Her Majesty’s Flag, with Omar Moreno up for the first time, was full of run down the lane to capture Sunday’s co-featured $127,750 Duchess Stakes, at Woodbine. Trained by David Cotey for owners Dominion Bloodstock and Barry Butzer, the chestnut daughter of Midshipman-Regal Point arrived at the seven furlong ‘Poly’ sprint for sophomore fillies from […]
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Are You Kidding Me, confidently ridden by Alan Garcia, won his second graded stakes in succession with a brilliant stretch run to capture Sunday’s Grade 2 $209,600 Nijinsky Stakes, at Woodbine. Trained by Roger Attfield for owners and co-breeders Michael Riordan, Ron Kirk and John Bates, Are You Kidding Me arrived at the 1 1/8-mile […]
R U Watchingbud, who unseated rider Emma-Jayne Wilson last time out in the Plate Trial, makes his return to the races in Wednesday night’s $125,000 Deputy Minister Stakes, at Woodbine. Owned and trained by John Ross, the dark bay son of Kentucky Bear collided with the ill-fated Danzig Moon down the back straight of the […]
Ready for Romance, expertly ridden by Eurico Rosa da Silva, remained undefeated through three starts while making her stakes debut in Saturday’s $125,000 Ontario Damsel Stakes, at Woodbine. Trained by Malcolm Pierce, the Sam-Son Farms homebred daughter of More Than Ready-Strange Romance arrived at the one-turn mile over the E.P. Taylor Turf Course from a […]
Caren, with Jesse Campbell aboard, outbattled Crumlin Spirit in the closing yards to win the co-featured $150,000 Shady Well Stakes, Sunday at Woodbine, by a diminishing head. The Shady Well, for Ontario-bred two-year-old fillies going five and one-half furlongs on Polytrack, drew seven hopefuls, with Get Rhythm going postward the 6-5 choice off an impressive […]
Brooklynsway, ridden by Emma-Jayne Wilson, outnodded Galina Point in the last strides to spring a 7-1 upset in the $250,000 Bison City Stakes, Sunday at Woodbine. The mile and one-sixteenth Bison City, the second leg of the Triple Tiara for Canadian-foaled three-year-old fillies, was missing Academic, the shocking winner of the Woodbine Oaks last month, […]
The Bob Tiller-trained, Eurico Rosa da Silva-ridden Pohdi Pohdi proved a game front-running winner of the featured $125,000 Passing Mood Stakes Saturday at Woodbine. Making her turf debut and coming off her only career loss in four starts when third in the Lady Angela Stakes on May 31, the daughter of Old Forester-Miss Juicey was […]
Toronto Mayor John Tory’s executive committee has voted to expand gaming at Woodbine Racetrack by a 10-3 majority. Just two years ago, Toronto City council struck down similar expansion plans on the site and rejected proposals to build a major casino in downtown Toronto. The approved proposal would allow the installation of 2,000 more slot […]
Stronach Stables’ homebred Shaman Ghost, ridden by Rafael Hernandez, reeled in Danish Dynaformer inside the sixteenth pole to win a thrilling 156th edition of the $1 million Queen’s Plate, Canada’s most famous horse race, by one and one-quarter lengths, Sunday at Woodbine. It marked the third Plate win for Frank Stronach, following two other homebreds, […]
Charles Fipke’s Danish Dynaformer, Stronach Stables’ Shaman Ghost and Bear Stables’ Academic head an ultra-competitive field of 14 for the $1 million Queen’s Plate, Canada’s most famous horse race, Sunday at Woodbine. The 156th edition of the Plate for Canadian-foaled three-year-olds, the oldest continuously run stakes race in North America, will be televised live on […]
Endless Light, with Emma-Jayne Wilson aboard, outbattled favoured Hillaby and Patrick Husbands the length of the stretch to win the $100,000 Sweet Briar Too Stakes, one of two features on the Canada Day holiday at Woodbine. At the finish of the seven furlong tilt for fillies and mares, Endless Light, making her Polytrack debut for […]
Favoured Red Rifle and jockey Alan Garcia held Florida Won safe in a late stretch duel, then had to withstand a steward’s inquiry before officially being declared the winner of the featured $150,000, Grade 3 Dominion Day Stakes on Canada Day at Woodbine. Placed in sixth for most of the mile and one-quarter contest, while […]
The start of his career was a little spooky, but after three consecutive wins, this Queen’s Plate starter is the ‘Ghost’ with the most. His first three races didn’t produce the desired results, but Shaman Ghost, owned by Stronach Stables and trained by Brian Lynch, has reeled off a trio of victories, including a gutsy […]
Trainer Mark Casse, a seven-time Sovereign Award winner as Canada’s top conditioner, will try for a second consecutive Queen’s Plate win on Sunday. The last trainer to win back-to-back Plates was Mark Frostad (Scatter The Gold, 2000; Dancethruthedawn, 2001). Last year, Casse celebrated his first win in Canada’s most famous horse race when filly Lexie […]
A pair of added-money features, the Grade 3 $150,000 Dominion Day Stakes, and the $100,000 Sweet Briar Too takes, highlight a special Wednesday afternoon Canada Day card of racing at Woodbine. A field of 10 fillies, including Canada’s 2014 filly sprint champion Hillaby and graded stakes winner Unspurned will contest the seven furlong Sweet Briar […]
