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US Horses are Being Accepted at Canadian Slaughter Plants Again

The Canadian Horse Defence Coalition just posted the following message on their blog: There have been conflicting reports throughout the day, but it is apparent now that US horses are being accepted again at Canadian slaughter plants. When we have more information, we’ll pass it along to our followers. Meantime, here is an update received […]
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Joshua Tree Wins the Pattison Canadian International

Joshua Tree, piloted by renowned jockey Frankie Dettori, made every pole a winning one, taking Canada’s richest horse race, the Grade 1, $1.5 million Pattison Canadian International, by a half-length over a charging Dandino, Sunday at Woodbine. It was a record-tying third International win for Dettori, who previously scored with Mutafaweq in 2000 and Sulamani […]
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Canadian Slaughter Plants Refuse US Horses

US horses are no longer being accepted by Canadian horse slaughter plants, according to multiple sources. The Shipshewana auction in Indiana confirmed reports that they have discontinued loose (slaughter) horse sales for an indefinite period of time. A spokesperson for the Sugar Creek Ohio auction also confirmed that the kill buyers were no longer taking […]
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Highly Competitive Field for Pattison Canadian International

Imperial Monarch, Reliable Man, Joshua Tree and Wigmore Hall head a highly-competitive cast of 11 for the $1.5 million, Grade 1 Pattison Canadian International on the richest day of the thoroughbred racing season in Canada, Sunday at Woodbine. In addition to the mile and one-half Pattison, Canada’s richest horse race, two other turf stakes will […]
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Pattison Canadian International Notes

Prince Will I Am, a multiple graded stakes winner on the turf, is hoping to be crowned victorious in Sunday’s Grade 1, $1.5-million Pattison Canadian International. A five-time winner through 17 career starts, Prince Will I Am proved he was no pauper when taking the Grade 1 Jamaica Handicap at Belmont on October, 9, 2010, […]
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Chantal Sutherland Suspended for Failed Breathalyzer

Chantal Sutherland was taken off her mounts at Woodbine on Saturday and suspended for five days after failing a pre-race breathalyzer test for alcohol. Officials at Woodbine would not confirm the report, saying all stewards rulings related to alcohol or drug testing are considered private matters. Sutherland, who rode on Friday’s Woodbine program, was named […]
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My Oh My: Lateegra, Slade Rock to Carotene Score

Lateegra, at 9-1, under jockey Slade Callaghan, rallied stoutly down the long E.P. Taylor Turf Course stretch to take all the spoils for three-year-old fillies in Saturday’s $150,000 Carotene Stakes at Woodbine. The 1 1/8-mile grass race gave the Mike Doyle trainee her first stakes triumph. She was second, at 52-1, to Awesome Fire in […]
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Spring Venture Stays Unbeaten in Mazarine

Spring Venture, trained by Mark Casse and ridden by Patrick Husbands, stayed unbeaten while prevailing under a hand ride, Saturday at Woodbine, in the featured $201,000, Grade 3 Mazarine Stakes. Sent postward the prohibitive 2-5 choice in a field of six two-year-old fillies over the mile and one-sixteenth Polytrack event, Spring Venture collared the pacesetter […]
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Biosecurity Survey for Breeders

Healthy horses are the key to a sustainable equine industry. Biosecurity plays a vital role in both individual horse and herd health. To help assess current biosecurity practices and training needs at breeding farms, breeding farm owners are invited to participate in a research study being coordinated by Dr. Ulrika Gronlund Andersson and Dr. Scott […]
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WEG Introduces Fractional Betting on US Tracks

A good day has arrived for local horse race handicappers. Woodbine Entertainment Group (WEG) has announced that fractional betting on US racing, something that WEG has been pursuing for an extended time, will be available on the Keeneland races for the start of their meet in Lexington, Kentucky, this Friday, October 5th. Fractional betting, which […]
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Magic Broomstick Soars in Avowal

Magic Broomstick, with jockey Emma-Jayne Wilson in the irons, swept by the field in mid-stretch en route a three-length score in Sunday’s $100,600 Avowal Stakes, at Woodbine. The dark bay daughter of More Than Ready-Special Brush, trained by Malcolm Pierce for owner Sam-Son Farms, sat off the early pace of Man Stuff in the seven-furlong […]
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Moonlit Beauty Shines in Classy ‘n Smart

Moonlit Beauty made every pole a winning one en route to a 4 3/4-length score in Sunday’s $125,000 Classy ‘n Smart Stakes, at Woodbine. The chestnut daughter of Perigee Moon-Global Gossip, trained by John LeBlanc Jr. and ridden by Eurico Rosa da Silva, became the lone speed in the 1 1/16-mile ‘Poly’ route when Kay’s […]
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“Frog Juice” Suspensions Handed Out

The Louisiana State Racing Commission has handed out suspensions and fines to eight Quarter Horse and Thoroughbred trainers whose horses tested positive for the Class 1 drug dermorphin. This substance is also referred to as “frog juice,” as it is found on the skin of a frog called Phyllomedusa sauvagei, or the Waxy Monkey Leaf […]
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Ontario Sports Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony Set for Woodbine

On Saturday, Woodbine Racetrack will play host to the Ontario Sports Hall of Fame induction ceremony honouring some of Ontario’s finest athletes. The star-studded event kicks off at Woodbine’s trackside tent at 11 a.m. Inductees include former world heavyweight boxing champion Lennox Lewis; dual horse racing hall of fame trainer Roger Attfield; world figure skating […]
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Have Your Say – Modernizing Canada’s Feeds Regulations

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is asking for feedback from stakeholders and other interested parties on modernizing Canada’s Feeds Regulations. The agency has initiated a multi-year review of its regulatory framework for food safety, plant health and animal health. The livestock feed regulations are being reviewed as part of this process. An online public […]