The first of 129 racing cards at Woodbine will be drawn Wednesday and right off the bat there should be some nice races to get things started.
Horses
Less than two weeks to the 150th Kentucky Derby and Kentucky Oaks and here are the probable entrants, plus Monday news.
The 2024 Assiniboia Downs season begins May 20 and already the backstretch is buzzing with a lot of jockeys and prospective grooms.
Bill Mott worked his Derby and Oaks horses together while other starters will be eyeing preps this weekend, depending on the weather.
The 49th Sovereign Awards was a smash success and a big night for Mark Casse and his trainees who took home many awards.
C2 Racing Stable, owners of superstar horse White Abarrio, will have a few horses with Martin Drexler and Saffie Joseph at Woodbine.
Trainers and jockeys hit the dirt at the border oval to prepare for the May 28 season opener of the track's 127th season.
Opening weekend at Woodbine, April 27 and 28, has two sprint stakes and the entrants could be exciting three-year-olds.
The post position draw for the 150th Kentucky Derby is on April 27 and here are the top 20 points leaders as of April 15.
The Jockey Club of Canada will celebrate 2023 racing across Canada and help usher in the new seasons for 2024.
A large catalogue with some 1,200 juveniles includes very fast offspring of first-year sires plus a handful of Ontario-breds.
On May 4, Doors Open Oshawa offers in-person tours of two dozen historical locations including Windfields Farm.
Nault is back in action at the track now with 18 horses, including 2023's top two-year-old filly Commandoslastdance.
The Florida-bred gelding is back in two weeks after his Florida Derby drubbing to try for more points to get into the Kentucky Derby.
The annual BC Awards honoured 2023 leading owners Rob and Sheila Maybin and breeder Ole A. Nielsen, among others.
