The sun is setting on another thoroughbred season at Woodbine… 4 months without work, eeks, but 4 months of rest for the horses. Norm Files photo             FINAL WORDS – BOBBY FRANKEL from www.horse-races.net” By Cindy Pierson Dulay, About.com Guide The End: Trainer Bobby Frankel passed away on November 16, […]

    BOBBY FRANKEL   The news hit THOROUGHBRED CHAMPIONS forum, site first this morning and by 9:10, the news was everywhere..Hall of Famer Bobby Frankel has passed away   BLOOD-HORSE REPORT: Hall of Fame trainer Bobby Frankel, who had been battling leukemia for most of the year, died peacefully at his home in Pacific […]

TODAY’S  NEWS – PALLADIO win Autumn, track record by HELICOPTER, Fipke buys $1 million mare     Palladio holds the 3yo Awesome Rhythm safe in the Autumn Norm Files photo         ANY PALL A DIO IS PAL OF MINE 90 Beyer for champ PALLADIO has never been the easiest horse to figure […]

 todays news – the forgotten Canadian that won at the Breeders’ Cup…..    CANADIAN OWNED AND PURCHASED DANCING IN SILKS (green silks and cap) wins in the Breeders’ Cup Sprint.                 A CANADIAN DID WIN AT BREEDERS’ CUP! (and the horse was bought at B.C mixed sale!) DANCING […]

  YEE HAW – LIFE IS SWEET!! Terence Dulay photo                   UPSET Careless Jewel uncontrollable and bombs in Ladie’s Classic It was a foreshadowing of things to come. Rob Landry told the TORONTO STAR on Wednesday there is just “no slowing down” Careless jewel, the favourite and […]

IT’S CUP DAY!! Welcome to Breeders’ Cup 2009 -the 26th edition. It’s a big day for a lot of Canadians: READE BAKER and owner DANNY DION, EURICO ROSA DA SILVA, ROB LANDRY, JOSIE CARROLL and VERNE AND DONNA DUBINSKY and BREEDER ROBERT HARVEY. That group have 2 horses in the Breeders’ Cup races today – […]

    From the rail in Friday’s LADIES CLASSIC, CARELESS JEWEL should say see ya bye bye for Canadians Donna and Verne Dubinsky, Josie Carroll and Rob Landry. Photo by www.horse-races.net                       Highlighted by an intriguing BREEDERS’ CUP CLASSIC on Saturday that features the unbeaten […]

TODAY’S NEWS (Tuesday afternoon) – ZENYATTA in Classic 4 sure – RIP VAN WINKLE BATTLES DE-FEET…BIOFUEL ARRIVES    Zenyatta to run in Breeders’ Cup Classic By BETH HARRIS (AP) – 25 minutes ago ARCADIA, Calif. — Zenyatta will put her 13-0 record on the line running against the boys in the $5 million Breeders’ Cup […]

today’s news – JEWELS, BULLETS are sharp and shiny…Melbourne Cup field…keep reading Thoroughblog! Careless Jewel   BREEDERS’ CUP LOOMS Small Canadian contingent is big on power There are few Canadian based horses in the Breeders’ Cup this year but what we do have is two very good chances to win 2 of the events on […]

Today’s news: ROAN INISH wins maiden in big Woodbine race…heading into BREEDERS’ CUP WEEK…wild weather makes for wacky winners at Woodbine…   Norm Files captured the PE finish!       ROAN. INISH. GLORY! The first starter in North American for new trainer CAROLYN COSTIGAN was not just your everyday winner. ROAN INISH, owned and […]

  BREEDERS’ CUP ENTRIES ARE IN!!  CARELESS JEWEL and Rob Landry scorched 6 furlongs in 1:11 and change yesterday morning at Santa Anita thanks to Janis Maine for the photo (www.readebaker.com)           Filly & Mare Sprint                   The SENTIENT JET BREEDERS’ CUP FILLY & MARE SPRINT is a […]

MONSTER IN THE MIST – FATAL BULLET is ready for the Breeders’ Cup Sprint. Janis Maine photo                       COMING UP – ROAN INISH ARRIVES FOR PRINCESS ELIZABETH   ROAN INISH, a daughter of Canadian champion mare INISH GLORA is in town from overseas to compete […]

 Terence Dulay photo             RAHY’S BACK – YOU’RE GONNA BE IN TROUBLE A very soft grass course will welcome the guys in the BUNTY LAWLESS Stakes today at Woodbine. SOCIETY’S CHAIRMAN and SAND COVE from the dangerous Roger Attfield barn are major contenders but they will have a tough time […]

   Today’s news -90 to 1 shot wins on Wed. night at Woodbine …Ruling Angel Stakes, Bullet news, Ajax wraps      KOLD TONGUE, white face, white legs and all, wins the $114,000 Ontario Jackpot Futurity on the last day of Ajax Downs quarter horse racing. Dave Landry photo.         SPEEDING Indian […]

RULING ANGEL HONOURED Last racing show on THE SCORE The season heads into its final weeks and the last racing show on THE SCORE cable channel is tonight and the feature is an overnight stake called the Ruling Angel. The race is named for a Canadian Horse of the Year – she was a 2yo […]