Toronto, ON – Undefeated three-year-old Hollinger was today installed the early 5-2 favourite for the 151st edition of the Queen’s Plate. Last year, Sam-Son Farm’s Eye of the Leopard rallied in deep stretch to defeat Mr. Foricos Two U and Milwaukee Appeal to take the winner’s share of the $1 million purse. The son of A.P. […]
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Toronto, ON – After months of being shut out from legally wagering on horse racing, fans of the sport in Quebec are now able to watch and wager on over 150 racetracks from the around the world thanks to an agreement announced today between Woodbine Entertainment Group (WEG) and Le Club Jockey du Quebec (CJQ). HorsePlayer […]
Windfields Farm, breeder of 361 stakes winners and 48 champions including the internationally renowned Northern Dancer, has confirmed that auctioneer Bob Dickenson will conduct a liquidation auction at Windfields Farm on Saturday, March 6, 2010. Auction Details: Items slated to cross the auction block on site at Windfields Farm include tractors, trucks, lawn mowers, farm […]
Harry Palmer, DVM (‘Doc’) passed away on December 10, 2009, at the age of 93. Dr. Palmer was a well-respected equine veterinarian whose practice encompassed almost 30 years with the Toronto Mounted Police, at the CNE and the Royal Winter Fair and for horse owners throughout the Toronto area. He founded and operated the Thornhill […]
Toronto, ON – Canadian handicapper Brian Troop will attempt to capture his second straight six-figure bonanza this weekend, when he competes in the prestigious Horse Player World Series at The Orleans Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. The tournament features an estimated top prize of $337,500. It kicks off Thursday and runs for three days, concluding on […]
Bestselling author Dick Francis died on February 14, 2010, at the age of 89. Known for his thoroughbred racing-inspired mystery/suspense novels, Francis’s first career was as a champion steeplechase jockey in England. In one infamous race, he was leading the 1956 Grand National on Devon Loch, the Queen Mother’s horse, when its legs suddenly buckled […]
Rexdale, ON – The Canadian Thoroughbred Horse Society (Ontario Division) is pleased to announce the leading recipients of the TIP Stallion Awards program, representing the 37 stallions who received awards totaling $400,000 based on the successes of their Ontario-sired progeny in the 2009 racing season. The 2009 top Ontario Sires Awards recipients by North American earnings […]
Toronto, ON – One hundred and three stakes races, worth over $22 million in purses, will highlight Woodbine’s 167-day Thoroughbred meet in 2010. The Woodbine stakes schedule, unveiled today by the Woodbine Entertainment Group (WEG), offers a July date, its first since 1996, for the 151st running of the Queen’s Plate. The 1 1/4-mile event, which […]
The owners of Horse of the Year, Rachel Alexandra, today called for a racing series between now and November in which the two phenomenal female race horses will meet. “The fans have spoken. The media has spoken. Everyone wants to see Rachel race against Zenyatta – including me,” said Rachel Alexandra co-owner Jess Jackson. “In […]
The only photographer to have won three Eclipse Awards for outstanding thoroughbred photography in North America, Michael Francis Donnelly Burns, passed away at the age of 84 on February 8. Born in Edinburgh, Scotland, before coming to Canada when he was 11-months-old, Burns always had a special affinity for thoroughbreds. He started working at racetracks in […]
Calling it “one of the most important moments at Oaklawn and in Arkansas sports,” Oaklawn President Charles J. Cella announced Thursday that Oaklawn will increase the purse of the April 3 Grade I Apple Blossom to $5 million provided champions Rachel Alexandra and Zenyatta both start. At a morning press conference, Cella reported that he […]
Amid Olympics fever sweeping the racetrack, Assiniboia Downs has announced its live racing dates and stakes schedule for this spring and summer. Coming off a highly successful 2009 live season that saw a 30 per cent increase in wagering, the Downs will continue to offer racing on Wednesday, Friday, Saturday nights at 7:00 p.m., with […]
The Canadian Graded Stakes Committee met on January 30, 2010 to review races eligible for grading for 2010. Thirty-five races were given graded status. Following the meeting, Michael Byrne, Chairman of the Canadian Graded Stakes Committee, announced that five races received Grade 1 status, 9 races received Grade 2 status and 21 races were given […]
The Jockey Club of Canada is pleased to announce the winners of the 35th Annual Sovereign Awards presented at the Ultra Supper Club in Toronto January 29th. This is the first time in the history of the Sovereign Awards that two horses received the same number of votes in one category – Champion Two-Year-Old Female. […]
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has issued the long awaited health requirements for all horses bound for slaughter in Canada. In 2009, 56% of the 93,812 horses slaughtered in Canada were U.S. exports. The requirements posted on the CFIA website state, “Effective July 31, 2010, it will be mandatory for all CFIA inspected facilities […]
