Pool Land topped the sale – she is headed to Live Oak Plantation Fasig Tipton photo   MELNYK MARES BOOST FASIG-TIPTON WINTER SALE It was a long day but the 2013 Fasig-Tipton Winter Mixed sale provided lots of fun and fireworks for those in attednance and everyone else watching on-line. By dinner-time, the supplemental […]

      SALE DAY FOR EUGENE MELNYK MARES Roxy Gap could remain in stable EUGENE MELNYK is leaving the breeding aspect of the thoroughbred industry and will focus on racing in years to come. A group of 28 Melnyk mares are up for all this morning in Kentucky as part of a supplement book […]

 SATURDAY MORNING UPDATE and maybe some winners for you! (Below) INGLORIOUS (at left) last year with Dixie Strike – INGLORIOUS wins today according to JAKE THE TIPSTER!   DONN HANDICAP DAY AT GULFSTREAM When the snow is so high that your patio furniture has disappeared, it’s time to stay in and place the races! Canadians […]

  Yahoo!! Here’s a feisty boy by KENTUCKY BEAR out of Dazzling Countess, by Roman Ruler, foaled at Curraghmore Farm and owned by Bear Stables Ltd. Dave Landry spent a day at the farm and captured this happy fellow.     POOL PLAY, INGLORIOUS and others at Gulfstream Saturday! Saturday at Gulfstream is yet another […]

 SUPER BOWL 47 – Here is the latest Clydesdale commercial (NAME THE FOAL contest too) – warning, tear jerker!   TWO NICE SKY’S   Tampa Bay Downs photo     FALLING SKY beats Canadian-bred DYNAMIC SKY, 92 Beyer Figure career tops for both   Canadian-bred DYNAMIC SKY ran his best career race in the Sam […]

Yesterday in Brampton, tons of snow here again!     HAPPY FEBRUARY 1 – it’s snowy and frigid again here, let’s warm up with some great books to read, racing to watch and cheering on those Toronto Maple Leafs A Thought on racing’s plight – as Thoroughblog continues to attempt to put the relevant news […]

    Hay! HAPPY BIRTHDAY to a true racing fan – JEAN MOOREHEAD celebrated no, 92 recently with her super family!! All the best Jean!! Heavy, heavy rain today has washed away all the snow from last week, up to almost 60 degrees F in southern Ontario before plummeting by dinner…sigh..oh to be in the […]

  Celebrate and pump Canadian horse racing and breeding! As last night, JOYFUL VICTORY, foaled in Caledon, Ontario set a track record in winning the Houston Distaff at Sam Houston in Texas, photo from Sam Houston. WYNNE, WIN SITUATION It was a good result yesterday at the Liberal Convention in downtown Toronto as Liberal delegates […]

Yay, there is racing this year! Now let’s fight for our incredible industry to make it grow! Dave Landry   THOROUGHBRED RACING WILL BE BACK FOR 2 YEARS WHAT DOES IT ALL MEAN? It was a small (the turn-out from the frontside/backside was disappointing) but select group of executive types, media and interested/concerned horsepeople who […]

UPDATED THURSDAY MORNING: Remembering Bud Reynolds, local 3yo’s in action Saturday **BREAKING NEWS – WOODBINE PRESS CONFERENCE THURSDAY 10 A.M. Thoroughblog will be there and set to report later today on deals with OLG and province… The Ontario Government and Woodbine Entertainment Group (WEG), owners of Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto and Mohawk Racecourse in Campbellville, […]

  HAVE A VISION? Woodbine Mile and Breeders’ Cup Mile winner COURT VISION who stands at Park Stud in Orangeville as part of the Spendthrift Canada project, had his first baby born in Canada yesterday. The beautiful stallion (Gulch – Weekend Storm by Storm Bird) is out of a sister to Summer Squall and half […]

  Field Crop News: Buying Horse Hay When Supplies Are Tight Many horse owners are finding it especially challenging this year to find and purchase suitable hay at a price they can afford. Hopefully, the low hay yields due to dry weather in 2012 will be short term in nature. However, there are also long […]

  NEWS – Woodbine Entertainment Group Negotiations Ongoing Deloitte Touche LLP is still in the process of conducting their audit of Woodbine Entertainment Group’s finances. In the interim, the Woodbine Entertainment Group (WEG) and the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation (OLG) continue to negotiate a lease agreement for floor space for the slots at Woodbine Racetrack. […]

  Tampa Bay photo     EXPLOSIVE – Dynamic Sky wins Pasco Stakes with 88 Beyer Figure It was deja vu all over again for John Oxley, Mark Casse and Luis Contreras on the 2nd Saturday in January as they combined to win the 14th Pasco Stakes at Tammpa Bay Downs. They won the race […]

          DAVE LANDRY visited the horses at WINDHAVEN in Caledon recently and some were really interested in the goings on!         CANADIAN BRED DYNAMIC SKY is in the Pasco today Tampa Bay Downs. The Sky Mesa – Murani 3yo has Luis Contreras board for the 7 furlong race. […]