**Thoroughbred owners and breeders are re-thinking being involved in the Ontario industry already. Big farms are hearing the rumblings and meanwhile, there has not been any communication to the industry from Dwight Duncan, Finance Minister, Dalton McGuinty, Premier, with regards to plans, if any, for the racetrack/slots revenue sharing program. read more below **Awful accident […]

Leap. Leap of Faith? Take a flying leap? LEAP YEAR! Welcome to Feb. 29, does it feel any different? Hey, it’s been 4 years since we had one? Toronto and parts around are getting a snowstorm right now – but then by Friday : 10 degrees??? (Celcius, that is almost 60F!).   Today news – […]

BILL WERNER leads in his horse SIMMARD after the McDiarmida yesterday – Werner owns the 7-year-old with Roger Attfield – EQUISPORT/JOE GANLEY photo     MONDAY NEWS – ATTFIELD/WERNER win Grade 2 race with 7yo Simmard! *UNION RAGS wow’s ’em,   *LIBERAL PARTY in Ontario airing dreadful, cheap-shot ads…   UNION RAGS dominates The early […]

 Taylor is the REAL DEAL!!! Canadian-bred heading to Santa Anita…his race is at 2:00 of the video below, read about his win at bottom of post There was good news for Canadians yesterday in horse racing land…TAYLOR’S DEAL won another stake at Turf Paradise  and is headed to Santa Anita, Avie’s Sense, Canadian-owned and trainer […]

 I was lucky enough to visit one of this year’s newest thoroughbred babies – this leggy, handsome fellow by Canada’s leading sire Old Forester. He was just a day old and enjoying some snooze time. His mum, Creekside Cafe, was very attentive, it’s her first foal, and this colt was in loving hands all around. […]

 THOROUGHBLOG has confirmed that the top 2-year-old Canadian-bred colt of last year, MARITIMER, has arrived in Dubai, according to reports in The National paper. The colt is owned by Ramzan Kadryov who has 2 horses competing in Dubai today including Moon Spun (Saf) in the UAE Oaks. Herman Brown trains for Kadryov in Dubai. MARITIMER […]

  Trainer Lorne Richards and True North may have a nice one in PERFECT TAY, maybe a Queen’s Plate horse,  read below…some Canadian winners, the Derby hero is back and other stuff….     Sparkling – A shiny morning at Payson Park in Stuart, Florida – photo by Janet Black     MY KINGDOM FOR […]

  OLD FORESTER, read more bottom of post, he’s in DRF news! Dave Landry photo       THANK YOU to comment-ers on Thoroughblog who have shared their letters and opinions, I have also received a lot of copies of letters sent to the government by horse breeders, owners and racing fans. Some passionate horsepeople […]

“Please Government of Ontario, don’t touch our horse racing industry, it’s important for thousands of people. I want there to be lots of good racing when I get older so I can make my family proud” A colt from the first crop of Marchfield, a double champion stallion, out of Hot Toy, owned by Barb […]

MINISTER OF FINANCE – DWIGHT DUNCAN (top), DON DRUMMOND, 302 cash-saving RECOMMENDATIONS COMING TOMORROW   BREAKING NEWS…**Newstalk 1010’s GERRY AGAR this morning will discuss horse racing and its future in Ontario…listen on line at www.newstalk1010.com, between 9 -12 **The Twitter-world, Facebook world are alive with comments and worries…let the Ontario government know!! See link below […]

  Fair Grounds photo   O JOY! IT’S A VICTORY! JOYFUL VICTORY runs CAREER BEST Beyer Figure Ontario bred JOYFUL VICTORY got back on the winning track with a win in the Tiffany Lass Stakes yesterday at Fair Grounds. The grey 4yo by Tapit – Wild Lucky Blac, Wild Again won by half a length […]

Winter is back at least for a couple of days, too bad it arrived on the weekend when the Woodbine backstretch opened…blowing, frigid wind, lots of snow, the good stuff! Meanwhile, BLACK CAVIAR is hotter than ever, winning last night in a common gallop, yes, I stayed up to watch. Hot action at Gulfstream today, […]

  Today’s post dedicated to…..a familiar site in the Woodbine program RACE #1    ABERNATHY  1. OUR TRUE GAL  2. KEEP SINGING  3. RAVENIST  4. CAIRDEAS JAMES JOSEPH BANNON – ABERNATHY James Bannon Sr. passed away on Tuesday at the age of 84. He was the popular handicapper behind the name Abernathy in the Woodbine […]

 Be mindful of those who suffer from depression or anxiety today – it’s real and mostly not controllable…   THEO AND LEXI say – wow, this has been one weeny winter! Hardly any snow, a few cold days, not much sunshine, Blah!! Sovereign nominated photograph Ericka Rusnak shared this image   THOROUGHBLOG INTERVIEW : SATURDAY […]

  BIG DAY FOR CANADIAN-BRED DIXIE STRIKE….read on Where’s big brother? Here is a one-week old filly by Philanthropist out of Highland Moon, by Highland Ruckus. The filly, owned by Mike Colterjohn, is a half sister to top 2yo of last year, MARITIMER. courtesy Sherry McLean     The MARCH 2012 issue of CANADIAN THOROUGHBRED […]