Pattison Canadian International

European Contingent Arrive for Pattison Canadian International

An additional nine horses touched down at Pearson International Airport on Monday night as part of a massive European-based contingent set to compete on Sunday’s lucrative Pattison Canadian International card, at Woodbine. The group includes International hopefuls Dartmouth and Protectionist; E.P. Taylor contenders Aim to Please, Banzari, Diploma, Nezwaah, Parvaneh and Swiss Range; and five-year-old […]

Mandatory Jackpot Hi-5 Slated for PCI Day

Woodbine Entertainment Group (WEG) announced that a mandatory payout for the Thoroughbred Jackpot Hi-5 is slated for Sunday, October 16, Pattison Canadian International day. The final opportunity to wager on the Jackpot Hi-5 before the mandatory payout date will be Sunday, October 9. The carryover will continue to build through that date, provided there is […]

Front Runners for the Pattison Canadian International

Highland Reel, Dartmouth and The Pizza Man are among 26 nominated to the 79th running of the Grade 1, $1-million Pattison Canadian International, to be held Sunday, October 16, at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto. In addition to the mile and one-half Pattison, one of Canada’s richest thoroughbred races (the other $1 million races are the […]

Cannock Chase Triumphs in Pattison Canadian International

What a day for world champion jockey Ryan Moore. After taking the E.P. Taylor aboard favoured Curvy 45 minutes earlier, he returned to the winner’s circle after impressively winning the Grade 1 $1 million, mile and one-half Pattison Canadian International aboard another slight favourite, Cannock Chase. It marked a record-breaking third consecutive win in the […]

Pattison Canadian International Notes

Habibi, trained by champion conditioner Mark Frostad, is coming into Sunday’s Grade 1 Pattison Canadian International the way she began her career – at the top of her game. A dark bay daughter of Ekraar, the New Zealand-bred Habibi zips into the 1 ½-mile turf classic off two primetime performances, including a runner-up effort to […]

Wide-Open Pattison Canadian International Draws 11

A highly-competitive renewal of Sunday’s $1 million Grade 1 Pattison Canadian International at Woodbine has attracted 11 hopefuls, headed by Second Step, the morning line choice at 3-1. In addition to the turf mile and one-half Pattison, one of Canada’s richest thoroughbred races (the other $1 million races are the Queen’s Plate and Ricoh Woodbine […]

Top Nominees to Pattison Canadian International

Second Step, Sheikhzayedroad and Up With the Birds are among 20 nominated to the 78th running of the $1-million Pattison Canadian International, to be held Sunday, October 18, at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto. In addition to the mile and one-half Pattison, one of Canada’s richest thoroughbred races (the other $1 million races are the Queen’s […]

Hillstar Powers to Pattison Canadian International Win

Sir Evelyn De Rothschild’s Hillstar, brilliantly ridden by champion jockey Ryan Moore, collared the leaders turning for home and went on to post a three-quarters of a length win over Big Blue Kitten in the Grade 1 Pattison Canadian International Sunday at Woodbine. It was the second consecutive win for Moore in the $1 million […]

Early Look at Pattison Canadian International

Woodbine’s leading trainer, Mark Casse, and leading owner, John Oxley, will look to Dynamic Sky to deliver a win in Sunday’s Grade 1 turf classic. Dynamic Sky, a four-year-old son of Sky Mesa, heads into the 1 ½-mile event off a sparkling effort in the Grade 1 Northern Dancer Stakes, on September 14. Dismissed at […]

Grandeur, Up With the Birds Top List of Pattison Canadian International Nominees

Grandeur, a multiple graded stakes winning world traveler, and Up With the Birds, Canada’s reigning Horse of the Year, head a list of 23 nominees for the 77th edition of the historic Grade 1, $1 million race. The Pattison Canadian International, contested at 1 ½ miles over the E.P. Taylor Turf Course, is slated for […]

Joshua Tree Wins a Record Third Pattison Canadian International

Joshua Tree, ridden by Ryan Moore, won a record third Pattison Canadian International Sunday at Woodbine, hanging on to defeat Hyper and Seismos in the Grade 1, $1 million mile and one-half turf classic. Owned by Khalid Nabooda and Kamel Albahou for the past three years, six-year-old Joshua Tree, trained this year by Ed Dunlop, […]

Sportsnet to Air Woodbine Events

Woodbine Entertainment Group (WEG) has signed an agreement with Sportsnet to nationally televise four major race days live on Sportsnet 360 and Sportsnet ONE. The four key Woodbine events to be broadcast nationally, live and in high-definition (HD), include Sunday’s $500,000 Breeders’ Stakes, third jewel of the Canadian Triple Crown; the Canadian Millions Sales Stakes […]

Highly Competitive Field for Pattison Canadian International

Imperial Monarch, Reliable Man, Joshua Tree and Wigmore Hall head a highly-competitive cast of 11 for the $1.5 million, Grade 1 Pattison Canadian International on the richest day of the thoroughbred racing season in Canada, Sunday at Woodbine. In addition to the mile and one-half Pattison, Canada’s richest horse race, two other turf stakes will […]

Pattison Canadian International Notes

Prince Will I Am, a multiple graded stakes winner on the turf, is hoping to be crowned victorious in Sunday’s Grade 1, $1.5-million Pattison Canadian International. A five-time winner through 17 career starts, Prince Will I Am proved he was no pauper when taking the Grade 1 Jamaica Handicap at Belmont on October, 9, 2010, […]