IRISH MISSION, the champion 3yo filly and grass mare in Canada in 2012, would not let any gal past her in the stretch run of the La Prevoyante Stakes (Grade 3) on Saturday at Gulfstream. Robert Evans’ long winded chestnut mare could race once more before being retired to the breeding shed. […]

  What a way to return to racing action – fun cards of racing all over with the highlight races coming at Santa Anita…wishing everyone a nice Christmas week as we creep up to 2015     99 BEYER FIGURE for Shared Belief in Malibu win Champion SHARED BELIEF, unlucky in the Breeders’ Cup Classic […]

    Thank you to all the wonderful horses we watched and wagered on And their dedicated caretakers on the ground, It was the Year of the Horse And in Canada, we had some of the best horses around Lexie Lou was certainly the queen With her Oaks and Plate scores, Then she was second […]

   Gulfstream media photo courtesy Gulfstream Park   CANADIAN RUNNERS Woodbine stakes winner GLENVILLE GARDENS, winner of the Display Stakes at the end of the Woodbine season, did not take to the dirt at Gulfstream on Wednesday in an allowance race for 2yos. The Street Cry colt, owned and bred by Eugene Melnyk, trailed through […]

Our Ontario racing community was shocked to hear of the passing of one of the good ones DEREK BALL, who passed away on Dec. 12 in his 65th year. A lawyer, Derek was a partner in the Dominion Bloodstock racehorses for many years. H was passionate about the game and he was friendly and always […]

                      BRIAN SWATUK – 1949-2014 Following a lengthy illness, one of Canada’s most talented horsemen, BRIAN SWATUK, has passed away in Caledon. A winner of over 1,000 races and well known for his work with young horses, Brian was the leading rider in Ontario in […]

  CANADIANS IN ACTION TODAY A couple of grey Canadian-based stakes winners are in stakes events at Gulfstream Park today. Grade 2 winner EXCAPER has an inside post in the El Prado Stakes, worth $100,000, and he is a 4 to 1 contender under Joel Rosario. Ian Black trains for the Kaster family. HAMPSTEAD HEATH, […]

  HE’S OFF! DAN LOISELLE, the voice of Canadian horse racing, has announced he will retire from the announcer’s booth on May 31, 2015.His retirement coincides with the retirement of his popular wife, Wendy, who has been an integral part of Woodbine’s customer relations and, currently, corporate responsibility for almost 40 years. His loyalty to […]

**Thoroughblog will continue to update the last day of racing at Woodbine for 2014 and gather some fun statistics for the year – all throughout later this week. I could be absent for a day or two starting today, stay tuned.     A whopping $5.4 million was bet on the final Woodbine card on […]

      168-162 – Patrick Husbands poised to win Woodbine riders title PATRICK HUSBANDS is one racing card away from toppling LUIS CONTRERAS as Woodbine’s race-winning leader. Contreras has had the last 3 years.  Husbands, who won 89 races last year when injured, is 6 wins in front heading into a 13-race card today. […]

    JACKPOT HIGH 5 Mandatory Payout today Some $85,000 carries over to the mandatory payout for the Jackpot high 5 today at Woodbine. The last race offers a tricky betting puzzle with maiden allowance guys, Ontario sired, sprinting.    Race 10 – POST Time – 5:25 PM Second Half Late Double / Exactor /.20 […]