The final stakes race of the 2023 Woodbine season is for Ontario-sired older horses and two past winners head the field.
Paul Buttigieg
On a windy and very cool October afternoon, Artie's Storm upset the applecart with his win in the Durham Cup (G3).
The 1 1/16 mile event is one of 14 races on the final day of racing and it has attracted two graded stakes winners.
Older horses will travel 1 1/16 miles on the Tapeta in the Durham Cup including Buttigieg Training Centre's Artie's Storm.
Silent Causeway won the La Prevoyante and Paul Buttigieg's Artie's Storm won the Steady Growth Stakes at Woodbine Dec. 4.
Thor’s Rocket will look to keep his winning ways going for owner, breeder and trainer Paul Buttigieg in Sunday’s $100,000 Sir Barton Stakes at Woodbine.
Thor’s Rocket launched his attack in the stretch and blasted from last to first for the mild upset in the $100,000 Overskate Stakes featured on Saturday’s program at Woodbine. Alan Garcia worked out the five-year-old gelding’s first winning trip in two years for trainer/breeder Paul Buttigieg, who also co-owns under Buttigieg Training Centre with Gus […]
Phil’s Dream, Canada’s reigning champion sprinter, outdueled Go Blue Or Go Home to defend his title in Saturday’s $143,800 Ontario Jockey Club Stakes, at Woodbine. The six-year-old Philanthropist gelding, owned and trained by Paul Buttigieg, settled off the early pace of Massive Explosion and moved in tandem with Go Blue Or Go Home through the […]
Phil’s Dream, last year’s Sovereign Award winner as Canada’s outstanding male sprinter, sprinted up the rail to win Monday’s Victoria Day feature, the $125,000 New Providence Stakes, at Woodbine. Trained by Paul Buttigieg for his Buttigieg Training Centre, Phil’s Dream was bet down to 3-5 in the field of seven Ontario-sired runners and ran to […]
Phil’s Dream, under a patient ride from Justin Stein, was full of run through the stretch to capture Sunday’s Grade 1 $340,400 Nearctic Stakes, at Woodbine. The six furlong race, a Breeders’ Cup Win and You’re In event run over a ‘good’ E.P. Taylor Turf Course, drew 10 hopefuls. But the winner, owned and trained […]
Phil’s Dream went gate to wire to capture Sunday’s $125,000 Overskate Stakes, at Woodbine. Trained by Paul Buttigieg for Buttigieg Training Centre, the dark bay son of Philanthropist has enjoyed a memorable 2013 campaign in which the gelding has now won five of seven starts, after sitting on the sidelines for the entirety of the […]
Paul Buttigieg’s Gypsy Ring, under a strong ride by Justin Stein, held off a determined Paso Doble to win Monday’s $125,000 New Providence Stakes, at Woodbine. Creeping Barrage, Executive Five and Red Eagle tussled for the early lead in the six furlong Polytrack event as Gypsy Ring and Paso Doble stalked the early pace. Following […]
