Canadian horses and horsepeople continue make noise this winter, breeders are welcoming foals, and the Woodbine backstretch opens Feb. 23.
Al and Bill Ulwelling
The two-day auction offers broodmares, yearlings, and horses of racing age, along with stallions and stallion prospects.
Another prominent horse in the Keeneland Horses of All Ages Sale, Jan. 12-13, is Colebrook Farms' Simply In Front.
Mansetti will set foot on the grass for the first time when he competes in the Grade 3 Commonwealth Turf on Nov. 22.
The King’s Plate winner and Prince of Wales runner-up is rested and ready for the 1 1/8-mile main track event on Saturday.
Allowed to set his own tempo out of the gate, Mansetti went slow on the lead and then darted away to win the 166th King's Plate.
Al and Bill Ulwelling's Mansetti won the two-turn Marine Stakes (G3) over returning Scorched and both colts will head to the King's Plate.
The Ontario-bred won the Clarendon Stakes in his most recent start for Al and Bill Ulwelling and trainer Kevin Attard.
Sunday Nov. 24 was a rollercoaster day with a nice stakes win by Al and Bill Ulwelling's juvenile colt, but another breakdown on the track.
Familiar faces are in the mix, seeking back-to-back Prince of Wales wins in the second leg of the Canadian Triple Crown, Sept. 10.
A host of Canadian horses and horsepeople are in action on a busy weekend in racing, including the 2023 Prince of Wales winner.
Longshot wins by Canadian-breds south of the border and a pair of wins by trainer Bill Tharrenos at Gulfstream Park on Feb. 15.
An early look at some of the top names of the three-year-old Canadian-bred division and what they are up to in February.
There was a lot going on last week in Ontario racing with some interesting and fun races and winners including full brothers.
Jockeys Eswan Flores and Leo Salles scored the biggest wins of their Canadian careers on Nov. 25 on Canadian juveniles.
