Frac Daddy continued his unbeaten run on synthetic surfaces with a sparkling first try over the Woodbine ‘Poly’ to capture Sunday’s $202,400 Grade 2 Eclipse Stakes, at Woodbine. Trained by Ken McPeek for owners Magic City Thoroughbred Partners LLC, Frac Daddy arrived at the 1 1/16-mile main track event off a determined fourth-place run in […]
Ontario Veterinary College researchers shared some of their latest results during a presentation at Woodbine racetrack on May 22, 2014, thanks to generous sponsorship from the Horsemen’s Benevolent and Protective Association of Ontario (HBPA) and Woodbine Entertainment Group. This research day was open to all Woodbine members involved in day-to-day work with the horses, with […]
Churchill Downs Incorporated announced that it has entered into a binding term sheet with The Stronach Group (TSG) under which TSG will operate, at TSG’s expense, live racing and maintain certain facilities used for racing and training at Calder Race Course (Calder) located in Miami Gardens, Fla. TSG will run at Calder the minimum number […]
John C. Oxley’s Spring in the Air closed with great energy down the lane to capture Saturday’s Grade 3 $177,000 Hendrie Stakes, at Woodbine. Trained by Mark Casse and ridden by Patrick Husbands, Spring in the Air arrived at the Hendrie off a 3 1/2-length loss to rival Purely Hot in the Grade 3 Whimsical […]
Asserting Bear crossed the wire first but it was Conquest Top Gun who took the spoils when the stewards determined Asserting Bear interfered with third-place finisher Ami’s Holiday deep in the stretch run of Sunday’s $140,000 Marine Stakes, at Woodbine. The Marine was reduced to a six-horse field with the scratches of Matador and Supermonic, […]
Jim and Susan Hill’s Solid Appeal arrived in the nick of time to defend her title in Sunday’s Grade 2 $213,600 Nassau Stakes, at Woodbine. Trained by Reade Baker and patiently ridden by Jesse Campbell, Solid Appeal was named Canada’s Champion turf female of 2013 on the back of wins in a pair of Grade […]
California Chrome, who on June 7th will attempt to become thoroughbred racing’s 12th Triple Crown winner when he competes in the Grade 1, $1.5 million Belmont Stakes, arrived at Belmont Park at approximately 10:45 a.m. on Tuesday. The Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes winner was led into barn 26 by assistant trainer Alan Sherman, walked […]
Sam-Son Farm’s well-bred Speightsong, with Patrick Husbands aboard, made every pole a winning one, taking the featured $150,000, seven furlong Queenston Stakes for Canadian-bred three-year-olds, Saturday at Woodbine. Sent postward a prohibitive 3-5 choice in the six-horse field, Speightsong, a homebred product of Speightstown-Song of the Lark, clicked off fractions of 23.21 and 45.89. Turning […]
The three Stewards at Belmont Park unanimously agreed, On May 19th, to allow the use of equine nasal strips for all horses running at racetracks of The New York Racing Association, Inc (NYRA), effective immediately. California Chrome will be permitted to use nasal strips when he competes at the 146th Belmont Stakes on June 7, […]
Phil’s Dream, last year’s Sovereign Award winner as Canada’s outstanding male sprinter, sprinted up the rail to win Monday’s Victoria Day feature, the $125,000 New Providence Stakes, at Woodbine. Trained by Paul Buttigieg for his Buttigieg Training Centre, Phil’s Dream was bet down to 3-5 in the field of seven Ontario-sired runners and ran to […]
Alex Atamanenko, MP (BC Southern Interior) issued the following statement in Ottawa regarding parliament’s defeat last night of his Bill C-571 through which he hoped to overhaul the horsemeat industry in the interests of food safety: “I am very dismayed that my Bill C-571 did not get quite enough support in Parliament to pass on […]
Private member’s bill C-571, which sought to amend the Meat Inspection Act and the Safe Food for Canadians Act, was defeated in the House of Commons May 14th, with 102 votes in favour and 155 against. Introduced by NDP MP Alex Atamanenko of British Columbia Southern Interior, the bill was intended to place restrictions on […]
The Board of Directors of the Meydan Group have decided that the synthetic racing surface, installed for the opening of the racecourse in 2010, will be replaced with a traditional dirt track. The track will be ready for the opening of the 2014-15 racing season. Saeed H. Al Tayer, Chairman and CEO of the Meydan […]
Hastings Racecourse, General Manager, Darren MacDonald called two meetings yesterday to show a open door policy to horsemen with the racing office to discuss relevant issues pertaining to the 2014 Live Season at Hastings. The race office official met with the Jockey Agents during the first meeting and it was a very fruitful meeting with […]
Wild Catomine outdueled Hot and Spicy and the favoured Lexie Lou in a spirited three-pronged stretch run to capture Saturday’s $150,400 Fury Stakes, at Woodbine. Trained by Mark Casse for owner John Oxley, Wild Catomine arrived at the seven furlong ‘Poly’ stake for three-year-old Ontario-bred fillies off of a winning debut on April 19 in […]
