Emile Ramsammy, who has been one of North American racing’s most consistent, resilient and successful jockeys, was today named the 2011 recipient of the Avelino Gomez Memorial Award. Born December 11, 1962, Ramsammy first made a name for himself in his native Trinidad, hailed as one of the best jockeys the Caribbean has ever produced. […]
His connections certainly know what it takes to win the Queen’s Plate, Canada’s most famous horse race, which will be contested on June 26 at Woodbine. Now, Check Your Soul just has to get to the classic for his owner-breeder Charles Fipke and his Hall of Fame trainer Roger Attfield. Attfield, of course, is an […]
Eugene Melnyk’s Roxy Gap got back to her winning ways, taking Saturday’s $150,000 Fury Stakes at Woodbine by three-quarters of a length. The three-year-old daughter of Indian Charlie now has four wins from five starts and stamped herself as a major contender for the Woodbine Oaks, presented by Budweiser, on June 5. She came into […]
Bill Marko, who won a Sovereign Award as Canada’s champion trainer in 1982 and 1983, passed away on Saturday afternoon. Marko, who led Woodbine trainers with 11 stakes wins in 1981 and eight stakes wins in 1982, had over 500 career victories, including 48 stakes scores. He was the trainer and part owner of Frost […]
Joseph Baldesarra and Partners’ Wildcat Marie netted the natural hat trick in winning her third consecutive start, taking Saturday’s $155,500 Whimsical Stakes by 1 ¼ lengths, at Woodbine. The six-furlong Polytrack event was the sixth win in her last seven starts and first added-money crown for the four-year-old daughter of Wildcat Heir, who now has […]
Frank Di Giulio Jr’s Oh Canada held off a surging Black N Beauty to take Saturday’s $168,600 Woodstock Stakes at Woodbine. The three-year-old son of Proud Citizen made his added-money debut a successful one, winning by three-quarters of a length, besting Black N Beauty and third-place finisher, 37-1 longshot Something Extra. Oh Canada travelled six […]
Essence Hit Man launched his 2011 campaign in blistering style, setting a track record of 1:08.16 for six furlongs, while taking the featured $168,000 Jacques Cartier Stakes, Sunday at Woodbine. With Patrick Husbands at the controls, Essence Hit Man, a four-year-old son of Speightstown-El Prado Essence, fired from the gate, quickly opening a three-length lead […]
The 36th Annual Sovereign Awards Ceremony was held on April 1st at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto. Click here for a complete list of winners.
As President of Anderson Farms, Robert Anderson had been involved with the breeding, racing and selling of thoroughbred and standardbred race horses for 41 years in Canada, Europe and the United States. He passed away suddenly in November 2010 after succumbing to the effects of a serious heart attack while vacationing in Florida. Anderson Farms […]
Don’s Folly rallied determinedly to capture Saturday’s opening day feature, the $100,000 Debut Stakes at Woodbine. The flashy five-year-old had to fend off a stubborn Daniel Be Good, who finished second, to win the five-furlong dash for Ontario-sired runners. D’s Legend Storm was third. Under Emma-Jayne Wilson, the son of Tethra made a bold move […]
Trainer Wesley Ward sent out a stunning five winners during Woodbine’s Opening Day card on Saturday. The mark is the most by conditioner on one Woodbine program since 1991. After taking the curtain-raiser with New Tomorrow, the U.S.-based Ward tallied victories with Easy Ashley in the third, Miss Lulu Belle, who edged out another Wesley […]
Woodbine’s 56th season of Thoroughbred racing gets out of the gates tomorrow, Saturday, April 2nd, with first-race post time set for 1:00 p.m. Ten races will feature 91 horses in-to-go. The Opening Day feature race is the $100,000 Debut Stakes, carded as race eight on the programme. The 5-2 morning line favourite for the Debut […]
Jockey Jim McAleney, a winner of 2,177 lifetime races, was hurt in an on-track spill on October 31, at Woodbine, resulting in a broken collarbone, and lung and rib injuries. Now, he’s back and eager to get a quick start when the gates open on the 2011 Thoroughbred season, this Saturday, April 2. The British […]
The 2011 Canadian live Thoroughbred racing season kicks off this Saturday afternoon at Woodbine. The 10-race Opening Day program, set for a post-time of 1 p.m., was assembled on Wednesday morning, drawing 91 horses, including 11 for the afternoon’s feature race, the $100,000 Debut Stakes for four-year-olds and up. On Saturday, fans will be greeted […]
She always knew her career would revolve around horses, but for the longest time, Cassandra Garcea never figured it would be as a Thoroughbred jockey. When Blushing Brat, her seventh career mount at Woodbine Racetrack and 15th overall for the 28-year-old Garcea (pronounced Gar-chee-ya), crossed the wire first in the final race of a Wednesday […]
