Eugene Melnyk’s Roxy Gap, patiently ridden by Patrick Husbands, was a commanding winner of the $183,000 Grade 2 Hendrie Stakes, at Woodbine. Dr. Diamonds Prize broke on top in the six and a half furlong main track event, but an anxious Sweet Cassiopeia brushed to the lead and made the quarter in :23.05 and a […]
With I’ll Have Another set to pursue a sweep of the Triple Crown following his victory in Saturday’s Preakness Stakes, tickets to the 144th running of the Grade 1, $1 million Belmont Stakes on June 9th are certain to be a hot commodity. As a result, The New York Racing Association, Inc. (NYRA) has changed […]
Ed James, owner of SSG Gloves, and the leading Standardbred owner at Grand River Raceway for 2011, took out a full-page ad in Monday’s edition of the Toronto Star, questioning the recent attack on the horse racing industry by the Liberal government and the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation. The ad, asking Ontarians to examine […]
Canyon Farm’s Strait of Dover cemented his status as a top contender for the Queen’s Plate (June 24) with an emphatic victory in Saturday’s $156,300 Marine Stakes, at Woodbine. The English Channel-Bahrain Star colt, with Justin Stein up, pressed the early pace of front-running Incredicat who set moderate fractions of :25.01, :48.95, 1:12.20 in the […]
John C. Oxley’s Dixie Strike returned to winning form with an impressive rally up the rail to overtake Tu Endie Wei in Sunday’s Grade 3 $280,000 Selene Stakes, at Woodbine. The Dixie Union-Noble Strike bay, bred in Ontario at Arosa Farms, raced from off-the-pace in the early going as Tu Endie Wei made the half […]
The Jockey Club has launched a new website designed to provide additional information and resources for both prospective and current owners of Thoroughbreds. It contains a wealth of free information about how to get started as an owner, with advice from experts and video clips. It also features a searchable database of trainers, with their […]
Steven Bahen, who partnered T J’s Lucky Moon to an improbable Queen’s Plate victory 10 years ago, was today named the 2012 recipient of the Avelino Gomez Memorial Award. Born June 29, 1966, Bahen notched his first win just after his 20th birthday, partnering Micheline to victory on July 7, 1986, at Woodbine. He was […]
Zenyatta, the 2010 Horse of the Year, is in foal to the stallion Tapit, according to a tweet sent out on Twitter on May 8th by Team Zenyatta. Tapit is a 2001 grey stallion by Pulpit out of Tap Your Heels (by Unbridled). He stands at Gainesway Farm in Lexington, Kentucky. As reported earlier, Zenyatta […]
In the early hours of Sunday morning, following the 138th running of the Kentucky Derby, the body of a man was found in one of the barns at Churchill Downs. While investigators suspect foul play, and are treating the case as a homicide, they have not been able to link the death to the race […]
Essence Hit Man, with Jesse Campbell in the irons, got off to a fast start and then dug in late for a three-quarter length score in the featured $168,000, Grade 3 Vigil Stakes, Sunday at Woodbine. Last year’s Canadian champion sprinter, Essence Hit Man, an Ontario-bred five-year-old son of Speightstown, went one better than […]
I’ll Have Another, owned by Windsor, Ontario native J. Paul Reddam, captured the 138th running of the Kentucky Derby with an off-the-pace rally engineered by jockey Mario Gutierrez on Saturday. I’ll Have Another left from post 19 in the 1-1/4 mile classic and Gutierrez, who raced at Hastings Racecourse in Vancouver for six years, […]
Racing fans, horse people and equine athletes are set for the gate to open on Sunday, May 6th marking the historic track’s 115th season of live racing. A 10 race card will feature close to 100 Thoroughbreds who will be chomping at the bit awaiting the call for “rider’s up” from the Fort’s paddock judge […]
MPP Monte McNaughton’s private members’ bill C76 passed with a vote of 57/19 on May 3rd in the Ontario Legislature. The bill, which requires referendums in municipalities before any new gaming sites can be established, now goes before the Standing Committee on Finance and then to a third and final vote. This bill is important as […]
The Ontario budget, passed April 24th, puts an end to the slots-at-racetracks program, operated by the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation (OLG) on March 31, 2013. The provincial budget was passed with all 52 Liberal members of Parliament voting for and all 37 Progressive Conservative members voting against. The New Democratic Party (NDP) abstained, not […]
Roger Attfield an honoured member of the Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame was further honoured with the announcement of his election to the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame located in Saratoga, New York. Attfield who is based at Woodbine in Toronto won his first race in Canada in 1972, has saddled […]
