TODAY’S NEWS (MONDAY THE 25TH) – Former Woodbine claimer LAUGHING MOON breaks down , LESS SLOTS FOR EORT ERIE…AND MORE LET’S START THINKING DERBY – GET THE FEVER! Okay, it’s a tad early but there were a couple of one-mile, 3-year-old races in the U.S. on the weekend that were interesting enough to […]
HAPPY FRIDAY – today’s news includes the woes of Santa Anita, the Canadian-breds who are in action today and the locals in action tomorrow at tracks around the U.S…was that MINE THAT BID on Conan last night? Uh, no… SANTA ANITA DROWNING CANWEST NEWS SERVICES REPORT Artificial surfaces fail the test in California; […]
www.horse-races.net photo IT’S RACHEL! 130 pts TO 90, NOT THAT CLOSE… Well, this corner is a bit surprised that the vote was not very close but RACHEL ALEXANDRA was named Horse of the Year last night at the Eclipse Awards in an unusual showdown with just one […]
TODAY’S NEWS – ZENYATTA will be back! Woodbine Woodbine Woodbine!!!! maybe? Casse wins first of 2010, NYUK NYUK NYUK still winning! ZENYATTA WILL RACE IN 2010! Now it’s up to WOODBINE to get her to come to Canada for a visit! She might be named the Horse of the Year tomorrow night at the […]
I LOOOOOVE SNOW! He’s the leading sire of 2009 by progeny earnings (according to Jockey Club Information systems) He’s the old man of Ontario – BOLD EXECUTIVE Photo by Dave Landry BYRNE SELLS THURSDAY TOPPER Michael C. Byrne, agent (Park Stud) sold the top priced horse at Thursday’s session of […]
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HE’S BAAAACK – Who can forget the 1996 Breeders’ Cup races at Woodbine? – it was a gorgeous October day and the best in the world were at our track. This guy was the hero of the day, winning a 4 horse close finish in the Classic, beating the might CIGAR. It’s ALPHABET SOUP, […]
PATRICK HUSBANDS RIDE BEING INVESTIGATED Husbands blamed for Blackstone Street flop EXCERPT FROM NEWSDAY By MIDAS Saturday, January 9 2010 WOODBINE champion jockey Patrick Husbands is being blamed for the poor performance of Blackstone Street in the 16th running of the First Citizens Gold Cup at Santa Rosa Park, Arima, on Boxing Day last. […]
CANADIAN OWNED DANCING IN SILKS A FINALIST FOR CHAMPION SPRINTER in U.S. The Eclipse award nominees were announced yesterday at Ken Kinakin’s DANCING IN SILKS is a finalist for the nation’s champion sprinter. The gelding won the Breeders’ Cup Sprint for Kinakin, from Vancouver, and the owner was recently featured in a large […]
TODAY’S NEWS…Gulfstream is back and so is the QUALITY… SNOWBIRDS Happy New Year to Thoroughblog readers who said hello during the holidays. Back from being buried in snow in La Belle Province and Thoroughblog is ready to begin its 4th year and first full one with Horse-Canada, which publishes the top magazines in the […]
TUESDAY’S NEWS – BRIBON headed to Barbados…Eclipse Award voting is underway..locals in action and keep your comments coming! Don’t forget to get your copy of the Canadian Thoroughbred SIRE BOOK 2010 with in depth stallion pages and stories and features (including a feature of Canadian owned KEN KINAKIN! (THOROUGHBLOG’s moderation system […]
TODAY’S NEWS – Hope everyone had a wonderful week, BOXING DAY IN CANADA is for bettors and shoppers. Canadians are in action today and THOROUGHBLOG also looks at contenders for SOVEREIGN AWARDS.. Saturday, Calder Race Course, post time: 4:17 p.m. EST W. L. MCKNIGHT H.-GII, $150,000, 3yo/up, 1 1/2mT PP HORSE SIRE JOCKEY TRAINER […]
TODAY’S NEWS – BICKERSONS IN GRADE 1, ‘LUCKY’ WINS, FAIR GROUNDS CANADIANS TODAY…watch for SOVEREIGN AWARD discussion this week (ballots go out JANUARY 7)…who will be voted our champions? Most folks (but not all) are immersed in giving, sharing, commending, toasting and celebrating these days as a special time of year […]
TODAY’S NEWS – STRONACH WINS GRADE 1 AT HOLLYWOOD…HONG KONG RESULTS FROM THIS MORNING. CANADIAN CHAMPION EDENWOLD BABIES! VANESSA NG is in Hong Kong and sent www.horse-races.net this training shot of VISION D’ETAT before his big win. IN HONG KONG EARLY THIS MORNING…A VISION About one day […]
CLOUDY’S KNIGHT, at age 9, wins the Valedictory Stakes on the last day of racing at Woodbine. Thanks to NORM FILES for all his photos all season long – visit Norm at Flckr.com: http://www.flickr.com/photos/normf/ DECEMBER KNIGHT It was very fitting that a 9-year-old hero of racing, one who had been to Woodbine before […]
