A collection of stakes races on Oct. 18 included the Grade 1 E.P. Taylor and Northern Dancer, but the popular race was the Nearctic.
Woodbine 2020
The Curlin juvenile Souper Sensational is well named and there was a fun variety of winners on the Oct. 17 card at Woodbine.
Wolfe-Bell from Brampton, ON, is believed to be the first black woman to ride a winner at famed Woodbine racetrack, doing so on Friday.
Lady Speightspeare, winner of the Grade 1 Natalma, has been sidelined until the winter, reports Daily Racing Form; the week's winners.
Due to Ontario Government's modified Stage 2 restrictions in Toronto, in effect for a minimum of 28 days, owners are not permitted.
The very popular horsewoman, owner, trainer and assistant to husband Nick won two Queen's Plates, dozens of stakes races and loved her horses.
Trainer Josie Carroll continues her roll and Chatham's Kevin Drew wins his first race as an owner with his first starter on the Oct. 3 card.
The storylines were plentiful in the past week in Canadian racing; here is a quick recap of some of the stuff that happened.
A quiet weekend at Woodbine, but the fillies and mares go for year-end honours and the focus for Ontario racing switches to Fort Erie.
Turf racing dominated Woodbine last week, several trainers grab their first 2020 wins and Alberta's biggest race comes up this weekend.
Ontario-bred Gretzky the Great and Kentucky-bred Lady Speightspeare are likely headed to the fanless Breeders' Cup at Keeneland in November.
Woodbine had 5 straight racing days heading into Queen's Plate week (Sept. 12), lots of winners and purse money galore, racing resumes Friday
A $25,000 supplement, a maiden and a collection of US invaders have suddenly been put into the Plate picture as the $1 million purse lures everyone.
Some news from the most recent week in Canadian racing and it appears as if the country's leading trainer Jerry Gourneau will try his hand at Woodbine.
Some big wins by CTHS Ontario sales graduates on Saturday as Yearling Sales Stakes day and the sale Sept. 2 highlight the next few days.
