Incoming, Church and State, are among the field of three-year-olds for this important early-season fixture in the lead-up to the King’s Plate.
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The Canadian International returns and the 2025 Canadian Triple Crown kicks off with The 166th King’s Plate on Aug. 16.
Group also made it clear that there is a specific need for a long-term funding arrangement for horse racing with government.
Woodbine Entertainment's award-winning docuseries featuring leading jockeys and trainers behind the scenes returns with six more episodes.
A promising young Ontario-bred has a sharp debut and longtime Woodbine trainer Steve Owens wins at Gulfstream Park.
Looking forward to next year, HRA has announced an increase in breed improvement pools, stakes purses and bonuses.
The new track, run in partnership with The Stronach Group’s 1/ST business, will launch in August, 2025 for Thoroughbreds and Quarter Horses.
The two-year-old son of Prime Attraction is the first winner for his sire, the first SW for trainer, first Woodbine SW for owner.
Canada's leading sire with earnings of close to $14,000,000 U.S, Souper Speedy, is deceased at 15 years old due to a paddock accident.
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins and William Decoursey have retired the BC-bred champion who has 22 wins and over $700,000 in earnings.
Chiefswood had three Canadian-breds in the race - Roscar, Saccharine and Side Street - and they finished one-two-three.
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.
The Simcoe, Muskoka, Algoma and Elgin Stakes precede the CTHS’s yearling sale on August 28 in the Woodbine Sales Pavilion.
The 76th running of the $125,000 highlight event at Assiniboia Downs saw the highest Derby night handle in the track’s history.
A look at last week at Woodbine and what is coming up as King's Plate day, August 17, is not far off for Canada's three-year-olds.