WEDNESDAY WOODBINE While most of the local media and some horsepeople were enjoying the QUEEN’S PLATE GOLF TOURNAMENT at the super ROYAL WOODBINE GOLF COURSE on Wednesday, racing  went on during a warm night. Notable on the night was the 40 to 1 upset by MOLINARO REMARKS in the maiden allowance (Ont. sired) turf […]

  Royal ascot begins today with the biggest stars in racing..check Google for some ‘live streaming’ options…Woodbine jockeys keeping money at home… LOCAL JOCKEYS TAKING OVER A feature story last week in the TORONTO STAR regarding the out of town riders coming in to ride local horses for big races or to set up shop […]

                        MATT WOOLEY/ EQUISPORT PHOTO – RULER ON ICE (KJB on blinkers), with Stay Thirsty to his inside and Brilliant Speed to his outside NEW KING IN TOWN Ruler On Ice, blinkers on, Animal Kingdom lucky to stay on feet Another dramatic Belmont Stakes […]

  Matt Wooley/EquiSport Photos  MY KINGDOM FOR…AN ANIMAL! If he wins the Belmont, how close did he come to being a Triple Crown winner?               BELMONT – A MUST-SEE   A trip to Belmont Park is a must-do, tons of history there, really, other than Churchill Downs, there is […]

  PLATE NEWS…here comes Alex!  6 winners in Toronto Star including $18 winner…Belmont Stakes field…more! ELITE ALEX HAS FIRST PLATE PREP – :57.00 BREEZING!!! Trainer Tim Ritchey has informed THOROUGHBLOG that ELITE ALEX (Afleet Alex) had his first workout at Delaware Park yesterday in preparation for the June 26 Queen’s Plate. “Elite alex breezed 5/8 […]

UPDATE – 11 A.M – American-owned and trainer ELITE ALEX worked 5 furlongs in :57.00 this morning at Delaware Park and a decision is to come about his Queen’s Plate situation – stay tuned!   PHOTOGRAPHY ACE DAVE LANDRY captured the WOODBINE OAKS FINISH with INGLORIOUS getting past SPOOKY KITTEN (right)           […]

   Bright, bay and beautifully bold – INGLORIOUS takes the 56th Woodbine Oaks Cindy Pierson Dulay photo             WOODBINE OAKS – PLATE TRIAL day Stunning afternoon sees wagering spike, $4.4 million bet, up from $3.6! INGLORIOUS – 83 – “If she’s doing well, she’s going (to the Plate”) – Verne […]

            MIKE BURNS caught CHECK YOUR SOUL winning the Wando – will he win the Plate Trial??       OAKS AND TRIAL FOR THE PLATE – IT’S A DATE! It should be a glorious day of racing today at Woodbine and the biggest race for Canadian 3yo fillies is the […]

  POUR MOI (‘For me’) wins the Epsom derby – check out the phoro at the end of the clip and see the silly jockey…     DANCE SMARTLY – one of the greatest Oaks winners of all time, and her granddaughter is in the Oaks     The best breeding of 3-year-old Canadian fillies […]

  THURSDAY MORNING – BOWMAN’S CAUSEWAY IN PLATE TRIAL – DA SILVA TO RIDE, stretch runner has new trainer in Chad Brown after Florida Derby debacle – Trial could get as many as 6 entrant – OAKS draw on the WOODBINE WEBSITE live today…   WOODBINE OAKS – first run in 1956 So, why are […]

  Aaaah, school reunions, very surreal, with a bit of the bizarre and yet very rewarding. Back from a weekend away, likely the last one as the big races are coming.. let’s catch up and get set for WOODBINE OAKS day. *FIFTY PROOF – 96 BEYER TO WIN GRADE 3 ECLIPSE *STORMY LORD 92 – […]

                                     TODD PLETCHER – KITTEN TO RETURN 2-3 DAYS BEFORE PLATE Trainer TODD PLETCHER was pleased with QUEEN’SPLATEKITTEN’S manner of winning the Marine Stakes last weekend and said the plan now is for the colt to return to […]

 TUESDAY IS NEWSDAY!  FORT ERIE IS SUPER DUPER, let’s get it on the Canadian SCORE CABLE CHANNE L…BEAR IT’S TIME puts name on OAKS LIST with big BEYER, DONVER AND DENNY buying at sale… NORTHERN DANCER’S ANNIVERSARY COMING UP – WOODBINE COULD BE OFFERING SPECIAL DAY/GIVEAWAY other bits and pieces from a long weekend! Norm […]

 The very courageous SHACKLEFORD holds on to beat Animal Kingdom in the Preakness. A son of Foresty, second in the Derby, and very speedy Jessie Holmes/EquiSport photo               CAT’S MEOW!! Believe it or not, QUEEN’SPLATEKITTEN is the horse to beat in this year’s QUEEN’S PLATE. Thanks to a dominating […]

  FREAKIN ABOUT THE PREAK! Shackleford, fresh off the brave run in the Kentucky Derby, marches out to the track at Pimlico yesterday – who do you like? Terence Dulay/horse-races.net photo             WOODBINE WEDNESDAY NIGHT Quick re-cap since a night at Woodbine (last) evening featured some strange results and the […]