The foundation sire at Highfield in Alberta and one of the last sons of Mr. Prospector standing in North America has been pensioned.
Horse Racing News
The 2-year-old God of Love slogged his way to victory on soft turf in the $250,000 Coronation Futurity, Special Forces wins rough Durham Cup.
The Jockey Club released statistics on live foals for North America through October 4 in advance of the Report of Mares Bred release.
Heste Sport's homebred Not So Quiet took the off-the-turf Overskate Stakes while owner and trainer Debra Rombis has a nice prospect.
Bought for $7,000 as a yearling, Ironstone has two stakes wins while Marie MacKay won her maiden in the Shady Well Stakes.
Popular champion Mighty Heart, the one-eyed wonder, heads the Grade 3 Durham Cup Stakes on October 10; Cup & Saucer also on tap.
Two Ontario-bred 2-year-old stakes races perk up the Friday card of racing at Woodbine heading into the Thanksgiving weekend.
Broodmares, weanlings and yearlings are up for sale at the annual Winter Mixed Sale to be held at the Woodbine sales pavillion.
The son of Old Forester heads into his seventh stakes engagement, a race for Ontario-sired three-year-olds and up, in good order.
Ken Lee, Dennis Mitchell, Don and Gaye Bell and trainer Martin Drexler are having fun with the laid-back gelding Artie.
Horsepeople are reminded of the Wintering Incentive Program for claiming horses at Hastings; Yearling Incentive Program announced for 2021/22.
The Kevin Attard trainee notched her stakes hat trick when ridden by Justin Stein in the six-furlong Tapeta race for fillies and mares.
Co-owner and trainer Barbara Minshall sends out the English Channel gelding for a big win in the third jewel of Canada's Triple Crown.
Over soft turf in Paris, Torquator Tasso became just the third German-bred to win the famous French classic.
Alberta-breds were celebrated at the annual Fall Classic race day, October 2, at Century Mile and there were several impressive winners.