Sean and Dorothy Fitzhenry’s talented homebred filly Dixie Moon wore down Avie’s Mineshaft in the $125,000 Carotene Stakes on Saturday at Woodbine.
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Arthur’s Pass, trained by Don MacRae, looks to win the second edition of the $50,000 Grey Handicap, which takes the spotlight at Woodbine this Sunday.
Jammin Still, a son of Take Charge Indy, will look to build off an impressive career bow, this time in Sunday’s Grade 3, $125,000 Grey Stakes, at Woodbine.
The Youth Literary Derby is a juried, horse-themed writing contest designed to encourage literacy skills in a province-wide challenge.
Another successful year of horseracing has come to an end at Fort Erie Race Track. Fans braved the cold on October 16 to witness the conclusion.
The Ontario government has recently made a series of announcements about slot deals and long-term funding at several Ontario racetracks.
Camp Creek won the final leg of Woodbine’s second annual Turf Endurance Series, but with his accumulation of points, Artistico won the series title.
Devine Mischief, the first Canadian starter for trainer Joe Sharp, won the Ruling Angel Stakes in a thrilling three-horse conclusion at Woodbine.
Hembree, finishing strongly under jockey Irad Ortiz Jr., was up in time to score by a neck in Saturday’s Grade 2 Nearctic Stakes at Woodbine Racetrack.
Sheikha Reika capped off a stellar Saturday afternoon at Woodbine for jockey Andrea Atzeni, winning the $500,000 E.P. Taylor Stakes for fillies and mares.
Desert Encounter ran down favourite Thundering Blue in the closing yards to score in Saturday’s $800,000 Pattison Canadian International at Woodbine.
Apprentice jockey Kazushi Kimura enjoyed a huge day in his promising career with a five-win performance on Friday afternoon at Woodbine Racetrack.
Gary Barber’s Lookin to Strike was kept in striking distance of the leader throughout most of the Grade 3, $126,750 Ontario Derby, before seizing the lead.
Strike Me Down will chase his first added-money score in Saturday’s Grade 3, $125,000 Ontario Derby for three-year-olds at Woodbine Racetrack.
With victories in two of the first three legs of the Turf Endurance Series at Woodbine, Artistico has secured an insurmountable lead.
