TODAY’S NEWS – no Youmzain to Woodbine, but Rainbow View is coming…Leonnatus is at stud, Classy ‘n Smart etc.   RAINBOW VIEW, multiple Group 1 winner, is headed to Woodbine with a litany of European gals for the Oct. 17 E.P. Taylor photo courtesy Three Chimneys         YOUMZAIN NOT COMING TO […]

     YOUMZAIN may be headed to Woodbine – photo by Vanessa Ng. YOUMZAIN EXPECTED AT WOODBINE Youmzain, a super racehorse but one of the most unlucky, is expected to travel to Woodbine for the Canadian International on Saturday Oct. 17 after his third consecutive 2ND PLACE finish in the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe. The […]

JEWEL SPARKLES AGAIN but Beyer Figures say it was a subpar run? Racing well off the rail for most of the 1 1/16 miles and going quite fast all the way, CARELESS JEWEL, the Kentucky-bred, Canadian owned,trainer ridden 3yo filly, still romped in the COTILLION STAKES yesterday at Philly Park. Perhaps the fast pace and […]

    CARELESS JEWEL tomorrow! The country’s ‘other’ top filly, Careless Jewel,to run at Philadelphia Park By DICK JERARDI Philadelphia Daily News jerardd@phillynews.com The best horse in the country is a 3-year-old filly. She won’t be racing anywhere the rest of 2009. The second-best horse in the country might also be a 3-year-old filly. She […]

   Today’s news…Fastest horse in Canada? …Caroline Duquet wins her first race, Part 2 of the Lindros story…   SMASHING! Hollywood Hit gets in Bullet range Three-year-old speedball HOLLYWOOD HIT had jaws dropping and his connections dancing as he streaked to an eye popping 5 1/2 length win in the overnight KING CORRIE STAKES last […]

UPDATE – THOROUGHBRED TIMES reports that champion MARCHFIELD suffered a factured leg and has had surgery – he’s out of the Canadian International…. TODAY’S NEWS: SEE ‘STARS’ on HPI TV and bet the ARC on Sunday morning…PICK 4 gets guarantee at WOODBINE…CARELESS JEWEL…former Woodbine favourite LINDROS and more… CARELESS JEWEL VS. 5 ON SATURDAY Canadian-owned […]

Today’s news – 3yo divisions in Canada a mess as favourites flop…El Brujo wins big in Kentucky..Toccet’s rockets in B.C…LongRun Gala…Woodbine winners…more! HE’S THE WIZ can El Brujo win champion 3yo colt in Canada? Canadian-breds have done well in other places in 2009 and it will be exciting to see the likes of SQUARE EDDIE […]

Today’s news: the Horse Lover’s Masquerade Ball, tonight at Woodbine, held by LongRun Thoroughbred Retirement Foundation, DA SILVA to receive an award…Selene can mean Horse of the Year?   GOOD LUCK TO EVERYBODY!  EURICO ROSA DA SILVA will be honoured tonight at the LongRun Gala at Woodbine. www.horse-races.net photo.         EURICO ROSA […]

  Whoosh – VENTURA blows by the boys.   Cindy Pierson Dulay photo.         FLIGHT OF VENTURA Betting on the up and up The grass clippings have settled and Sunday’s day of racing at Woodbine, which ended with Sunday’s 11-race card attracting a total all-sources handle of $5,027,002, up 8 percent from […]

 SEEING BLUE & GOLD – BRIDGETOWN won the SUMMER STAKES at Woodbine yesterday for Eugene Melnyk. Will we see more today with MARCHFIELD in the Northern Dancer and STERWINS in the WOODBINE MILE? Cindy Pierson Dulay photo.         WOODBINE MILE PICKS 5 BRIBON (Garcia) 5-2 3 FERNELEY (Bejarano) 8-1 8 RAHY’S ATTORNEY […]

  TODAY’S NEWS – WOODBINE MILE POSTS, TURF IS FIRM!, 2YO’S TOMORROW, LONGRUN GALA and 2 handicapping seminars this weekend!! WOODBINE MILE POST POSITION DRAW The trophies for the Northern Dancer (left) and Woodbine Mile – photo by Terence Dulay.           Purse $1,000,000. 1 Mile. Stakes. FOR THREE-YEAR-OLDS AND UPWARD. 1 […]

 WOODBINE MILE – GRADE 1 SUNDAY   BRIBON, 5 TO 2 fave. VENTURA, 7 TO 2, RAHY’S ATTORNEY 9 TO 2 AND JUNGLE WAVE,  6 TO 1. Purse $1,000,000. 1 Mile. Stakes. FOR THREE-YEAR-OLDS AND UPWARD. 1 Sand Cove Dos Ramos, R Attfield, R L 117 2 Sterwins Husbands, P Pierce, M L 119 3 […]

For Chris David Martyn This is day number 17 with no rain: one more day and a record in Toronto is set. There is no rain projected through the weekend so expect the WOODBINE TURF COURSE, at least the inside paths that have been protected in the last week to be firm, firm firm. The […]

WOODBINE MILE NEWS Ventura sizzles on Poly SHE’S BAAAAACK… Tough mare VENTURA, shown here after her Breeders’ Cup score last fall, will try to come off a layoff and win the Woodbine Mile on Sunday. Cindy Pierson Dulay photo.             PROBABLE FIELD FOR SUNDAY’S WOODBINE MILE (11) Bribon/Marc Keller/Robert Ribaudo/Alan […]

STEVEN CRIST AT WOODBINE ON SATURDAY Ace handicapper, author and chairman and publisher of DAILY RACING FORM is at Woodbine on Saturday at 11-12 a.m. for a handicapping seminar and discussion of his book Bet With The Best 2- Longshots. The seminar kicks off an exciting week at Woodbine when turf stars will be getting […]