WAKE UP! Welcome to the world – a filly by Speightstown out of Broodmare of the Year PICO TENERRIFE. The filly is a ha;f-sister to champion MARCHFIELD. Dave Landry photo taken at Curraghmore Farm       STERWINS UPDATE STERWINS, an exciting winner of the BARBADOS GOLD CUP last weekend over Grade […]

  Three Plate faves – Hollinger, Ghost Fleet (left) and Stormy Lord on the rail. Norm Files photo       QUEEN’S PLATE WINTERBOOK RELEASE The July 4 Queen’s Plate – which could be attended by HRH Queen Elizabeth – has a total of 100 nominees currently for the 151st edition of the Canadian classic. […]

 Back from the sun in BARBADOS –  quick, thrilling, wild trip highlighted by a wild win by Canadian bred STERWINS in the 29th SANDY LANE BARBADOS GOLD CUP. OH CANADA!     NOT IN MY HOUSE! Patrick Husbands, the king of Barbados, was a passenger on the fast-closing STERWINS and zipped by Grade 1 winner […]

TODAY`S NEWS (Saturday) – another installment from BARBADOS, site of the GOLD CUP today with a big CANADIAN HOPE, 2 Americans lots of local horses and a super jockey contingent…. GOLD CUP DAY!   (STERWINS… the Canadian bred looking to conquer BARBADOS TODAY!)   It`s something a little different for THOROUGHBLOG – we are at […]

the Garrison… Airplane logistics (AIR CANADA) and 13 hours from one city to the Island of Barbados and Thoroughblog is here in steamy, steamy Dover, just south of the capitol of Bridgetown. Very humid, very warm. THE BARBADOS GOLD CUP will be held in the heat tomrorow and Canada will be cheering for EUEGENE MELYNK’S grey 7yo […]

  today’s news – IT’S EARLY THURSDAY MORNING , early! Off to BARBADOS for the GOLD CUP! Stay tuned for updates! BARBADOS! THOROUGHBLOG is extremely lucky that it will head down to BARBADOS (TODAY) for Saturday’s SANDY LANE GOLD CUP, the biggest race on the island which has lured an intriguing field for 2010. Canadian […]

  DAYLIGHT EXPRESS WON LAST YEAR’S SANDY LANE GOLD CUP – can he do it again on SATURDAY against top Canadian-bred STERWINS and Met Mile winner BRIBON? DAVE LANDRY PHOTO     LIGHTS ON! Chiefswood filly wins Sabin, 2nd big win for barn in ’10   It has been a super 2010 already for Robert […]

   SATURDAY MORNING BITS – Yes, it’s still snowing here in Ontario…really snowing! BICKERSONS is an exciting Ontario born gal who is on a winning streak and going for more riches today in Florida…Met Mile  winner BRIBON and Canadian-bred STERWINS land in Barbados for next weekend’s Gold Cup…         HEY – if […]

 TODAY’S NEWS – Post draw for BARBADOS GOLD CUP (March 6 is the race)…SIMON HUSBANDS and the ORC…new kind of dirt for Santa Anita?  WINTER KEEPS ON GOIN’ here in Ontario – this is what I saw this morning….(blowing snow, flurries, wind, sub-zero..you get the picture)           BRIBON, STERWINS TOP BARBADOS […]

  GIVE MOMMY A KISS…This little boy is a Tiznow colt and the first foal of Woodbine stakes winner OFFICER CHERRIE. The youngster was born at Blazing Colours Farm in Wellandport, Ontario.  SEND ME YOUR FOAL PICTURES TODAY!         BARBADOS GOLD CUP NEXT WEEKEND, CANADIAN-BRED STERWINS tops field Eugene Melnyk returns to […]

 TODAY’S NEWS (Monday) ESKENDEREYA (a dance) waltzes to big win and is a Kentucky Derby fave. (www.horse-races.net photo)           PLETCHER IN DRIVER’S SEAT AGAIN And Eskendereya is a 106 Beyer monster His name is a type of middle eastern dance and that is exactly what ESKENDEREYA did in the Fountain of […]

   FRIDAY’S NEWS – WINDFIELDS AUCTION, 3-YEAR-OLD DERBY PREPS, CANADIAN-BREDS WINNING, and MORE! **Hey, if you want to get the author of THOROUGHBLOG a nice little gift, some nostalgic piece, say, an old sign…. head out to legendary Windfields Farm on March 6 (yours truly won’t be able to go)   OWN A PIECE OF […]

 WEDNESDAY’S BITS – Sam-Son colt gets icky post for big race…Canadian-owned CROWDED HOUSE in Dubai and top name 3yo’s in FOUNTAIN OF YOUTH on Saturday…   SNOWY, COOL TEMPS GREET WOODBINE FOLKS who are shipping in this week  the meeting starts April 2 – the stakes sked was released earlier this week  Dave Landry photo […]

  MONDAY’S NEWS –  Family day in Ontario…holiday in U.S., SAM-SON 3yo’s getting ready, CHIEFSWOOD WINS BIG   BIG WIN FOR CHIEFSWOOD Lomaki runs 91 Beyer to win Grade 3, may be retired Canadian-based CHIEFSWOOD FARM, owned by Robert and Mark Krembil, had a good day at Tampa Bay Downs on Saturday when its A.P. […]

    LOVE IN – Thoroughblog would like to welcome the newest members to the Blog stable of advertisers – ELAINE MCPHERSON and KENTUCKY BEAR – the latter who stands at Mike Dube and Vera Simpson’s CURRAGHMORE FARM in Waterdown, Ontario. Also, thanks to the commentors on MARCHING in, who also want to see some […]