Woodbine Entertainment Group announced wagering on Woodbine’s 2016 live Thoroughbred racing season, which concluded Sunday, December 4, rose sharply over the 2015 meet. The 133-day season produced an “all-sources” handle of $469,452,009, a 7.1% per cent increase over the $438,185,077 figure recorded from 133 dates in 2015. “We saw tremendous growth in our Thoroughbred racing […]
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It wasn’t the smoothest of starts, but it was a stellar finish for King and His Court, who came from last to take Saturday’s $125,000 Display Stakes at Woodbine. Conditioned by Mark Casse for owners Gary Barber and Wachtel Stable, the Court Vision dark bay was bumped by stablemate Vanish – also a Casse trainee […]
The British Columbia Thoroughbred Racing Associations are offering a new bonus program to BC Breds winning a Maiden Special Weight Race.. The CTHS, BCTOBA and HBPA announced on November 30th they will pay a bonus of $5000.00 to the Owner and $5000.00 to the Breeder when a BC Bred breaks its maiden in an Maiden […]
The final race card of the 2016 Woodbine thoroughbred racing season was drawn Thursday afternoon, signaling the end of the eight-month campaign, which kicked off on April 9. Sunday’s closing day, which has a first-race post time of 1:00 p.m., features 151 horses, plus four also-eligible runners, spread over a 14-race card. The bumper card […]
Ellan Vannin, expertly handled by Jeffrey Alderson, found racing room late in the lane and drew off to win Wednesday night’s $150,000 Ontario Lassie Stakes, at Woodbine. Trained by Tony M. Gattellaro for owner Jonathan Lee, Ellan Vannin was a 36-1 upset winner in her November 19 debut, but she proved her class with a […]
Equine Guelph thanks all survey participants so far who have given their input to help shape the future of the racing industry in Ontario. The respondents to date have been 5% from Quarter Horse, 23% from Thoroughbred and 72% from Standardbred racing industries. Your thoughts contributing towards a healthy and prosperous racing industry are invaluable. […]
M M G Stables’ Undulated rallied last to first under patient handling by Alan Garcia to capture Sunday’s $128,500 Swynford Stakes, a six furlong Tapeta sprint for two-year-olds, at Woodbine. Trained by Cathal Lynch, Undulated was last of five at the top of the lane but closed resolutely into too fast splits set by a […]
Earle I. Mack’s Freitag unleashed an impressive turn of foot to get up in the final stride and win Saturday’s $125,400 Sir Barton Stakes, at Woodbine. Conditioned by Hall of Fame trainer Mark Frostad, the 17.1 hands tall Giant Gizmo chestnut was next to last as the field turned for home but made up ground […]
Bruce Lunsford’s Stacked Deck, Canada’s reigning champion sprinter, showed his class with a determined effort to win Friday’s $210,800 Grade 2 Kennedy Road Stakes, at Woodbine. Trained by Barb Minshall, Stacked Deck stopped the clock in a rapid 1:08.19 just a few ticks off the six furlong track record of 1:08.16 set by Essence Hit […]
The Horse Peoples’ Alliance of Ontario has concerns that the proposal of Ontario Racing, as a basis for the going forward of the industry
Last May,trainer Marc-Andre Blouin awoke with a swollen right leg. Turned out to be a tumour attached to six vital organs.
Essex NDP MPP and Economic Development and Employment critic Taras Natyshak spoke in the Provincial legislature on November 16th about the repercussions of having Woodbine Entertainment Group control racing in Ontario as proposed in Ontario Racing’s long-term funding model. “Why is Ontario Racing currently consulting on a 17-year funding agreement that would effectively hand over […]
The Horse Peoples’ Alliance of Ontario would like to welcome former Ontario Racing Commission Executive Director Steve Lehman as a non-executive consultant. Mr. Lehman brings years of Ontario horse racing industry experience to the Alliance, having worked in the industry holding the positions of Chief Administrative Officer as well as Executive Director and CEO during […]
A U.K.-based researcher investigating lameness under saddle discovered one type of fracture believed to be unique to racehorses. Claire Wylie, BVM&S, MSc, PhD, MRCVS, is a clinical research resident at Rossdales Equine Hospital, in Newmarket, U.K., which sees a large number of Thoroughbred performance and racehorses. She reviewed 11 years’ worth of digital records and […]
Ontario Racing has reached the halfway point of their consultation period regarding the proposed long-term funding proposal for the horse racing industry in Ontario, and have released the following update: A warm thank you to all industry participants who have taken the time to attend these sessions in person, and to those who have submitted […]
