Hastings racecourse closed down and keen trainers had to race elsewhere. Edgar Mendoza came to Woodbine and won big on July 4.
Horse Racing News
The Woodbine Oaks is in less than 2 weeks and a small group of fillies are set to try for the $500,000 purse
Canuck Racing Club won a stakes race with one of their first purchases on July 5 as Sinclairity upset the Ballade.
One of the founding fathers of Quarter Horse racing in Ontario will be honoured posthumously by the CHRHF in August.
Gary Barber's New York-bred gelding got away with a slow pace and Zulu Kingdom stayed close in the Grade 2 Kelso Stakes.
The payoffs were huge last week in Winnipeg as a wet track led to some longshots rolling in stakes races and the undercards.
Donnacha O'Brien will try to upend his famous father Aidan in the Coral-Eclipse with his sister's horse A Boy Named Susie.
My Boy Prince might try one mile on the grass in the Kelso Stakes on July 5, or return to Canada for the Connaught.
Thursday and Friday cards this week were cancelled due to a sewer leak, but races have been added Sunday and Monday.
Sovereign champion Little Teddy chases a Ballade score, while Poulin in O T shoots for a Pink Lloyd win.
Frank Romeo of Terra Racing Stable steps into the Chief Steward role for one year following the passing of Doug Anderson.
Brachetto upset top King's Plate contender Magical Factor in a close Marine Stakes, while Luster looked good in the Selene.
The Highlander Stakes (G2) was shortened to five furlongs this year and the field was modest, which worked out perfectly for the winner.
Ontario-bred Shifty, bred by Anderson Farms and owned by D.J. Stable, had an easy trip in the Grade 3 Royal North Stakes.
The Kevin Attard trainee gamely wore down Happy Destination in the final yards to win the $100,000 sprint for three-year-old fillies.
