CANDY FOR CRAIG – Jenny Craig’s SIDNEY’S CANDY carries thick Kinghaven Farms bloodlines. He’s unbeaten this year but has post 20 and might not get to lead all the way as he likes. Cindy Pierson Dulay photo       WHO DO YOU LIKE? That will be the big question at racetracks throughout North […]

  KENTUCKY DERBY FAVE LOOKIN AT LUCKY (by Canadian bred stallion Smart Strike) is the Derby fave but he drew post 1 Sarah K Andrew photo           FAVES GET RAIL… AND POST 20 FOR KENTUCKY DERBY wet track very possible Everyone has their positions and now its up to the equine […]

ESSENCE HIT MAN wins the Woodstock, Dave Landry photo       HIT MAN HAS DEAD AIM IN DEBUT D’s Wando has super 3yo opener ESSENCE HIT MAN was primed and ready for the Woodstock Stakes Sunday at Woodbine, coming off the winter layoff to lead all the way through 6 furlongs and win the […]

  CLIFF COTTAGE remains unbeaten. Norm Files photo from Apr. 2               SATURDAY AT WOODBINE Tiller is the cat’s meow AMAZON BELLE won her maiden with an 86 Beyer Figure in the 6th race yesterday at Woodbine and who knows? may have got on the crowded list of Woodbine […]

      ERNFOLD STARTS YEAR WITH A BANG Woodbine Oaks contender ERNFOLD won her 3yo debut yesterday at Keeneland, taking a 9 furlong grass allowance by 1 1/2 lengths with an 80 Beyer Figure. The Stormy Atlantic – Wynyward filly, bred by Jim and Alice Sapara, is owned by Jim and Susan HIll, who […]

TODAY’S NEWS – ROBERT LANDRY – ‘NOW THAT’S AN ATHLETE!’…EMBUR’S SONG is a Woodbine Oaks nominee, maybe she will come to Woodbine for the May 1 FURY STAKES OFF 99 BEYER fIGURE DEBUT WIN SATURDAY…ADENA 2YO SALE VERY LIGHT… PROUD HEIRESS gets win-sical…                         […]

  TODAY’S NEWS – Ontario bred runs 99 Beyer at KEENELAND…champion TRIBAL BELLE is back today and more! ***To a friend lost last week, Joe Schulz, a trainer, animal lover, sometimes a good poker player and not a bad chef either (Joe, easy on the garlic!) Peace   LET’S HAVE SOME FUN Champion Tribal Belle […]

  RYAN PACHECO won his first race at Woodbine aboard HONEST AL on Sunday…Norm Files photo           JUST LIKE IN THE MOVIES from a Positive comes a …positive HOLLYWOOD HIT didn’t know he was not allowed to race anymore, once his sensational Kennedy Road Stakes (GII) last season was flagged and […]

   BIOFUEL romps at Woodbine Norm Files photo   VROOM Biofuel turns on the jets Co-champion 2yo filly in Canada BIOFUEL was heavily bet and mostly everyone’s pick to win her season debut in the Star Shoot Stakes yesterday at Woodbine and she didn’t disappoint. Just as she did in her career debut last year, […]

     HISTORY – ZENYATTA GOES FOR 16 Sarah K. Andrew photo           CHAMPIONS RETURN! (and psst, Zenyatta races today but does anyone outside the biz know?) Canadian racing’s champions are back in action this weekend as BIOFUEL competes tomorrow in ther Star Shoot Stakes and FIELD COMMISSION races Sunday. The […]

 TUESDAY’S NEWS – Wild racing at Woodbine, wild jockeys at Santa Anita and wild week coming up, get your picks in for the Fantasy Challenge, put on by Woodbine! They’re off at Woodbine – race 1 on Friday is sent on its way. Dave Landry photo         SUNDAY AT WOODBINE You knew […]

AND WELCOME BACK TO WOODBINE!.. Sunday’s news, the first 2 days of Woodbine, notes and photos, and ESKENDEREYA and his big Wood Memorial Beyer Figure, a kentucky Derby fave!   GRAZETTES LANDING (yellow cap, white bridle) storms to the front in the Debut Stakes on Good Friday to kick off Woodbine for 2010.   DON’S […]

TODAY’S NEWS (Thursday) – John Whitson joins FORT ERIE, …Woodbine set to go tomorrow and big Derby preps Saturday! COMING SOON TO THOROUGHBLOG – ‘JAKE’S TAKE’, an analysis of a race (or 2) each weekend at Woodbine!    ONE MORE SLEEP and Happy Easter! Woodbine revs up tomorrow with a nice card of 10 races and […]

TODAY’S NEWS – It’s almost 3 p.m. and let’s look a bit at the first day of racing at WOODBINE on Friday! (Good friday)   Dave Landry photo ENTRY DAY FOR WOODBINE 2010! AMERICANS FLOCK Racing starts Friday, temperature to hit 23 degrees! (Celsius) The stars are coming out at WOODBINE these days, stakes winners […]

  SUPER SHOT by VANESSA NG of the finish of the DUBAI WORLD CUP – everyone is in synch Glora de Campeao on rail. Allybar in the middle and Lizard’s Desire on the outside.           GLORIA! He’s got their number A WHIRLWIND OF EXCITING RACES THAT BEGAN YESTERDAY AT 9:30 A.M. […]