CHANTAL SUTHERLAND, a little smile as Essence Hit man cruises in Queenston – will he be tested at 2 turns next?? Norm Files photo QUEENSTON MUDDLES PLATE PICTURE Hit Man strikes again Audre Cappuccitti was so nervous yesterday, she watched her horse ESSENCE HIT MAN in the Queenston […]
GOTCHA! Pimlico outrider grabs Canadian owned SEEKING THE TITLE as she runs past fans after falling in the Black Eyed Susan. An accident occured when Diva Delite clipped heel. Cindy Pierson Dulay grabbed this shot of Charle’s Fipke’s loose filly and here is Cindy’s recap : (FROM HORSE-RACES.NET…The #2 horse in […]
HOLLINGER, the champion 2yo who has never lost a race, starts his 3yo campaign tomorrow in the Queenston Stakes. Norm Files photo TOAST TO BOURBON NOT BOURBON reached out his white legs and short neck as he came to another flashy chesnut in deep stretch. It was looking […]
NUMBER ONE (WITH A BULLET) Hollywood Hit – 114 BEYER FIGURE! Don’t blame FATAL BULLET, champion and Horse of the Year if he couldn’t win his 2010 season debut yesterday at Woodbine. He ran a 107 Beyer Figure in the Grade 3 Vigil Stakes – a typical number for him. But Canadian owned HOLLYWOOD HIT […]
TODAY’S NEWS – Wind plays havoc with key races, Ajax Downs starts, Queen’s Plate nominees and supplements. Lawn chairs blowing around neighborhoods, power lines down, traffic lights out and tumbleweed flying through the air. Just a spring day in southern Ontario that made things awfully interesting for Saturday racing at Woodbine – at least […]
EXCITED THOROUGHBLOG READERS? Not exactly, it’s Diane Ladd and John Malkovich in the movie SECRETARIAT. see trailer below. FEEL THE LOVE WEDNESDAY NIGHT AT WOODBINE -Ken and Sarah Ramsey, prominent American owners, won their first race at Woodbine for 2010 when RULES OF HONOR won his maiden in […]
Thoroughblog will return to news and Woodbine recaps following today’s important post. VERNE’S BABY 2002-2010 SHAME RUNS DEEP IN GELDING’S DEATH Sometimes the heart can’t go on. VERNE’S BABY, a stakes winner, track record setter and popular old guy, dropped dead of an apparent heart attack yesterday morning on the Woodbine sand […]
SUPER SAVER, from the great family of Numbered Account, wins the Derby. Cindy Pierson Dulay photo GREAT SAVE! Pletcher gets one anyway after losing the big horse No matter ESKENDEREYA had to miss the Derby. No matter trainer Todd Pletcher was […]
CANDY FOR CRAIG – Jenny Craig’s SIDNEY’S CANDY carries thick Kinghaven Farms bloodlines. He’s unbeaten this year but has post 20 and might not get to lead all the way as he likes. Cindy Pierson Dulay photo WHO DO YOU LIKE? That will be the big question at racetracks throughout North […]
KENTUCKY DERBY FAVE LOOKIN AT LUCKY (by Canadian bred stallion Smart Strike) is the Derby fave but he drew post 1 Sarah K Andrew photo FAVES GET RAIL… AND POST 20 FOR KENTUCKY DERBY wet track very possible Everyone has their positions and now its up to the equine […]
ESSENCE HIT MAN wins the Woodstock, Dave Landry photo HIT MAN HAS DEAD AIM IN DEBUT D’s Wando has super 3yo opener ESSENCE HIT MAN was primed and ready for the Woodstock Stakes Sunday at Woodbine, coming off the winter layoff to lead all the way through 6 furlongs and win the […]
CLIFF COTTAGE remains unbeaten. Norm Files photo from Apr. 2 SATURDAY AT WOODBINE Tiller is the cat’s meow AMAZON BELLE won her maiden with an 86 Beyer Figure in the 6th race yesterday at Woodbine and who knows? may have got on the crowded list of Woodbine […]
ERNFOLD STARTS YEAR WITH A BANG Woodbine Oaks contender ERNFOLD won her 3yo debut yesterday at Keeneland, taking a 9 furlong grass allowance by 1 1/2 lengths with an 80 Beyer Figure. The Stormy Atlantic – Wynyward filly, bred by Jim and Alice Sapara, is owned by Jim and Susan HIll, who […]
TODAY’S NEWS – ROBERT LANDRY – ‘NOW THAT’S AN ATHLETE!’…EMBUR’S SONG is a Woodbine Oaks nominee, maybe she will come to Woodbine for the May 1 FURY STAKES OFF 99 BEYER fIGURE DEBUT WIN SATURDAY…ADENA 2YO SALE VERY LIGHT… PROUD HEIRESS gets win-sical… […]
TODAY’S NEWS – Ontario bred runs 99 Beyer at KEENELAND…champion TRIBAL BELLE is back today and more! ***To a friend lost last week, Joe Schulz, a trainer, animal lover, sometimes a good poker player and not a bad chef either (Joe, easy on the garlic!) Peace LET’S HAVE SOME FUN Champion Tribal Belle […]
