Fort Erie-based Ontario-bred gelding Summer Retreat outbroke and outran the speedy Quarter Horses in the 770-yard race.
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The inaugural sprint was won by Quarter Horse Azures Royalty; plans for similar TB vs QH matchups are in the works for 2024.
Closing day, Oct. 25, features include the first-ever four-furlong Thoroughbreds-vs-Quarter Horses race at the track.
Plans are in the works for Thoroughbreds and Quarter Horses to duke it out in some sprints at the track east of Toronto.
A thoroughbred and Quarter Horse owner and breeder, Norman Picov built the new Ajax Downs and was a pillar of Ajax-Pickering philanthropy.
Ajax Downs QH jock Ramiro Castillo has galloped Rondure for most of 2022; plus a look at the Plate field and the Thoro-Graph numbers.
Country Boy 123, Ajax Downs' Horse of the Year for the past three consecutive seasons, makes his much anticipated 6-year-old debut on Sunday.
A gorgeous, sunny spring afternoon and the return of Quarter Horse racing at Ajax Downs led to a huge opening day for the track's 50th anniversary season.
Country Boy 123’s sizzling victory in the $116,100 Picov Derby on Sept. 19 highlighted an exciting afternoon of Quarter Horse racing at Ajax Downs in which wagering for the 10-race card set a record. Total all-source wagering for the afternoon was $131,387, bettering last year’s Picov Derby card total of $79,015, an increase of 65 […]
Southern Ontario is the place to race for top Quarter Horses July 2nd through July 5th. The province’s two Quarter Horse racing venues, Ajax Downs and Fort Erie Race Track are preparing to host the continent’s leading runners over an extended holiday weekend as they vie for AQHA championship points and lucrative purses. Located right […]
