Toronto, ON – Big Red Mike, ridden by Eurico Rosa da Silva, made every pole a winning one in taking the 151st edition of the $1 million Queen’s Plate, Canada’s most famous horse race for Canadian-foaled three-year-olds, Sunday at Woodbine. Trained by Nick Gonzalez for Terra Racing Stable, Big Red Mike, a homebred chestnut gelded son […]
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Early Look at the 151st Queen’s Plate Field (13) Horse – Owner/Trainer/Jockey Big Red Mike – Terra Racing Stable/Nicholas Gonzalez/Eurico Rosa da Silva Dark Cloud Dancer – Sam-Son Farm/Mark Frostad/Javier Castellano D’s Wando – D’s Stable, Riviera Racing Stable & Yorktech Racing Stable/Ian Black/Emma-Jayne Wilson Ghost Fleet – Jim Dandy Stable/Sid Attard/Richard Dos Ramos Giant’s Tomb – […]
Ottawa, ON – The Breeds & Industry Division of Equine Canada would like to inform all stakeholders that Health Canada is advising veterinarians, livestock producers and pet owners that Vétoquinol N.-A. has voluntarily expanded the December 2009 recall of the prescription veterinary drug Longisil (DIN 00461679) to include one new lot, due to an unusually […]
The Ontario Racing Commission is circulating this application for an amendment to the 2010 approved race date schedule and will receive comments on the application from interested industry participants before making its decision on the application. Racetracks make application to the Ontario Racing Commission in the fall of each year for their live and simulcast […]
New York, N.Y. – The Breeders’ Cup Challenge, a series of automatic qualifying races for the Breeders’ Cup World Championships, will increase expansion this year with a record 65 races taking place in seven countries at the world’s greatest racing venues, it was announced today. (Click on link for complete schedule http://www.breederscup.com/challenge.aspx) The expanded Challenge series, […]
Toronto, ON – Woodford Racing’s Tasty Temptation was a determined winner of Sunday’s $100,000 Hill ‘N’ Dale Stakes at Woodbine. The Mark Casse trainee wore down front-runner La Rocca and staved off a bold late bid from her arch-rival Milwaukee Appeal, last year’s champion three-year-old filly and Woodbine Oaks heroine. The victory was the fourth straight […]
Ottawa, ON – New Democrat Agriculture Critic, Alex Atamanenko (BC southern Interior) tabled a Private Members Bill (C-544) yesterday that would effectively shut down the slaughtering of horses for human consumption in Canada. “The fact is that drugs which are prohibited for use during the life of any animals destined for the human food supply are […]
The countdown to the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games has reached 100 days to go… still looking for a good reason to go? We’ve got you covered. Here are the top 100 reasons to come to the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games. 100 reasons to come to the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian […]
Toronto, ON – Woodbine Entertainment Group today announced Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and His Royal Highness, the Duke of Edinburgh, will be the Guests of Honour at the 151st running of the Queen’s Plate Stakes at Woodbine on Sunday, July 4, 2010. Her Majesty and His Royal Highness will be making their fourth appearance at […]
Rexdale, ON – Members, families, and friends of the Thoroughbred industry gathered together to honour the Ontario-Bred champions of 2009 at the CTHS Annual Awards held on June 12th at Copper Creek Golf Club, in Kleinburg, Ontario. The event recognized Ellie Boje Farm as Breeder of the Year and the late Michael Burns Sr. as this […]
Lexington, KY – The Breeders’ Cup and Churchill Downs today announced the second annual Breeders’ Cup Betting Challenge, a two-day handicapping tournament to be conducted during this year’s Championships on November 5-6. The Breeders’ Cup Betting Challenge will feature a potential prize pool of $340,000 and will be limited to 120 contestants. The 2010 Betting Challenge […]
FEI President HRH Princess Haya has assured the European Union of the FEI’s support in promoting and improving standards in animal identification and traceability. Speaking to top European Veterinary officials attending the third European Veterinary Week (EVW) in Brussels today, the FEI President highlighted the need to create a clear distinction between the sport horse […]
At its meeting on May 27, 2010 the Board of the Ontario Racing Commission (ORC) approved new rules under the Rules of Procedure surrounding how hearings and appeals are conducted. The changes will help ensure that the financial and human resources of the ORC, funded largely by the racing community, are wisely and prudently used […]
TORONTO, June 13…Robert Costigan’s homebred Roan Inish, which translates from Irish as *Island of the Seals,* outbattled another longshot, Moment of Majesty and heavily-favoured Embur’s Song in a breath-taking finish to win the 55th edition of the $500,000 Woodbine Oaks, presented by Budweiser, Sunday at Woodbine. Ridden by Irish jockey Davy Moran and trained by […]
College Station, TX – Researchers at Texas A&M University College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences have achieved another cloning first with the successful delivery of a foal using oocytes from a live mare, the first such clone in the world. The delivery of the foal highlights Texas A&M’s long tradition of leading science in equine reproduction, […]
