COUNTRY BOY 123 – HORSE OF THE YEAR 2017 First time in Ontario QH racing a HOY has repeated                             For the second consecutive year, Michigan bred COUNTRY BOY […]

He’s SOMETHING AWESOME all right,,he won a Grade 3 98 Beyer Speed Figure for Stronach Stables’ sprinter                   It was a big weekend for Canadian bred stallion AWESOME AGAIN who sired Risen Star Stakes winner Bravazo and General George Stakes winner Something Awesome, the latter an Ontario […]

Weekend happenings in Ontario horse racing – Quarter Horse racing in the spotlight;  top Canadian horses in action, Kentucky Derby contenders get to work   BIG NIGHT FOR QUARTER HORSE RACING IN ONTARIO Champions honoured at QROOI Banquet   There is no better way to put the winter blahs aside than a good ole’ fashion […]

                              WONDER GADOT contests Grade 2 Rachel Alexandra One of Canada’s top 2-year-olds of 2017, WONDER GADOT is  a Canadian-bred with the Woodbine Oaks, perhaps the Queen’s Plate on her radar but right now, the Ontario-bred is trying to make a […]

                    QROOI AWARDS BANQUET and CELEBRATION ON SATURDAY! The Quarter Racing Owners of Ontario, Inc. hosts its annual Awards Banquet and Ceremony Saturday, Feb 17, at the Ajax Convention Centre. The evening will honour the Champion horses and people of 2017 and celebrate the upcoming racing […]

CANADIAN WINS NATIONALS HORSEPLAYERS CHAMPIONSHIP     Chris Littlemore, a retired autoworker from Whitby, Ontario, Canada, was never seriously threatened throughout the Semifinals and the Final Table, cruising to an $800,000 first-place prize and an Eclipse Award as Horseplayer of the Year at this weekend’s 19th NTRA National Horseplayers Championship (NHC) Presented by Racetrack Television Network, STATS Race Lens™ and Treasure […]

Canadian breds crush in Florida…sizzling racing action from Saturday on snowy, icy February weekend   HEART TO HEART WINS HIS FIRST GRADE 1   Heart to Heart’s most recent attempts to win a Grade 1 stakes had ended with heartbreaking losses, but the Brian Lynch-trained multiple graded-stakes winner was all heart Saturday, holding on to […]

Telekinesis, an Ontario bred 3-year-old colt by Ghostzapper, made a successful debut at Fair Grounds on Friday. Read about this and more.

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**Reminder – BID ON an OLD FORESTER SEASON!   LongRun Thoroughbred Retirement Society has been auctioning off a season to leading sire OLD FORESTER, which was donated by owner/breeder DENNY ANDREWS. Bidding now stands at $2,000 for this three time leading Canadian sire. Top pick for this year’s Sovereign Horse of the Year honours is Pink […]

HOLY HELENA returns to racing and wins! Queen’s Plate champ takes to turf HOLY HELENA, the 2017 Queen’s Plate winner, wins her 4-year-old debut at Gulfstream Park on Sunday Feb 4. GULFSTREAM PARK PHOTO Stronach Stables’ HOLY HELENA, who has not raced since she was second in the Ontario Derby (Grade 3) last summer to […]

Super Bowl Sunday…brief recaps of 3 Kentucky Derby prep races..full Thoroughblog Monday morning **99 Beyer Figure earned by AUDIBLE in Holy Bull makes him major Kentucky Derby contender   CALLING AUDIBLE $500,000 colt had to switch New York plans to Florida AUDIBLE – Into Mischief – Blue Devil Bel by Gilded Time $500,000 2yo at […]

  SOVEREIGN AWARD FINALISTS ANNOUNCED Anderson Farms, Ivan Dalos well represented     The Jockey Club of Canada will host the 43rd Annual Sovereign Awards Ceremony to honour Canada’s Champions of 2017 on Thursday, April 19, 2018. Tickets to the 43rd Annual Sovereign Awards Ceremony are $250 each, with tables of 10 discounted to $2,000. […]

COMING UP.. The QUARTER RACING OWNERS OF ONTARIO INC.’s popular Awards night is Feb. 17 at the Ajax Convention Centre. The dinner and awards ceremony, honouring the 2017 champions will also feature the very popular TWO FOR THE SHOW (http://www.twofortheshow.com/), DJ, live music, comedy group. If you don’t have your $25 tickets yet, contact the […]

  RELOAD IS A DADDY!                     Ontario stallion RELOAD (Hard Spun – Hidden Reserve, by Mr. Prospector) is now a Dad. The graded stakes winning stallion had his first foal on Jan. 29 when the mare DANCE IN THE SNOW, a daughter of Seeking the Gold, […]