PERFECT SHOWER POURS IT ON sideways, but hey, he won at 45 to 1 For such a huge longshot winning the 119th Breeders’ Stakes, the 3rd jewel of Canada’s Triple crown, there sure was a lot of kickin goin on when everyone realized it was the master of the Triple Crown himself, Roger Attfield, […]

NEWS UPDATE – CANADIAN HORSE OF THE YEAR FATAL BULLET (photo by Terence Dulay) is not headed to Del Mar next weekend for the Bing Crosby Stakes but instead will compete in the Alfred G. Vanderbilt at Saratoga. BREEDERS’ STORIES The focus on racing this weekend in Ontario is the 3rd jewel of Canada’s Triple […]

BREEDERS’ STAKES – Sunday  3rd jewel of Canada’s Triple Crown The 118th Running of Breeders’ Stakes $500,000 Guaranteed Approx. Post Time: 4:37 Exactor / Triactor / Superfecta / Pick 3 (Races 8-9-10) Purse $500,000. 1 1/2 Miles. Stakes. FOR THREE-YEAR-OLDS, FOALED IN CANADA. 1 Hisaki Baird, J Delmas, A L 126 12-1 2 Full Throttle […]

BREEDERS’ STAKES PROBABLES • First run in 1889, the older-than-dust BREEDERS’ STAKES is always a cool race to watch and bet on, even if there is no Triple Crown winner to yell for. The race often brings some upsets, especially if the grass is soft. Daily Racing From’s BILL TALLON reports on the latest workouts […]

When I grow up I want to be a …. COVER BOY!! Rahy’s Attorney as a baby and as a grown up, thanks to Janet Black and Ellen McLellan for the photos.                         BREEDERS’ STAKES – SUNDAY AUGUST 2 NO CROWN, BUT PLATE / […]

   Streakin…Rahy’s Attorney skips away from Marchfield early in the stretch and holds on to win by 1 1/2 lengths.  Terence Dulay photo. HERE COMES DA JUDGE, er ATTORNEY “I’m in awe of this horse” – trainer Ian Black RAHY’S ATTORNEY, last year’s champion turf male horse, might be even better this year than he […]

In memory of RUDY KEHLBRIER Condolences go to the family and friends of  popular Woodbine horseman Rudy Kehlbrier, who passed away recently after a lengthy illness. Rudy’s memorial on July 31 at 10:00 to 12 at Woodbine west end 4th floor in the Woodbine Club bar( a week Friday.) YUMMY   B.B. O (Before Blinkers […]

             Wonder Where photos from Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame                 HONOURING WONDER WHERE Northern Queen won the first ever running of the WONDER WHERE STAKES in 1965 AT WOODBINE and the race has blossomed into an important 3yo filly grass race […]

     DANCE FOR US, the Bison City winner, has a big chance to take the 3rd jewel of the TRIPLE TIARA in tomorrow’s grassy WONDER WHERE.   But get tied on – the forecast is for HEAVY RAIN and it could be very bog-like. DANCE LANDRY PHOTO.               […]

In memory of FRANK LEACH. If you were around Canadian horse racing in the 1980s and 90s you know that Sam-Son Farms in Milton was guided by FRANK LEACH, its longtime farm manager who brought into this world DANCE SMARTLY, SKY CLASSIC, REGAL CLASSIC, you name the horse – Frank was there. He won Ontario’s […]

FATAL BULLET – at right, RUNS” 100 MILES AN HOUR” to win Bold Venture (quote from trainer Reade Baker, photo by Terence Dulay. BIG GUN  FATAL BULLET is back! And now he’s probably gone again as the Horse of the Year in Canada is headed on the road in his quest to take the Breeders’ […]

BUMBLIN AND A STUMBLIN’ Woodbine Thursday Favourites bombed badly, the weird streak of horses losing their riders at the start and running loose continued and, well, it was just an odd Thursday at Woodbine. ERUPTION OF THE TOTE BOARD   The flop of BEARURSA as the heavy, heavy favourite in race 2  led to big […]

LIVIN IS EASY COSTALIVIN had a small issue with a blood disorder right before the Queen’s Plate and had to miss that big dance but it paid off nicely as the bay 3yo by Tomahawk won his first stakes race last night in the restricted Deputy Minister. It was easy to see that the colt, […]

  INTRODUCING TODOS Handicapping, evaluating and interpretation made simpler. Welcome to the world of the new sheets TODOS STATS. THOROUGHBLOG gets a chance to study and test out new handicapping methods frequently and these days, the TODOS STATS are the focus. Computed and formed by some local horsemen, the TODOS not only give you a […]

   COREY FRASER goes to Fort Erie with his pick up mount GALLANT and wins the biggest race of his career.    Terence Dulay photo.       WALE OF A RACE • It was not a sizzling fast renewal of the PRINCE OF WALES STAKES but it was a very exciting finish as the […]