POUR MOI (‘For me’) wins the Epsom derby – check out the phoro at the end of the clip and see the silly jockey…     DANCE SMARTLY – one of the greatest Oaks winners of all time, and her granddaughter is in the Oaks     The best breeding of 3-year-old Canadian fillies […]

  THURSDAY MORNING – BOWMAN’S CAUSEWAY IN PLATE TRIAL – DA SILVA TO RIDE, stretch runner has new trainer in Chad Brown after Florida Derby debacle – Trial could get as many as 6 entrant – OAKS draw on the WOODBINE WEBSITE live today…   WOODBINE OAKS – first run in 1956 So, why are […]

  Aaaah, school reunions, very surreal, with a bit of the bizarre and yet very rewarding. Back from a weekend away, likely the last one as the big races are coming.. let’s catch up and get set for WOODBINE OAKS day. *FIFTY PROOF – 96 BEYER TO WIN GRADE 3 ECLIPSE *STORMY LORD 92 – […]

                                     TODD PLETCHER – KITTEN TO RETURN 2-3 DAYS BEFORE PLATE Trainer TODD PLETCHER was pleased with QUEEN’SPLATEKITTEN’S manner of winning the Marine Stakes last weekend and said the plan now is for the colt to return to […]

 TUESDAY IS NEWSDAY!  FORT ERIE IS SUPER DUPER, let’s get it on the Canadian SCORE CABLE CHANNE L…BEAR IT’S TIME puts name on OAKS LIST with big BEYER, DONVER AND DENNY buying at sale… NORTHERN DANCER’S ANNIVERSARY COMING UP – WOODBINE COULD BE OFFERING SPECIAL DAY/GIVEAWAY other bits and pieces from a long weekend! Norm […]

 The very courageous SHACKLEFORD holds on to beat Animal Kingdom in the Preakness. A son of Foresty, second in the Derby, and very speedy Jessie Holmes/EquiSport photo               CAT’S MEOW!! Believe it or not, QUEEN’SPLATEKITTEN is the horse to beat in this year’s QUEEN’S PLATE. Thanks to a dominating […]

  FREAKIN ABOUT THE PREAK! Shackleford, fresh off the brave run in the Kentucky Derby, marches out to the track at Pimlico yesterday – who do you like? Terence Dulay/horse-races.net photo             WOODBINE WEDNESDAY NIGHT Quick re-cap since a night at Woodbine (last) evening featured some strange results and the […]

TUESDAY – CANADIAN HORSE RACING HALL OF FAME – Modern day inductees for 2011 :   * TAMMY SAMUEL-BALAZ – the popular gal behind Sam Son Farm for nearly a decade passed away in early 2008, will be inducted alongside some of the powers of the thoroughbred world in the BUILDERS CATEGORY. * DANCETHRUTHEDAWN – A Sam-Son […]

  SUNDAY – JAKE’S TAKE He’s back for another pick of the day! Jake’s first three picks, at $2 across the board, would have netted you over $21.00 so far… he has a win, a 2nd and an unplaced.. TODAY’S PICK is in the 7th race – DUBAI ECHO, making his 2nd start since Aug. […]

  POSING – Jockey Krista Carignan knows she’s going to win and looks around as the fleet filly MY NATALIE wins at Fort Erie last Sunday by more than 7 lengths for owner/trainer MARTY DREXLER. NORM FILES PHOTO Join THOROUGHBLOG AT FORT ERIE on MAY 23 (holiday Monday) for a free handicapping seminar discussing approaches […]

  MILLIONAIRE FINANCINGAVAILABLE and her newborn, an Awesome Again colt. ”FINANCE’ is now owned by Glenn Sikura. Thanks to ERIKA RUSNAK for the image!         QUEEN’S PLATE NEWS  ELITE ALEX beaten 7 lengths in allowance One of the favourites for the Queen’s Plate, ELITE ALEX (Afleet Alex) posted a disappointing 78 Beyer […]

  QUEEN’S PLATE NEWS… June 26 looming ELITE ALEX, a solid Plate contender who has left the Kentucky Derby trail, will try to get back on track in an allowance race at DELAWARE PARK on Wednesday. In his most recent effort, the 3-year-old son of Afleet Alex finished ninth in the Grade I Arkansas Derby […]

ANIMAL KINGDOM, with Barry Irwin at his head, Johnny V on his back – www.horse-races.net PHOTO       WILD KINGDOM – 103 BEYER for Animal Kingdom Interesting storylines in the Kentucky Derby were abound. Women, men, horses, surfaces, trainers, jocks, you name it. The winning storyline was a bit of a mix of some […]

THE DAY IS HERE! It’s KENTUCKY DERBY DAY and in Toronto, a bright sparkling spring day for us to watch our own big race hopefuls in the QUEENSTON STAKES, a prep for the QUEEN’S PLATE All that needs to be written about the Derby has been – but here’s a shout out to the TORONTO […]

 OH NO, NO MO! Press conference at 8:45 will have the reasons, but UNCLE MO IS OUT, so much for Bob Baffert’s funny diatribe (see below..)   IS MO READY TO GO, OR IS HE A NO-SHOW? The interests of UNCLE MO are keeping us in the dark, will they really scratch the champ 2yo […]