Toronto, ON – Gustav Schickedanz’s homebred Woodsmoke led from gate to wire in Sunday’s $151,200 Fury Stakes at Woodbine. The three-year-old daughter of Woodman is now 2-for-2 in her young career and may have stamped herself as a contender for the Woodbine Oaks, presented by Budweiser, on June 7. Trained by Mike Keogh and ridden by […]
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Toronto, ON – Jockey Jim McAleney recorded the 2,000th win of his career, Sunday at Woodbine. In dramatic fashion, McAleney netted the milestone victory in the 10th race, pairing with Whiskeyontherocks to finish in a dead-heat (with Tempesta Di Neve) for win in the 6-furlong event. “It kind of epitomizes racing. That’s what racing is all […]
Toronto, ON – Woodford Racing’s Active Duty will make his first local start of 2009 in Saturday’s $150,000 Queenston Stakes at Woodbine. The seven-furlong contest for Ontario-foaled three-year-olds is a major stop on the road to the $1 million Queen’s Plate on June 21. But, initially, it wasn’t the chosen stop for trainer Mark Casse and […]
Rexdale, ON – The Canadian Thoroughbred Horse Society (Ontario Division), is gearing up for its 27th Annual Awards, which takes place on Friday, June 12th at 6:30 p.m. at the Lionhead Golf & Country Club in Brampton, Ontario. In addition to celebrating the Ontario-Bred champions of 2008, the event will honour Adena Springs as […]
Saskatoon, SK – A $10,000 gift from the Equine Foundation of Canada to support vital horse health research at the University of Saskatchewan’s Western College of Veterinary Medicine will double in value and impact through a unique matching gift program at the veterinary college. “We’re extremely grateful to the hundreds of horse owners and enthusiasts across […]
Toronto, On – Bob Cheema’s Dancing Allstar returned to the winner’s circle in style, taking Saturday’s Grade 3, $150,800Whimsical Stakes at Woodbine by 1 ¾ lengths. The six-furlong Polytrack event was the ninth career triumph from 14 races for the Millennium Allstar filly, who now has two wins and two seconds in five Woodbine starts. […]
Toronto, ON – El Brujo, a three-year-old son of Candy Ride, won his first added-money event and third career race, taking the $150,000 Achievement Stakes in authoritative fashion, Saturday at Woodbine. With Patrick Husbands in the irons, El Brujo, in his seventh lifetime start, dueled between several rivals through opening fractions of :22.01 and :44.73. Around […]
Rexdale, ON – The Canadian Thoroughbred Horse Society (Ontario Division) is pleased to announce the release of the 2009 Thoroughbred Improvement Program (TIP), featuring $9.6 million in awards, bonuses, breeding incentives and added purse money. Established to further develop the breeding and racing of Ontario-Bred horses in Ontario, this year’s TIP offers more than […]
Lexington, Ky. – The Breeders’ Cup announced today a $100 discount off the standard $500 nomination fee for all foals nominated electronically or “on-line” by the close of business August 1 to the Breeders’ Cup program. The early on-line discount was proposed by the Racing and Nominations Committee as a way to stimulate nominator participation during the […]
Clinton, ON – The Regional Equine & Agricultural Centre of Huron (REACH) staff is pleased to advise that final touches are now being applied to the REACH facility, and they are looking forward to moving into their offices in early May. The Centre, located in Clinton, Ontario, includes an Olympic-sized indoor arena, warm-up arena, two oversized […]
Toronto, ON – Jockeys Patrick Husbands and Chantal Sutherland got out of the gates in strong fashion on Opening Day at Woodbine, winning three and two races, respectively, on Saturday at the Toronto oval. Husbands, who took the Woodbine riding title and netted his sixth Sovereign Award as Canada’s top rider in 2008, won the second […]
Toronto, ON – Van Lear Rose, Canada’s champion two-year-old filly in 2008, will be sidelined for the year due to a suspensory injury. Trained by Catherine Day Phillips and bred and owned by her brother, Richard Day (Kingview Farms), the three-year-old daughter of Stroll suffered the injury while breezing at Gulfstream Park (in Florida) two weeks […]
Toronto, ON – Woodbine Entertainment Group has always believed that safety of horse and rider is paramount in the sport of Thoroughbred racing. In 2007, the company installed Polytrack, a partially synthetic, all-weather surface at Woodbine. It was an important step in saluting that mandate. The track’s starting gate is also well-regarded by horsepeople across the […]
Toronto, ON – The entry box for the first program of the 2009 Thoroughbred season will close today and Woodbine racing secretary Steve Lym is excited to see the curtain rise on the new year. If the strength of this past weekend’s workout tabs is any indication, racing fans will have plenty from which to choose on […]
The Executive Director of the Ontario Racing Commission has issued the 2009 Licence to Operate a Racetrack to Nordic Gaming Corporation for Fort Erie Race Track. The issuance of the licence includes approval of a 78 race date schedule to begin May 2nd and running through to October 27th. From January to March this year, […]