**Quarter Horse Championships tonight at Los Alamitos, featuring 2 Ontario horses…Australian racing (Melbourne Cup Monday), nice cards at Woodbine and Belmont and Breeders’ Cup week all awaits us this weekend through next weekend..hold on!   **XBTV.COM -Don’t forget to tune in every morning to http://www.xbtv.com/watch-live/ for live coverage of Breeders’ Cup horses training at Santa Anita. […]

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 $25,400. (Plus $5,100 – Other Sources) (Plus $5,100 – State Bred) (Plus $4,725 – Other Sources). For Maidens, Fillies Two Years Old. Weight, 119 Lbs. Claiming Price $25,000. One And One […]

                                              CUP FRENZY! 185 horses were pre-entered for the Nov. 4 and 5 Breeders’ Cup races at Santa Anita and now the serious handicapping and debating begins. CALIFORNIA CHROME or ARROGATE? ….TEPIN or..? […]

  *Thoroughblog has a guest handicapper this week, owner/trainer GARY CHUDOBIAK who is based at Fort Erie and won 8 of 63 races so far this season. Gary has done the top 4 picks in all the races this evening, let’s see how he does!   RACE 1 – POST TIME – 6:45 PM Rolling […]

**Celebrating the 29th card of Quarter Horse racing at Ajax Downs, the final card for 2016, Thoroughblog has handicapped the 12-race card..good luck!   RACE 1 – POST TIME – 12:55 PM Daily Double / Exactor / Triactor / Pick 3 (Races 1-2-3) Ajax Downs (Quarter Horse) MAIDEN CLAIMING $5,000 Purse $12,000. (Includes $4,500 – […]

**Coming up – a special for tomorrow – AJAX DOWNS SELECTIONS/ENTRIES FOR MONDAY, the final card of the 2016 season. Plenty of Thoroughbred fans are planning on descending on the lovely track to take in the 12 races, 96 horses on the last day of the season! ***You can Crush the Cup – check out […]

Today Woodbine honours Fanfreluche, the talented racehorse, incredible broodmare and don’t forget she was the mare who was stolen! The featured race is the CAROTENE STAKES and, well, I had to do it – here is sample of some of my pics from 1987 – the great, champion mare being led by Bob  and accompanied […]

Check out today’s post on Thoroughblog – Gathering – for news and notes and a preview of what is coming up! RACE 1 – POST TIME – 1:00 PM Rolling Double / Exacta / 0.20 Trifecta / 0.20 Superfecta 0.20 Pick 3 (Races 1-2-3) Woodbine CLAIMING $12,500 – $11,500 Purse $22,000. (Plus $4,400 – Other […]

BREAKING NEWS – WINX CRUSHES THE FIELD IN COX PLATE (2040 metrs, abt 1 1/4 miles) Is Winx the best racehorse in the world? She moved with the champion Hartnell on the turn while extremely wide and then brushed that colt off.. http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/cox-plate-2016-winx-defends-her-crown-with-incredible-victory/news-story/7390e8b16226e4b79ce67d2ef69932ba   COMING UP ON THOROUGHBLOG BEGINNING OCT. 31  All things Breeders’ Cup – trends, […]

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 $31,000. (Plus $6,200 – Other Sources) (Plus $6,200 – State Bred) (Plus $6,825 – Other Sources). For Maidens, Fillies Two Years Old. Weight, 119 Lbs. Claiming Price $40,000. Six Furlongs. (All […]

RACE 1 – POST TIME – 6:45 PM Rolling Double / Exacta / .20 Trifecta / .20 Pick 3 (Races 1-2-3) Purse $55,900. (Plus $16,800 – Other Sources) (Plus $11,200 – State Bred) (Plus $8,925 – Other Sources). For Maidens, Fillies Two Years Old. Weight, 119 Lbs. Seven Furlongs. (All Weather Track) 6 Lovemelikeyoudo (KY) […]

Tuesday morning on Thoroughblog – the aftermath of a $9 million dollar day at Woodbine; the final day of racing at Fort Erie and we remember Daryl Wells, Jr. and will enjoy the Tour de Fort     TOP BEYER FIGURES FROM WOODBINE WINNERS SATURDAY/SUNDAY 103 ERUPT – (T) 99 CALGARY CAT (T) 97 AL’S […]

      RYAN MOORE AND HIS CHANCES TODAY IN INTERNATIONAL AND E.P. TAYLOR from BetFair https://betting.betfair.com/horse-racing/ryan-moore/ryan-moore-rides-preview-woodbine-sunday-16-october-2016-141016-368.html “I have been lucky enough to win this race for the last three years and while I see Idaho has been made a short-priced favourite, I think he has a pretty tough task on his hands.     […]

  RACE 1 – POST TIME – 1:00 PM Rolling Double / Exacta / 0.20 Trifecta / 0.20 Superfecta 0.20 Pick 3 (Races 1-2-3) Woodbine CLAIMING $20,000 – $19,000 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, […]

                    (Photos, thank you to those who posted. Daryl at the mike, being interviewed at Ajax by Maddie Jo Tilley, at the Hall of Fame ceremony and in the saddle…)   We were very saddened this week to learn of the passing of one of our […]