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 […]
The $150,000 Victoria Park Stakes for three-year-olds Sunday at Woodbine was to be a battle amongst highly-regarded imports Twinspired, Newsdad and Burj Alzain. Instead, the mile and one-eighth feature turned into a rousing stretch battle between two locals who fought the length of the stretch before Moonshine Mullin prevailed by a nose over Alpha Bettor. […]
Woodbine Entertainment Group (WEG) is pleased to announce a five year extension to their contract with Teletheatre BC (TBC), Flamboro Downs and Georgian Downs for HorsePlayer Interactive (HPI), Canada’s online account wagering services for horse racing. The new deal offers customers in these markets the expanded opportunity to watch and wager on more tracks than […]
It was a night filled with fun, friendship and celebration as the CTHS honoured its 2010 Ontario-Bred champions at its 29th Annual CTHS Awards held at Copper Creek Golf Club on June 4th. The event recognized Dom Romeo’s Terra Farms Ltd. as 2010 Breeder of the Year and Macdonald Benson, noted Canadian Horse Racing Hall […]
Equine Canada’s Health and Welfare Committee is sharing the following status update on Neurotropic Equine Herpes Virus-1 (nEHV-1) received today from Alberta and Western Canada. This information comes as a result of consultations among the Chief Provincial Veterinarian for Alberta, members of the Alberta Veterinary Medical Association, faculty members, University of Calgary Veterinary Medicine, local […]
The Ontario Quarter Horse Racing Industry Development Program (QHRIDP) is pleased to announce its Skills Development Tuition Scholarship. This scholarship program provides an opportunity for subsidized skills training and upgrading to individuals enrolled in equine-related academic programs or other programs that advance and improve the horse racing industry in Ontario. Eligible to apply, are full-time […]
