Studies on exercise-related sudden death syndrome in racehorses continue worldwide but for now, no answers.
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Classic Causeway, from the last crop of the late Giant's Causeway, sizzled in his win at Tampa Bay Downs, earning 10 Kentucky Derby points.
This marks the third year in a row where the event will be held in September instead of the traditional July date.
The lucrative 2022 program offers more than $16.9 million in stakes events, including 37 graded stakes and two $1 million classics.
A Queen's Plate favourite, the Mark Casse trainee will try the dirt in his return to see if he could be on the Kentucky Derby trail.
Millionaire son of Gio Ponti will be offered for breeding and transition to hunter/jumper life for new owner Candice Rainey.
Brad Cox, trainer of Knicks Go, was also a winner on the night, as was the now-retired horse's jockey Joel Rosario.
The winners of the 12 horse and 5 human categories will be announced at the 47th Annual Sovereign Awards Ceremony in April.
The course includes eight weeks of online academic instruction, followed by paid work placements of six to 12 weeks at local employers.
Horses and their people will begin shipping into Woodbine and tracks around Canada this month. Time to begin the Queen's Plate rankings.
The program will provide horsepeople who bring in out-of-province runners to the track this summer a number of incentive bonuses.
One of North America's leading second-crop stallions of 2021 recently arrived in Ontario after being purchased by Jay and Christine Hayden.
Colt wins Robert Lewis Stakes (G3) by 15 lengths but did not receive Kentucky Derby points as his trainer Bob Baffert is barred from Churchill.
The first trial and conviction of a person involved in the sweeping horse-doping case in the U.S. from two years ago has been completed.
At Tampa Bay Downs, Canadians got together with Kentucky-bred Shirl's Speight to win the $175,000 Tampa Bay Stakes.