WOW WOW WOW -The Kentucky Derby field is gonna be a whole lotta horses with high 80 and low 90 Beyer Speed Figures – although this guy – ARCHARCHARCH, did get a 98 for the Arkansas Derby upset. – photo by CINDY PIERSON DULAY. The winner is going to be a popular story for […]

 let’s try not to drown out there this weekend – good day to cozy up to the TV and watch all the racing or better yet – head to the track and watch! Thanks for the comments regarding the move to rid racing of drugs – I will post my opinion next week. Now, let’s […]

    SATURDAY APRIL 16 – JAKE’S TAKE – Week 1, Jake picked out 8 to 1 MALVINA’S RING who was 2nd and paid $7 to place. This week, Jake is looking at WOODBINE’s 6th race – FIRE CHIEF, for owner Hugh Blackmore/trainer Don MacRae!                   THE […]

  BREAKING NEWS – The Heat of Competition is already begun at WOODBINE – champion jockey EURICO ROSA DA SILVA received a 3 day suspension and a $1,000 fine for ‘striking jockey LUIS CONTRERAS DURING THE RUNNING OF THE STAR SHOOT STAKES… The colliding of Da Silva’s filly and Contreras’ mount (Miss Inclined, Caribean Lady) […]

  BEAR BULLISH WITH BABIES Dion buys 6 at Keeneland 2yo sale Thoroughbred Daily News report/quote: “Danny wanted to upgrade the stable,”added Baker. “We bought more horses for less average the last few years–we usually bought about 12 or so– but Danny wanted to get some higher quality. So, though we got fewer horses, let’s […]

Jessie Holmes caught the Wood Memorial finish – Toby’s Corner surges with Arthur’s Tale and Uncle Mo is in the background. EquiSport/Jessie Holmes         OH MO! The whispers were abound when mighty Mo ran at Gulfstream and when he won the Timely Writer with ease – but an 89 BEYER SPEED FIGURE […]

JAKE’S TAKE  Now a regular feature on Thoroughblog – Jake’s Pick of the Day! Today, April 9, Jake’S pick of the day IS malvina’s ring IN RACE 7 at WOODBINE. This 4yo maiden filly comes off the winter break for trainer Dan Vella but ran her best race in her debut last June – a […]

  The Woodbine jockey colony greets fans at the main Woodbine entrance on opening day, thanks to Norm ‘quick shutter’ Files for his shots         Okay, the May issue of Canadian Thoroughbred is almost to press, so let’s get back to business… Day 3 of WOODBINE is today and let’s hope the […]

Whew, okay, so THOROUGHBLOG has been trying to keep up since the flurry of activity since the SOVEREIGN AWARD evening Friday night, opening weekend of Woodbine and the Florida Derby card of racing on Sunday. And then the computer crashes, more than once. Anyway, the ‘BLOG is back and hopefully ready for the workload ahead […]

                SOVEREIGN AWARDS KICK OFF 53RD WOODBINE MEETING The racing community from Ontario and across Canada will gather tonight to celebrate not only the champions of 2010 racing but also toast the upcoming year for the horses and horsepeople alike. The SOVEREIGN AWARDS have been moved to the […]

THINGS TO NOTE ON OPENING DAY: Jesse Campbell, from Illinois, is the newest member of WOODBINE’S JOCKS COLONY         91 ENTERED FOR OPENING DAY! 86 last year. A super second-half of a 10-race card highlights the first day of racing at Woodbine, 2011, the 53rd season at the Rexdale track. The DEBUT […]

    DAVE LANDRY PHOTO                   Check in later today for news on the first overnight entries for Saturday’s opening day at Woodbine! Overnight should be out around 2-3 o’clock… TODAY’S BITS – Fans want to meet WOODBINE’S TRAINER’S, big names all around…WINSTAR FARM IN KENTUCKY offers […]

       YAY! Ian Black gets a hug from Emma-Jayne Wilson after Rahy’s Attorney won the Pan American – Janet Black               WOODBINE STUFF First day of entries tomorrow! Everyone approaches the first day of a new racing season a different way – depending on what your are […]

RA-RA RAHY   “He’s seven years old and we thought we’d try him in the longer races this season. We thought that horse (Beckham Bend) would be sent out there to set a good pace, so we planned on sitting off of him and then get first run on the others when it came time. Emma […]

BREAKFAST IN DUBAI, well, breakfast, watching Dubai It is one of those bitterly cold mornings in southern Ontario but there is light, in the form of a sun, at the end of this excruciatingly long tunnel. The high temp by Monday should be 2 or 3 Celcius, yippee. For now, we cozy up and watch […]