WALING

PRINCE OF WALES Sunday, Fort Erie, post time: 5:22 p.m. 500,000, 3yo, (S), 1 3/16m PP HORSE SIRE TRAINER ML 1 Flip for the Coin Compadre Armata 8-1 2 Milwaukee Appeal (f) Milwaukee Brew Fairlie 5-2 3 Gallant Aptitude Casse 12-1 4 Mr. Foricos Two U Porto Foricos Day-Phillips 2-1 5 Eye of the Leopard […]

CAT FIGHT

PRINCE OF WALES FIELD TOP 3 FROM PLATE SQUARE OFF ON….DIRT!! PP/Horse/Jockey/Trainer/Morning Line   1 – Flip for the Coin/S. Bahen/V.Armata                8-1 2 – Milwaukee Appeal/S. Elliott/S. Fairlee               5-2 3 – Gallant/C. Fraser/M. Casse                              12-1 4 – Mr. Foricos Two U/M. Smith/C. Day Phillips   2-1 5 – Eye of the Leopard/E. da Silva/M. Frostad       9-5 […]

SMILE

                      WHAT ‘YOU LOOKIN AT? Spice Route on Saturday for the United Nations (he was 4th), captured by Sarah K. Andrew.    It takes time to get used to change. THOROUGHBLOG has had endless trouble mastering the new site. Everything for today’s post was long […]

PRINCELY

PRINCE OF WALES 2ND LEG TRIPLE CROWN – SUNDAY FORT ERIE LIKELY FIELD EYE OF THE LEOPARD 1st Plate, Sam-Son Farms MR. FORICOS TWO U 2nd Plate Rocco d’Alimonte/Frank Annecchini MILWAUKEE APPEAL 3rd Plate, CEC GALLANT, maiden win, Woodford Racing FLIP FOR THE COIN 5th Plate Molinaro Stable KEINO WEST 6th Plate, Track West Racing […]

PATRIOT

DOMINION DAY AT WOODBINE The annual Canada day graded event, the DOMINON DAY STAKES, GRADE 3, will highlight a rare WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON card today at Wodbine. The blockbuster 10 race card starts off a semi-holiday week and the $200,000 race, at 1 1/4 miles, should be an intriguing one. Renewing rivalries are ICE BEAR, MARCHFIELD […]

IT’S MY PARTY

RAHY’S REVENGE Under shrewd handling by SLADE CALLAGHAN, the champ, RAHY’S ATTORNEY held on bravely to win the $300,000 KING EDWARD STAKES yesterday at Woodbine in course record time – a very fast 1:44.73, smashing the previous record of 1:45.20. The Crown Attorney 5yo gelding could be better than ever this year and he earned […]

RIVALS

  RACHEL runs today…(Terence Dulay photo from Preakness)…           So does ZENYATTA at Hollywood. Who will emerge as the best girl after today?  ZENYATTA’S FEET by Sarah K. Andrew.                   OLREDLGETCHA, previously trained by Robert Tiller and Greg de Gannes, died this week. […]

MERCURY

THURSDAY HOTBOX – Eeeks, it’s going to be tough on the horses and humans today with a humidex of close to 40 for the 8-race card. ROBERT LANDRY is still one away from 2000 career wins and is in action in today’s 2nd race on FIVE FOUR THE KIDS in HER season debut, a tough […]

JUNE, BABY

BID ON YOUR FAVOURITE HORSE’S SADDLE TOWEL – Just 6 days left to go to E BAY and pick up a Queen’s Plate saddle towel, signed sealed and delivered. Proceeds go to LONGRUN THOROUGHBRED RETIREMENT SOCIETY. http://shop.ebay.ca/merchant/longrun1416_W0QQ_nkwZQQ_armrsZ1QQ_fromZ  Queen’s Plate winner EYE OF THE LEOPARD’S saddle towel from the Plate is up for grabs…     […]

JUMPING OUT of his (LEOPARD) SKIN

   EYE OF THE LEOPARD is at the faaaar left, and Mr. Frosicos Two U is at the faaaar right. www.horse-races.net photos.      92 BEYER FIGURE FOR EYE OF THE LEOPARD – FORT ERIE IS NEXT – It was a successful Plate day for most concerned – obviously Sam-Son Farms’, which got a big […]

DADDY OF THEM ALL

150th QUEEN’S PLATE WHO’S IN THE GROOVE   HAPPY FATHER’S DAY, QUEEN’S PLATE DAY! You might play the speed figures, sheet numbers or simply current form and come up with one of the 3 favourites for today’s  Plate. You might just play high profile horses who have won big races- you’d still get the favourites. […]

MAGIC

IN THE NEWS TODAY – El Brujo camp loses one of its members, Milwaukee Appeal is made favourite, Queen’s Plate saddletowels up for auction!! Events: BETTING will be offered on the PLATE beginning tomorrow afternon. A PLATE seminar with Corey  TRACKSIDE TENT Fraser, Robin Platts and handicapper JIM CLARK takes place at 8:30 a.m. at […]

SPILL

UPDATE – QUEEN’S PLATE DRAW FIELD and POSTS Horse    Owner    Trainer    Jockey 1 El Brujo    Windways Farm     Malcolm Pierce     Emma-Jayne Wilson 15-1 2 Flip For The Coin    Molinaro Stable     Vito Armata     Emile Ramsammy  30-1 3 Active Duty    Woodford Racing     Mark Casse     Corey Fraser 20-1 4 Milwaukee Appeal    CEC Farms […]

FUN (NO DOUBT)

The fillies are all the rage in the Plate – is one of them worthy of ‘Rachel Alexandra” status. The ‘sheets guys say yes. Milwaukee Appeal is the Oaks winner looking to be 34 filly winners in 150 Plates. www.horse-races.net photo.         QUEEN’S PLATE PROBABLES Horse    Owner    Trainer    Jockey Active Duty        […]

GAMES BEGIN

QUEEN’S PLATE WEEK 7 days to go 14 on the list currently HORSE LAST RACE/BEYER *MILWAUKEE APPEAL  filly – Woodbine Oaks 99 *TASTY TEMPTATION filly – 2ND woodbine oaks, 93 EYE OF THE LEOPARD – Plate Trial winner 85 SHUT IT DOWN  3rd allowance 86 MR FORICOS TWO U allowance winner 84 *RESERVOIR – allowance […]