A week into the New Year of 2012 (anyone see that movie again last night? 2012? (eeks)) and there are some exciting dudes in horse racing. Don’t forget to check the Jan. 7 blog post to Vote on who you would like to be CANADIAN HORSE OF THE YEAR! I will change up the […]

  Okay, Thoroughblog is back after a short hiatus and certainly the gritty win by RAPID REDUX this week was the big news – 22 consecutive wins. Stunning. And to these eyes, it has looked as if he was in danger of being passed late in his recent outings – especially by Canadian stakes winner […]

  HAPPY NEW YEAR! Enjoy your day, embrace tomorrow and let’s hope that everyone gets their hopes and dreams fulfilled in the coming (leap) year. (and yours truly gets a pair of binoculars and maybe some extra employment?)   TOP 10 ANTIPICATED THINGS IN CANADIAN RACING IN 2012 Welcome to New Year’s Eve, 2011. Do […]

  SLIP SLIDIN’ AWAY – dozens of accidents this morning in Greater Toronto Area as snow turned to freezing rain during the night and it’s slick out there! Wild winter weather has already started! Canadians have been heating up things, however, lots of folks already winning races: Tino Attard, Nick Gonzalez, The Simms, many more. […]

  BOXING DAY STARS FROM CANADA – TAYLORS DEAL…OMAR MORENO…and elsewhere the mighty KAUTO STAR and the gritty SHOW ME THE MONEY…   OMAR MORENO IN TRINIDAD – GOLD CUP IS DANCE TO REMEMBER FOR BOOGIE Indian Charlie colt takes Gold Cup Champion jockey OMAR MORENO, who is based at Woodbine, took part in the […]

Hello, and Happy Holidays and Merry Christmas to everyone out there – THOROUGHBLOG took a few days off to enjoy family and friends including the super team at Horse-Canada, parent company of Canadian Thoroughbred and  Thoroughblog. It’s a team of hard working, dedicated horse sport enthusiasts and horse lovers. We wish everyone a Happy New […]

  Sleek and powerful VIBANK topped Canadian 1st crop sires standing in the country in 2011 by progeny earnings – the stallion graces the cover of the 2021 SIRE BOOK, get your copy today! Dave Landry photo       EXCAPER CLOSE 3RD IN FLORIDA – 82 Beyer One of Canada’s top 2-year-olds, EXCAPER could […]

  Fun to watch the REINDEER GAMES (see below)….Snow on the ground this morning up here in north Brampton, it’s cold and grey but a feeling of coziness and warmth as friends and family start to get together…more wine please! The results of the stakes race at Gulfstream could mean a lot to Sovereign award […]

          EUREKA! GET READY FOR EURICO!! from WOODBINE MEDIA –  – Jockey Eurico Rosa da Silva, who sustained a slight fracture above his ankle after he was kicked by another horse during the running of the Cup and Saucer Stakes in October, has recovered from the injury and is working diligently […]

The incredible RAPID REDUX and the feisty PERFECT SHIRL… FROM WBAL TV 21 VICTORIES IN A ROW – simply incredible Any racehorse that can win a bunch of races in a row, be it 5,  8, 10, is really doing something, no matter what you may say about the competition. There are always variables – […]

21?? If you are a racing fan, or even a sports fan, you will be watching the gritty claiming horse RAPID REDUX keep his incredible winning streak going – he’s at 20 and goes for 21 this afternoon at Laurel. Eeeks, it’s not an easy group and if he does send to the lead, he […]

  DREAMIN’ –  The 5yo CALIFORNIA MEMORY won the HongKong Vase last night and he was bred in Kentuckey and is from a famous Canadian family       KENTUCKY HORSEMAN FRED SEITZ BREEDS WINNER OF HONG KONG VASE from a Canadian-bred family! CALIFORNIA MEMORY,   a great, great grandson of Canadian-bred KONAFA (out of Canadian-bred […]

READY FOR BLASTOFF!! ROCKET MAN is ready for the Hong Kong Sprint tonight (races start at 1 a.m. our time here in Toronto) – he was a bear in training yesterday. Thanks to STEVE QUEEN FOR PHOTOS (SEE MORE AT WWW.HORSE-RACES.NET)         HE GETS THE GAME BALL GAME BALL, the winner of […]

 PERFECT SHIRL TO RUN IN ARGENTINA ON DEC. 17,  RAPID REDUX EXCITEMENT, CANADIAN-OWNED COLT AT FAIR GROUNDS, AND MORE!   rapidreduxpps   TUESDAY – DEC. 13 – GET READY TO SHEER ON RAPID REDUX He goes for 20th win in succession in one year – a record. Thanks to Jennie Rees, Louisville Courier-Journal, who printed […]

  Soul man – PERFECT SOUL (Ire) has arrived at Norse Ridge Farm in King, Ontario. The sire of Breeders’ Cup winner Perfect Shirl was captured by Cindy Pierson Dulay.         CANADIAN STUFF NICK GONZALEZ is in action today at Gulfstream with a pair of entries – BEDARRA in a starter allowance […]