Six Yearling Sales Stakes, worth more than $900,000, will be staged Wednesday evening at Woodbine. Sponsored by Ontario Lottery & Gaming (OLG), the six stakes, annually showcasing Canadian-bred yearlings purchased at previous Canadian Premier Yearling Sales, will feature two-year-olds and three-year-olds and upward competing in both Tapeta and turf events in a night billed as […]
Horse Racing News
Midnight Miley made every pole a winning one in Saturday’s Grade 3 $150,600 Seaway Stakes, at Woodbine. Trained by Julia Carey for Little Red Feather Racing, the four-year-old Midnight Lute bay proved that turning back in distance from her front-running route in the Grade 3 Ontario Matron was no issue at all with yet another […]
There were two significant stakes run as prep races for the British Columbia Oaks and Derby, on Monday at Hastings Racecourse, that will be presented on September 10. The Derby prep went to a horse winning its third stake in a row and the Oaks warm up fell to a maiden making its second career […]
The Jockey Club of Canada, a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting and improving Thoroughbred racing, is working hard to get their message out and increase their exposure. Plans include a complete overhaul of their website and revamping of their social media presence, plus new sponsorship opportunities. In a press release, they said: “We rely on the goodwill […]
The Water Sustainability Act will provide new tools to help ensure water stays healthy and secure for future generations of British Columbians. It will allow government to manage surface water and groundwater as one resource, provide water users with greater certainty regarding their water rights, and establish clear rules about managing water during times of […]
CleanFARMS, in partnership with the Canadian Animal Health Institute, is operating collection programs for both obsolete pesticides and livestock medications in the Peace Region of British Columbia, Northern Alberta, Manitoba, Ontario and Newfoundland in September and October. The program will extend to other regions and provinces in 2017 and 2018. What products are usually accepted? […]
Garland Williamson’s Camp Creek struck front in mid-stretch and went on to notch a 1 ¼-length win in the 126th running of the $500,000 Breeders’ Stakes, third jewel in Canada’s Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing, Sunday at Woodbine. The son of Dunkirk, making his first appearance in the Triple Crown series, came into the race […]
Gestut Brummerhof’s Messi, expertly handled by Edgar Prado, kicked clear to a comfortable score in Sunday’s co-featured $204,400 Grade 2 Sky Classic Stakes, at Woodbine. Trained by Graham Motion, the six-year-old New Approach chestnut was making his first start in Canada in the 1 1/4-mile turf event for three-year-olds and upward. Messi, winless since making […]
Janice Attard’s Glenville Gardens, the longest shot on the board at 12-1 under Gary Boulanger, notched his first graded stakes win in Saturday’s $215,600 Grade 2 Play the King Stakes, at Woodbine. Trained by Sid Attard, the dark bay son of Street Cry arrived at the seven furlong turf sprint for three-year-olds and upward from […]
Shamaree Muir rode local favourite Ready Intaglio to victory on Saturday, August 20 in the 87th running of the Canadian Derby at Northlands Park Racetrack & Casino. This year’s finish was one of the closest finishes in recent history. The last seven editions of the Canadian Derby have broken the $1-million dollar wagering mark. This […]
A field of 11 Canadian-bred three-year-olds will do battle Sunday at Woodbine in the $500,000 Breeders’ Stakes, the third jewel of Canada’s Triple Crown of Racing. The 126th edition of the Breeders’, at one and one-half miles over the E.P. Taylor Turf Course, will be televised live on TSN (1,3,4) in HD from 4:30 p.m. […]
Woodbine Entertainment Group (WEG), iBoost and Ryerson University’s Office of the Vice President, Research and Innovation today announced that they are partnering to launch a new initiative that will challenge Canadian start-ups, entrepreneurs, developers and students to use technology to help bring the traditional sport of Horse Racing to the next level. The program, called […]
Conquest Enforcer will tackle older company for the first time in Saturday’s loaded Grade 2 $200,000 Play the King Stakes, at Woodbine. Trained by Mark Casse for Conquest Stables LLC, the three-year-old Into Mischief colt has won three of four career starts while hinting at being the next great horse from the popular stable. “I […]
And a fine BC Cup Day it was at Historic Old Hastings Racecourse. A substantial crowd, one of the largest in several years, was on hand to take in the six stakes races offered on a 9 race card. There were some outstanding performances, human and equine. Rico Walcott came down from Northlands in Edmonton […]
Breaking Lucky picked up his first graded stakes win with a perfect stalking trip in Holiday Monday’s Grade 3 $168,600 Seagram Cup, at Woodbine. Trained by Reade Baker for owner Gunpowder Farms, the chestnut son of Lookin at Lucky arrived at the 1 1/16-mile Tapeta route for older horses from a second-place run behind Seagram […]
