As perennial leading owners by purse money at Woodbine Racetrack, Chiefswood Stables have earned Sovereign Award honours as Canada’s Outstanding Owner.
Paul Ryneveld is the general manager of Century Mile in Nisku and Century Downs in Balzac and sees fixed-odds betting being huge for smaller tracks.
Catherine Day Phillips has not only become one of the country’s top horse conditioners, but she has also been a leader in forming racing syndicates.
Multiple graded stakes-winning owner Bruno Schickedanz says the industry needs to examine how other sports have recreated themselves and are surviving.
To say that Cam Ziprick, who owned his first thoroughbred when he was just 13, is the poster boy for horse racing in Manitoba wouldn’t be an overstatement.
Adrian Munro, a third-generation horseman, remains dead set on helping the industry survive and thrive for future generations to come.
It can be argued that horse racing's current woes, public perception, drugs and transparency have all contributed to a decline in wagering.
As One Bad Boy began to pull away from favoured Avi’s Flatter in the stretch of the 160th Queen’s Plate, Ron Clarkson's 56-year dream was coming true.
Recent research has revealed that there has been a significant increase in Thoroughbred inbreeding which can compromise population fertility and health.
Hidden Grace capped off a perfect season with what appeared to be a hard-fought victory in the $50,000 CTHS Stakes at Century Downs - but it really wasn’t.
The Alberta fractional Thoroughbred racehorse ownership group hit the jackpot recently with a claimer-turned-stakes filly named Whoop It Up.
Holly Jacks-Smither and her OTTB More Inspiration finished an impressive 12th at the prestigious Les 5 Etoiles de Pau competition in France.
After surviving the fire that tore through San Luis Rey Downs thoroughbred training center, Belvoir Bay is making her trainer, Peter Miller, proud.
Canadian International Day included a repeat performance by Desert Encounter in the main event and emotional wins by Starship Jubilee and City Boy.
Ontario breeders talk the importance of breeder awards and how they need to be improved as the industry goes beyond crisis into a “state of emergency.”
