Flashy Margaritta, with Patrick Husbands, made every pole a winning one to just outlast Spin the King and take the co-featured Bold Ruckus Stakes for three-year-olds, Saturday at Woodbine. The Bold Ruckus, an Ontario Sires event, was contested at six furlongs over a ‘good’ turf, presenting a handicapping dilemma for many, since only two of […]
Woodbine
Ken and Sarah Ramsey’s We Miss Artie, the 4-1 favourite when the Queen’s Plate Winterbook odds were released in March, heads a field of seven for Sunday’s $150,000 Plate Trial Stakes at Woodbine. The Plate Trial, at one mile and one-eighth on Polytrack for Canadian foaled three-year-olds, will be televised live on TSN2 as part […]
Paladin Bay, Wild Catomine and Hot and Spicy top a select but ultra-competitive field of nine Canadian-foaled three-year-old fillies for the $500,000 Woodbine Oaks, presented by Budweiser, Sunday at Woodbine. The filly classic, at one mile and one-eighth, will go postward at 5:45 p.m. and will be televised live on TSN2, as part of a […]
Triple K Stables’ On Rainbow Bridge, making a belated seasonal debut, gutted out a nose decision over Sweater Weather in the featured $125,000 Lady Angela Stakes for Ontario-sired three-year-old fillies, Saturday at Woodbine. Trained by Dave Cotey and ridden beautifully by Skye Chernetz, On Rainbow Bridge, a daughter of Bold Executive-Miss Deputy, saved ground throughout […]
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 […]
Frac Daddy continued his unbeaten run on synthetic surfaces with a sparkling first try over the Woodbine ‘Poly’ to capture Sunday’s $202,400 Grade 2 Eclipse Stakes, at Woodbine. Trained by Ken McPeek for owners Magic City Thoroughbred Partners LLC, Frac Daddy arrived at the 1 1/16-mile main track event off a determined fourth-place run in […]
Ontario Veterinary College researchers shared some of their latest results during a presentation at Woodbine racetrack on May 22, 2014, thanks to generous sponsorship from the Horsemen’s Benevolent and Protective Association of Ontario (HBPA) and Woodbine Entertainment Group. This research day was open to all Woodbine members involved in day-to-day work with the horses, with […]
John C. Oxley’s Spring in the Air closed with great energy down the lane to capture Saturday’s Grade 3 $177,000 Hendrie Stakes, at Woodbine. Trained by Mark Casse and ridden by Patrick Husbands, Spring in the Air arrived at the Hendrie off a 3 1/2-length loss to rival Purely Hot in the Grade 3 Whimsical […]
Asserting Bear crossed the wire first but it was Conquest Top Gun who took the spoils when the stewards determined Asserting Bear interfered with third-place finisher Ami’s Holiday deep in the stretch run of Sunday’s $140,000 Marine Stakes, at Woodbine. The Marine was reduced to a six-horse field with the scratches of Matador and Supermonic, […]
Sam-Son Farm’s well-bred Speightsong, with Patrick Husbands aboard, made every pole a winning one, taking the featured $150,000, seven furlong Queenston Stakes for Canadian-bred three-year-olds, Saturday at Woodbine. Sent postward a prohibitive 3-5 choice in the six-horse field, Speightsong, a homebred product of Speightstown-Song of the Lark, clicked off fractions of 23.21 and 45.89. Turning […]
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 […]
Wild Catomine outdueled Hot and Spicy and the favoured Lexie Lou in a spirited three-pronged stretch run to capture Saturday’s $150,400 Fury Stakes, at Woodbine. Trained by Mark Casse for owner John Oxley, Wild Catomine arrived at the seven furlong ‘Poly’ stake for three-year-old Ontario-bred fillies off of a winning debut on April 19 in […]
Richard and Nancy Kaster’s homebred Really Sharp lived up to his name with a brave stretch run to hold off favoured Occasional View in Sunday’s $153,400 Grade 3 Vigil Stakes, at Woodbine. Trained by Ian Black and expertly ridden by Steve Bahen, the four-year-old chestnut son of Sharp Humor made his first added-money score a […]
Puntrooskie swooped to a geared-down victory in Sunday’s $127,750 Woodstock Stakes, at Woodbine. Puntrooskie, a dark bay son of In Summation, was claimed for $50,000 by trainer Nick Gonzalez for Tucci Stables from a February 8 maiden event at Gulfstream Park. Following a fifth-place effort on the Gulfstream grass, the Florida-bred gelding broke his maiden […]
Zensational Bunny, under a patient ride from Patrick Husbands, proved to be a winning Easter weekend hunch play with a driving score in the $144,000 Star Shoot Stakes, at Woodbine. Trained by Mark Casse for owner Gary Barber, Zensational Bunny arrived at the six furlong ‘Poly’ stake for three-year-old fillies off a troubled trip in […]
