Pender Harbour, who captured the Prince of Wales and Breeders’ Stakes last year en route to being named Canada’s champion three-year-old male, was an impressive winner of Sunday’s $125,000 Steady Growth Stakes, at Woodbine. With the $75,000 first-place pot, Pender Harbour pushed his career earnings over the $1-million mark. Ridden by Luis Contreras for trainer […]
Trainer Roger Attfield, with eight Queen’s Plate wins, is tied with Harry Giddings Jr. for most visits to the winner’s circle in the ‘Gallop for the Guineas’ and the conditioner is hopeful that Colleen’s Sailor can break the deadlock. “It would mean a whole lot,” said Attfield, of the opportunity to hold the record outright. […]
Trainer Mark Casse, a four-time Sovereign Award winner as Canada’s top conditioner, will send out three hopefuls for the $1 million Queen’s Plate on June 24th at Woodbine as he seeks his first win in the country’s most famed horse race. Last year, he also saddled a trio of runners in the ‘Gallop for the […]
Friday marks an important anniversary in Manitoba horse racing history. It was 70 years ago that Whittier Park, the picturesque race track was built
Viewership for the Belmont Stakes on NBC soared, with 7.67 million viewers – despite the scratch of Triple Crown-hopeful I’ll Have Another, topping last year by 12%, and 2010 by 62%. Saturday’s viewership is the highest for a non-Triple Crown Belmont since 2005 on NBC, and the second-best for a non-Triple Crown Belmont in Nielsen People […]
The Ontario Horse Racing Industry Association (OHRIA) was granted deputation in front of Ontario’s Standing Committee of Finance and Economic Affairs on June 6th, where they presented a submission, which is available here. The charts contained on pages 6- 8 peaked the interest of the committee. The charts indicate that the Slots at Racetracks Program […]
Jenna’s Wabbit, with Eurico Rosa da Silva aboard, would not be denied with a powerful stretch run to take Saturday’s featured $125,800 Bold Ruckus Stakes, an Ontario Sires event for three-year-olds, at Woodbine. The dark bay son of Old Forester-In the Buff, conditioned by Ralph Biamonte, sat off the early speed of Raincoats’ntuxedos who set […]
Prospective, who clipped heels in a troubled trip in May’s Kentucky Derby, overcame a stumbled start to capture Sunday’s $153,300 Victoria Park Stakes at Woodbine. The John Oxley colt, trained by Mark Casse and ridden by Luis Contreras, faced three rivals in the mile and one-eighth event over the Polytrack, after the scratch of Malibu […]
If you haven’t already joined the Horse-Canada Club, now’s the time! This members only section of https://canadianthoroughbred.com/ is free to join and offers great horsey swag and tickets to horse shows and events. Each week, a new prize will be up for grabs and all you have to do is click on it to be […]
All trainer Michael Matz wanted was a chance for Union Rags to show what kind of horse he is. Saturday afternoon at Belmont Park, the hard-luck colt got that chance and the result was a thrilling victory over Paynter in the 144th running of the Grade 1, $1 million Belmont Stakes. Coming off a troubled-trip […]
Many may have already heard that 2012 will be the final season of racing at Fort Erie Racetrack. The Board of the Fort Erie Live Racing Consortium (FELRC) of which the Horsemen’s Benevolent and Protective Association of Ontario (HBPA) is a member has worked diligently to reinvigorate the racetrack since taking over management of it […]
Before today’s 144th running of the Grade 1, $1 million Belmont Stakes, the 31st horse to win the Kentucky Derby and Preakness had a ceremonial retirement in the Belmont Park winner’s circle. On Friday, owner J. Paul Reddam announced that I’ll Have Another would be retired with a tendon injury one day before he would […]
“I’ll Have Another’s ability to lead the post parade for tomorrow’s Belmont Stakes is an illustration of the character of his injury. It is absolutely of no concern for sub-maximal exercise, but would be a concern at a mile-and-a-half at full speed. Therefore, I have no concern for his appearance on the racetrack at the […]
Dullahan, most recently third in the Kentucky Derby, was installed as the new 9-5 morning-line favorite over 10 rivals for Saturday’s 144th running of the Grade 1, $1 million Belmont Stakes. The 1 ½-mile “Test of the Champion” is the 11th of 13 races Saturday at Belmont Park, which also features the Grade 1, $500,000 […]
Dale Romans, trainer of Dullahan, now the 9-5 morning-line favorite for the Belmont: “It’s devastating. I really wanted him to compete. This was going to be a special race, one of the biggest races of our time. It’s just devastating.” “We’re going to inherit the role as favorite, but I’d rather have him in there. […]
