Happy Saturday – we move into the last 50+ racing days of 2012 at Woodbine..3 weeks to the Canadian International and 5 WKS until it’s Breeders’ Cup time, let’s hope we have a solid Canadian contingent..   **REMINDER – SIRE BOOK, FOR 2013, PLEASE CONTACT US TO MAKE SURE YOUR STALLION GETS IN THE BOOK, […]

Grizz, a stakes winning hurdler by Chief Bearhart.   Champion Chief Bearhart dies in Japan Chief Bearhart, who was voted champion turf male of 1997 and was twice named Canadian Horse of the Year in 1997-98, died Tuesday in Japan. The 19-year-old, who was suffering from heart failure, had been a stud at the Japan […]

Monday morning -awesome Woodbine stakes on sunny day, NATALMA STAKES under appeal..seeking Todd Kabel and more! Wise Dan is a ‘freak horse’ (far right). He beat Canadian based HUNTERS BAY in the Woodbine Mile. Cindy Pierson Dulay photo     Well, WISE DAN was everything he was supposed to be – a 107 Beyer as […]

  Sunday morning…WOODBINE MILE DAY!, 999 WINS FOR EMMA-JAYNE WILSON..2YOS HEADING TO BREEDERS’ CUP…. CHARGE! Spring Venture, second from right, emergs from the crowd to win the Natalma totally under wraps with a 78 Beyer Figure. Cindy Pierson Dulay photo   BREEDERS’ CUP VENTURE Ontario firms up first Breeders’ Cup starters for California SPRING VENTURE […]

  Today – what’s up? Big 2yo races on the grass at Woodbine kicks off big weekend, CAMELOT to do what Nijinsky II did 42 years ago, watch at 11 this morning… and then there’s the  EMMA-WATCH,…   RACING ON THE WEB   A spider’s view of morning training at Woodbine, super image taken by […]

Thoroughblog will update later on the fields, odds and posts for the big races on the weekend…the ‘Blog apologizes for light coverage this week due to personal circumstances…   SMILE FOR A MILE WOODBINE MILE DRAW TODAY! Watch on the Woodbine Website starting at Noon Artic Fern/Gustav Schickedanz/Mike Keogh/Justin Stein Big Band Sound/Kendel Standlee/Dan Vella/Tyler […]

Cityscape, big white face and all, cool dude! Steve Queen photo   Woodbine Mile field should be 9 or 10… Super racing at Woodbine these days and how about that 2yo Canadian bred colt UNCAPTURED? Sad news about ETERNAL RULE (a Thoroughblog reader commented yesterday that the Presque Isle Mile winner had suffered an injury […]

(Editor’s note – Thoroughblog is out of town for 2 days, hopefully be back soon…) Lots of Lookers, but everyone too scared to part with lots of cash for yearlings in Ontario – Dave Landry photo CTHS ONTARIO PREFERRED SALE DROPS 50% in average price ‘Bloodbath’ as buyers get nervous Consignors and breeders were letting […]

WISE DAN, by Vanessa Ng     THURSDAYS OUT AS WOODBINE BRACES FOR 2013 As expected, the ORC  granted the elimination of 11 racing cards this season from Woodbine. There are 2 Thursdays left in December before the season wraps up on Dec. 16. Those who get paid by the day will have a loss […]

  BEAR STABLES/COLEBROOK FARMS BUY SALES TOPPER “You can’t hide a good horse. The good horses will bring the money no matter where you sell them” – a consignor at CTHS Woodbine sale Sept 4.   The stats were not great but it could have been a lot worse as the 2-day selected yearling session […]

CTHS ONTARIO SALE – SESSION 1 Average and median suffer big drops Topped by a chestnut colt by former Ontario stud Philanthropist that brought $70,000, the first session of the Woodbine yearling sale got off to a rocky (not unexpected start) on Monday night. Despite a pumped up, large crowd that was certainly in good […]

 UPDATE FRIDAY P.M. WOODBINE MILE NOMINATIONS 22 INCLUDE WISE DAN ARTIC FERN» dk b/.g.5 by Langfuhr(Danzig) – Wood Fern(Woodman) Gustav Schickedanz Michael Keogh BIG BAND SOUND b.h.5 by Bernstein(Storm Cat) – Ensnare(Seeking the Gold) Kendel D. Standlee Daniel J. Vella CITYSCAPE (GB)» ch.h.6 by Selkirk(Sharpen Up (GB)) – Tantina(Distant View) Juddmonte Farms Roger J. Charlton […]

  Arravale Racing’s Twiiter Pic from today’s Rally….     Good Thursday morning! News to come later but first, THOROUGHBLOG wants everyone to join forces today, wherever you are, and fight for our industry. A good number will head to QUEEN’S PARK today to rally around LISA MCLEOD, MPP Nepean/Carleton: Join us at Queen’s Park […]

  HAPPY SUNDAY, CARIBANA DAY for some friends I know!  Wild race results at Saratoga, Woodbine, it’s bleeping hot everywhere still, and there’s still more good racing today!   IT’S A TIE!! ALPHA, a descendant of the great Canadian mare SQUARE ANGEL (dam of Kamar) dead heats with GOLDEN TICKET (Speightstown) in the Travers. Yours […]

  The colt with the cool-looking dish-face – ATIGUN – is a major contender for the Travers Stakes on Saturday at Saratoga.  Okay, well, he’s a contender at long odds, but we really like him! (Istan-Rimini Road by Dynaformer)     WHAT’S UP AT WOODBINE Bombs away on Wednesday night! WEDNESDAY NIGHT WRAP – Sizzling […]