GARDINER FARMS, COLTERJOHN to be honoured tonight The annual CTHS awards for excellence in breeding in the thoroughbred industry, will be held tonight at Rattlesnake Golf Course in Milton, Ontario. Breeders of these fine athletes are certainly on pins and needles these days as the provincial government has put an end to the Slots at […]

14-15 FOR PLATE,  American jocks to be in town for stakes extravaganza on Plate day..   Bill Sorokolit’s homebred CLASSIC BRYCE had Luis Contreras aboard for the Trial but will he have the same jock on Plate day? Cindy Pierson Dulay/www.horse-races.net       JOCKEYS FOR PLATE REPORTED BY DRF Belmont Stakes winning rider Velazquez […]

MONDAY NEWS – we’re back from New York, STRAIT OF DOVER, Queen’s Plate face has STUNNING workout…       UNION RAGS – okay, so why John Velazquez went up the rail, who knows, why Mike Smith let him up the rail, who knows. But it was a great race under trying circumstances CINDY PIERSON […]

  What a sport we are in- the ups and downs are really quite something. from all parts of the globe, writers and TV people were busy tapping away yesterday morning upon my arrival in the Belmont Park Press Box. It is a historical walk along the old corridor to the press box, overlooking the […]

  On June 9 1973,  SECRETARIAT won the BELMONT STAKES BY 31 lengths. On June 9, 2012… If you are in any involved in horse racing, or just love it, like it or are a sports nut, Saturday’s BELMONT STAKES, which will take about 2 1/2 minutes to run, is the dream event. From all […]

Belmont brush-up – PAYNTER, named for a guy who built a house for Bob Baffert, was previously named M C ‘S DREAM. Zayat Stables, who often change the names of their horses a lot, bought this son of Canadian bred AWESOME AGAIN for $325,000. EquiSport photo     t-minus 2 1/2 days…..Thoroughblog hits the road […]

  The race to destiny is drawing near… I’LL HAVE ANOTHER and the Belmont coming up Saturday EQUISPORT PHOTO       OH….WHAT A RUSH!! The wild and fun ride that was racing at Woodbine on Sunday was highlighted by  2 big stakes events won by horses who will be in action again in 3 […]

 Today is Oaks day at Woodbine – the TORONTO STAR interviewed the often media shy JOHN OXLEY for today’s paper…check it out at your nearest variety store!..here we go..   ON A MISSION – IRISH MISSION is a giant, leggy gal who is improving…she is a player in today’s Woodbine Oaks M Burns photo   […]

“MAKE ME PROUD LITTLE SIS” – Inglorious (left) talks family tree with half sister DIXIE STRIKE Dana Wimpfheimer photo Media and horsepeople gathered for the post position draw for the WOODBINE OAKS yesterday in the Woodbine tent and were graced by a fun interview with Canadian mogul skier Jennifer Heil. Some of the players for […]

  WOODBINE OAKS DRAW TODAY! Event held at Woodbine tent For the first time in three years, the Woodbine Oaks draw will be held back on home turf, the Woodbine trackside tent. The draw has been held at WEGZ stadium bar in recent years. Trainer MARK CASSE is expected to be in attendance as he […]

Will this be the stretch run? Dixie Strike (outside) and Northern Passion in a workout in Florida this winter. Image by Dana Wimpfheimer.   WOODBINE OAKS   The big events get going on Sunday at Woodbine with a powerful pack of WOODBINE OAKS – PLATE TRIAL STAKES  set to thrill and amaze us. There are […]

Video from yesterday at BELMONT PARK –   OH BAY -B! HUNTERS BAY stamped himself the top older horse in Ontario with a strong win in the Grade 3 Eclipse Stakes on Saturday at Woodbine, posting a 102 Beyer for 1 1/16 miles in 1:42.64. The Ghostzapper 5yo is out of the multiple graded 2 […]

  Some awesome races this weekend at Woodbine as we head into WOODBINE OAKS week! (race is June 3)…older horses on the sked this weekend but there is a 3yo race for Queen’s Plate hopefuls on Sunday… WOODBINE WEEKEND PREVIEW PENDER HARBOUR, by Dave Landry     Just over a week to the WOODBINE OAKS, […]

WHO WANTS TO RUN AGAINST DIXIE STRIKE IN THE OAKS? not many! Read more below   Norm Files photo       80 TO 1 WINNER AT WOODBINE Longshot players rejoice! Public handicappers…ouch! Okay, so as a public handicapper, I have to be happy that a) I had one winner on top on the card […]

    BELMONT STAKES MADNESS BEGINS (let us know what you think, a Triple Crown winner or no?? Be prepared for a lot of wacky media coverage, especially from those who don’t know much about the game…see CNN STORY BELOW The first long weekend for the summer is complete, the weather was hot and bright. […]