IS IT ENOUGH? WHAT ABOUT THE BREEDERS?   On THE MOTTS radio show (NewsTalk1010)  this sunny Saturday morning, OHRIA president Sue Leslie  thanked Premier Kathleen Wynne for her effort and the announcement of the transition panel’s 5 year horse racing plan, but she was realistic too: “We suffered a devastating blow, and I still […]

  Fort Erie may be in trouble, again, but its dates could be added on to Woodbine, quarterhorse racing at Woodbine? Thoroughbreds at Ajax? maybe a festival meet at Fort Erie, ship in to run? In general, good news for horse racing today: Kathleen Wynne Grand River ON. October 11, 2013 “Building a Sustainable Future” […]

BREAKING NEWS FROM TROT INSIDER Trot Insider has learned that Premier Kathleen Wynne will be at Grand River Raceway in Elora, Ont., on Friday, October 11 to release the long-awaited plan for Ontario’s horse racing industry. The press conference, open to accredited media, will reportedly start at 10:00 a.m. on Friday morning. Nearly one month […]

IT’S TIME TO PLAY THE JACKPOT HIGH 5 – Woodbine’s new bet starts tonight in the 8th race, see below for some tips! It’s the THANKSGIVING WEEKEND coming up with racing Friday through Monday.  The NEARCTIC STAKES on Saturday is a WIN AND YOU’RE IN EVENT at Woodbine..not sure what kind of field it will […]

  It is not likely that there has been a day like yesterday for Canadian-breds/Ontario-breds …ironic since the pulling of the OLG program in March has led to the crumbling of our breeding industry. So, while we wait for the transitional panel’s report on how the industry will be aided over the next 5 years, […]

WOW!  There can’t be many people who did not think that MY CONQUESTADORY’S win in Friday’s Alcibiades Stakes (GI) at Keeneland was not stunning.. Woodbine’s EURICO DA SILVA has himself a good one…now let’s see if she can go to Breeders’ Cup and conquer the NO LASIX RULE…..   SCINTILLATING! MY CONQUESTORY gets out of […]

    KEENELAND STARTS UP FRIDAY – one month until Breeders’ Cup! Canadians have one month to see if they have Breeders’ Cup quality runners for the World Championships at Santa Anita. So far, there does not seem to be much in the way of local representation: LLANARMON, the winner of the Natala Stakes, a […]

 **MONDAY MORNING THOUGHTS What a great sport and industry we have: beauty, power, thrills and emotion as hard working people from all facets of the business get together to bring horses to the races hoping for a win. Bettors do the same too, attempting to decipher each race and how it will be run, who […]

        ARE YOU READY FOR SUPER SATURDAY?? Who are you excited to see? FLAT OUT?  ROYAL DELTA? CROSS TRAFFIC? BIG BLUE KITTEN? ORB? What a day at Belmont as there are 6 Grade 1’s on the card and a juicy $500,000 Pick 4 starting with race 7, the Vosburgh. Here is a […]

 SUPER SATURDAY AND MORE Tons of awesome horse racing action this weekend with eyes on BELMONT for a pile of Win and You’re In Breeders’ Cup stakes races. Canadian breds are in action too..like MARKETING MIX in California: $250,000 Rodeo Drive Stakes (gr. I, race 6, approximate post time 3:34 p.m. PDT) F&M, 3yo&Up, 1 […]

PHIL’S DREAM YET ANOTHER SW FOR BUTTIGIEG Big and beautiful PHIL’S DREAM (Philanthropist – Dream a Dream (GB) by Emperor Jones won the Overskate Stakes on Sunday at Woodbine to become the first 5-time winner at Woodbine for 2013. The homebred for Paul Buttigieg was brazen on the rail on the pace and favoured ULTIMATE […]

    NO HOLDING COURT 91 Beyer for speedy Grand Slam filly LEIGH COURT settled on the pace and then took off to win the LA LORGNETTE STAKES for owner/breeder Eugene Melnyk and trainer Josie Carroll yesterday at Woodbine. The fast gal did not mind the torrential rain that was happening during her race (and […]

  Peace and love and the disco dream were alive and well at the LongRun Friday Night Fever party last night at Woodbine. There were tons of great costumes for a party than began with complimentary Melnyk Martinis…blueberry!..continued with a great meal that only Woodbine could make, fun hosts in Jeff Bratt and Dawn Lupul and […]

Celebrating the win, the Finks (holding trophy with John Velazquez) Dave Landry photo EVERYONE LOVES A WISE GUY Now that the turf has settled and we are well into championship seasons in racing across the globe, it is nice to remember some of the good feelings about WOODBINE MILE day. The betting was booming and […]

  DAN IS IN DA HOUSE!!  Michael Burns photos     It is all WISE DAN, all the time here in Toronto, Ontario as we welcome back the winner of last year’s WOODBINE MILE and last year’s HORSE OF THE YEAR in North America. He’s currently on an 8 race winning streak, all graded stakes, […]