Vanessa Ng caught the wacky start of the Wood Memorial. Freedom Child (far outside) was declared a non-starter while another,  Go GET THE BASIL, pushed the gate open before everyone else     CITY PLAN FOR CASINO THE EXACT OPPOSITE OF WHAT OLG PROPOSES let the games begin!     People in Toronto are essentially […]

VERRAZANO – 95 BEYER… Was ORB worried after the 2 Kentucky Derby preps yesterday?  The one-word named  horses rule the Derby points standings after Verrazano and Goldencents win, joining the mighty Orb and Revolutionary. Fun times ahead…Manitoba cheering for the Gold on….Canadian horses get rocked, though – Woodbine stakes noms       VERRAZANO – […]

  What are you looking forward to today in horse racing? VERRAZANO in the Wood Memorial? Flashback in the SA Derby? Or Canadian horses in the Ashland? hang on, it’s going to fun! Below – VERRAZANO and his big ears, can he remain unbeaten? Image by Amber Chalfin     BIRD FLIES FOR 2ND IN […]

FRIDAY MORNING NEWS…Assiniboia Downs fight, HANA rates Canadian tracks (ouch), Canadians looking to turn things around as KEENELAND OPENS…and more!!   FRIDAY MORNING SMILE – MEET ‘BEAR’, Josie Carroll’s pony at Keeneland…Wendy Wooley video/photos   Spring is here! Well, almost, the winter that never ends in Ontario may be finally coming to an end, but […]

  April 3 – 17 days until Woodbine, Condition book due out shortly as purses still to be finalized… meanwhile, Canadians hope to make hay in the United State (after a very rough winter for us in Florida and New Orleans!) beginning Friday at Keeneland!   PYRITE MOUNTAIN in the Transylvania Friday – photo by […]

          HAPPY EASTER to everyone out there in THOROUGHBLOG land…be well. Congrats to MARK FROSTAD for a nice win with the mare TRANSGRESSION yesterday at Gulfstream and the super run by IRISH MISSION in the Grade 3 Orchid ‘Cap. The Canadian-bred is sure to be a force in 12 furlong turf […]

Enjoy a long day of racing action, already underway on the other side of the world and ending with the Florida Derby at supper-time..keep those comments coming!   GIFT HORSE – Red Cadeaux IS THE SURPRISE HORSE in the World Cup today! Vanessa Ng photo         DUBAI WORLD CUP NIGHT UNDERWAY Festivities […]

COME ON DOWN! Today is an important day for horse racing in Ontario as pressure mounts against the OLG and the government for the casino/ gaming modernization plans. Queen’s Park will be busy today as a motion will be presented by the NDP and PC to put a hold on the cancellation of the very […]

  Private Zone in Dubai. An Ontario bred (foaled at ADENA SPRINGS) by Macho Uno -Auburn Beauty by Siphon is from the immediate family of champion CHIEF BEARHART. The speedster is in Dubai and so are most of his owners including former rider Rene Douglas and NHL Hall of Famer DENIS SAVARD.       […]

HIP 131 at Fasig-Tipton/Palm Meadows yesterday is a $1.6 million BERNARDINI colt out of Hishi Aspen, a 3 time winner whose own dam was a winner and dam of 5 winners. Not much in the first 2 dams but Robert la Penta is the proud new owner. Fasig Tipton photo     OH BABY – […]

27 days until 1st card at Woodbine! 2YO SALE IN FLORIDA TODAY, BLACK ONYX STRAIGHT TO DERBY, UNCAPTURED TO BLUE GRASS..BIG WEEKEND COMING UP! Thoroughblog wants to thank Woodlands for a lovely visit on Sunday. Great to see PENDER HARBOUR looking sleek and happy, and what a gentleman he is! Coming up this week, the […]

Happy Saturday morning..bright sunshine in southern Ontario, still colt and icy but for sure, better days ahead…big day for Canadian boys today! Picks are below! Dave Landry photo   KENTUCKY DERBY DREAM 50 points for winning the HORSESHOE It is a big afternoon for some Kentucky Derby hopefuls at Turfway Park in Florence, Ky. and […]

 Happy Friday ! Did you watch the great mare BLACK CAVIAR this morning?     Gorgeous photo of a newborn colt by STRUT THE STAGE out of CHEROKEE LYNN, by CHEROKEE RUN, foaled at Kingsgate Stud in the Niagara Region. Kingsgate (http://www.kingsgatestud.com) is home to one of Ontario’s most underrated stallions, LEGAL JOUSTING, who crosses […]

Fear the Kitten, photo by Steve Queen, one of 11 to be feared by UNCAPTURED on Saturday   UPCAPTURED LEFT OCALA FOR TURFWAY PARK TODAY   John Oxley’s Canadian-bred Uncaptured, the probable champion 2yo in Canada come the April 19 Sovereign Awards, is leaving Ocala today for Turfway Park and a start in Saturday’s Spiral […]

BREAKING NEWS – It took him almost a year to go through some 350 complaints from people like yours truly and others and then Ontario Ombudsman ANDRE MARIN will not investigate the cancellation of SARP http://www.northumberlandview.ca/index.php?module=news&type=user&func=display&sid=21153   Happy Tuesday – WISE DAN worked 6 fur. in 1:13 this morning at Keeneland, can’t wait to see […]