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Ocean Club turfs Grade 2 Nassau foes

TORONTO, June 28, 2025 – Ocean Club made her second trip to Canada a memorable one courtesy of an impressive performance in…

Funtastic Again wires Grade 3 Dominion Day rivals

TORONTO, June 28, 2025 – Funtastic Again, under Victor Espinoza, went straight to the front and never looked back in Saturday’s $150,000 Dominion Day Stakes…

Patches O’Houlihan takes tough road to Highlander triumph

TORONTO, June 28, 2025 – Patches O’Houlihan drifted out down the lane, but managed to come out on top in Saturday’s $200,000…

Serendipity strolls to Grade 3 Selene score

TORONTO, June 28, 2025 – Serendipity, making her first stakes appearance, put on a front-running masterclass to take the $150,000 Selene Stakes…

Mansetti powers to Grade 3 HPIbet Marine score

TORONTO, June 28, 2025 – Mansetti rebounded from a tough outing with a stellar showing in Saturday’s $150,000 HPIbet Marine Stakes (G3)…

INSIDE THE NUMBERS: Using Advanced Stats to Best Bet The Canada Day Racing Festival at Woodbine on Saturday

INSIDE THE NUMBERS: Using Advanced Stats to Best Bet The Canada Day Racing Festival at Woodbine on Saturday. A quintet of graded…

New GO Station at Woodbine Racetrack to Anchor Urban Development

TORONTO, June 26, 2025 — A new Metrolinx GO Station at Woodbine Racetrack will anchor one of Canada’s most ambitious urban developments —…

Essex Serpent seeks to shed the competition in Grade 3 Dominion Day

TORONTO, June 26, 2025 – Essex Serpent, fresh off an impressive score, looks to notch his second career graded tally, this time…

Casse charges ready for Grade 3 Selene scene

TORONTO, June 26, 2025 – Dual Hall of Fame trainer Mark Casse will send out a trio of contenders in Saturday’s $150,000…

Watsonville Red wades into Grade 3 Marine in winning form

TORONTO, June 25, 2025 – King’s Plate hopeful Watsonville Red steps into the stakes arena in Saturday’s $150,000 HPIbet Marine Stakes (G3)…

Grade 2 Highlander, Nassau part of stellar five graded stakes card Saturday at Woodbine

TORONTO, June 25, 2025 – A pair of Grade 2 turf events, the $200,000 bet365 Highlander, and $175,000 Nassau, share the stage…

Woodbine Cares Fun Run: Friendly Competition and Giving Back

TORONTO, June 25, 2025 – A little rain stood no chance of dampening a lively card of Fun Run action last Wednesday…

Parking Update: Lot A Closed Starting July 2

TORONTO, June 23, 2025 – Woodbine Entertainment is making improvements to our on-site parking at the Woodbine Racetrack. Beginning July 2, Lot…

Inside Track for June 21-22

A look at some of the top highlights from the past weekend of racing at Woodbine. High 5 for Casse Dual hall…

Go Kart Mozart powers to Lake Huron victory

TORONTO, June 22, 2025 – Go Kart Mozart and jockey Sofia Vives orchestrated a spirited score in the $100,000 Lake Huron Stakes…

Rhaenyra flows to Georgian Bay win

TORONTO, June 22, 2025 – The curtain raised on the Ontario Sired Heritage Series Sunday afternoon at Woodbine with a pair of…

‘Love’ is in the Woodbine air: Love Cervere wows in Alywow

TORONTO, June 21, 2025 – Love Cervere made her first start at Woodbine a winning one, taking Saturday’s $100,000 Alywow Stakes Presented…

Horse Person of the Month for May: Jorge Pizarro

Whether it was during his riding days, years galloping, or current times as a groom, Jorge Pizarro has never been one to…

Woodbine pushes Sunday post time to 4 p.m. 

TORONTO, June 20, 2025 — Woodbine Entertainment today announced the post time for this Sunday’s (June 22) card of live racing at…

INSIDE THE NUMBERS: Betting Value in the Late Double on Ohio Derby Day at Thistledown on Saturday

INSIDE THE NUMBERS: Betting Value in the Late Double on Ohio Derby Day at Thistledown on Saturday. The late double on Saturday…

OTTB Spotlight: Better Union

Unraced, Better Union is a 3-year-old daughter of Union Rags out of the Smart Strike mare Better Be Better. The bay filly…

Ontario Sired Heritage Series commences with editions of the Georgian Bay, Lake Huron

TORONTO, June 19, 2025 – A pair of stakes, the $100,000 Georgian Bay and $100,000 Lake Huron, mark the start of this…

Social Code takes to the turf in Alywow Stakes

TORONTO, June 18, 2025 – Social Code will make her first turf start in the $100,000 Alywow Stakes Presented by Greenwood Stakes, on Saturday…

Woodbine Entertainment Relaunches Woodbine Cares Initiative 

TORONTO, June 18, 2025 – Woodbine Entertainment today announced the relaunch of Woodbine Cares, its philanthropic arm, under a renewed banner: “For the Love…