BLURRICANE STORMS TO BALLADE WIN If you are an out-of-the-box player at Woodbine, placing a bob or two on longshots, then you have had some luck recently. Several unlikely winners during the last few days of racing in the early weeks of the […]

RACE 1 – POST TIME – 1:00 PM Purse $19,500. (Plus $3,900 – Other Sources) (Plus $3,900 – State Bred) (Plus $1,890 – Other Sources). For Maidens, Fillies And Mares Three Years Old And Upward. Three Year Olds, 118 Lbs.; Older, 123 Lbs. Claiming Price $12,500, if for $11,500, allowed 2 Lbs. One And One […]

AVIE’S MESA zooming up the Queen’s Plate list   A strong run by the 3-year-old dark bay Avie’s Mesa against older horses on Saturday puts the Ivan Dalos homebred right near the top of Queen’s Plate contenders. The son of Sky Mesa from the Empre Maker mare Avie’s Empire was making his Tapeta debut in […]

  PLATE ELIGIBLES IN ACTION Sprinter field for Queenston may not spawn a Plate starter   61ST QUEENSTON – 7 furlongs, Woodbine Four Queen’s Plate winners in the last 40 years took the Queenston on their way to the Plate: Not Bourbon Woodcarver Victor Cooley Regal Intention   Today’s Queenston Stakes at Woodbine showcases some […]

  RACE 1 – POST TIME – 1:00 PM Rolling Double / Exacta / 0.20 Trifecta / 0.20 Superfecta 0.20 Pick 3 (Races 1-2-3) Purse $20,000. (Plus $4,000 – State Bred) (Plus $4,000 – Other Sources) (Plus $810 – Other Sources). For Fillies And Mares Three Years Old And Upward Which Have Never Won Two […]

  QUEEN’S PLATE UPDATE BERGER ARRIVES AT WOODBINE, STATE OF HONOR ON HIS WAY                 Queen’s Plate hopefuls from the Mark Casse stable BERGER (Rosberg)  and STATE OF HONOR are preparing for upcoming prep races for the Queen’s Plate. BERGER, recently purchased by Gary Barber from Copper Water […]

RACE 1 – POST TIME – 1:00 PM Rolling Double / Exacta / 0.20 Trifecta / 0.20 Superfecta 0.20 Pick 3 (Races 1-2-3) Purse $21,000. (Plus $4,200 – Other Sources) (Plus $4,200 – State Bred) (Plus $810 – Other Sources). For Three Year Olds And Upward. Three Year Olds, 118 Lbs.; Older, 123 Lbs. Non-winners […]

  WOODBINE RACE TIMES SHOULD RETURN THIS WEEK The beautiful and expansive Woodbine racetrack property is not just home to hundreds of gorgeous Thoroughbreds. It also has a wide range of wildlife and birds from the barn area to the training track to the infield of the main track. Yes, the Canadian geese are currently […]

      The dark bay Bodemeister colt ALWAYS DREAMING fittingly won the 143rd Kentucky Derby, relishing the slop and staying close to the pace and inside on the Churchill Downs strip. A $350,000 yearling purchase, the colt is owned by a litany of owners from Theresa Viola, Brooklyn Boyz Stable, West Point Thoroughbreds among […]

RACE 1 – POST TIME – 1:00 PM Rolling Double / Exacta / 0.20 Trifecta / 0.20 Superfecta 0.20 Pick 3 (Races 1-2-3) Purse $25,900. (Plus $5,200 – Other Sources) (Plus $5,200 – State Bred) (Plus $3,255 – Other Sources). For Three Year Olds And Upward. Three Year Olds, 118 Lbs.; Older, 123 Lbs. Non-winners […]

RACE 1 – POST TIME – 1:00 PM Rolling Double / Exacta / 0.20 Trifecta / 0.20 Superfecta 0.20 Pick 3 (Races 1-2-3) Purse $32,600. (Plus $6,500 – Other Sources) (Plus $6,500 – State Bred) (Plus $4,725 – Other Sources). For Fillies And Mares Three Years Old And Upward. Three Year Olds, 118 Lbs.; Older, […]

  ALWAYS DREAMING 4 TO 1 FAVOURITE ON DERBY MORNING   The rain has stopped for now at Churchill Downs but the track was a sea of slop on Friday (as it was at every other track virtually on the east coast). As it is is not difficult to try and pick a horse or […]

      It’s Kentucky Derby/Oaks weekend! By now you have read a zillion posts or comments on who everyone likes in the Derby or the Oaks (today at 6:10 p.m.). The Oaks-Derby bet appears to be a super wager this year with so many possibilities (34 horses in the 2 races combined). Below is […]

RACE 1 – POST TIME – 1:00 PM Rolling Double / Exacta / 0.20 Trifecta / 0.20 Superfecta 0.20 Pick 3 (Races 1-2-3) Purse $16,000. (Plus $3,200 – State Bred) (Plus $3,200 – Other Sources) (Plus $540 – Other Sources). For Fillies And Mares Three Years Old And Upward. Three Year Olds, 118 Lbs.; Older, […]

                        ENSTONE WINS FOR THE LADIES Casse stable 10 for 27 after 8 racing days   Well prepared for her first race since November, ENSTONE charged to a strong win in the Fury Stakes on Sunday at Woodbine, a first step to the June […]