RACE 1 – POST TIME – 1:00 PM Rolling Daily Double / Exactor /.20 Triactor /.20 Superfecta .20 Pick 3 (Races 1-2-3) Woodbine CLAIMING $20,000 – $19,000 Purse $24,100. (Plus $4,800 – State Bred) (Plus $4,800 – Other Sources) (Plus $3,255 – Other Sources). For Three Year Olds And Upward Which Have Never Won Three […]

    REMARKABLE.  It is one word that describes the win by NYQUIST in the 142nd Kentucky Derby as the favourite over 19 rivals at 1 1/4 miles over a track that had got a bit sodden with a sudden storm. He posted a career best 103 Beyer Speed Figure and is headed to the […]

                  WAKING UP to a sparking KENTUCKY DERBY Morning never gets old. It bubbles the excitement inside even the most hardened racing fan. Who do you like? That is the question everyone asks each other on the backstretch, in the front offices, in social media and in the papers. Good […]

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

  For Kentucky Oaks bits and selections check out today’s post on the ‘Blog   RACE 1 – POST TIME – 1:00 PM Rolling Daily Double / Exactor /.20 Triactor /.20 Pick 3 (Races 1-2-3) Woodbine MAIDEN SPECIAL WEIGHT Purse $45,000. (Plus $6,300 – Other Sources). For Ontario Sired Maidens, Fillies Three Years Old. Weight, […]

“I think we all have American Pharoah hangover.” – Bob Baffert on why unbeaten Nyquist is not getting as much attention as the mighty one a year ago     **BREAKING NEWS FROM WOODBINE** The amazing HEDLEY will play at the Queen’s Plate with Matthew Good and the Strumbellas as part of a packed concert […]

It’s May! And the rain has been coming down and will be drizzling for the day it seems. That should help the Woodbine main track which was yielding slow times on Saturday but was playing fairly, albeit looking a bit loose. Today, the Lady Angela Stakes celebrates a top Canadian broodmare and JUSTIN STEIN rides […]

RACE 1 – POST TIME – 1:00 PM Daily Double / Exactor /.20 Triactor /.20 Superfecta .20 Pick 3 (Races 1-2-3) Woodbine CLAIMING $20,000 – $19,000 Purse $24,100. (Plus $4,800 – State Bred) (Plus $4,800 – Other Sources) (Plus $3,255 – Other Sources). For Three Year Olds And Upward Which Have Never Won Two Races. […]

                                IN THIS GATE – LEXIE LOU – TO HER INSIDE – STRUT THE COURSE! An intriguing little event highlights the Woodbine card today. It is not a stakes race but it could well as as 2 champions and a […]

**Selections are done, top 4, Best Bet and Longshot below..horse numbers are the program numbers, not post position   SATURDAY’S RACE OF THE CARD – it is not much of a betting race with 5 entries but champions STRUT THE COURSE and LEXIE LOU will try to reel in the speed in this 1 1/16 […]

  **Picks  are listed by top 4 selections, numbers are program numbers only…   RACE 1 – POST TIME – 1:00 PM Rolling Daily Double/ Exactor /.20 Triactor /.20 Pick 3 (Races 1-2-3) Woodbine ALLOWANCE Purse $47,500. (Plus $6,300 – Other Sources). For Ontario Sired Fillies Three Years Old Which Have Never Won A Race […]

BEAR FINDS RIGHT WAY TO WIN WANDO   The great Wando was honoured at Woodbine on Sunday with a little overnight stakes race that was thrilling and had plenty of intrigue from start to finish. AMIS GIZMO was hammered down to even money by the fans based on his unbeaten record, albeit against Ontario sired/bred […]

  HEADING HOME -JUSTIN STEIN retiring from riding   In the prime of his race-riding career, JUSTIN STEIN is going to hang up his riding tack. He’s just 35-years-old so you know how it is with all of us who love the horse racing world – you can always come back. Gary Stevens is just […]

  Happy Sunday morning – nice races on at Woodbine today, the mighty WANDO is remembered with a little stakes races and it is an intriguing field..let’s start with a little look at the unbeaten KENTUCKY DERBY favourite NYQUIST working at Keeneland yesterday.. Don’t forget to check out today’s Woodbine picks on Thoroughblog!     […]

                RACE 1 – POST TIME – 1:00 PM Rolling Daily Double / Exactor /.20 Triactor /.20 Superfecta .20 Pick 3 (Races 1-2-3) Woodbine MAIDEN CLAIMING $10,000 – $9,500 Purse $18,000. (Plus $3,600 – Other Sources) (Plus $3,600 – State Bred) (Plus $810 – Other Sources). For Maidens, […]