The race for Massachusetts-foaled TBs with a guaranteed $35,000 purse had to be postponed when delays prevented horses from arriving at Fort Erie.
Horse Racing News
Recent 12-length winner bred by Bill Graham will take part in the Oaks and fillies are prominent on the top 12 list of Queen's Plate contenders.
Maskwecis won the $40,000 Western Canada Handicap at Century Mile on July 26 on his journey to the Canadian Derby in September.
It's still hot and humid as racing at Woodbine nears August and the championship races; invaders continue to have luck shipping in.
Exceed, a colt bred by the owner and breeder of Ami's Holiday, won his maiden July 26 for Colebrook Farms which stands the stallion.
Charles Fipke's homebred may have to hit the road to race next after Kentucky-bred wins Grade 3 Marine; Florida-bred Two Sixty upsets Selene.
Canada's Queen of the Turf, Starship Jubilee, went to Saratoga and defeated another US star when winning the Grade 2 Ballston Spa.
Facing just two rivals, good ones, Enable powered through the rain at Ascot to add another record to her illustrious career.
One of America's favourite horses made his first start for new trainer Bob Baffert and needed all of the 1 1/16 miles of the San Diego Handicap to win.
Hastings Racecourse in BC provides updates on a change of racing days and post times, purse increases, starting gate changes, and owners viewing workouts.
The health and welfare of the jockey colony resulted in the decision, which aligns with racing jurisdictions in Kentucky, Florida and New York.
The HBPA requested a test of the product ZEV that appears to be the source of the recent capsaicin positive drug tests throughout Canada.
Eclipse winner Skywire, runner-up Avie’s Flatter, and third-place finisher Mr Ritz will square off against five other rivals in Sunday’s $125,000 feature.
September 2 is when breeders sell their yearling crops for 2020 and at this point, there will be people at the Woodbine sales pavilion.
Champion Pinkie perks up another Thursday afternoon at Woodbine with his 21st stakes win as he nears $2 million in earnings.
