Toronto – Josie Carroll became the first female trainer to win a Queen’s Plate when Edenwold scored in the 2006 edition of the race. What she’ll wholly accomplish in 2007 is still to be determined, but she’s off to a good start after winning two races on the Opening Day card of the Woodbine Thoroughbred […]
Canadian Thoroughbred
TORONTO, March 29 – Jockey Jim McAleney, who has ranked in the top five at Woodbine the past five years, is sidelined indefinitely after a morning training accident. The Ancaster, Ontario resident, who won a career-best 113 races in 2006 at the Toronto oval, sustained a broken femur in the mishap, an injury that will […]
Windfields Farm is deeply saddened to announce that leading 2006 freshman sire Cat’s At Home died suddenly on March 24 at the Oshawa farm. Bred and raced by E.P. Evans, the 10-year-old son of Tabasco Cat out of Mr. Evans’ outstanding producer Homewrecker, by Buckaroo, was owned by a partnership between Evans and Windfields. A […]
Elajjud, by Dayjur out of Aisha, by Alydar, was humanely euthanized the morning of March 18th, 2007 after an apparent paddock accident. Following a year where Elujjud had been one of the leading stallion in Canada in several important categories it comes as a devastating blow to say the least. “He was a beautiful animal […]
The Canadian Thoroughbred Horse Society (Ontario Division) is pleased to announce the release of the 2007 Thoroughbred Improvement Program (TIP). This coming after negotiations with Woodbine Entertainment Group, Fort Erie Racetrack, the HBPA and the approval of the industry regulator the Ontario Racing Commission. Established to promote the breeding and racing of Ontario-Bred and Canadian-Bred […]
Two highly regarded three-time winners, one based in the United States, the other in Canada, are the early favourites for the 2007 Queen’s Plate. Two years ago, it was U.S.-based runners who stole the Queen’s Plate spotlight, as Wild Desert outdueled King of Jazz. In 2006, Woodbine-based Edenwold, named after a small town in Saskatchewan, […]
A special committee on shoeing and hoof care that was formed coming out of the Welfare and Safety of the Racehorse Summit is calling for a ban of toe grabs with a height greater than four millimeters on the front horseshoes of Thoroughbred racehorses. The committee began meeting in January to follow through on the Welfare […]
BETHESDA, Md. – The first draft of the horse genome sequence has been deposited in public databases and is freely available for use by biomedical and veterinary researchers around the globe, leaders of the international Horse Genome Sequencing Project announced today. The $15 million effort to sequence the approximately 2.7 billion DNA base pairs in […]
Toronto, ON – The efforts of the Ontario Racing Commission (ORC) to combat the use of illegal and non-therapeutic drugs in race horses is receiving international recognition. The US based National Association of Drug Diversion Investigators (NADDI) has awarded the ORC a $10,000 grant to help fund its ongoing medication control program. The funds […]
The 2005 Kentucky Derby winner was euthanized due to complications from his breakdown at the Preakness last year. A series of problems, including laminitis in the left rear hoof and a recent subsolar abscess in the right rear hoof, were beginning to cause the colt increasing discomfort. On May 20, Barbaro was rushed to the […]
With over 228 of the 265 votes cast, Invasor became the first South American bred horse to win Horse of the Year at the 36th Eclipse Awards. The other finalists for the award were Barbaro who received 21 votes and Bernardini who received 16. The Eclipse Awards are voted on by members of the National […]
The Ontario Racing Commission (ORC) is pleased to announce that Steven Lehman has been named to the new position of CAO. He will assume his duties effective January 24, 2007. A Chartered Accountant with over 15 years experience in various industry sectors –including 2 years as Chief Financial Officer for the Ontario Harness Horse Association […]
The Jockey Club reminds owners and breeders that a valid attempt to name foals of 2005 must be made by Feb. 1, 2007, to avoid a $75 late fee. As an aid in selecting a desired name, The Jockey Club once again has published on the Registry’s website a list of 27,723 names released from […]
Toronto – Woodbine Entertainment Group today announced that despite a modest start to Woodbine’s 2006 live Thoroughbred meet, which concluded December 10, the company has momentum heading into 2007 after strong second-half results. It was a year in which Woodbine became the first track in Canada and second in North America to install Polytrack, a […]
The Racing Officials Accreditation Program (ROAP), launched in July 2005 to improve the integrity of racing by accrediting all racing officials, stewards and judges, has developed an annual performance evaluation program for stewards and judges and a list of points of emphasis for judging races in 2007 that will be provided to state racing commissions […]
