Woodbine jockey Omar Moreno had plenty of wins in 2010, 146, to be exact. But the biggest victory of his young career might come away from the Toronto oval, Monday evening at the Eclipse Awards in Miami. He rode into last year’s thoroughbred campaign with a full head of steam, armed with a 2009 Sovereign […]
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Horse Sport magazine has been nominated for an Equestrian Social Media Award by a marketing company in the UK called Abbeyview Equine. The award recognizes Horse Sport’s Facebook page in the category Best Use of Social Media by a Magazine. “This is a bit of an unexpected honour, as our Facebook campaign has only been […]
The Ontario CTHS is pleased to announce the winning recipients of the Ontario Sired Racing Rewards Program, representing racing excellence of Ontario-Sired performers in Ontario Black Type races for 2010. Sand Cove, a multiple Stakes winner and CTHS Yearling Sale Graduate, has been named the Overall Champion of the Ontario Sired Racing Rewards Program. The […]
The annual Horse Breeders & Owners Conference taking place in Red Deer, Alberta, this weekend, and sponsored in part by the Horse Publications Group, boasts a stellar line-up of internationally known speakers on topics such as health, management, behaviour, training and competition. Just to name a few, regular Horse-Canada contributor, trainer Josh Nichol, will conduct a presentation […]
Jockey Robert Landry, who won the 2004 Queen’s Plate with Niigon and recorded 2,045 wins over his 29-year career, has announced his retirement. Landry, who scored his first career win aboard Hammy Hubert, June 21, 1981 at Fort Erie and won his initial added-money race in 1982 aboard La Salle Park in the Fair Play […]
Equine Canada is pleased to announce the Equine Code Development Committee of 18 stakeholder representatives from eight provinces has been finalized and the next stage of revising the Code of Practice for Horses, last developed in 1998, can begin. Following the nationally recognized and supported National Farm Animal Care Council (NFACC) Code Development Guidelines, the […]
The Canadian Horse Defence Coalition (CHDC) has learned that Bouvry Exports horse slaughter plant in Fort MacLeod, Alberta closed operations on December 3rd to complete renovations related to sanitation. This news is not surpising. It is well documented that horse slaughter operations in Canada and the U.S. have a long history of pollution troubles and […]
The Horse Welfare Alliance of Canada (HWAC) and the Alberta Equestrian Federation (AEF) are pleased to introduce the Recommended Handling Guidelines and Animal Welfare Assessment Tool for Horses. This comprehensive industry developed guideline and animal welfare assessment tool will provide consistent standards for the handling of horses at processing. This project enabled a joining of […]
For the second consecutive year, Woodbine Entertainment Group (WEG) is announcing a sharp increase in betting handle on its live Thoroughbred racing season. The 167-day meet, which concluded December 5, saw an “all-sources” total of $393,507,233 wagered, a stunning 8.9 per cent overall rise from the $361,435,208 figure recorded from the 167 dates offered last […]
Jockey Chantal Sutherland netted her meet-leading eighteenth stakes score, guiding 6-5 favourite Inglorious to her second added-money win in as many starts, in Saturday’s $151,600 Ontario Lassie Stakes at Woodbine. Inglorious, a two-year-old daughter of Hennessy, trained by Josie Carroll, made her first two-turn test a memorable one, crossing the wire 5 ¾-lengths in front […]
Mark Casse fell short in his chase of a 15-year-old record, but managed his fourth straight Woodbine training title as the track’s eight-month live Thoroughbred season came to a close on Sunday. Casse was three wins away from tying the mark of most wins in single season by a trainer at Woodbine (set by the […]
Bill Farish, Jr.’s Pool Play rallied with authority to take the $177,400 Valedictory Stakes, the final added-money event of Woodbine’s 2010 thoroughbred season. The five-year-old son of Silver Deputy drew off late to defeat 2009 Queen’s Plate champ Eye of the Leopard by three-quarters of a length. Brandon Meier landed third money with Helicopter. Trained […]
In 2004, Eurico Rosa da Silva grinned when he spoke of his desire to one day win the Woodbine riding title. Six years later, that grin has turned into a wide-eyed smile as he closes in on his coveted first championship. It’s been quite the ride in 2010 for the jockey from Brazil. Aside from […]
Frank Passero Jr., the man who still holds the record for most wins at one Woodbine meet by a trainer, passed away Tuesday morning in Toronto. Passero, born in Fort Erie, succumbed after a long battle with cancer. He was 77. Based at Woodbine for most of his excellent career, Passero collected two other Woodbine […]
Horsepower took several forms over the weekend, as the CTHS hosted its annual Winter Mixed Sale on November 27th in front of a solid crowd at the Woodbine Sales Pavilion, Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto. By day’s end, gains were seen in the broodmare, weanling, and yearling sessions, which included a 33% increase in purchase price […]
