A look at the history of the Manitoba Derby, which just celebrated its platinum edition at Assiniboia Downs, with the 70th running on August 6th.
As a member of a family with deep roots in Alberta, thoroughbred breeder Sybil Palmer has a long tradition of loving horses and thoroughbreds in particular.
Stronach Stables’ Holy Helena won the 2017 Sovereign Award for Champion Three-Year-Old Filly, and has raced her way into the hearts of racing fans.
Admiralty Pier, winner of the 2017 Sovereign Award for Champion Two-Year-Old Male, has shown great maturity and progress, says his trainer, Barb Minshall.
Kirsty Luft-Nault, an Alberta exercise rider and Olds College instructor teaches her students how to gallop thoroughbreds at the track.
Assiniboia Downs will have a new and dynamic element to its live racing this year and it’s attracting more horses than usual to the prairie track.
“Brandenburg,” a Thoroughbred mistakenly thought to be bred by Windfields Farm is living the life with two families at the CAM Equestrian Centre.
Two days after winning Horse of the Year and two other Sovereign Awards, Pink Lloyd set a track record at Woodbine in the Jacques Cartier Stakes.
Despite being relatively new to the game, Toronto-based Thoroughbred breeders Sean and Dorothy Fitzhenry have already struck breeding gold.
Learn more about British Columbia’s John Gunther – the man who bred the supremely talented Kentucky Derby and Preakness winning colt, Justify.
For the fourth consecutive year, a 2-year-old filly trained by Mark Casse, Wonder Gadot, has been named a Sovereign Award winner in her division.
Ami’s Mesa had a successful night at the 43rd annual Sovereign Awards ceremony, earning champion older female and champion female sprinter honours.
Victorious Ami is the second consecutive mare owned and bred by Ivan Dalos to win the Outstanding Broodmare title at the Sovereign Awards.
Jim Lawson, CEO of the Woodbine Entertainment Group, outlines the future of Woodbine Racetrack now that an expanded casino has been approved.
After more than 30 years working for others, Sherry McLean is bringing her expertise and work ethic to her own Ontario breeding operation.