JUBILATION! Kevin Attard sends out Champion Mare to win for new owners                       with files from Gulfstream media: The date was Feb. 12, 2017 and Tino Attard dropped in a claim slip for a Florida-bred mare on the turf at Gulfstream Park. For $16,000 Attard, […]

WINVIEW FARMS (formerly Gardiner Farms) is owned by Joe Guerrieri. The farm recently welcomed new Ontario stallion SEATTLE SERENADE and has hundreds of racehorses of all ages.Coming up in the next issue of Canadian Thoroughbred magazine – a feature on the expanding racing and breeding business of Joe Guerrieri’s Joey Gee Thoroughbreds and Winview Farms. […]

WILLIAM (BILL) D. GRAHAM 1937-2019 Thoroughblog is saddened to hear the news that Bill Graham, one of the most influential builders and breeders in Canadian racing, passed away Tuesday Jan. 15. Graham, who has raised and sold some of the best Canadian-bred horses in North America, just sold a yearling at last week’s January Keeneland […]

“TIME FOR A NEW CHALLENGE” Hall of Fame Trainer Reade Baker Moves to Consulting  He developed two Horses of the Year, 13 Champions and saddled 128 stakes winners and now Reade Baker is looking for more challenges. On Jan. 15, Baker announced that he putting training aside for a career transition into Racing, Breeding and […]

THE GREAT ESCAPE – MANITOBA’S SUPER MARE WINS FIRST GRADED STAKE $5,000 (Can) Manitoba yearling sale purchase Escape Clause wins Grade 3 in California with files from Santa Anita media You could almost envision the clinking of glasses, high fives and  chicken wings raised in honour of Escape Clause in the Clubhouse lounge at Assiniboia […]

ESCAPE CLAUSE GETS AWAY Canadian/Manitoba darling wins Grade 3 La Canada     with files from Santa Anita media: The pride of Western Canada, Manitoba-bred Escape Clause, took full command midway around the far turn en route to a resounding 5 ½-length win and first graded score in Saturday’s Grade 3, $100,000 La Canada Stakes […]

CANADIANS BUYING AT KEENELAND JANUARY SALE Windways purchases $175,000 mare, Ng buys graded SW Almasty Close to 20 buyers from Canada purchased horses at the recently completed Keeneland January sale. The sale offered broodmares, short yearlings and horses of racing age and horse people from across the country bought horses from all categories. From a […]

                    SOVEREIGN AWARDS – VOTING UNDERWAY Finalized ballots due Jan 21. A select group of voters across Canada have received statistical packages as a guide for voting for the 2018 Sovereign Award champions of 2018. Voters are required to pick your first, second, and third placed […]

COME ON GERRY ANOTHER EXCITING ANDERSON-BRED Eyes on 2019 Queen’s Plate                             Albaugh Family’s 2-year-old (soon to be 3) COME ON GERRY led from start to finish to win his maiden at Gulfstream Park on Friday and jump into the picture for […]

    STEVE LYM, director of racing, LEAVING WOODBINE RACETRACK                         The news had circulated quietly several weeks before the end of the 2018 racing season; Steve Lym was heading west. Steve, the director of racing at Woodbine for the past 5 years and […]

CHRISTMAS WISH LIST FOR HORSE RACING Some are these are issues from feedback I have heard from dozens of owners and trainers throughout the racing season. Others are some fun things. If you have have some wish-list items, let Thoroughblog know! 1. Peace among men and woman, goodwill between all. – And that means good […]

  WOODBINE: BIGGEST STORIES OF 2018 – EURICO, NORM, KK, WONDER GADOT, TURF KILLAG KATIE zipped past the finish line in front in race 14 at Woodbine on Sunday to wrap up the 2018 season after 133-racing days. The Kentucky bred filly by Candy Ride (Arg) owned and bred by Mark Breen, defeated allowance company […]

NORM MCKNIGHT: A CAREER SEASON JUST WHEN THINGS LOOKED BLEAK Written by: Jennifer Morrison What a year it was in 2016 for Thoroughbred trainer Norm McKnight who, in his 18th season since stepping away from Standardbred racing set a personal record for wins. Norm McKnight’s 59 Woodbine victories placed him second to the massive Mark […]

FINAL DAY OF RACING  – DAY 133   1st Race – Woodbine – Sunday, December 16th, 2018 MAIDEN CLAIMING. 6 Furlongs Synthetic. Purse $18,700. FOR MAIDENS, THREE YEARS OLD AND UPWARD. Three Year Olds, 120 lbs.; Older, 123 lbs. Claiming Price $10,000, if for $9,500, allowed 2 lbs. (01:00PM) (8) Wager Types: Rolling Double / […]

1st Race – Woodbine – Saturday, December 15th, 2018 CLAIMING. 1 1/16 Miles Synthetic. Purse $32,600. FOR THREE YEAR OLDS AND UPWARD. Three Year Olds, 120 lbs.; Older, 123 lbs. Non-winners Of A Race At A Mile Or Over Since November 15 Allowed 2 lbs. Claiming Price $25,000, if for $23,500, allowed 2 lbs. (Races […]