A start in the 163rd running of Canada's most famous horse race is a longshot but fans hope the Ontario-bred Grade 2 winner will come home.
Bill Graham
Bred by the late Bill Graham, the daughter of Classic Empire was expected to come for the Woodbine Oaks but she stays in the U.S.
The filly becomes an early favourite for the $500,000 Woodbine Oaks, although the American Oaks at Saratoga would also seem a likely target.
The probable champion 2-year-old colt of 2021 is headed to Aqueduct Racetrack in New York to try the dirt in the Grade 3 on Feb. 5.
The Ontario horse racing community is mourning the loss of Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame, Thoroughbred builder, William (Bill) Graham.
Tiz Breathtaking will be stretching out to 1 1/16 miles while looking to double up in Saturday’s Mazarine Stakes at Woodbine.
Canadian content for the Kentucky Oaks and Kentucky Derby might be short this year, save for a filly that has a big shot to win one for the home side. There, of course, have been many years when Canadians and Canadian horses are featured front and centre in the Kentucky Derby, the annual “Run for […]
