Toronto, ON – The Ontario Thoroughbred horse racing industry today announced a new Use of the Whip Initiative. The Initiative asks all jockeys in the first two races of every card at Woodbine from Wednesday, June 3, 2009 through Sunday, June 28, 2009 to use a Lite Touch Whip. Jockeys will have the option of using the […]
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A state-of-the-art large-animal isolation unit that will set a new standard in patient housing and infection control opened today at the University of Guelph’s Ontario Veterinary College. In the isolation facility, potentially infectious animals will be separated from other patients, especially horses that are being admitted for elective medical/surgical evaluations or other procedures. Animals showing […]
A decision on whether Preakness heroine Rachel Alexandra will start in the $1 million Belmont Stakes on June 6 won’t be made until early next week, majority owner Jess Jackson said this morning at Churchill Downs after the filly breezed in her first serious move since winning the second leg of racing’s Triple Crown. Under […]
Toronto, On – Sterwins rallied late to defeat reigning turf champion Rahy’s Attorney in Sunday’s Grade 3, $173,300 Connaught Cup at Woodbine. The Melnyk Racing Stables homebred completed the 1 1/16-mile E.P. Taylor Turf event in 1:38.99, breaking a 14-year-old course record by about one-fifth of a second (Jet Freighter, 1:39 1/5, June 4, 1995). The […]
Toronto, ON – Jockey Chantal Sutherland teamed with Sans Sousi to take the 28th running of the $125,000 Lady Angela Stakes, Saturday at Woodbine. Sent off as the 4-1 second choice in the seven-furlong feature, Sans Sousi, who has never finished lower than fourth in 11 career starts, rallied late to net her first added-money victory. […]
Toronto, ON – Last year’s Champion Male Turf Horse Rahy’s Attorney makes his seasonal bow in Sunday’s Grade 3, $150,000 Connaught Cup Stakes at Woodbine. Owned by Ellie Boje Farm, Read Peters and Jean and Jim MacLellan, the gelding captured last year’s Connaught Cup and the $1 million Woodbine Mile, credentials which vaulted him to the […]
Toronto, ON – The incomparable Somebeachsomewhere did what he has been doing for the past two seasons when he led seven other inductees into the Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame. Joining the world-record pacing colt in the class of 2009 will be Gustav Schickedanz, one of North America’s leading breeders the past 10 years, Canadian […]
Toronto, ON – Field Commission, a four-time winner in 2008, made his second start of the season a winning one, defeating some big-name rivals in Holiday Monday’s Grade 3, $150,000 Vigil Stakes. Despite a third-place finish, just a half-length back of Disfunction in the Jacques Cartier Stakes on April 25 at Woodbine, Field Commission was considered […]
The Quarter Racing Owners of Ontario Inc. (QROOI) wishes to notify all its members due to information received from Ajax Downs, that all Stakes Races will be postponed for two (2) weeks from the original published commencement date of May 23, 2009 to June 6, 2009. The exception is the Jackpot Stakes Race which will […]
Toronto, ON – Favorite Smart Surprise was no surprise in Sunday’s $158,600 Hendrie Stakes at Woodbine. The Grade 3 event was the five-year-old mare’s third stakes score in her past five starts. More importantly, for such a well-bred filly, the contest was her first graded stakes tally. Smart Surprise is trained by Josie Carroll and is […]
Toronto, ON – Stuck in Traffic, known for his early speed, took a decidedly different route to win Saturday’s $125,000 New Providence Stakes at Woodbine. Eurico Rosa da Silva, who partnered Main Executive to victory in last year’s New Providence, rated the son of Kiridashi outside of pacesetter Drunken Love in the early going. Sent off […]
Article courtesy of Larry Frischke DVM, Wyeth Animal Health. This spring, horse owners need to be vigilant about West Nile Virus (WNV), Eastern Equine Encephalomyelitis (EEE) and Western Equine Encephalomyelitis (WEE). When I speak with horse owners about the threat posed by these three diseases, there are two distinct reactions. First, just the mention of […]
Toronto, ON – Saskawea will make her five-year-old debut in Sunday’s Grade 3, $150,000 Hendrie Stakes at Woodbine. The 6 1/2-furlong event for fillies and mares, four-years-old and older, has attracted nine entrants, four of which have recorded $500,000 or more in career earnings. Saskawea, who has five wins and seven seconds from 17 career starts, […]
Toronto, ON – Legal Move and Yummy With Butter look to utilize their late-running tactics to good effect in Saturday’s $125,000 New Providence Stakes, at Woodbine. Owned by Bruno Schickedanz and trained by Mark Fournier, Legal Move and Yummy With Butter bring a combined 14 career wins and over $1-million in purse earnings to the New […]
Elmont, N.Y. – The New York Racing Association, Inc. (NYRA) today launched BelmontStakes.com, a website dedicated to the prestigious third jewel of thoroughbred racing’s storied Triple Crown, scheduled to be run this year for the 141st time on Saturday, June 6 at Belmont Park. The brand new website, designed by AmericanEagle.com, offers visitors a myriad […]
