BREEDERS’ CUP PRE-ENTRY NEWS PRESS RELEASE WITH LINK TO ENTRIES http://www.breederscup.com/article/california-chrome-shared-belief-close-hatches-and-magician-ire-lead-201-horses-pre-entered   http://www.breederscup.com/sites/default/files/bc14-preentries.pdf   LEIGH COURT, trained by JOSIE CARROLL for Eugene Melnyk, is one of just 11 entered in the Filly and Mare Sprint and one of those has a first preference in the Mile:   2014 DraftKings Breeders’ Cup Filly & […]

                      STAR OF THE INTERNATIONAL   A Grade 1 race, $1 million on the line. And a prestigious race luring a huge crowd that bet almost $6 million on the day’s 11 race card. Hey the Canadian International victory by Hillstar, EP Taylor win by […]

            FROM EUROPE, THE U.S. AND CANADA – IT’S INTERNATIONAL DAY! Canadian breds DYNAMIC SKY and PYRITE MOUNTAIN, both American owned, will try to win the 77th Canadian International and become the first locally bred horse to win this 1 1/2 mile classic since Thornfield in 1999. The former has […]

Three jockeys have died in a couple of days – yesterday JUAN SAEZ, a popular, promising apprentice and just 17-years-old, was in a bad accident at Indiana Grand and he passed away late last night. Safe travels everyone.     PROBABLE FIELDS FOR GRADED RACES ON WOODBINE’S BIG DAY – OCTOBER 19   ENGLAND VS. […]

in today’s THOROUGHBLOG..BROWN PANTHER likely favourite for International, JUST THE JUDGE a major filly coming for EP Taylor, Ontario bred CALGARY CAT tough to beat in Nearctic…         Thank you to Michael Owen and Samantha Reilly for the photo of Mr. Owen and his star horse BROWN PANTHER         […]

SUNDAY NEWS… PASSIONATE WIN FOR HUTZEL Julia Carey wins 2, Mast Track sires first winner   He’s a little guy who was not all that exciting when he first began his early training but passion for action became the 78th winner of the prestigious Cup & Saucer At Woodbine On Sunday For Owner and breeder […]

  INCOMPARABLE, INVINCIBLE, UNBEATABLE –  CIGAR                                                                                                   […]

 Reminder – it’s ARC day at Longchamp, curl up and watch the French races before heading out to Woodbine for a huge day with the Grey and Mazarine Stakes. Come see the Conquest Stables runners and their challengers.   **The Talkin Horses team will be on site all day as we prepare for the next […]

  STRUTTIN’ – John Unger’s homebred hits 90 in the Beyer Figures at Woodbine   STRUT THE COURSE did just that on Sunday at Woodbine when she won the Classy ‘n Smart Stakes for owner and breeder John Unger. It was the 2nd stakes win for the 4-year-old by Strut the Stage from Bold Course […]

 CANADIAN-BRED gelding PRIVATE ZONE among Super winners! $10,000 yearling, by Macho Uno, bred by Adena Springs..     WINNING BEYER FIGURES FROM SATURDAY STAKES… VYJACK    KelsoH-G2     400,000     FT     7         8     103 BELLA GALLANTEY      D     TB     1 1/8M     BldmInv-G1     400,000     FT     7    […]

    10 GRADE 1 RACES – EAST AND WEST-Breeders’ Cup challengers getting final tests Get ready for a whirlwind of action on the simulcast networks at 10 Grade 1 races will be held from mid-afternoon to late evening . ET, as Breeders’ Cup contenders get their final tests. 10 races – 1o picks, let’s […]

                JOHNNY LA RUE named FORT ERIE HORSE OF THE YEAR Colebrook Farms’ JOHNNY LA RUE won all 3 of his races at Fort Erie including the Puss n Boots Stakes and was named the Horse of the Fort Erie season last night at the track’s annual awards […]

                             CANADIAN 3-YEAR-OLD COLT CHAMPIONSHIP STILL UP FOR GRABS When 10 to 1 shot FLORIDA WON, a Kentucky bred by Birdstone, rallied past Coltimus Prime and Ami’s Holiday in Sunday’s Grade 3 Ontario Derby, it  it left the Sovereign Award for top […]

      The return of the Chrome today!  The showdown for Ontario’s top 3yo colt tomorrow..and don’t forget the super new horse racing show TALKIN’ HORSES is on this morning at 11:30 on CTV2 and at 1 pm on CTV!   Let’s go!   SHOWDOWN, AMI VS. COLTIMUS on SUNDAY!     Could a Sovereign […]

    FREE TRADE $7 MILLION bet on Woodbine card, up from $6.7 million in 2013! On-track handle is up too!     Trade Storm sticks to inside of turf course and charges to Woodbine Mile win The 6-year-old horse TRADE STORM has been well traveled through his 34 races but this kind-hearted fellow tries […]