Tino's son notches 500th training win with CTHS sales graduate Martini Sue on a Friday afternoon at Woodbine as August winds down.
Woodbine 2020
Robert Tiller's Reconfigure won the third and final leg of the Turf Sprint Series that was moved to the Tapeta surface; Mickey Demers has another good one.
Justin is Stein-o-mite and a training track workout at Woodbine gets buzz, a move by Kentucky Derby hopeful Shirl's Speight.
Very hot and humid still in southern Ontario as CTHS Ontario sales grads are winning and the inner turf course is on hiatus as it undergoes maintenance.
Trainers Mike Mattine and Julia Samulak grab their first wins of the meeting on a sunny Thursday at Woodbine, where turf racing dominates.
The 161st Queen's Plate is just over three weeks away and the field is coming to hand following the Woodbine Oaks and Trial.
CTHS sales graduate seeks first stakes victory in August 22nd featured race at Woodbine; was a $14,500 purchase by the late Laurie Silvera.
Big races, big performances as the big stakes are underway and the fall season is coming quickly in a very different racing year.
Woodbine packs the biggest races of 2020 into the next 4 1/2 weeks, beginning with this weekend's six stakes race smorgasbord.
The week did not have any stakes races at Woodbine but a few impressive efforts by young horses and some roughhousing, too.
The second week of racing in August at Woodbine heads into a stakes-less weekend but just one week out from the Woodbine Oaks and Plate Trial.
And Queen's Plate contenders were in action with Olliemyboy and Tecumseh's War posting good efforts as Sept. 12 classic nears.
Owners are able to pop in and watch their horse race at Woodbine beginning Aug 1 and there have been some awesome performances so far.
Co-featured Greenwood Stakes has 3-year-old Ontario-breds on the turf and Turf Endurance Series gets underway with first marathon.
Champion Pinkie perks up another Thursday afternoon at Woodbine with his 21st stakes win as he nears $2 million in earnings.
