TUESDAY – CANADIAN HORSE RACING HALL OF FAME – Modern day inductees for 2011 :   * TAMMY SAMUEL-BALAZ – the popular gal behind Sam Son Farm for nearly a decade passed away in early 2008, will be inducted alongside some of the powers of the thoroughbred world in the BUILDERS CATEGORY. * DANCETHRUTHEDAWN – A Sam-Son […]

  SUNDAY – JAKE’S TAKE He’s back for another pick of the day! Jake’s first three picks, at $2 across the board, would have netted you over $21.00 so far… he has a win, a 2nd and an unplaced.. TODAY’S PICK is in the 7th race – DUBAI ECHO, making his 2nd start since Aug. […]

  POSING – Jockey Krista Carignan knows she’s going to win and looks around as the fleet filly MY NATALIE wins at Fort Erie last Sunday by more than 7 lengths for owner/trainer MARTY DREXLER. NORM FILES PHOTO Join THOROUGHBLOG AT FORT ERIE on MAY 23 (holiday Monday) for a free handicapping seminar discussing approaches […]

  MILLIONAIRE FINANCINGAVAILABLE and her newborn, an Awesome Again colt. ”FINANCE’ is now owned by Glenn Sikura. Thanks to ERIKA RUSNAK for the image!         QUEEN’S PLATE NEWS  ELITE ALEX beaten 7 lengths in allowance One of the favourites for the Queen’s Plate, ELITE ALEX (Afleet Alex) posted a disappointing 78 Beyer […]

  QUEEN’S PLATE NEWS… June 26 looming ELITE ALEX, a solid Plate contender who has left the Kentucky Derby trail, will try to get back on track in an allowance race at DELAWARE PARK on Wednesday. In his most recent effort, the 3-year-old son of Afleet Alex finished ninth in the Grade I Arkansas Derby […]

ANIMAL KINGDOM, with Barry Irwin at his head, Johnny V on his back – www.horse-races.net PHOTO       WILD KINGDOM – 103 BEYER for Animal Kingdom Interesting storylines in the Kentucky Derby were abound. Women, men, horses, surfaces, trainers, jocks, you name it. The winning storyline was a bit of a mix of some […]

THE DAY IS HERE! It’s KENTUCKY DERBY DAY and in Toronto, a bright sparkling spring day for us to watch our own big race hopefuls in the QUEENSTON STAKES, a prep for the QUEEN’S PLATE All that needs to be written about the Derby has been – but here’s a shout out to the TORONTO […]

 OH NO, NO MO! Press conference at 8:45 will have the reasons, but UNCLE MO IS OUT, so much for Bob Baffert’s funny diatribe (see below..)   IS MO READY TO GO, OR IS HE A NO-SHOW? The interests of UNCLE MO are keeping us in the dark, will they really scratch the champ 2yo […]

STAY THIRSTY, inside, edges past older mate BRIDGETOWN in weekend, Derby prep – BRIDGETOWN is headed to Royal ascot for owner Eugene Melnyk, STAY THIRSTY is in the Derby – Reed/Palme/Churchill Downs       During Derby week, it’s easy to fall in love again with everything horse-racing. Interest in the sport from the general […]

  UNCLE MO (inside) and STAY THIRSTY work at Churchill for Saturday’s Ky. Derby. Matt Wooley/EquiSport photos Happy Monday, but not if you are a computer over here…THOROUGHBLOG’S WEEK LONG TROUBLES of computer woes and delays hit the heights this a.m.- so please be patient.. An abbreviated set of notes on this, the first day […]

JAKE’S TAKE SATURDAY APRIL 30 – almost May! wow! Okay, JAKE is back with JAKE’S TAKE – he’s made 2 picks this spring – a 1st and 2nd – if you bet $2 across on his 2 picks you would have $35.60, A PROFIT OF A COOL….$23.60! Today at Woodbine, JAKE is going to bet […]

    SADLER’S WELLS passed away at age 30 – he’s represented in the Kentucky Derby next week…see below         WEDNESDAY NIGHT LIGHTS IS BACK! Wednesday night racing returns to Woodbine tonight after easing into the season that began on April 2.  A card of 8 races is scheduled and hopefully the […]

                      WOODBINE SATURDAY Retired trainer Marko passes away during races For friends and family of Sovereign award winning trainer Bill Marko, it was a somber day as the 73-year-old collapsed and died of an apparent heart attack in the Woodbine kitchen during the racing card […]

Woodbine fans get a chance to play for millions today..betting on Good Friday was $3 million, hopefully not just American money, Canadian-breds continue to surge south of the border. Friday recap… GOOD BETTER BEST “I will never rest…” Canadian-bred GOOD BETTER BEST won his 3yo debut at Keeneland yesterday, a 9 furlong off-the-turf race and […]

  Canadians buying up some babies at Ocala sale…Queen’s Plate list gets turned around… the Ky. Derby is a crapshoot and a quiet EASTER WEEKEND coming up on-track at Woodbine…   THOROUGHBLOGS UPDATED (should be updated on main page in due time also) 2011 TOP CANADIAN BREDS 1. Rahy’s Attorney (98) 2. Society’s Chairman (95) […]