ZENYATTA ARRIVES IN KENTUCKY – Reed Palmer Photography                AND MIKE SMITH WATCHES AS SHE LANDS… Reed Palmer photography     CANADIAN CONNECTED CONTENT (kinda) Former Windsor, Ont. resident J. Paul Reddam buys MANTOBA The 2yo colt MANTOBA attracted a new co-owner when J. Paul Reddam purchase  the […]

BREEDERS’ CUP POSTS DRAW TODAY! Canadian team offers a mix of hopes    HERE’S THE DISH (see that very cool dish face she has?) – DELIGHTFUL MARY is a contender in the Juvenile Fillies. Jockey Corey Fraser has been replaced by Shaun Bridgmohan by owner John Oxley/trainer Mark Casse. Cindy Pierson Dulay photo     […]

  It’s Breeders’ Cup week…and it’s ZENYATTA FRENZY!!   QUALITY ROAD, yesterday morning, on the outside in his workout for the Breeders’ Cup Classic – Reed Palmer Photography (Aikenite is on inside)     MISS THE ZENYATTA FEATURE ON 60 MINUTES? HELMET CAM IS VERY VERY COOL… http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=7009219n&tag=mncol;lst;1 AND MICHELLE BONIFACE helps Producers understand the […]

YOU GOTTA WATCH THIS – preview for sunday’s big 60 minutes show…  http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=7000239n     OPEN HOUSE TOMORROW! ADENA SPRINGS CANADA invites everyone to see its 8 stallions at the new stallion complex in Aurora tomorrow at an open house. The state of the art complex will house 12 stallions total, has a lab and […]

  MISS KELLER hugs her best friend in a quiet moment at Saratoga this summer. The Roger Attfield trainee is a contender in the Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mares Turf on Nov. 5 – photo courtesy of TOD MARKS PHOTOGRAPHY OVERFLOW! 184 entries is a record (of course they keep adding races all the time) […]

TUESDAY MORNING – MORE RAIN IN TORONTO, MORE TO COME… 5 WEEKS LEFT IN WOODBINE MEETING…CANADIAN CONTINGENT AT BREEDERS’ CUP DWINDLING…FASIG-TPTON KY, CANADIANS BUYING   PRE-ENTRIES TO BE RELEASED TOMORROW FOR NOV 5 AND 6 BREEDERS’ CUP EXTRAVAGANZA .. WHO HAS THE BEST CHANCE TO TAKE HOME A WIN FOR THE WOODBINE TEAM? SEND IN […]

  RAHY’S ATTORNEY WRAPS IT UP BUNTY-STYLE  Dave Landry photo For the third time, RAHY’S ATTORNEY won the BUNTY LAWLESS STAKES, taking the Saturday event at Woodbine on the engine and beating the ultra tough Sand Cove. The race, named for one of the best Canadian-breds of all time, is 1 mile on the grass […]

brief hiatus but Thoroughblog is back – let’s get ready to rumble…2 weeks till Breeders’ Cup…PICK 6 MANIA AT WOODBINE TODAY! $56,000 CARRYOVER FRIDAY AT WOODBINE We don`t get to boast about this much but there is a sizy carryover in the PICK 6 at WOODBINE for Friday`s card. $56,000 WILL MOVE OVER to the […]

Happy Sunday – the Cup & Saucer kicks off the wind down to the end of Woodbine 2010…International day was sparkling, tough to pick winners though! GRAND ADVENTURE off to Breeders’ Cup for Sam-Son Farms… Beyer Figures from Woodbine’s Big 3.. SERIOUS ATTITUDE – 109 REGGANE 103 JOSHUA TREE 101   photo – JOSHUA TREE […]

  (PHOTO – AL KHALI (3) wins the Bowling Green over SIMMARD (inside) and both will be back tomorrow in the grade 1 Canadian International. Vanessa Ng photo   HANDICAPPING THE BIG THREE RACES SATURDAY AT WOODBINE Three intriguing handicapping puzzles will greet fans who will flock to Woodbine tomorrow for a fun day of […]

 THURSDAY MORNING – heavy rain last night and this morning in the area but there will be a couple of days for htings to dry out – the course figures to be good – which would be more like firm to the Euro’;s. The races are 8 – 9 – 10 and tricky to handicap. […]

THOROUGHBLOG ON SITE ALL DAY TODAY AT WOODBINE Post position draw for Canadian International, Taylor and Nearctic later …Toronto Thor, Racing Club meets at 7:30 in Champions, we’ll discuss the big races! Special guests include ELISSA BLOWE, marketing manager at Fort Erie, and more!     PRETTY BOY – SIMMARD is fresh, must prove himself […]

  WHEW, just got finished with a long weekend of racing, action packed, and now right into 5 straight days including Saturday’s blockbuster card at Woodbine with the Canadian International – Grade 1 – leading the way. the big name horse, Arctic Cosmos got hurt.the fields for the Nearctic and E.P. Taylor may be a […]

  picture – WYOMIA (Wyomia Tyus was famous Olympic sprinter from Georgia) streaks to a Mazarine win – www.horse-races.net/Terence Dulay   SUNDAY MORNING – HAPPY THANKSGIVING WEEKEND…FROST ON THE GRASS THIS MORNING! THANKS TO EVERYONE WHO READS THOROUGHBLOG, THANKS TO THOSE WHO SHARE THEIR THOUGHTS – GOOD OR BAD   ***UPDATE – REMINGTON PARK TODAY, […]

  SATURDAY – let’s give thanks for all the great racing all over the place this weekend – good luck to Milwaukee Appeal as she seeks her first win since last year’s Oaks – short re-caps pf yesterday’s stuff follows…       WHAT’S GOING ON HERE? More starting gate antics has led to bettors […]