FIRMING UP

        KITTYHAWK SWOOPS DOWN ON RIVALS IN BALLADE 81 Beyer Speed Figure tops Monday at Woodbine One day, I’m A Kittyhawk will be having her own babies and who knows, maybe she will be as good as ballade, for whom Monday’s stakes race was named. I’M A KITTYHAWK and KAY’S GRACE charged […]

QUEEN

          Happy Birthday to Queen Victoria – firstsSovereign of a confederated Canada. The birthday of Queen Victoria was a day for celebration in Canada long before Confederation, with the first legislation regarding the event being in 1845 passed by the parliament of the Province of Canada to officially recognize May 24 […]

WOODBINE SELECTIONS MONDAY MAY 18 2015

    One of the most prolific mares in Canadian racing – BALLADE – a daughter of Herbager purchase by E P Taylor as a yearling in 1973. Not only did she produce 4 stakes winners including the remarkable GLORIOUS SONG, the first Canadian bred to win $1 million, but Ballade’s daughters and sons have […]

MIGHTY

                                                    FLYING PHAROAH – 102 Beyer in the slop   Racing fans of all types getting ready for wild three weeks. It was scary to watch the thunderstorm roll into […]

WOODBINE SELECTIONS SUNDAY MAY 17, 2015

  Race 1 – POST Time – 1:00 PM First Half Daily Double / Exactor /.20 Triactor / .20 Pick 3 (Races 1-2-3) .20 Superfecta Woodbine CLAIMING $8,000 – $7,500 Purse $16,500. (Plus $3,300 – State Bred) (Plus $6,600 – Other Sources) (Plus $600 – Other Sources). For Fillies And Mares Three Years Old And […]

FIGHTERS

  Today – PREAKNESS DAY!! Who takes the 2nd jewel of the Triple crown?  Woodbine riders having tough week..Eugene Melnyk needs help                                 FIRING LINE -= by Terence Dulay                     PREAKNESS […]

WOODBINE SELECTIONS SATURDAY MAY 16, 2015

MARINE STAKES – Inaugurated in 1956, the Marine Stakes is the first major route test on the way to the Queen’s Plate. It is an open race so it can be won by sophomores not eligible for the Plate. Since the year 2000, 2 horses have used the marine as a means to a Plate […]

WOODBINE SELECTIONS FOR FRIDAY MAY 15 2015 (14TH DAY)

  Race 1 – POST Time – 1:00 PM First Half Daily Double / Exactor /.20 Triactor /.20 Pick 3 (Races 1-2-3) .20 Superfecta Woodbine CLAIMING $8,000 – $7,500 Purse $16,500. (Plus $3,300 – State Bred) (Plus $6,600 – Other Sources) (Plus $600 – Other Sources). For Three Year Olds And Upward Which Have Never […]

IDOL

VICTORIA!  Yes,a long weekend coming up in Canada to celebrate Her Majesty The Queen Victoria’s  birthday. racing will take place Friday through Monday with the Marine, Vigil and Ballade Stakes the headline races. Toss in the Preakness on Saturday and it is a busy weekend…                     […]

MATCHES

Tuesday morning – Preakness could have smallest field in 15 years – Todd Pletcher will not run Materiality, or any 3yos, PASO DOBLE is incredible at 9, Woodbine riders Bahen and Wilson are OK and more!                                 QUEEN’S PLATE NEWS […]

RULER

                            ALL AMERICAN DERBY – PHAROAH BATTLES TO WIN AMERICAN PHAROAH was in, well, the heat of a battle he had never experienced. An easy winner of his Kentucky Derby preps, the colt, who did not get pounded down in the betting […]

MOM

Back-to-back 6 winners on THOROUGHBLOG for Woodbine.. today Thorughblog will be attending opening day at AJAX DOWNS, for a card of Quarter Horse racing. Woodbine rider David Garcia is named to ride and Thoroughbred owner Dr. Ruth Barbour is in action with her horse Lolomo. A preview of what is in store for fans at […]

HEAT

  PHOTO FINISH from Woodbine is RACEN (4) winning over BOGGIE     JESSE CAMPBELL as hot as the weather, wins 4 on Friday Heat and humidity hit Toronto hard on Friday as the 10th racing day of the Woodbine season and the Polytrack was fast. THUNDERING WATERS started off the day with a win […]

WOODBINE SELECTIONS SATURDAY MAY 9 2015 (11TH DAY)

FRIDAY’S PICKS – 6 WINNERS:     HENDRIE STAKES – previously know as the George C. Hendrie Stakes, for George Campbell Hendrie   The Hendrie family is synonymous with Canadian horse racing. The influence of the family on the industry is hard to measure but it was formidable.   from Canadian Horse racing Hall of […]

HOMEYS

  today – UNBRIDLED JUAN is back in Ontario and could be racing this weekend! Queen’s Plate updates and lots of preakness notes                                                           QUEEN’S PLATE NEWS […]