Moira, Patrick Husbands, Kevin Attard and Mark Casse are in action at the 41st Breeders' Cup at Del Mar racetrack.
Horse Racing News
American star Fierceness, English colt City of Troy and Japanese threat Forever Young are among the 14 entered in the Classic.
Handicapping has started in earnest on the 14 races on Friday and Saturday for the 41st Breeders' Cup, this year at Del Mar.
North America's leading money-winning women jockey was injured in a spill last week at Woodbine; she will miss the remainder of this season.
Susan Rasmussen of Caledon won the Overskate Stakes with a third-generation homebred and last week it was the Kevin Attard show.
On day 100 of the 2024 Woodbine meet, Taquanyah gave Robyn Brohman and Saul McHugh their first stakes victory.
The HBPA Ontario honoured horses and humans from the 2024 racing season at Fort Erie that completed 40 days on October 22.
Over 500 items of horse racing memorabilia will go under the gavel; pre-registration is required for the livestream webcast.
Over 200 horses have been entered in 14 races for the Nov. 1 and 2 Breeders' Cup, with just a single Canadian-bred entered, Moira.
The son of Caracaro was bred by small-scale breeders Katie Browne and Brian Bell, sold last fall in Kentucky, and now he's romping in Russia.
The two-year-old son of Prime Attraction is the first winner for his sire, the first SW for trainer, first Woodbine SW for owner.
Friday nights were added to the racing schedule which helped increase wagering per race, but horse population is a concern.
In Ontario, current tabulations include a five percent increase in live foals in 2024 over 2023; other Canadian provinces have number drops.
The flashy colt has won consecutive graded stakes races to put his hat in the ring for Champion Three-Year-Old Male.
Jayson and Courtney Horner and Gary Barber's juvenile colt may try Juvenile Colts Turf at Del Mar on Nov. 1.
