DANCE FOR US, the Bison City winner, has a big chance to take the 3rd jewel of the TRIPLE TIARA in tomorrow’s grassy WONDER WHERE.   But get tied on – the forecast is for HEAVY RAIN and it could be very bog-like. DANCE LANDRY PHOTO.               […]

In memory of FRANK LEACH. If you were around Canadian horse racing in the 1980s and 90s you know that Sam-Son Farms in Milton was guided by FRANK LEACH, its longtime farm manager who brought into this world DANCE SMARTLY, SKY CLASSIC, REGAL CLASSIC, you name the horse – Frank was there. He won Ontario’s […]

FATAL BULLET – at right, RUNS” 100 MILES AN HOUR” to win Bold Venture (quote from trainer Reade Baker, photo by Terence Dulay. BIG GUN  FATAL BULLET is back! And now he’s probably gone again as the Horse of the Year in Canada is headed on the road in his quest to take the Breeders’ […]

BUMBLIN AND A STUMBLIN’ Woodbine Thursday Favourites bombed badly, the weird streak of horses losing their riders at the start and running loose continued and, well, it was just an odd Thursday at Woodbine. ERUPTION OF THE TOTE BOARD   The flop of BEARURSA as the heavy, heavy favourite in race 2  led to big […]

LIVIN IS EASY COSTALIVIN had a small issue with a blood disorder right before the Queen’s Plate and had to miss that big dance but it paid off nicely as the bay 3yo by Tomahawk won his first stakes race last night in the restricted Deputy Minister. It was easy to see that the colt, […]

  INTRODUCING TODOS Handicapping, evaluating and interpretation made simpler. Welcome to the world of the new sheets TODOS STATS. THOROUGHBLOG gets a chance to study and test out new handicapping methods frequently and these days, the TODOS STATS are the focus. Computed and formed by some local horsemen, the TODOS not only give you a […]

   COREY FRASER goes to Fort Erie with his pick up mount GALLANT and wins the biggest race of his career.    Terence Dulay photo.       WALE OF A RACE • It was not a sizzling fast renewal of the PRINCE OF WALES STAKES but it was a very exciting finish as the […]

PRINCE OF WALES Sunday, Fort Erie, post time: 5:22 p.m. 500,000, 3yo, (S), 1 3/16m PP HORSE SIRE TRAINER ML 1 Flip for the Coin Compadre Armata 8-1 2 Milwaukee Appeal (f) Milwaukee Brew Fairlie 5-2 3 Gallant Aptitude Casse 12-1 4 Mr. Foricos Two U Porto Foricos Day-Phillips 2-1 5 Eye of the Leopard […]

PRINCE OF WALES FIELD TOP 3 FROM PLATE SQUARE OFF ON….DIRT!! PP/Horse/Jockey/Trainer/Morning Line   1 – Flip for the Coin/S. Bahen/V.Armata                8-1 2 – Milwaukee Appeal/S. Elliott/S. Fairlee               5-2 3 – Gallant/C. Fraser/M. Casse                              12-1 4 – Mr. Foricos Two U/M. Smith/C. Day Phillips   2-1 5 – Eye of the Leopard/E. da Silva/M. Frostad       9-5 […]

                      WHAT ‘YOU LOOKIN AT? Spice Route on Saturday for the United Nations (he was 4th), captured by Sarah K. Andrew.    It takes time to get used to change. THOROUGHBLOG has had endless trouble mastering the new site. Everything for today’s post was long […]

PRINCE OF WALES 2ND LEG TRIPLE CROWN – SUNDAY FORT ERIE LIKELY FIELD EYE OF THE LEOPARD 1st Plate, Sam-Son Farms MR. FORICOS TWO U 2nd Plate Rocco d’Alimonte/Frank Annecchini MILWAUKEE APPEAL 3rd Plate, CEC GALLANT, maiden win, Woodford Racing FLIP FOR THE COIN 5th Plate Molinaro Stable KEINO WEST 6th Plate, Track West Racing […]

DOMINION DAY AT WOODBINE The annual Canada day graded event, the DOMINON DAY STAKES, GRADE 3, will highlight a rare WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON card today at Wodbine. The blockbuster 10 race card starts off a semi-holiday week and the $200,000 race, at 1 1/4 miles, should be an intriguing one. Renewing rivalries are ICE BEAR, MARCHFIELD […]

RAHY’S REVENGE Under shrewd handling by SLADE CALLAGHAN, the champ, RAHY’S ATTORNEY held on bravely to win the $300,000 KING EDWARD STAKES yesterday at Woodbine in course record time – a very fast 1:44.73, smashing the previous record of 1:45.20. The Crown Attorney 5yo gelding could be better than ever this year and he earned […]

  RACHEL runs today…(Terence Dulay photo from Preakness)…           So does ZENYATTA at Hollywood. Who will emerge as the best girl after today?  ZENYATTA’S FEET by Sarah K. Andrew.                   OLREDLGETCHA, previously trained by Robert Tiller and Greg de Gannes, died this week. […]

THURSDAY HOTBOX – Eeeks, it’s going to be tough on the horses and humans today with a humidex of close to 40 for the 8-race card. ROBERT LANDRY is still one away from 2000 career wins and is in action in today’s 2nd race on FIVE FOUR THE KIDS in HER season debut, a tough […]