saturday when Lantana Lady, at 11-1, took top prize in the seventh…
My Boy Prince regal in King Corrie victory Posted on May 19, 2024, updated on May 19, 2024 by grace TORONTO, May 19, 2024 – My Boy Prince, under Sahin Civaci, ruled like his 1-9 odds in the $100,000 King Corrie Stakes,…
Frac Dancer holds on in Clarendon / First-time starter Shamans Girl shocks in Shady Well Posted on December 2, 2023, updated on December 3, 2023 by grace TORONTO, December 2, 2023 – Frac Dancer hung on gamely to take the co-featured $150,000 Clarendon Stakes, on Saturday at Woodbine. Sent…
Jim’s Hope shores up resume with Lake Ontario score Posted on November 10, 2023, updated on November 10, 2023 by grace TORONTO, November 10, 2023 — In the $100,000 Lake Ontario, Jim’s Hope made his stakes debut a winning one courtesy of a…
My Boy Prince dazzles in 86th Cup and Saucer Stakes Posted on October 14, 2023, updated on October 14, 2023 by grace TORONTO, October 14, 2023 – My Boy Prince proved to be much the best with an easy-looking gate to wire victory in…
Palazzi powers home in Pattison Singspiel Stakes (G3T) Posted on September 9, 2023, updated on September 9, 2023 by grace TORONTO, September 9, 2023 – Unhurried early, Palazzi, under Sahin Civaci, was full of run down the lane to take Saturday’s $150,000…
Elysian Field the best in Woodbine Oaks Presented by Budweiser Posted on July 23, 2023, updated on July 27, 2023 by markmckelvie TORONTO, July 23, 2023 – Elysian Field, under Sahin Civaci, unleashed a spirited stretch run to take all the spoils in the…
Lucky Score upsets in Grade 2 turf Highlander Posted on July 1, 2023, updated on July 5, 2023 by grace TORONTO, July 1, 2023 – Lucky Score, trained by dual hall of famer Mark Casse, scored top prize in Saturday’s $200,000 Highlander…
Casse captures sixth straight Selene in unexpected fashion as 9-1 Solo Album romps Posted on July 1, 2023, updated on July 1, 2023 by grace TORONTO, July 1, 2023 – Dual hall of fame trainer Mark Casse has owned the Selene in recent years, with victories in…
Miss Speedy lives up to her name in Ballade Stakes Posted on June 24, 2023, updated on June 24, 2023 by grace TORONTO, June 24, 2023 – Miss Speedy, under Sahin Civaci, rocketed away from her rivals down the lane to take the $100,000…
DQ gives Jill Jitterbug Star Shoot Stakes win Posted on April 29, 2023, updated on April 29, 2023 by grace TORONTO, April 29 – Jill Jitterburg, trained and bred by Ryan Walsh for owner Anne Walsh, finished second, but was elevated to…
Woodbine Winter Watch: Steven Chircop and Sahin Civaci Posted on February 13, 2023, updated on February 15, 2023 by grace TORONTO, February 13, 2023 – Each week, in the lead-up to Opening Day (April 22) of the 2023 Woodbine Thoroughbred season, the Woodbine Communications…
Il Malocchio one cool customer in taking La Prevoyante Posted on December 10, 2022 by grace TORONTO, December 10, 2022 – Il Malocchio, who has developed a penchant for heating up in cold weather, made it consecutive stakes…
Armstrong all grit in Clarendon Posted on December 9, 2022, updated on December 9, 2022 by grace TORONTO, December 9, 2022 – Armstrong, under Sahin Civaci, took the co-featured $150,000 Clarendon Stakes Friday at Woodbine. Sent off as the…
Sweet ride: Candy Overload rallies to take Grade 2 Kennedy Road Posted on November 27, 2022, updated on November 27, 2022 by grace TORONTO, November 27, 2022 – Candy Overload was full of run late to break his stakes maiden in the Grade 2 $203,300…
Il Malocchio cools off her rivals in Grade 3 Maple Leaf Posted on November 12, 2022 by grace TORONTO, November 12, 2022 – Il Malocchio, under Sahin Civaci, took the Grade 3 $171,300 Maple Leaf Stakes. Trained by Martin Drexler…