Judy the Beauty won a daring stretch battle with Dene Court to capture Sunday’s $151,200 Shady Well Stakes at Woodbine. Dene Court, with jockey Quincy Welch in the irons, broke sharply to take the lead with I Am in Front applying pressure along the rail. Jeffrey Sanchez took a hold of Judy the Beauty, sent […]
Starting August 15, 2011, testing for clenbuterol in Ontario Quarter Horse racing is expanding to include a 30 day withdrawal period and lower threshold levels. This expansion by the Ontario Racing Commission (ORC) will complement the existing efforts of the Canadian Pari-Mutuel Agency (CPMA), which has included clenbuterol in its testing protocol for over 20 […]
The 76th running of the $500,000 Prince of Wales Stakes, the 1 3/16-mile dirt race and second leg of Canada’s Triple Crown Series for Canadian-bred three-year-olds, will be held on Sunday, July 17 at Fort Erie Racetrack, with the notable absence of Queen’s Plate-winning filly Inglorious. The filly, who took both the Woodbine Oaks and […]
At the annual meeting of Members held on Saturday, June 25, at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto, three new Stewards and 22 new Members were appointed to The Jockey Club of Canada. The Jockey Club of Canada is honoured to appoint Nick Eaves, Frank Di Giulio and Robert Krembil to the Board of Stewards for 2011, […]
Racing records just keep falling at Assiniboia Downs. Two Fridays ago, it was wagering that hit a record when the Canada Day total was $461,000, double that of the the previous year. And this past Friday it was having seven of the eight races being won by female jockeys. That’s a first. This achievement is […]
Never Retreat captured Sunday’s Grade 2, $300,000 Dance Smartly Stakes at Woodbine. The Chris Block trainee stalked the front-running War Tigress down the backstretch making the half in a swift :48.37. Mekong Melody, who won the 2010 edition of this event, followed that duo closely along with No Explaining and Stars to Shine. The favoured […]
The 2011 edition of the Queen’s Plate saddlecloth auction to benefit LongRun Thoroughbred Retirement Society was by far the best and busiest ever. The fundraiser, which saw the saddlecloths of all 17 Queen’s Plate starters auctioned off over eBay, netted over $10,000 to help provide Ontario’s thoroughbreds with a dignified retirement. The saddlecloth of Queen’s […]
Jaws were dropping at Assiniboia Downs on Canada Day as the race track did something it hasn’t done in decades–had a monstrous increase in betting pools on a non-Derby Day. Wagering increased to $461,392, double what it was last year on Canada Day ($232,582). Only twice in the past 13 years has that wagering […]
Amiable Grace, under Emma-Jayne Wilson, made it two straight wins in taking the seven-furlong, $112,400 Sweet Briar Too Stakes, on Friday, Canada Day, at Woodbine. A four-year-old bay daughter of Alphabet Soup, trained by Mike Doyle and owned by Windhaven, Amiable Grace, at 8-1, fended off a trio of rivals, including champion and multiple stakes […]
Stronach Stables’ Don Cavallo seized control just after the half-mile mark and then strode away with ease to take Friday’s Grade 3, $201,600 Dominion Day Stakes at Woodbine. For the Roger Attfield-trained son of El Prado, the performance was his second score (along with two seconds) in five 2011 starts. It was also his first […]
Southern Ontario is the place to race for top Quarter Horses July 2nd through July 5th. The province’s two Quarter Horse racing venues, Ajax Downs and Fort Erie Race Track are preparing to host the continent’s leading runners over an extended holiday weekend as they vie for AQHA championship points and lucrative purses. Located right […]
Donver Stable’s Inglorious, the only filly in the field of 17 three-year-olds, charged down the stretch to win the $1 million Queen’s Plate, Canada’s most famous race, by two and one-half lengths over 61-1 longshot Hippolytus, Sunday at Woodbine. Ridden by Luis Contreras and trained by Josie Carroll, Inglorious, the 9-2 third choice, became the […]
Check Your Soul, Queen’splatekitten and Inglorious top a field of 17 Canadian-foaled three-year-olds for the $1 million Queen’s Plate, Canada’s most famous horse race, Sunday at Woodbine. The 152nd edition of the Plate, the oldest continuously run stakes race in North America, will be televised live on CBC-TV in HD (High Definition) in a special […]
With the support of the Quarter Racing Owners of Ontario Inc (QROOI), the Ontario Racing Commission (ORC) has launched an initiative to conduct random out-of-competition testing for the presence of clenbuterol in quarter horses, commencing July 1, 2011. Clenbuterol is a bronchial dilator and is sold under the name Ventipulmin as an injectable suspension and […]
Equine Canada’s Health and Welfare Committee is sharing an update on the EHV-1 status in the Western Provinces from a conference call June 13. Participants included the Chief Provincial Veterinarian, members of Alberta Veterinary Medical Association, faculty from the University of Calgary Veterinary Medicine, provincial animal laboratory veterinarians and local equine practitioners. There has been […]
