Jockey has ridden in 20 countries, won Group 1s in more than half a dozen of those and is considered one of Europe's top horsebackers.
Horse Racing News
The 2020 Woodbine Thoroughbred season will finally get underway Saturday, June 6 after the COVID-19 pandemic delayed horse racing.
TSN and Woodbine Entertainment have partnered to deliver exciting weekly dual breed horse racing broadcasts, beginning June 11.
An outbreak of EHV-1 that started on the backstretch of Woodbine Racetrack in mid-May has been contained and horses are now allowed to exit the property.
To keep racing participants safe, Woodbine has issued a lengthy list of raceday protocols effective June 6 and until further notice.
Fort Erie racetrack opened its 2020 season on June 2 and had its second biggest wagering mark in the history of the track.
The remarkable grey, whose first foals are just yearlings of 2020, fought for his life for four days after suffering a neck injury.
To complement the return of racing without spectators, Woodbine Entertainment has announced the launch of Dark Horse, an innovative betting App.
More than two dozen Ontario-bred juveniles are catalogued for the June 9-12 sale in Florida; gallop show is underway for the large auction.
It has been a long and unsettling wait for Thoroughbred racing since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, but racing is set to begin June 6 in Ontario.
Sean and Dorothy Fitzhenry's popular homebred gelding was pulled up in a workout and was deemed to have an injury to his pelvis.
Winnipeg track receives a small percentage of lofty wagering totals as betting is done through Woodbine's HorsePlayer Interactive.
Alberta-bred mare first horse to win Horse of the Year and Alberta-bred HOY in a decade; she was bred by Pierre Esquirol.
Re-testing and containment measures are key to containing the recent neuropathogenic EHV-1 outbreak at Woodbine Racetrack.
Assiniboia's CEO Darren Dunn understandably pleased that racing has started, although there is still plenty of missing revenue.
