San Nicola Thunder, a 23-1 longshot, capped a terrific weekend for jockey Justin Stein, taking the co-featured $125,400 Vice Regent Stakes, Sunday at Woodbine. Trained by veteran John Cardella for owners Paul Cooper and Joe Pirone, San Nicola Thunder took over in deep stretch in the one-mile Ontario Sire turf event for three-year-olds, then fended […]
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Murray Stroud’s Youcan’tcatchme lived up to her name in the featured $156,900 Seaway Stakes for fillies and mares, Saturday at Woodbine. Sent postward a co-favourite with Roxy Gap, both at 2-1 on the toteboard although the latter was officially the chalk in the seven furlong tilt, Youcan’tcatchme and jockey Justin Stein went right to the […]
Youcan’tcatchme made every pole a winning one to capture Sunday’s $100,600 Etobicoke Stakes, at Woodbine. Trained by Sam DiPasquale for owner Murray Stroud, the dark bay daughter of The Daddy arrived at the six furlong ‘Poly’ event off a six-month layoff but showed no signs of rust with a sparkling front-running effort. Justin Stein, aboard […]
Bulldog Racing’s Alpha Bettor stormed down the rail to capture Saturday’s Grade 3 $150,000 Seagram Cup, at Woodbine. Trained by Dan Vella, the bay son of Alphabet Soup successfully defended his Seagram Cup crown with an energetic stretch run under regular rider Justin Stein. Ultimate Destiny, declared a refunded non-starter by the stewards after his […]
Strait of Dover, who captured the 2012 Queen’s Plate in his final start, was euthanized on Sunday, July 14 due to complications following surgery for a twisted large colon at Milton Equine Hospital. Trained by Dan Vella and ridden confidently by Justin Stein, the Canyon Farms homebred made every pole a winning one while taking […]
Aunt Els led at every call with a powerful effort to take Sunday’s $150,000 Ontario Lassie Stakes, at Woodbine. The chestnut daughter of Consolidator, an R.M.C homebred trained by Norm McKnight, broke sharply in the 1 1/16-mile ‘Poly’ stake for Ontario-bred two-year-old fillies, and saved all the ground en route to a one-length score over […]
Fifty Proof, Canada’s champion older male of 2011, returned from a lengthy layoff to take Sunday’s $126,600 Sir Barton Stakes, at Woodbine. Fifty Proof, trained by Ian Black and ridden by Justin Stein, had not competed since a second-place effort in the Grade 2 Nijinksy Stakes on July 24, 2011. Black patiently conditioned the six-year-old […]
Bear Tough Tiger fought off stable mate Bear No Joke to earn his first stakes score in Sunday’s Grade 3, $157,000 Kennedy Road Stakes, at Woodbine. The chestnut son of Roar of the Tiger, trained by Reade Baker and ridden by Justin Stein for owner Bear Stables Ltd., sat off the early pace of Essence […]
La Tia bounced off the rail in the stretch run, but jockey Justin Stein held on strong as the Grade 3 Arlington Oaks champion persevered to win the $153,500 La Lorgnette Stakes, Sunday at Woodbine. The dark bay daughter of City Place-La Adelita, trained by Brian Williamson for owner Salvador Hernandez, took the field through […]
Bear’s Peak stalked a quick early pace before swooping to victory down the lane to win the $125,800 Overskate Stakes, Saturday at Woodbine. The chestnut son of Peaks and Valleys-Royal Ascot, trained by Reade Baker for owner Bear Stables Ltd., settled in third-position down the backstretch in the seven furlong ‘Poly’ sprint as Royal Egbert […]
Morton Fink’s Wise Dan and Juddmonte Farms’ Cityscape headline a solid field of nine for Sunday’s Grade 1, $1 million Ricoh Woodbine Mile. The 16th edition of one of the premier grass races in North America will be televised live across Canada on The Score in a special two-hour presentation from 4:00 pm – 6:00 […]
Bluegrass Equine Bloodstock LLC’s Joha got up in the final jump to take Saturday’s $152,100 Colin Stakes, at Woodbine. The dark bay son of Johar-Mujado, bred in Kentucky by BEC Bloodstock, tipped off the rail in mid-stretch and chased down Honorable Guest with a powerful late run to win the six-furlong main track event. Post-time […]
For Woodbine jockey Justin Stein, who recently won the Queen’s Plate with Strait of Dover, and his wife, Renee, family, faith and a love for everything horses brought them together and has kept them even closer. It was by no means a typical romantic scene nearly nine years ago in Barriere, a town of just […]
Canyon Farms’ homebred Strait of Dover, ridden confidently by Justin Stein, made every pole a winning one while taking the $1 million Queen’s Plate, Canada’s most famous horse race, in record time Sunday at Woodbine Racetrack. At the finish of the mile and one-quarter classic for Canadian-bred three-year-olds, Strait of Dover held a one and […]
Trainer Mark Casse, a four-time Sovereign Award winner as Canada’s top conditioner, will send out three hopefuls for the $1 million Queen’s Plate on June 24th at Woodbine as he seeks his first win in the country’s most famed horse race. Last year, he also saddled a trio of runners in the ‘Gallop for the […]
