The great NORTHERN DANCER was honoured at the Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame ceremony on Thursday night in Mississauga. A lengthy film was shown and his foal papers and catalogue pages were on display. The painting sold for $2,400 at the live auction. Terence Dulay/horse-races.net photo           IT’S A […]

RAHY’S ATTORNEY RETIRED Oh Happy Days! Joe MacLellan (sunglasses) celebrates the Woodbine Mile win with wife Ellen (to his immediate left) and partners and trainer Ian Black. Terence Dulay photo     RAHY’S ATTORNEY  – RETIRED Reports from the FACEBOOK page of RAHY’S ATTORNEY announce that the Canadian champion has been retired from racing. The […]

TU ENDIE WEI STAYS PERFECT holds on in Debutante Brereton Jones’ homebred JOHAR filly TU ENDIE WEI elected a speed style in her 2nd career start yesterday at Woodbine, the Ontario Debutante Stakes, and held off a rapidly closing Northern Passion to win the 6 1/2 furlong dash in 1:16. 2/5. Her Beyer Figure was […]

  MILLION DOLLAR DAY ARLINGTON MILLION DAY is always a fun betting event so sharpen your pencils and get studying. GIO PONTI and CAPE BLANCO are the big boys in the field – the former was 2nd in the race last year. TREASURE BEACH powered through a gallop yesterday and looked good, let’s play him. […]

SEND IN YOUR YEARLING PICTURES – STARTING TOMORROW WE WILL FEATURE YEARLINGS COMING UP IN THE SALE NEXT MONTH!   NOTACLOUDINTHESKY won the Nandi Stakes under wraps for leading owners Donver Stable. The Weather Warning filly is from the first crop of an Ontario sired who was shipped off to New Mexico  earlier this year. […]

  OF SEAGRAM, HELEN AND A LOT OF HISTORY The 120th Breeders’ Stakes is a famous race in Canadian thoroughbred history, mostly if it is poised to cap a Triple crown sweep for a champion racehorse. JOSEPH SEAGRAM’S  HELEN LEIGH was the first winner of the Breeders’ and Seagram was honoured yesterday with the Seagram […]

BREEDERS’ STAKES UPDATE FRIDAY MORNING- FAVOURITE SCRATCHED – QUEEN’SPLATEKITTEN OUT OF BREEDERS’! DAILY RACING FORM’S BILL TALLON is reporting that QUEEN’SPLATEKITTEN, the favourite for Sunday’s $500,000 Breeders’ Stakes will not make the trip from New York for owner Nicholas Brady and trainer Todd Pletcher. The colt was one of 3 stakes winners in the 14 […]

Remember this BREEDERS’ STAKES? CHARLIE’S DEWAN BEATS MT. SASSAFRAS!    TIME FOR MORE LONGSHOTS IN THE BREEDERS’ STAKES?  The 3rd jewel of the CANADIAN TRIPLE CROWN is up on Sunday and while there is no chance of a Triple Crown winner, again, a large field is looking and on the grass, we know what that […]

hey, welcome to the new HORSE-CANADA.COM and along with it, a streamlined THOROUGHBLOG Unfortunately it will take another day to get things sorted out – the TOP 10 LISTS are out of date, the recent posts are out of date. For now, I want to share with you a super day at FORT ERIE ON […]

   MARKETING MIX (shown on Woodbine Oaks day) collected a big prize yesterday at Woodbine, the Wonder Where Stakes, 1 1/4 miles on turf – 84 Beyer Speed Figure. Terence Dulay photo                   HOWIE DOIN? VERY GOOD AND REMEMBER, HUSBANDS IS ALWAYS IN THE MIX! The two […]

LETTER FOR A SUNDAY MORNING…  Hi, Jennifer: It’s wonderful news that this filly ended up safe and sound – congratulations to her connections for stepping in! I have personal knowledge that John Hillier has always been a generous supporter of thoroughbred retirement. It is also my understanding that there was actually signed documentation that, when […]

REMEMBERING MEL LAWSON   Mel Lawson, at last year’s Hall of Fame ceremony when he was inducted by his peers. Cindy Pierson Dulay photo       There are just some people that you just want to sit and talk horses with  all day long. Mel Lawson was one of those people. The news came […]

    WINDWARD ISLANDS motors past FIFTY PROOF in Nijinsky Stakes at Woodbine Sunday Terence Dulay-www.horse-races.net       STRANGE DAYS INDEED A rash of horse and people injuries at Woodbine has added to the strangeness of the season – complete with longshot winners who make little sense and big favourites not getting it done. […]

BIOFUEL RETIRED   HORSE OF THE YEAR BIOFUEL emerged from the Ontario Matron Stakes yesterday with a chp in her ankle and has been retired from racing, said trainer READE BAKER. The day daughter of Stormin Fever – Ms Cornstalk, owned and bred by BRERETON JONES In kentucky, was a mild 3rd in the race […]

      TODAY’S PICK FROM JAKE’S TAKE!!   The heat has been getting to JAKE, the guest handicapper on Thoroughblog – but today he really likes the 7yo grey gelding WINDWARD ISLANDS with jockey Emma Wilson to win the $300,000 Nijinsky Stakes! While FIFTY PROOF will be a big fave and the lone speed, […]