“When you love something as much as I love Thoroughbred racing, it gives you the energy and the drive to make a difference. ” ~ Sam Lima   43rd SOVEREIGN AWARDS A special night for newcomers and the pillars SAM LIMA’s acceptance speech after receiving the SPECIAL SOVEREIGN nicely summed up what everyone was there […]

  It’s entry day!  The first day of the 2018 Woodbine season will be drawn later this morning including the JACQUES CARTIER STAKES with superstar PINK LLOYD!   SOVEREIGN AWARD FUN – ROYALE STYLE!                       For the second consecutive year, the Sovereign Awards, honouring the […]

GIANT ICE STORM HAMPERS WOODBINE TRAINING by JM Monday morning was the second straight day that all tracks at Woodbine were closed due to the ice, snow and rain storm that hit southern Ontario Saturday morning. And it is still going on. Heavy rain today (the temperature is expected to go up a little to […]

QUEEN’S PLATE NEWS – ROSE’S VISION WINS AGAIN Chiefswood Stables’ ROSE’S VISION has now won 2 straight races in the U.S. with an allowance score at Keeneland on Thursday. The son of Artie Schiller – Essential Rose won by 1 1/4 lengths in 1:45.32 for 1 1/16 miles on turf for his second consecutive 79 […]

                                  TRAINING UNDERWAY AT AJAX DOWNS Cold and rainy weather getting in the way   Ajax Downs racetrack was open Wednesday for training, the 3rd scheduled day of training for the 2018 season (opens May 6). It was the […]

JUSTIFY LOOMS KENTUCKY DERBY FAVOURITE Good Magic getting to peak, wins Blue Grass, Vino Rosso takes Wood Memorial How good is this group of American 3-year-olds? When the Champion 2-year-old of 2017 begins to peak as a sophomore with a win in the Blue Grass Stakes and his win is merely considered pretty good on […]

the best of the preps has awesome match-upKENTUCKY DERBY CRUNCH TIME Santa Anita Derby, Blue Grass, Wood Memorial Saturday   Ah, spring and horse racing. No better time of the year. Woodbine’s main track has opened and the season begins in 2 weeks (!). Keeneland opens its 16-day meeting today with the Transylvania Stakes on […]

  TRAINING AT AJAX DOWNS BEGINS WEDNESDAY! While the weather outside remains a tad frightful the first day of training at Ajax Downs is Wednesday, April 4 beginning at 11 a.m. Training will be held on Mondays and Wednesdays. Opening day for racing is May 6.                   […]

MENDELSSOHN COMPOSES EXCITING UAE DERBY WIN Is he the real Kentucky Derby deal? After a flurry of big races from one side of the world to the other, including the $10 million Dubai World Cup and two major races on the way to the Kentucky Derby, the talk of the weekend was strictly MENDELSSOHN. Not […]

Dubai is underway – action heats up after lunch with World Cup and then Gulfstream card..Picks for RAINBOW 6 below..   HEAVY METAL has kicked off Dubai World Cup evening (morning over here) with a smashing win in the Godolphin Mile under jockey Ryan Moore. The amazing 8-year-old by Exceed and Excel is a British […]

Coming up this weekend – DUBAI WORLD CUP from Meydan racecourse in Dubai ; Florida Derby (Grade 1);  Huge Rainbow 6 Mandatory payout (as long as it is not won today or Friday) and then Easter Sunday…               FLORIDA DERBY, a potent Kentucky Derby stepping stone Three of the […]

                VOTING BEGINS FOR CANADIAN HORSE RACING HALL OF FAME CLASS OF 2018 The Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame is pleased to announce its 2018 ballot. A total of 30 horses and people comprised of 15 Standardbred and 15 Thoroughbred candidates have been selected to appear on […]

RUNAWAY GHOST DOES NEW MEXICO PROUD in SUNLAND DERBY Will try to emulate Mine that Bird in Derby   An 86-year-old owner who owns one mare and has been in the racing business for decades, a Thoroughbred/Quarter Horse trainer and a 55-year-old jockey who has 4,000 career victories and sight in just one eye. Yep, […]

Almost $2 Billion for Ontario Racing The news that the Ontario government will pledge up to $105 million per year, for 19 years beginning in 2019 was certainly welcomed by horse owners, breeders, industry workers and the thousands who have businesses that are connected to horse racing. There will also be $6 million available for […]

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