OH WISE ONE! WISE DAN on his way to WOODBINE!! Trainer Charles Lopresti, who won last year’s WOODBINE MILE with TURRALURE, is sending one of the world’s top rated thoroughbreds to Ontario next month – WISE DAN. The freakishly fast and versatile gelding with the obscure breeding, WISE DAN is considered the best racehorse […]

    New Hall of Fame member JAMBALAYA, millionaire, Arlington Million winner, with Babu, sharing a precious moment   Todd Phillips photo     CANADIAN HORSE RACING HALL OF FAME NIGHT The common thread on Thursday night at the annual Canadian Horse racing Hall of Fame dinner and ceremony was that there were a lot […]

    Photo by Vanessa Ng of the white-faced Cityscape     WOODBINE MILE NEXT MONTH Dance and Dance, Cityscape, Wise Dan among names tossed around from RACING POST – Canada could be next for globetrotter Cityscape By Paul Eacott ROGER CHARLTON is contemplating sending Cityscape on his travels once again following his fine second […]

SWEET REDEMPTION (D’Wildcat), a daughter of a 2yo debut winning mare and a half sister to 2 juvenile debut winners, worked in 21 1/5 for a 2yo sale this spring. She won her debut in the Ontario Debutante Stakes at Woodbine for Southern Chase Farm and trainer Greg de Gannes. Norm Files photo   There […]

            THANKS FOR THE MEMORIES MIKE! Queen’s Plate winner and champion 3yo of 2010 BIG RED MIKE (Tenpins) has been retired from racing. The 5yo gelding, a winner in a 10 furlong Polytrack allowance this year, has had some wear and tear and his owner, Dom Romeo of Terra Farm […]

BREAKING NEWS FOR FRIDAY MORNING – Overseas investors could buy Fort Erie?? PETER CONRADI/Bullet News Fort Erie Race Track boss Jim Thibert says he is actively dealing with two international interests who are looking at purchasing the historic course and surrounding property. “They are two separate parties,” said Thibert, the chief executive officer of the […]

IRISH MISSION edges Aldous Snow in the Breeders’ – M Burns Photo     MISSION STATEMENT Irish Mission stamps herself top 3yo filly in Canada, 90 Beyer in Breeders’ 1st Woodbine Oaks 1st Breeders’ Stakes 2nd Queen’s Plate Not bad for a tall, amazon filly who has maintained a tough schedule this year as the […]

  TODAY…. SPA HUNTING…The prestigious Whitney Stakes – Grade 1, is today at Saratoga. Frank Stronach and family’s HUNTERS BAY, trained by Reade Baker and to be ridden by Emma-Jayne Wilson, is 20 to 1, with a chance to get a piece. Here he is schooling at the Spa… Janis Maine photo     TOMORROW.. […]

Wednesday news – Breeders’ Stakes offers big purse, race theme is quantity over quality,,Sutherland family scores big at Woodbine and then Chantal  S gets whip fine…STRAIT OF DOVER, done for year, ouch..Saratoga steaming up…more and more! SAMMY MAUDLIN, a rising star on the grass? Likely to be supplemented to Breeders’ Stakes Sunday – photo from […]

Sunday morning‘ – Mark Casse sweeps at Woodbine but out of towners disappoint..Wonder Where Stakes wraps up Triple Tiara today at Woodbine   UNBEATEN 84 Beyer for top 2yo He wasn’t caught and now he is 3 for his 3 in his career as an exciting 2yo and runner of any age for Canada. UNCAPTURED, […]

 Meet some of the people who’s jobs are at risk. Interviews were conducted asking these individuals similar questions to illustrate the reality of the concerns facing this community – they are all on RACING FUTURE.COM..http://racingfuture.com/track-stories   Dean Adams…one of hundreds and hundreds of people who will be left with nowhere to go… read more stories […]

  King of the turf..wearing his crown! RIDING THE RIVER, poto by Terence Dulay       RIVER OF DREAMS not bad for $3,500 (US)!! Dave Cotey, his Dominion Bloodstock, Hugh Galbreath and Linmac Farm celebrated another stunning win by their 5yo Wiseman’s Ferry gelding RIDING THE RIVER on Sunday, The gelding won the Grade […]

Sunday Morning – a busy press week, Thoroughblog should be back on a regular sked by next week..get ready for a super next issue of CANADIAN THOROUGHBRED – the only National TB racing magazine… GETTING HER PHIL – 70 Beyer for win in Passing Mood GRACE PHIL surged late and won the PASSING MOOD Stakes […]

  Just gimme a kissss – A muddy Patrick Husbands duck away from Mark Casse’s pucker in the winner’s circle after the Prince of Wales…Terence Dulay photo     SHE STRIKES, SHE SCORES! 91 Beyer for Dixie strike in ‘Wales It was fitting that it was a bright and shiny day after all at Fort […]

 Welcome to PRINCE OF WALES day, celebrate Fort Erie, let’s hope it survives somehow..also today, did you know that former Woodbine stars – turned chuckwagon horses are now up for auction today? Read more below     WALES WATCHING On the road again…Thoroughblog has travelled to numerous tracks this season, Belmont, Ajax, Mohawk, you name […]