21 MARES BOUGHT BY ONTARIO RESIDENTS THROUGH 3 SESSIONS OF KEENELAND JANUARY* (*sales sheets results only, not including private sales) Ontario residents were busy again at the 3rd session of the Keeneland January horses of All Ages sale in Lexington, KY and it seems as if the Mare Purchase Program has helped […]

ONTARIO BREEDERS GO SHOPPING The new Mare Purchase Program announced by the HBPA and CTHS of Ontario seems to have added a little zip to the Ontario breeding industry as more than half a dozen people have purchased mares in the field 2 days of the Keeneland January sale in Kentucky. Not all of the […]

                BRIAN LYNCH WILL NOT HAVE WOODBINE STRING IN 2017 The Blood-Horse Daily story on trainer Brian Lynch quotes Brian has saying he will not have a string of horses at Woodbine this year. Lynch arrived at Woodbine in 2005 to train a string of horses for Stronach […]

          STATE OF HONOR 2nd in Mucho Macho Man, 85 Beyer Speed Figure   Ontario-bred STATE OF HONOR, from the first crop of To Honor and Serve from the mare State Cup, by Elusive Quality, battled hard to the wire in Saturday’s MUCHO MAN MAN STAKES worth $100,000 and just missed […]

It is about -20 Celcius these days in southern Ontario and the further north you go, say, Shelburne, ON, the colder, and windier it gets. Thoroughblog had a fun visit with owner and breeder and yearling consignor JOHN CAREY at T C Westmeath Stud on Friday. Carey is set to foal some 44 mares (a […]

HAPPY NEW YEAR – CTHS AND HBPA OF ONTARIO INTRODUCE THE MARE PURCHASING PROGRAM   In an age of extreme uncertainty for thousands of people who breed, raise, buy, race, ride or train Thoroughbreds, a new initiative introduced at the dawn of 2017 provides some hope for the Ontario industry. The Canadian Thoroughbred Horse Society, […]

CELEBRATE 250 YEARS OF HORSE RACING IN CANADA! It is said one of the first advertised horse races to be held in Canada came on July 1, 1767 on the Plains of Abraham (named for a farmer who owned the land) near Quebec City. 250 years later horse racing takes place with 3 breeds from […]

    It is the last day of 2016 and time to look forward to a brand new year – 2017. Yearlings turning 2, mares expecting foals and the juveniles turning 3 inspiring classic dreams. There are many challenges ahead for horse racing in North America, plenty right here in Ontario. It is a resilient […]

  “I am very happy. He’s settled into our program really nicely and I think the sky is the limit with this horse. Prat is a great fit for him. This horse actually reminds me of Obviously and he guided Obviously to a nice Breeders’ Cup win and hopefully next year we’re doing the same […]

  Today’s blog post title was deemed Word of the Year by Merriam Wedster – https://www.merriam-webster.com/words-at-play/word-of-the-year-2016                                             (Photo – champion CALGARY CAT was full of energy at Global Equine Training Centre on Tuesday as visitors […]

        BREAKING LUCKY returns to worktab Canada’s top older horse of 2016 and probable champion BREAKING LUCKY breezed an easy half mile in 48 3/5 at Palm Beach Downs on Sunday. The Gunpowder Stable colt , trained by Reade Baker, could start in the $12 million Pegasus World Cup should the colt’s […]

Before an enthusiastic on-track crowd of 5,023, California Chrome put on a show in his first start at the track where he has trained since January, 2014 in the $180,000 Winter Challenge Saturday at Los Alamitos. The overwhelming 1-20 favorite in his final race in California, the 5-year-old son of Lucky Pulpit cruised past nine […]

7:28 p.m. EASTERN – ….                   SOUTHERN RING LOOKS TO CATCH LIGHTNING   Southern Ring – Woodbine Twitter Photo         Optimism abounds among trainers of the leading candidates for Saturday’s 13th running of the $100,000 Lightning City Stakes, a 5-furlong contest for fillies and […]

UPDATED THURS. DEC. 15… NEOLITHIC, a son of Harlan’s Holiday from a Victory Gallop mare, Swingit, led all the way through 1 1.16 miles at GUlfstream Park on Wednesday and won by 9 lengths. The 3-year-old may have earned a trip to the $12 million Pegasus World Cup on Jan.28. His time of 1:41.58 was […]

Vintage RYAN MOORE….   Maurice signs off with stupendous Cup win RACING POST – BY KEITH MELROSE Report: Sha Tin, Sunday Longines Hong Kong Cup (Group 1), 1m2f, 3yo+, turf RYAN MOORE was out of luck on Highland Reel, but he provided a champion’s performance in the saddle as Maurice swept to a valedictory success […]