Fully immunized fans will be welcomed back to the Winnipeg track at 50% capacity as dictated by Manitoba health authorities.
Horse Racing News
A BBC Panorama documentary featuring abattoir practices that have been roundly condemned have horse racing overseas reeling.
The big ones are coming up quickly, with the Woodbine Oaks on Aug. 1 and the Queen's Plate on Aug. 22. Who are the contenders?
Connaught Cup (G2) just one of several thrilling grass races; two veteran US jockeys set to make Woodbine home.
Elizabeth and Gordon Lickrish have been racing and breeding horses in Ontario for several decades and Golden Vision wins big at Woodbine.
Hot Rod Charlie won the Grade 1 feature at the New Jersey track but was disqualified after Midnight Bourbon appeared to clip heels.
Weyburn is a unanimous number one, although unlikely to run in the Plate; Hombre and Keep Grinding follow in the voting points.
They're off in the Race to the Plate! Bet on one of these many retired racehorses in LongRun's first-ever fundraising race.
The Grade 2 Connaught Cup on Sunday, July 18, is the featured race of the weekend at Woodbine that will open up more to fans.
Veteran horseman Don MacRae has long been impressed by the Ontario-bred $60,000 purchase from the 2019 CTHS Yearling Sale.
Stakes stars and multi-leg wagers and carryovers have been attractive to bettors as track awaits return of spectators.
The nine trainers involved in the appeal have lost over $200,000 in prize money after their horses tested positive last year.
American-breds won the two graded stakes races for 3-year-olds at Woodbine on July 10 and 11, but Tio Magico scoots in Queenston.
Langley Township is pushing to develop a 32-acre site into a racing complex, potentially bringing in jobs, tourism, and gaming revenue.
And Oaks contender Munnyfor Ro impresses as runner-up to Our Flash Drive in Selene Stakes for trainer Kevin Attard.