A memorable day for Christine and Jay Hayden and Charles Hayden as the family came to Woodbine to watch their filly UNSPURNED win a stake and Queen’s Plate hopefules that they bred, BREAKING LUCKY and CONQUEST CURLINATE run big… SHARED BELIEF STIFLE INJURY […]
WHIMSICAL STAKES – Grade 3 – first graded stakes of the Woodbine meeting The second filly to ever win the PREAKNESS STAKES, Whimsical was foaled 1903 at Raceland Stud in Kentucky. She was sired by the Orlando, out of the mare, Kismet, who was […]
A LITTLE LOOK AT WORKOUT TIMES IN THE SPRING Have you been following along with the worktabs each day at Woodbine? In the spring, before horses make their first start of the meeting, it is useful to tab, the tabs! Of course, we can’t […]
Two racing days in the books at WOODBINE and while American trainers and owners won both stakes events, it was exciting to see the tremendous run by Ontario-bred and sired BROOKLYNSWAY who was 2nd in the Star Shoot Stakes. Shades of Lexie Lou? The STAR SHOOT earned a 70 Beyer Figure. […]
LET’S TALK SERIOUSLY ABOUT OPENING DAY SERIOUS TALK, returning to Woodbine where he began his career for previous owners Bill Tharrenos and Vicki Banks, surged late to win the Woodstock Stakes at 6 furlongs, the featured race on opening day of Woodbine’s 60th season. The 3-year-old stakes race was being run for the […]
SOVEREIGN AWARDS NIGHT – a great evening to see everyone again after a long, long winter. The champions of 2014 were crowned! LEXIE LOU PHOTO BY MICHAEL BURNS (the birthday boy!) OH WHAT A NIGHT! LEXIE LOU THE QUEEN OF 2014 LEXIE LOU was honoured as HORSE OF THE YEAR, CHAMPION […]
SOVEREIGN AWARDS PARTY BEGINS 2015 WOODBINE SEASON It will a night to reconnect with racing friends and family, a night to usher in the new season and of course, to celebrate last year’s champions. It may be LEXIE LOU, Mark Casse and Gary Barber and Conquest […]
The first card of racing for the 60th Woodbine season has been drawn and the 115th […]
Entries are being dropped into the boxes at WOODBINE this morning for the first day of the 2015 season on Saturday. The weather should be wonderful (even if it is not right now) and there will be 2 days of racing this weekend before a 3-day a week schedule is started next week. […]
ENTRY DAY IS TOMORROW! let’s get at’er! WOODSTOCK/STAR SHOOT, speed on tap for 3yos this weekend Lots of new faces at WOODBINE as the 60th season begins on Saturday. Entries will be taken tomorrow for the first of 133 cards and the opening day feature is the WOODSTOCK STAKES, a very old […]
Wood Memorial – Aqueduct – Frosted, 103 Beyer Speed Figure Blue Grass – Keeneland – Carpe Diem …. 95 Beyer Speed Figure Santa Anita Derby – Dortmund 105 Beyer Speed Figure ‘MOON’ BEAMS TO KENTUCKY DERBY Canadian-bred headed to Churchill off Blue Grass run DANZIG MOON (90 Beyer Speed Figure), […]
BLUE GRASS – WOOD MEMORIAL, SANTA ANITA DERBY highlight packed day of racing From CARPE DIEM, who looks very strong in the Blue Grass at Keeneland, to EL KABEIR and FROSTED in New York for the Wood to DORTMUND and my pick, PROSPECT PARK at Santa Anita, the Kentucky Derby preps are wrapping up. […]
It’s getting closer! First day of entries will be taken next Thursday for the 1st day of the 60th Woodbine meeting. Speed will be the name of the game for the first few cards and certainly the winter trained and raced horses will have a large […]
Beginning this weekend, Thoroughblog will become a subscription based service at a cost of $5.00 per viewing. More details on how to sign up at the end of this post. (LOL) KEENELAND BEGINS THIS WEEK don’t forget to check out Clocker’s Comments There are not too many racetracks […]
Could spring be on its way finally in southern Ontario? Warming up for a couple of days this week..welcome news to the hard working people on the backstretch. Woodbine opens April 11 FOR A 133-DAY MEETING. WOODBINE JOCKEYS SHARP AND READY The jockey’s room at Woodbine this season is going to […]
