TODAY’S NEWS – DUBAI RACES UNDERWAY, HONG KONG WINS FIRST EVENT, Canadian colt in La. Derby…more!   *I HOPE EVERYONE IS NOW ABLE TO READ THOROUGHBLOG – apparently there was a problem with the site and refreshing the pages – March 7 seems to be the last day people could read the ‘Blog – it’s […]

 TODAY’S NEWS – Dubai World Cup on Saturday – Sam-Son 3yo’s , Fort Erie and lots of pics!    BLAST OFF! Meydan Racecourse in Dubai is a stunner according to many and it’s the site of the DUBAI WORLD CUP on Saturday. Vanessa Ng photo     GIANT’S TOMB RAIDS FAIR GROUNDS ‘I think he […]

TODAY’S NEWS (Sunday morning) – BIG CANADIAN FINISH in Appleton …Florida Derby flatters the big E…TODAY SHOW does feature on Paragallo horses and Canadian Stuart Hyman’s photo in Toronto Star appears!     SOCIETY’S CHAIRMAN, photo by Cindy Pierson Dulay         THE CHAIRMAN beats the law Attfield vs. Black again During a […]

                                                                    MIND YOUR MANNERS!This little Alumni Hall filly foal, born at Norse Ridge Farm recently, is getting a scolding! Dave Landry photo […]

OCALA BREEDERS’ SALES MARCH 2YO SALE Multiple Sovereign Award winning trainer MARK CASSE was busy shopping yesterday at the first session of the March 2yo sale at OBS. Casse, as agent paid $240,000 for a Lemon Drop Kid – Cheerfulcolt from the Nial Brennan consignment. Casse also signed for a Canadian bred by Forest Wildcat. […]

Celebrate! While ZENYATTA fans were wowed by her 15th straight win in as many starts, Ontario-bred DANCE TO MY TUNE (Stravinsky – Bandore, by Forty Niner) was a brave 2nd. originally bought and raced by DAVE COTEY, the mare won the La Lorgnette Stakes at 3 and was sold at auction in 2008. Photo Uploaded […]

TODAY’S NEWS – ZENYATTA IS SCARY GOOD, please come to WOODBINE!, RACHEL LOSES, Derby preps have local breeding, Kinghaven, Sue Foreman etc.!  Sarah K Andrew photo IT`S OFFICIAL ZENYATTA IS THE BEST  HORSE OF THE YEAR 09 RACHEL loses return Aaaah, horse racing. Opinions are like…well you know, everyone has one and all those folks […]

      WAKE UP! Welcome to the world – a filly by Speightstown out of Broodmare of the Year PICO TENERRIFE. The filly is a ha;f-sister to champion MARCHFIELD. Dave Landry photo taken at Curraghmore Farm       STERWINS UPDATE STERWINS, an exciting winner of the BARBADOS GOLD CUP last weekend over Grade […]

  Three Plate faves – Hollinger, Ghost Fleet (left) and Stormy Lord on the rail. Norm Files photo       QUEEN’S PLATE WINTERBOOK RELEASE The July 4 Queen’s Plate – which could be attended by HRH Queen Elizabeth – has a total of 100 nominees currently for the 151st edition of the Canadian classic. […]

 Back from the sun in BARBADOS –  quick, thrilling, wild trip highlighted by a wild win by Canadian bred STERWINS in the 29th SANDY LANE BARBADOS GOLD CUP. OH CANADA!     NOT IN MY HOUSE! Patrick Husbands, the king of Barbados, was a passenger on the fast-closing STERWINS and zipped by Grade 1 winner […]

TODAY`S NEWS (Saturday) – another installment from BARBADOS, site of the GOLD CUP today with a big CANADIAN HOPE, 2 Americans lots of local horses and a super jockey contingent…. GOLD CUP DAY!   (STERWINS… the Canadian bred looking to conquer BARBADOS TODAY!)   It`s something a little different for THOROUGHBLOG – we are at […]

the Garrison… Airplane logistics (AIR CANADA) and 13 hours from one city to the Island of Barbados and Thoroughblog is here in steamy, steamy Dover, just south of the capitol of Bridgetown. Very humid, very warm. THE BARBADOS GOLD CUP will be held in the heat tomrorow and Canada will be cheering for EUEGENE MELYNK’S grey 7yo […]

  today’s news – IT’S EARLY THURSDAY MORNING , early! Off to BARBADOS for the GOLD CUP! Stay tuned for updates! BARBADOS! THOROUGHBLOG is extremely lucky that it will head down to BARBADOS (TODAY) for Saturday’s SANDY LANE GOLD CUP, the biggest race on the island which has lured an intriguing field for 2010. Canadian […]

  DAYLIGHT EXPRESS WON LAST YEAR’S SANDY LANE GOLD CUP – can he do it again on SATURDAY against top Canadian-bred STERWINS and Met Mile winner BRIBON? DAVE LANDRY PHOTO     LIGHTS ON! Chiefswood filly wins Sabin, 2nd big win for barn in ’10   It has been a super 2010 already for Robert […]

   SATURDAY MORNING BITS – Yes, it’s still snowing here in Ontario…really snowing! BICKERSONS is an exciting Ontario born gal who is on a winning streak and going for more riches today in Florida…Met Mile  winner BRIBON and Canadian-bred STERWINS land in Barbados for next weekend’s Gold Cup…         HEY – if […]