Champion millionaire and fan favourite Pender Harbour will make the final start of his stellar career in the Valedictory Stakes-G3 on Sunday, November 29th, the final day of Woodbine’s 2015 thoroughbred racing season and, no matter where he finishes, this seven-year-old Philanthropist gelding will be going out a winner. Pender has asked his connections – […]
Pender Harbour
Pender Harbour cements himself as one of the best horses of his generation with an earnest 3/4-length win in Saturday’s $125,800 Steady Growth Stakes at Woodbine. Luis Contreras, who won three races on the card, rode the seven-year-old to his 12th lifetime win for trainer Mike DePaulo and owners Denny Andrews, Sandra Lazaruk, Bob and […]
Wednesday night’s Yearling Sales Stakes program at Woodbine was highlighted by a pair of wins for jockeys David Moran and Luis Contreras on an evening showcasing Canadian-breds purchased at previous Canadian Premier Yearling Sales. Moran’s double included an impressive 2 1/2-length score by Phil’s Cocktail in the $201,200 OLG Simcoe Stakes as well as a […]
Despite a bad start out of the gate, veteran campaigner Pender Harbour rallied from last place to win the featured $125,000 Steady Growth Stakes, Sunday at Woodbine. Sent postward the 8-5 second choice to the 3-2 favourite Ultimate Destiny in the mile and one-sixteenth stakes event, Pender Harbour dwelt at the start, spotted the field […]
Pender Harbour was an impressive repeat winner of Sunday’s $126,200 Bunty Lawless Stakes, at Woodbine. The four-year-old chestnut, trained by Mike De Paulo and once again partnered by regular rider Luis Contreras, captured two-thirds of the Canadian Triple Crown last year en route to being named Canada’s outstanding three-year-old horse. Pender Harbour stalked the early […]
Pender Harbour, who captured the Prince of Wales and Breeders’ Stakes last year en route to being named Canada’s champion three-year-old male, was an impressive winner of Sunday’s $125,000 Steady Growth Stakes, at Woodbine. With the $75,000 first-place pot, Pender Harbour pushed his career earnings over the $1-million mark. Ridden by Luis Contreras for trainer […]
Pender Harbour, who took the final two jewels of the Canadian Triple Crown series in 2011 and went on to cop top honours as the country’s champion three-year-old male, makes his seasonal debut in Saturday’s Grade 3, $150,000 Eclipse Stakes, at Woodbine. Owned by Denny Andrews, Sandra Lazaruk and Rob and Roberta Giffin, Pender Harbour, […]
The Jockey Club of Canada is pleased to announce the winners of the 37th Annual Sovereign Awards for excellence in 2011 presented earlier this evening at Woodbine Race Track in Toronto. OUTSTANDING JOCKEY Luis Contreras OUTSTANDING APPRENTICE JOCKEY Ryan Pacheco OUTSTANDING TRAINER Mark Casse OUTSTANDING OWNER IN CANADA – TIE Dover Stable, Glenn Todd & […]
Pender Harbour became the first horse in six years to capture two-thirds of Canada’s Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing when he out-nodded Celtic Conviction at the wire in the 121st edition of the Breeders’ Stakes, Sunday at Woodbine. The son of Philanthropist was ridden to the nose victory by Luis Contreras, who made history becoming […]
