SLIP SLIDIN’ AWAY – dozens of accidents this morning in Greater Toronto Area as snow turned to freezing rain during the night and it’s slick out there! Wild winter weather has already started! Canadians have been heating up things, however, lots of folks already winning races: Tino Attard, Nick Gonzalez, The Simms, many more. […]

  BOXING DAY STARS FROM CANADA – TAYLORS DEAL…OMAR MORENO…and elsewhere the mighty KAUTO STAR and the gritty SHOW ME THE MONEY…   OMAR MORENO IN TRINIDAD – GOLD CUP IS DANCE TO REMEMBER FOR BOOGIE Indian Charlie colt takes Gold Cup Champion jockey OMAR MORENO, who is based at Woodbine, took part in the […]

Hello, and Happy Holidays and Merry Christmas to everyone out there – THOROUGHBLOG took a few days off to enjoy family and friends including the super team at Horse-Canada, parent company of Canadian Thoroughbred and  Thoroughblog. It’s a team of hard working, dedicated horse sport enthusiasts and horse lovers. We wish everyone a Happy New […]

  Sleek and powerful VIBANK topped Canadian 1st crop sires standing in the country in 2011 by progeny earnings – the stallion graces the cover of the 2021 SIRE BOOK, get your copy today! Dave Landry photo       EXCAPER CLOSE 3RD IN FLORIDA – 82 Beyer One of Canada’s top 2-year-olds, EXCAPER could […]

  Fun to watch the REINDEER GAMES (see below)….Snow on the ground this morning up here in north Brampton, it’s cold and grey but a feeling of coziness and warmth as friends and family start to get together…more wine please! The results of the stakes race at Gulfstream could mean a lot to Sovereign award […]

          EUREKA! GET READY FOR EURICO!! from WOODBINE MEDIA –  – Jockey Eurico Rosa da Silva, who sustained a slight fracture above his ankle after he was kicked by another horse during the running of the Cup and Saucer Stakes in October, has recovered from the injury and is working diligently […]

The incredible RAPID REDUX and the feisty PERFECT SHIRL… FROM WBAL TV 21 VICTORIES IN A ROW – simply incredible Any racehorse that can win a bunch of races in a row, be it 5,  8, 10, is really doing something, no matter what you may say about the competition. There are always variables – […]

21?? If you are a racing fan, or even a sports fan, you will be watching the gritty claiming horse RAPID REDUX keep his incredible winning streak going – he’s at 20 and goes for 21 this afternoon at Laurel. Eeeks, it’s not an easy group and if he does send to the lead, he […]

  DREAMIN’ –  The 5yo CALIFORNIA MEMORY won the HongKong Vase last night and he was bred in Kentuckey and is from a famous Canadian family       KENTUCKY HORSEMAN FRED SEITZ BREEDS WINNER OF HONG KONG VASE from a Canadian-bred family! CALIFORNIA MEMORY,   a great, great grandson of Canadian-bred KONAFA (out of Canadian-bred […]

READY FOR BLASTOFF!! ROCKET MAN is ready for the Hong Kong Sprint tonight (races start at 1 a.m. our time here in Toronto) – he was a bear in training yesterday. Thanks to STEVE QUEEN FOR PHOTOS (SEE MORE AT WWW.HORSE-RACES.NET)         HE GETS THE GAME BALL GAME BALL, the winner of […]

 PERFECT SHIRL TO RUN IN ARGENTINA ON DEC. 17,  RAPID REDUX EXCITEMENT, CANADIAN-OWNED COLT AT FAIR GROUNDS, AND MORE!   rapidreduxpps   TUESDAY – DEC. 13 – GET READY TO SHEER ON RAPID REDUX He goes for 20th win in succession in one year – a record. Thanks to Jennie Rees, Louisville Courier-Journal, who printed […]

  Soul man – PERFECT SOUL (Ire) has arrived at Norse Ridge Farm in King, Ontario. The sire of Breeders’ Cup winner Perfect Shirl was captured by Cindy Pierson Dulay.         CANADIAN STUFF NICK GONZALEZ is in action today at Gulfstream with a pair of entries – BEDARRA in a starter allowance […]

The Eagle landed – EAGLE POISE and Patrick Husbands won the Valedictory Stakes on the last day of racing at Woodbine Norm Files photo         The 2011 Woodbine meeting came in for a smooth, soft landing Sunday night after 6 hours of racing action on the day, most of it uneventful. The […]

  Last day of thoroughbred racing! 13 races to bet! You want winners? JAKE is your dog! His pick yesterday won for fun and today, he’s got another one…see below DIXIE STRIKE, Patrick Husbands up, has 2 wins and 2 seconds in 4 races and is now a stakes winner for John Oxley. Norm Files […]

Aaaah, she’s a fine Lassie. ROSE AND SHINE, with her yellow and black blinkers and white, red and blue silks, is in the featured Ontario Lassie Stakes today but what does Jake the ace handicapper say? See below for the answer… M Burns photo     FINAL WEEKEND,  24 RACES, HOLD ON TO YOUR HATS […]