The 36th Annual Sovereign Awards Ceremony was held on April 1st at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto. Click here for a complete list of winners.
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Don’s Folly rallied determinedly to capture Saturday’s opening day feature, the $100,000 Debut Stakes at Woodbine. The flashy five-year-old had to fend off a stubborn Daniel Be Good, who finished second, to win the five-furlong dash for Ontario-sired runners. D’s Legend Storm was third. Under Emma-Jayne Wilson, the son of Tethra made a bold move […]
Trainer Wesley Ward sent out a stunning five winners during Woodbine’s Opening Day card on Saturday. The mark is the most by conditioner on one Woodbine program since 1991. After taking the curtain-raiser with New Tomorrow, the U.S.-based Ward tallied victories with Easy Ashley in the third, Miss Lulu Belle, who edged out another Wesley […]
Woodbine’s 56th season of Thoroughbred racing gets out of the gates tomorrow, Saturday, April 2nd, with first-race post time set for 1:00 p.m. Ten races will feature 91 horses in-to-go. The Opening Day feature race is the $100,000 Debut Stakes, carded as race eight on the programme. The 5-2 morning line favourite for the Debut […]
Jockey Jim McAleney, a winner of 2,177 lifetime races, was hurt in an on-track spill on October 31, at Woodbine, resulting in a broken collarbone, and lung and rib injuries. Now, he’s back and eager to get a quick start when the gates open on the 2011 Thoroughbred season, this Saturday, April 2. The British […]
The 2011 Canadian live Thoroughbred racing season kicks off this Saturday afternoon at Woodbine. The 10-race Opening Day program, set for a post-time of 1 p.m., was assembled on Wednesday morning, drawing 91 horses, including 11 for the afternoon’s feature race, the $100,000 Debut Stakes for four-year-olds and up. On Saturday, fans will be greeted […]
She always knew her career would revolve around horses, but for the longest time, Cassandra Garcea never figured it would be as a Thoroughbred jockey. When Blushing Brat, her seventh career mount at Woodbine Racetrack and 15th overall for the 28-year-old Garcea (pronounced Gar-chee-ya), crossed the wire first in the final race of a Wednesday […]
The following is a letter sent to the Woodbine Media Office from jockey Chantal Sutherland, who has made the decision to ride full-time in California. Sutherland, a two-time Sovereign Award winner as Canada’s top apprentice, recently won the Grade 1 Santa Anita Handicap with Game On Dude. Last year, she finished third in the Woodbine […]
Three-year-old filly Inglorious was today installed the early 4-1 favorite for the 152nd edition of the Queen’s Plate. Last year, Big Red Mike led from wire to wire to defeat Sam-Son Farm’s Hotep to take the winner’s share of the $1 million purse. The Nick Gonzalez trainee was 12-1 in the Winterbook. Fillies have had […]
One hundred and two stakes races, worth nearly $22-million in purses, will highlight Woodbine’s 167-day Thoroughbred meet in 2011. The Woodbine stakes schedule, unveiled today by the Woodbine Entertainment Group (WEG), is highlighted by the 152nd running of the Queen’s Plate. The 1 1/4-mile classic, which carries a $1 million purse, is set for Sunday, […]
One of the world’s great turf races will be named the Ricoh Woodbine Mile after Woodbine Entertainment Group (WEG) and Ricoh Canada Inc. reached an agreement on a two-year sponsorship. The ‘Mile,’ one of the shining gems on Woodbine’s thoroughbred stakes calendar, is a destination race for many of North America’s top mile turf horses […]
The Ontario CTHS is pleased to announce the winning recipients of the Ontario Sired Racing Rewards Program, representing racing excellence of Ontario-Sired performers in Ontario Black Type races for 2010. Sand Cove, a multiple Stakes winner and CTHS Yearling Sale Graduate, has been named the Overall Champion of the Ontario Sired Racing Rewards Program. The […]
