HE WAS THE BEST HORSE IN THE PREAKNESS, and that’s not stretching the truth!   Exaggerator turned the tables on previously undefeated Nyquist Saturday at Pimlico, providing a thrilling homecoming for brothers Kent and Keith Desormeaux with a commanding 3 ½-length triumph in Saturday’s 141st Preakness Stakes (G1) at […]

RACE 1 – POST TIME – 1:00 PM Rolling Double / Exactor /.20 Triactor / .20 Pick 3 (Races 1-2-3) Woodbine STARTER ALLOWANCE $25,000 Purse $39,500. (Plus $7,900 – State Bred) (Plus $7,900 – Other Sources) (Plus $4,725 – Other Sources). For Three Year Olds And Upward Which Have Started For A Claiming Price Of […]

                        IT’S PREAKNESS DAY! The second jewel of the American Triple Crown and the rain has already been falling in Baltimore. The current odds (tweeted by The Blood-Horse’s Ron Mitchell this morning at 7 a.m.) shows the fans say it is a 2 horse […]

RACE 1 – POST TIME – 1:00 PM Rolling Double / Exactor /.20 Triactor / .20 Pick 3 (Races 1-2-3) Woodbine ALLOWANCE Purse $47,500. (Plus $6,300 – Other Sources). For Ontario Sired Three Year Olds Which Have Never Won A Race Other Than Maiden Or Claiming Or Which Have Never Won Two Races. Weight, 122 […]

    RACE 1 – POST TIME – 1:00 PM Rolling Double / Exactor /.20 Triactor / .20 Pick 3 (Races 1-2-3) Woodbine CLAIMING $32,000 – $30,000 Purse $39,500. (Plus $7,900 – Other Sources) (Plus $7,900 – State Bred) (Plus $5,775 – Other Sources). For Three Year Olds And Upward. Three Year Olds, 118 Lbs.; […]

  A new and exciting era in horse racing in Ontario. The test race for clockwise grass sprints, the EuroTurf series, went off smooothly at Woodbine on Monday morning in front a good sized crowd of horsepeople and media. Certainly the 5 furlong ‘race’ in 1:01.80 was not ridden as aggressively as a regular race […]

The first Wednesday evening card of racing for the Woodbine season and Thoroughblog has gone a bit heavy with the favourites. The first turf race of the season is carded as race 3 and both that event and race 1 have Woodbine Oaks contenders in the fields.   RACE 1 – POST TIME – 6:45 […]

  The MARINE STAKES was an amazing horse race and MR.WILL WONG (www.mrwillwong.com) captured a remarkable image. From left to right, DRAGON BAY, GREATEST GAME, BEAR’SWAY and THATLOOKONYERFACE reach for the wire. The latter won by a few inches over Bear’sway, who stalled ever so briefly in the battle before surging one stride too late. […]

RACE 1 – POST TIME – 1:00 PM Rolling Double / Exactor /.20 Triactor /.20 Superfecta .20 Pick 3 (Races 1-2-3) Woodbine MAIDEN CLAIMING $40,000 – $37,500 Purse $31,000. (Plus $6,200 – Other Sources) (Plus $6,200 – State Bred) (Plus $6,825 – Other Sources). For Maidens, Three Years Old And Upward. Three Year Olds, 118 […]

  **It’s soggy, gloomy and cool in southern Ontario this weekend and will be darn cold at night through to Monday.. Monday is the test race for the EUROTURF SERIES at Woodbine, the -Clockwise turf sprints around the clubhouse turn to the main finish line. The test race will have a field of 5 or […]

RACE 1 – POST TIME – 1:00 PM Rolling Double / Exactor /.20 Triactor / .20 Pick 3 (Races 1-2-3) Woodbine ALLOWANCE Purse $47,500. (Plus $6,300 – Other Sources). For Ontario Sired Three Year Olds Which Have Never Won A Race Other Than Maiden Or Claiming Or Which Have Never Won Two Races. Weight, 122 […]

Notes for a Friday – Estrada’s Girl tops starter allowance, race 1, carries 128 pounds at 5 furlongs…Mark Casse 2 wins away from 2,000 career winners, has 1 starter at Woodbine today and several elsewhere…   RACE 1 – POST TIME 1 P.M. Rolling Double / Exactor /.20 Triactor /.20 Superfecta .20 Pick 3 (Races […]

BREAKING NEWS – TEPIN has Woodbine Mile (G1) penciled in for start. Thoroughblog was in conversation with a busy Mark Casse this morning to get his thoughts on his 2,000th career winner, coming up  in 3 winners, and Tepin’s possible start at Woodbine. “It is something that interests Mr. (Robert) Masterson very much,” said Mark […]

  Man o’War raced clockwise at Belmont in 1921 – greatest horse that ever lived.   Something new is  a’ brewin at Woodbine, a track that has consistently been a leader through innovation throughout North America. From the early years of the Racing Channel, to HPITV and it’s impeccable betting platform, the famous E.P. Taylor […]

          Top Beyer Figures from Woodbine Friday, Sat. and Sun PASSION FOR ACTION – 103 CACTUS KRIS – 96 AARONIC BLESSING – 90 GO BRO – 89 BIG BAZINGA 85 NASHVILLE KNIGHT 81 HOT KISS – 80 It was a big weekend for several stables at Woodbine from Friday through Sunday […]