In the year of the pandemic, a year most would rather forget, the Ontario-bred colt Mighty Heart is making it exciting and memorable for his sport.
Josie Carroll
Hall of Fame trainer Josie Carroll sends out 13 to 1 Mighty Heart to 7 1/2 length Plate win and 26 to 1 Belichick to a second-place finish.
The two fillies are strong in the 161st Plate, the first jewel of the OLG Canadian Triple Crown; 12 boys will try to topple them.
The Champion 2-year-old filly of 2019 came from virtually last place and blew past rival fillies to win the 65th Woodbine Oaks on Aug.15th.
It's still hot and humid as racing at Woodbine nears August and the championship races; invaders continue to have luck shipping in.
Racing in the US continues on and there are plenty of stakes races, Canadian horses and horsepeople to cheer on while we stay home.
Canadians win races south of the border while others are stranded at Turf Paradise/Sunland which have cancelled or postponed racing
Emma-Jayne Wilson heads to the desert, Kerri Raven has 5 wins in 2020 and Josie Carroll could have a Queen's Plate contender.
Here is an update on some of the top candidates for the Queen's Plate 2020 including a maiden winner for trainer Josie Carroll.
Horse people from the north are already in action at tracks around the United States and there is already a win to report from Thursday.
An eventful weekend at Woodbine that included a salute to a retiring Champion, a hot streak by McKnight, and a new candidate for Champion 2yo Filly.
Three-year-old filly Gamble's Candy, making her stakes debut, wins a speed battle on her way to victory for owner and breeder Ivan Dalos
Woodbine Entertainment has released an updated list of Canadian-bred 3-year-olds eligible for the 160th running of the $1 million Queen’s Plate on June 29.
The Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame has announced the people and horses being inducted in 2019, in the Thoroughred and Standardbred categories.
Veteran horse conditioner Josie Carroll is being inducted into the Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame amongst a superb fleet of Thoroughbred trainers.