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Canadian Results from Breeders’ Cup

Toronto, ON – The 26th Breeders’ Cup World Championships horses featured entrants with Canadian content and horses that had showcased their talent in front of Canadian racing fans. The following is a list of Breeders’ Cup horses that have competed at Woodbine in their careers and how they performed Friday and Saturday. FRIDAY Marathon (1) Cloudy’s […]
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Breeders’ Cup TV Schedule

Toronto, ON – The 26th Breeders’ Cup is set for this Friday, November 6 and Saturday, November 7 at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California. The following notes the Canadian TV schedule for the sport’s championship event: Friday TSN will carry the Breeders’ Cup from 3:30 pm EST until 7:00 pm EST. Saturday ABC will broadcast […]
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CTHS Winter Sale Offers Something for Everyone

Rexdale, ON – The CTHS Winter Mixed Sale takes place on Saturday, November 28th at 1:00 p.m. at the Woodbine Sales Pavilion, Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto. The CTHS has catalogued over 165 offerings for this year’s Sale, with the majority consisting of 81 broodmares, some of which come with a complementary breeding to an Ontario Sire. […]
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Canadian-connected post positions for Breeders’ Cup

There are several Breeders’ Cup contenders with some Canadian connection that will compete at the Breeders’ Cup World Thoroughbred Championships, set for Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California this Friday and Saturday, November 6th and 7th. Post positions were drawn Tuesday afternoon at Santa Anita Park. FRIDAY 1. Marathon (none) 2. Juvenile Fillies Truf Jungle […]
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Ten Canadian Connections in Breeders’ Cup

Toronto, ON – The ultra-consistent Careless Jewel, Canada’s 2008 Horse of the Year Fatal Bullet, recent stakes winner Biofuel and emerging star Bridgetown head a list of 10 runners with Canadian connections that have been pre-entered to the 26th Breeders’ Cup World Thoroughbred Championships, set for Santa Anita Park, in Arcadia, California on Friday, November 6, and […]
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Ontario HBPA Elects Executive

The newly elected Board of Directors of the HBPA of Ontario is pleased to announce election of the new executive. President, Mrs. Sue Leslie Vice President – Owners, Mr. Bill Diamant Vice President – Trainers, Mr. Nick Gonzalez Secretary/Treasurer, Mr. Danny Vella                  “I am honoured to be re-elected as President by my colleagues.  We will do our best to […]
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Champs Elysees Wins Pattison Canadian International

Toronto, ON – Juddmonte Farms’ homebred Champs Elysees charged down the middle of the E.P. Taylor Turf Course stretch to nail Jukebox Jury near the wire and win a thrilling renewal of the Grade 1, $2 million Pattison Canadian International, Saturday at Woodbine. With jockey Garrett Gomez riding furiously on the six-year-old son of Danehill-Hasili, Champs Elysees, […]
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Pattison Canadian International Advisory

Toronto, On – The richest day of the year in Canadian thoroughbred racing unfolds Saturday at Woodbine, when three Breeders’ Cup ‘Win and You’re In’  turf stakes races will be contested. The marquee event is the $2 million Pattison Canadian International, at one and one-half miles on the E.P. Taylor Turf Course. A field of eight will […]
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Safety Vest Grace Period Continues to November 15

The Ontario Racing Commission (ORC) announced that the grace period on the safety vest requirement has been extended to November 15, 2009. At that time, and for a period of 15 days, Judges will begin to issue written warnings to those who are not wearing the safety vests as required. As of December 1, 2009 […]
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Field of 8 Ready for Pattison Canadian International

Toronto, ON – A select field of eight turf specialists will contest the $2 million, Grade 1 Pattison Canadian International, Saturday at Woodbine. In addition to the mile and one-half Pattison, which is Canada’s richest horse race, two other turf stakes will highlight the undercard – the $1 million E.P. Taylor, at one mile and one-quarter, […]
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Quarter Horse Rider Scholarships

The Ontario Quarter Horse Racing Industry Development Program is inviting applications for two rider scholarships being offered in the first quarter of 2010. The Quarter Horse Program will provide scholarship funding for one or two riders to attend the Olds College Exercise Rider/Jockey Training Certificate Program in Alberta to be trained for the unique needs […]
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ORC Orders Moratorium on Race Date Reductions

The Board of the Ontario Racing Commission (ORC) has ordered a moratorium on all race date reductions. The effect of the moratorium is that racetracks will conduct no fewer race dates in 2010 than they did in 2009. Applications from racetracks for the 2010 racing season amounted to reductions of 150 days from those approved […]
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Adena Springs South Stallions Headed North

Frank Stronach plans to close his Adena Springs South stallion operation near Williston, Fla., and relocate some of the stallions to either Adena Springs near Paris, Ky., or Gardiner Farms (Dr. Michael Colterjohn, president) near Caledon East, Ontario, Canada. “The decision to move the Adena South stallions to Canada and Kentucky was not an easy […]
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Husbands Lands 2,000th Victory

Toronto, ON – Patrick Husbands tallied his 2,000th career win in Sunday’s 10th race at Woodbine. A six-time Sovereign Award winner and five-time leading rider at Woodbine, Husbands partnered with trainer Mark Casse, owner Eugene Melnyk and four-year-old gelding Grazettes Landing to reach the milestone. “This is a pretty nice horse,” said Husbands, who currently has […]