1st Race – Woodbine – Friday, October 19th, 2018 CLAIMING. 1 1/16 Miles Synthetic. Purse $16,000. FOR FILLIES AND MARES THREE YEARS OLD AND UPWARD. Three Year Olds, 120 lbs.; Older, 123 lbs. Non-winners Of A Race At A Mile Or Over Since September 19 Allowed 2 lbs. Claiming Price $6,250, if for $6,000, allowed […]

1st Race – Woodbine – Wednesday, October 17th, 2018 MAIDEN SPECIAL WEIGHT. 5 Furlongs Synthetic. Purse $45,000. FOR ONTARIO SIRED MAIDENS, FILLIES TWO YEARS OLD. Weight, 119 lbs. (06:45PM) (8) Wager Types: Rolling Double / Exacta / 0.20 Trifecta / 0.20 Superfecta 0.20 Pick 3 (Races 1-2-3) 7 Sea Sparkle (ON) 10/1 Steven Ronald Bahen […]

ENCOUNTER WITH THE EUROS Woodbine hits another off-track wagering day on International day The Canadian International and E.P. Taylor Stakes, the final Grade 1’s of the Woodbine season were held Saturday and are almost always won by European horses. In the early years of the race after it was moved to the grass, the best Euro […]

1st Race – Woodbine – Sunday, October 14th, 2018 MAIDEN SPECIAL WEIGHT. 6 Furlongs Turf. Purse $61,000. FOR MAIDENS, FILLIES AND MARES THREE YEARS OLD AND UPWARD. Three Year Olds, 120 lbs.; Older, 123 lbs. (01:00PM) (7) Wager Types: Rolling Double / Exacta / 0.20 Trifecta / 0.20 Superfecta 0.20 Pick 3 (Races 1-2-3) 4 […]

  THUNDERING BLUE is an International favourite                         Group 2 winner THUNDERING BLUE (photo) figures to be well bet in today’s 1 1/2 mile CANADIAN INTERNATIONAL, the 81st edition of the famous race. This leggy grey who is by Exchange Rate from the unraced Forestry […]

1st Race – Woodbine – Saturday, October 13th, 2018 CLAIMING. 6 Furlongs Synthetic. Purse $22,000. FOR THREE YEAR OLDS AND UPWARD. Three Year Olds, 120 lbs.; Older, 123 lbs. Non-winners Of A Race Since September 13 Allowed 2 lbs. Claiming Price $12,500, if for $11,500, allowed 2 lbs. (Races Where Entered For $10,000 Or Less […]

1st Race – Woodbine – Friday, October 12th, 2018 CLAIMING. 6 1/2 Furlongs Synthetic. Purse $10,000. FOR THREE YEAR OLDS AND UPWARD. Three Year Olds, 120 lbs.; Older, 123 lbs. Non-winners Of A Race Since September 12 Allowed 2 lbs. Claiming Price $5,000, if for $4,750, allowed 2 lbs. (Races Where Entered For $4,000 Or […]

CANADIAN INTERNATIONAL SATURDAY EP Taylor & Nearctic on Woodbine’s big day The cooler weather is here, the leaves are tumbling off the trees, and Woodbine’s last big day of racing for the year is this Saturday with the 81st Canadian International (sponsored by Pattison). It is the race that was once held at Long Branch […]

Stars of Canadian Racing on Thanksgiving Weekend KINGSPORT, owned by Goldmart Farm and Royal Laser Racing, trained by Sid Attard, is one of those Melmich’y’ type warriors who has been around for forever it seems. When the dark, dark bay gets on a roll too, look out. He won the Bunty Lawless Stakes for Ontario-sired […]

HAPPY THANKSGIVING! It’s Monday and racing is on everywhere (also in the US as it is Columbus Day). **AJAX DOWNS hosts its biggest afternoon of racing of the year today (12:55 p.m.) with the $84,500 ALEX PICOV MEMORIAL CHAMPIONSHIP featuring COUNTRY BOY 123, 2-time Horse of the Year who is undefeated this year. Also, the […]

1st Race – Woodbine – Monday, October 8th, 2018 MAIDEN CLAIMING. 5 Furlongs Synthetic. Purse $30,700. FOR MAIDENS, FILLIES TWO YEARS OLD. Weight, 119 lbs. Claiming Price $32,000. (01:00PM) (7) Wager Types: Rolling Double / Exacta / 0.20 Trifecta / 0.20 Superfecta 0.20 Pick 3 (Races 1-2-3) 1 Love On a Fence (KY) 3/1 Emma-Jayne […]

Could you keep up to all the stakes race action from coast-to-coast on Saturday? Belmont and Keeneland had major races featuring horses entertaining trips to the Breeders’ Cup at Churchill Downs in 3 weeks. Some of the results bordered of head-scratching (so to the results at Woodbine in the fog on Saturday) and sifting through […]

GREAT FINISH IN THE GRADE 3 MAZARINE STAKES at Woodbine Saturday with TIZ BREATHTAKING (Tiznow) up on the outside to win for Bill Graham and trainer Mike Doyle, who won 3 races on the day   1st Race – Woodbine – Sunday, October 7th, 2018 MAIDEN SPECIAL WEIGHT. 5 Furlongs Synthetic. Purse $61,000. FOR MAIDENS, […]

*Check changes as rain today could move races to the main track**   1st Race – Woodbine – Saturday, October 6th, 2018 MAIDEN CLAIMING. 5 Furlongs Synthetic. Purse $16,600. FOR MAIDENS, FILLIES AND MARES THREE YEARS OLD AND UPWARD. Three Year Olds, 120 lbs.; Older, 123 lbs. Claiming Price $8,000, if for $7,500, allowed 2 […]

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!  We have so much to be thankful for and Thoroughblog wishes you and yours a healthy, happy weekend. Hold on for a great ride over the next 3 days in horse racing…Graded stakes races aplenty including 2-year-olds at Woodbine (and Canadian-bred juveniles tomorrow in the Cup & Saucer); the Prix de L’Arc de […]