As the 133-day Woodbine Thoroughbred meeting comes to a close this weekend with 35 races including 14 on Sunday, the majority of local horse people and their horses will get some winter rest. It won’t be long before the backstretchs across Canada start to re-open. I’ll have lots of recaps and reflections on the 2018 Canadian racing […]

1st Race – Woodbine – Friday, December 14th, 2018 CLAIMING. 7 Furlongs Synthetic. Purse $42,800. FOR TWO YEAR OLDS. Weight, 122 lbs. Non-winners Of A Race Since November 14 Allowed 2 lbs. Claiming Price $40,000 (Races Where Entered For $32,000 Or Less Not Considered For Allowances). (01:00PM) (6) Wager Types: Rolling Double / Exacta / […]

1st Race – Woodbine – Wednesday, December 12th, 2018 MAIDEN CLAIMING. 7 Furlongs Synthetic. Purse $30,700. FOR MAIDENS, TWO YEARS OLD. Weight, 120 lbs. Claiming Price $32,000. (06:45PM) (7) Wager Types: Rolling Double / Exacta / 0.20 Trifecta / 0.20 Superfecta 0.20 Pick 3 (Races 1-2-3) 3 Honduras (KY) 5/2 Emma-Jayne Wilson 120 2 G […]

1st Race – Woodbine – Sunday, December 9th, 2018 CLAIMING. 1 1/16 Miles Synthetic. Purse $16,000. FOR FILLIES AND MARES THREE YEARS OLD AND UPWARD. Three Year Olds, 120 lbs.; Older, 123 lbs. Non-winners Of A Race At A Mile Or Over Since November 9 Allowed 2 lbs. Claiming Price $6,250, if for $6,000, allowed […]

1st Race – Woodbine – Saturday, December 8th, 2018 MAIDEN CLAIMING. 6 Furlongs Synthetic. Purse $20,800. FOR MAIDENS, FILLIES AND MARES THREE YEARS OLD AND UPWARD. Three Year Olds, 120 lbs.; Older, 123 lbs. Claiming Price $16,000, if for $15,000, allowed 2 lbs. (01:00PM) (6) Wager Types: Rolling Double / Exacta / 0.20 Trifecta / […]

FINAL 7 DAYS OF WOODBINE MEETING The Career-best seasons for many trainers The final three stakes races of the Woodbine racing season are this weekend, the penultimate weekend of action for 2018. The Display on Saturday, for 2-year-olds,  and Sunday’s Ontario Lassie, for 2yo fillies and Valedictory, for long distance older horses will wrap up the […]

1st Race – Woodbine – Friday, December 7th, 2018 MAIDEN CLAIMING. 1 1/16 Miles Synthetic. Purse $30,700. FOR MAIDENS, TWO YEARS OLD. Weight, 120 lbs. Claiming Price $32,000. (01:00PM) (7) Wager Types: Rolling Double / Exacta / 0.20 Trifecta / 0.20 Superfecta 0.20 Pick 3 (Races 1-2-3) 3 Our Uncle Drew (ON) 8/1 Emma-Jayne Wilson […]

1st Race – Woodbine – Wednesday, December 5th, 2018 CLAIMING. 6 Furlongs Synthetic. Purse $16,000. FOR FILLIES AND MARES THREE YEARS OLD AND UPWARD. Three Year Olds, 120 lbs.; Older, 123 lbs. Non-winners Of A Race Since November 5 Allowed 2 lbs. Claiming Price $6,250, if for $6,000, allowed 2 lbs. (Races Where Entered For […]

EURICO DA SILVA and NORM MCKNIGHT set records for wins at Woodbine   What a weekend for Woodbine’s leading jockey Eurico da Silva and leading trainer Norm McKnight as both set meet records with 8 cards of racing still remaining in the 133-day calendar. Eurico beat the record of 221 wins, set by champion jockey […]

1st Race – Woodbine – Sunday, December 2nd, 2018 CLAIMING. 6 Furlongs Synthetic. Purse $32,600. FOR THREE YEAR OLDS AND UPWARD. Three Year Olds, 120 lbs.; Older, 123 lbs. Non-winners Of A Race Since November 2 Allowed 2 lbs. Claiming Price $25,000, if for $23,500, allowed 2 lbs. (Races Where Entered For $20,000 Or Less […]

      Four wins on Saturday and Eurico Da Silva sets new meeting record 222 wins in 118 racing dates at Woodbine (he missed 6 to start the year) When Woodbine’s leading jockey Eurico da Silva got off the filly Agosta in race 1 on Saturday after finishing second to favoured Place the Blame, […]

1st Race – Woodbine – Saturday, December 1st, 2018 CLAIMING. 5 Furlongs Synthetic. Purse $20,000. FOR FILLIES AND MARES THREE YEARS OLD AND UPWARD WHICH HAVE NEVER WON TWO RACES. Three Year Olds, 120 lbs.; Older, 123 lbs. Non-winners Of A Race In 2018 Allowed 2 lbs. Claiming Price $10,000, if for $9,500, allowed 2 […]

CHASING 221 – PART 6 Could it happen this weekend? 6 to tie and 7 to beat the record. (Editor’s note, Eurico has won the first 2 races of the Friday card…stay tuned!) Eurico Da Silva begins a fun three days of racing at Woodbine today and the track’s leading rider is getting oh-so close to […]

1st Race – Woodbine – Friday, November 30th, 2018 MAIDEN SPECIAL WEIGHT. 1 1/16 Miles Synthetic. Purse $45,000. FOR ONTARIO SIRED MAIDENS, TWO YEARS OLD. Weight, 120 lbs. (01:00PM) (6) Wager Types: Rolling Double / Exacta / 0.20 Trifecta / 0.20 Superfecta 0.20 Pick 3 (Races 1-2-3) 4 Lucas n’ Lori (ON) 9/5 Eurico Rosa […]

HORNER BRINGS MARES BACK TO ONTARIO Coltimus Prime expected to return to ON 2019 Owner and breeder Jayson Horner has brought his mares back to Ontario to foal in what is an exciting move for racing and breeding fans of Canadian racing. Horner, whose mare CERTAINLY SPECIAL (Distorted Humor) has provided the online marketing trader […]