Thank heavens for little girls!! The first foal by Queen’s Plate winner NOT BOURBON is a filly out of $196,000 earner Native Resolve. The filly, born at Ballycroy Training Centre in Loretto, Ont. is owned by Winston Penny. RITHMS GONNA GET YA 98 Beyer for unbeaten 3yo Champion 2yo colt HANSEN was burned out […]
Florida sun! HUNTERS BAY, the promising Ghostzapper horse owned by Stronach Stables, zips 5 furlongs in 1:00 1/5 at Palm Meadows on Saturday. Janis Maine photo WESTERN CANADA WELL REPRESENTED IN SOVEREIGN AWARD NOMINATIONS The powerful ownership combo of GLENN TODD and PATRICK KINSELLA is among the numerous western Canadian representatives in […]
STALLION AT ATTENTION – Janis Maine’s image of Milwaukee Brew at Adena Springs North is up for a SOVEREIGN AWARD! BUNNY! by Ericka Rusnak, also up for a Sovereign Award! SOVEREIGN AWARD NOMINEES!! Canadian Thoroughbred and Thoroughblog well represented! Some surprises in the nominations announcement of […]
CORRECTIONS: THOROUGHBLOG corrected the following errors – Mr. Walton confirmed only that he sold his horse, Maritimer, but not who bought the horse. Walton is a former president of Norseman Plastics, not current president. Maritimer won the Display not the Grey Stakes. THOROUGHBLOG REGRETS THE ERRORS. QUEEN’S PLATE FAVOURITE SOLD Controversial […]
Canadian bred MULLINS BEACH (Speightstown) goes for another stakes win in the Pan Zareta Stakes at Fair Grounds today. She is a homebred for Eugene Melnyk, trained by Josie Carroll. Dave Landry photo Thoroughblog had full day yesterday, enjoying some afternoon racing at the beautiful WEGZ STADIUM BAR in Vaughan while betting on […]
Swan Lake – It’s all white being at SHANNONDOE FARM in St. Thomas, Ontario! Get your February 2012 Canadian Thoroughbred magazine for stories on genetics, broodmare health, training for the spring and the very successful Shannondoe operation. Subscribe today! Dave Landry photo ROGER ATTFIELD TO BE INDUCTED INTO ONTARIO SPORTS HALL OF FAME […]
ECLIPSE AWARDS Frank thanks Frieda Frank Stronach photo by www.horse-races.net If you watched the lengthy ECLIPSE AWARDS show from California on any number of channels, tv or online, then you were treated to some interesting winners, some really genuine folks who love their horses and many very long acceptable speeches. Yours truly did not […]
It’s not exactly good-news Monday today on Thoroughblog – some contentious issues are brewing – ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION, HORSES POST-RACING, AND CASINOS – there are lots of stories out there that are important to the industry we love. These are the stories. ECLIPSE AWARDS TONIGHT! Havre de Grace a shoo-in for Horse of the […]
Your nostrils stick together when it’s this cold! But Ontario gets a warm up again in a couple of days – up to 45 Fahrenheit, wowee. Only a couple of weeks until the backstretch at Woodbine re-opens, although a lot longer until some of us have any employment, ouch. Hey, thanks to a super […]
If you have been in and out in 2012 so far, after 2 weeks, this is what you have missed: your chance to place a vote on your opinion for a couple of Sovereign Awards, Canadian results all over North America and our own list of top 10 Interesting things to watch for in […]
</p> <p><a href=”http://app.fluidsurveys.com/polls/jmo/again/” title=”Who is Canada's Older Horse of the Year, 2011?”>Online Poll @ FluidSurveys.com…</a></p> <p><small><a href=”http://fluidsurveys.com” title=”Online Survey Software”>Survey Software</a> by FluidSurveys.com</small></p> <p>KEENELAND JANUARY SALE DAYS 2 AND 3 On Tuesday, Buttigieg Training Centre picked up Tiz Stormy Now, a five-year-old Tiznow mare in foal to Old Forester, for $10,000 and […]
IT’S A TIE! Woodbine based jock LUIS CONTRERAS was on board a rallying DELIGHTFUL MARY (#3), a $500,000 2yo purchase, and the pair dead-heated for a win in the $60,000 Ocala Stakes with R Holiday Mood. Delightful Mary is trained by Mark Casse, Woodbine’s leading trainer last year. KEENELAND JANUARY DAY ONE Not […]
A week into the New Year of 2012 (anyone see that movie again last night? 2012? (eeks)) and there are some exciting dudes in horse racing. Don’t forget to check the Jan. 7 blog post to Vote on who you would like to be CANADIAN HORSE OF THE YEAR! I will change up the […]
Okay, Thoroughblog is back after a short hiatus and certainly the gritty win by RAPID REDUX this week was the big news – 22 consecutive wins. Stunning. And to these eyes, it has looked as if he was in danger of being passed late in his recent outings – especially by Canadian stakes winner […]
HAPPY NEW YEAR! Enjoy your day, embrace tomorrow and let’s hope that everyone gets their hopes and dreams fulfilled in the coming (leap) year. (and yours truly gets a pair of binoculars and maybe some extra employment?) TOP 10 ANTIPICATED THINGS IN CANADIAN RACING IN 2012 Welcome to New Year’s Eve, 2011. Do […]
