NORM FILES has been capturing the essence of winter racing at Woodbine. Here is a recent foggy Wed. night event.       TIGER SHOWS HIS TAIL Well, his head anyway BEAR TOUGH TIGER had to work hard but the Florida bred edged past his stubborn stablemate BEAR NO JOKE to win the Grade 3 […]

  Football frenzy in Toronto! 6 p.m. kickoff, Argooooos! PHOTO – UNCAPTURED, captured by Wendy Wooley/EquisSport photos   Canadian horse racing had some excitement yesterday as UNCAPTURED was not caught, he fought hard along the rail to win the Grade 2 Kentucky Jockey Club at Churchill, an important race on the way to the Kentucky […]

Lots of cool racing coming up this weekend including the Cigar Mile and Kentucky Jockey Club Stakes in New York and Kentucky today. Locally, the sprinters try for titles (see yesterday’s post) Weather has taken a biting turn, very cold and windy. It was tough to win on the pace yesterday at Woodbine.  Fun to […]

MARTY the horse went into the Royal York hotel yesterday in honour of the GREY CUP on Sunday (go Argos!) and he is a Canadian breed of horse from Stouffville..reade more at http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/marty-the-horse-helps-toronto-lighten-up-with-a-quick-tour-and-a-bowl-of-beer/article5582610/ on to business…..   POOL PLAY SCRATCHED FROM CLARK Canadian-bred racehorses and local horsepeople are in action on this holiday weekend in […]

      AUDRE CAPPUCCITTI     1946-2012 Reports are coming in from social media only that top Canadian trainer AUDRE CAPPUCCITTI has passed away. Audre was fun, personable and an all round great lady who kept her illness quiet. She loved to talk about her horses and was always generous with her comments and […]

      WOODBINE KEEPS GOING STRONG   The races are full of horses, the action is awesome and the money is there to be made. Big operations and small ones alike are winning races these days at Woodbine and the going is not easy. Other than the very well documented plight of our business […]

  “They cannot get rid of horse racing in Ontario..” – Lori Ferguson TORONTO STAR FEATURE THIS WEEKEND ON PLIGHT OF BREEDERS     A MONTH TO GO A month of racing left at Woodbine and a matter of a couple of weeks before applications for racing dates are taken in by the Ontario Racing […]

dedicated to all those soldiers who fought for our freedom, thank you   Thanks to Norm Files for all photos today The big event at WOODBINE yesterday was LONGRUN DAY, where Sandy Hawley, Omar Moreno, Nick Webb, Jackie Wyatt, Melanie Pinto, Emma-Jayne Wilson and other signed autographs for fans.   LongRun is auctioning a Rothmans […]

  Yes, it’s that time of year again – the season of GIVING. Come out to Woodbine today to give back to the horses…LONGRUN DAY!! This post is dedicated to the memory of STYRIE…     CORONATION – AUTUMN ON THE WOODBINE SKED TODAY Whew, a week after all the dust from the Santa Anita […]

Cindy Pierson Dulay photo   THAT WILL LARN-EM! Fort Larned leads most of way to win Classic for Janis Whitham Trainer IAN WILKES looked a bit shell shocked after the race. It was if the Aussie didn’t know what to say but he didn’t need to say much. That dark bay colt by E Dubai […]

happy Saturday Nov 4…BREEDERS’ CUP DAY 1, LUIS CONTRERAS TAKES JOCKS LEAD FROM HUSBANDS..COME OUT TO WOODBINE FOR BIG CARDS   ROYAL DELTA, the Queen – Cindy Pierson Dulay photo       It’s a brave, brave soul who plungers the cash on horse racing betting and yesterday, Day 1 of Breeders’ Cup, was a […]

  Ace photographer WENDY WOOLEY caught Breeders’ Cup Marathon winner CALIDISCOPIO one morning – no saddle, a hood, weird bandages and a comfortable rider!   So, after a long afternoon of Breeders’ Cup 1, here’s a summery of the winners:   BREEDERS’ CUP JUV SPRINT – maiden HIGHTAIL won a 5 horse race, pinhooked by […]

   it’s the most exciting week for Horse Racing around the World, the Breeders’ Cup races are Friday and Saturday. In Ontario, however, the industry teeters and the release of another set of recommendations by a panel to the government on how the industry can survive leaves us still with questions. DECEMBER 1 is the […]

HOLD ON TO YOUR HATS (and your pets) – whew the wind warnings are gone, still more rain to come this week but southern Ontario escaped the wrath of Sandy..now for horse racing’s next storm…the OMAFRA REPORT..   PHOTO – NANCY O at Santa Anita, go go!! courtesy Arravale Racing       NEWS ALERT! […]

 UPDATE -BREEDERS’ CUP ENTRIES AND POSTS FROM BLOODHORSE.COM http://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/articles/73983/breeders-cup-entries-2012   Returning to a one-turn distance, Canadian bred UNCAPTURED is now the leader for champion 2yo colt in canada off big win yesterday Churchill Downs/Reed Palmer       UNCAPTURED takes down Grade 3 big shot for champion 2yo title in Canada CANADIAN-BRED UNCAPTURED, foaled at […]