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Brengungirl sails into South Ocean in winning form

TORONTO, October 17, 2024 – Brengungirl, trained by Kevin Attard for Canuck Racing Club, looks to build off a strong debut in…

My Boy Bruce set for Frost King test

TORONTO, October 17, 2024 – My Boy Bruce, a last-time out winner, steps up to the stakes ranks in Sunday’s $100,000 Frost…

…Ready For It? Swift Delivery tackles six in Grade 3 Ontario Derby

TORONTO, October 16, 2024 – Swift Delivery, co-owned by NFL star Travis Kelce, chases his first stakes success in the Grade 3…

Top 3 Woodbine Weekend Highlights (October 12-13)

Stakes sizzle, times two Jockey Fraser Aebly had himself a Saturday. The rider celebrated his first Woodbine stakes success when he piloted…

Winterberry sharp in Glorious Song

TORONTO, October 13, 2024— Winterberry and jockey Sahin Civaci made a decisive, winning move into the turn for home in the $125,000…

Thundering lowers the boom in Display

TORONTO, October 13, 2024 – Thundering, the longest shot on the board at 10-1, stormed home to take the seven-furlong $125,000 Display…

Aebly brings A Game (again) in Grade 3 Ontario Fashion

TORONTO, October 12, 2024 – One race after earning his first Woodbine stakes victory, Fraser Aebly notched his first graded triumph when…

Supplemented sensation: Ecstasy, at 27-1, takes Ontario Damsel

TORONTO, October 12, 2024— Ecstasy, supplemented to the race by her connections, won Saturday’s $125,000 Ontario Damsel Stakes, for 3-year-old fillies, contested at 1 1/16…

$90,593 carryover for Saturday Pick-5

TORONTO, October 11, 2024 – Woodbine Racetrack will offer a carryover of $90,593.42 for Saturday’s Early Pick-5. Horseplayers were unable to go…

Rookie talent on display in Display and Glorious Song 

TORONTO, October 10, 2024 – Rookies step into the spotlight in a pair of $125,000 stakes, the Display and Glorious Song, Sunday…

Owen’s Tour Guide comes into Grade 3 Ontario Fashion in winning style / Thirteen, including Yatta, chase Ontario Damsel top prize

TORONTO, October 9, 2024 – Owen’s Tour Guide goes after her second straight stakes score when she goes postward in the Grade…

Top 3 Woodbine Weekend Highlights (October 5-6)

Mark Casse x 3 = $94.30 A trio of Mark Casse trainees, Mi Bago, Dare to Breeze, and Bullet, finished first, second,…

Scorching elevated to first in 87th edition of Cup & Saucer Stakes

TORONTO, October 6, 2024 – Scorching, under Patrick Husbands, finished second, but was promoted to first in Sunday’s $250,000 Cup & Saucer Stakes at Woodbine. Contested…

Patches O’Houlihan prevails in Grade 2 Nearctic

TORONTO, October 5, 2024 – Patches O’Houlihan, with Sofia Vives in the irons, was challenged early, but fought on gamely down the…

Mouffy magnificent in Grade 2 Dance Smartly

TORONTO, October 5, 2024 – Mouffy gave jockey Vincent Cheminaux, trainer Jonathan Thomas and owner and breeder George Strawbridge, Jr. a sibling…

Truly Quality truly impressive in Grade 3 HPIbet Singspiel

TORONTO, October 5, 2024 – Truly Quality, rallying from well back after breaking from the outside post in the field of 13…

Mi Bago leads Casse sweep in Algonquin

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…

‘He keeps digging in’: Cox sets the Cup & Saucer table for Kokomo

TORONTO, October 4, 2024 – Kokomo, trained and owned by Gail Cox, will look for a smooth journey when he goes postward in…

Grade 2 bet365 Dance Smartly: Canadian champion Fev Rover (IRE) looks to go out on a winning note

TORONTO, October 3, 2024 – Fev Rover (IRE), through no lack of trying, has failed to fetch the top prize in four…

Stage set for strong edition of Grade 3 HPIbet Singspiel

TORONTO, October 3, 2024 – Highland Chief (IRE) seemed ready for a solid North American career after becoming a Grade 1 stakes…

LongRun grads find ideal home at Hirondelle Estate

TORONTO, October 3, 2024— Hirondelle Estate is 200 acres of unspoiled tranquility, a Xanadu for all, including the two ex-racehorses who call…

bet365 Algonquin Stakes: Motion hopes Sharedashenanigans is all business, Buntain believes in Unbridled Weather

TORONTO, October 2, 2024 – Saturday’s $175,000 bet365 Algonquin, which covers five furlongs on Woodbine’s inner turf, has attracted eight 2-year-olds, including…

Flag Of Honour (AUS) faces 10 foes in Grade 2 Nearctic

TORONTO, October 2, 2024 – Multiple graded stakes winner Flag Of Honour (AUS) takes on 10 rivals in Saturday’s Grade 2 $250,000 Nearctic Stakes…

Woodbine to host Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance Day Saturday

TORONTO, September 30, 2024— Woodbine Aftercare Day, in recognition of Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance, will be celebrated at the track on Saturday, October…