THE FIELD  – (TSN 4:30 P.M. sunday)   1. SHAMAN GHOST Stronach Stables Brian Lynch R Hernandez  7/2 “We’ll see who comes up with the best horse. Fresh horse going into the Plate is good way to […]

    *1 P.M POST TIME FOR CANADA DAY!   Race 1 – POST Time – 1:00 PM First Half Daily Double / Exactor /.20 Triactor /.20 Pick 3 (Races 1-2-3) Woodbine MAIDEN CLAIMING $25,000 – $23,500 Purse $25,400. (Plus $10,200 – Other Sources) (Plus $5,100 – State Bred) (Plus $5,250 – Other Sources). For […]

*SCORCH will not be entered in the Queen’s Plate..read more on the field below… *Thoroughblog is pleased to have horse racing writer/blogger/handicapper RYAN DICKEY, https://twitter.com/rdickey249, set to give us his presentation of the Plate field this weekend, stay tuned! DANISH DYNAFORMER AND MILWAUKEE MIST – alliteration buddies       WHO ARE THE POSSIBLE ENTRIES? […]

** Sorry – picks were on the Blog – just not under Thoroughblog – site is very confusing and I saved them in the wrong place!   Races are handicapped for the grass, however, they won’t be on the turf Bring your swim fins!  Race 1 – POST Time – 1:00 PM First Half Daily […]

*races are handicapped for the turf; changes are not made if surface changes SOME OF THE FRIDAY PICKS ON THOROUGHBLOG.. Danish Princess ($7.90), My Bid picked 3rd ($19.70 to place and 105.40 exactor) GENTLEMAN JACKSON (picked 2nd, won and paid $28), box top 4 picks for $650 triactor, $125 exactor)    Race 1 – POST […]

                              QUEEN’S PLATE UPDATE – Blinkers on Sweet Grass Creek   He does not look too much like his famous sire, WANDO, but his head marking and distinctive bump in the middle of his head are things that SWEET GRASS CREEK […]

Race 1 – POST Time – 1:00 PM First Half Daily Double / Exactor /.20 Triactor /.20 Pick 3 (Races 1-2-3) .20 Superfecta Woodbine MAIDEN CLAIMING $20,000 – $19,000 Purse $20,300. (Plus $8,100 – Other Sources) (Plus $4,100 – State Bred) (Plus $3,675 – Other Sources). For Maidens, Fillies And Mares Three Years Old And […]

  BILLY’S STAR, named for the late Bill Ballard, topped the Canadian Thoroughbred Horse Society yearling sale in 2013 at $170,000. Sold by Richard Hogan to a group of owners including breeder Charles Fipke. Dave Landry photo                 QUEEN’S PLATE UPDATE – field could hit maximum They are […]

  AFTER 36 RACING DATES… Eurico Rosa da Silva has broken away from the back heading into this week… LEADING JOCKEYS (through June 21, 2015) 1    Eurico Rosa Da Silva    196    49    34    26    $1,987,060    2    Luis Contreras              213    43    32    35    $1,754,270    3    Alan Garcia                  180    40    23    […]

  UPDATE! LUIS CONTRERAS will ride AMI’S FLATTER in the Queen’s Plate, the winterbook favourite for the Canadian classic. AMI’S FLATTER has been powering through some good workouts in recent weeks for trainer Josie Carroll and seems to have come back from a vacation time at the farm in fine spirits. The Ivan Dalos homebred […]

    ROUGH STUFF The first weekend of summer and the 2-year-old Thoroughbreds are getting in their training moves and some have already made starts. The first juvenile stakes race of the season was the Victoria Stakes on Saturday at Woodbine, a race made famous by so many great Canadian breds such as Alydeed, Deputy […]

  Race 1 – POST Time – 1:00 PM First Half Daily Double / Exactor /.20 Triactor / .20 Pick 3 (Races 1-2-3) Woodbine MAIDEN SPECIAL WEIGHT Purse $55,900. (Plus $22,400 – Other Sources) (Plus $11,200 – State Bred) (Plus $9,975 – Other Sources). For Maidens, Fillies And Mares Three Years Old And Upward. Three […]

  BOO!  SHAMAN GHOST BLAST-OFF WITH HUGE WORKOUT FOR QUEEN’S PLATE   He has been enjoying his hay and oats at the Brian Lynch barn since his Marine Stakes win on May 16 while rivals horses battle it out for a spot in the Queen’s Plate. And yesterday, SHAMAN GHOST, certainly one of the favourites […]

 Race 1 – POST Time – 1:00 PM First Half Daily Double / Exactor /.20 Triactor / .20 Pick 3 (Races 1-2-3) .20 Superfecta Woodbine MAIDEN SPECIAL WEIGHT Purse $55,900. (Plus $22,400 – Other Sources) (Plus $11,200 – State Bred) (Plus $9,975 – Other Sources). For Maidens, Fillies Two Years Old. Weight, 119 Lbs. Four […]

    In Ontario racing – focus is on North America Cup Saturday night at Mohawk..Queen’s Plate is just over 2 weeks away and the maximum field  of 17 allowed is predicted…   Woodbine wrap ups Cleaning off the desk (well, somewhat) – let’s look at some of the winners from Sunday’s races other than […]