Brad Cox, trainer of Knicks Go, was also a winner on the night, as was the now-retired horse's jockey Joel Rosario.
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The winners of the 12 horse and 5 human categories will be announced at the 47th Annual Sovereign Awards Ceremony in April.
The course includes eight weeks of online academic instruction, followed by paid work placements of six to 12 weeks at local employers.
Horses and their people will begin shipping into Woodbine and tracks around Canada this month. Time to begin the Queen's Plate rankings.
The program will provide horsepeople who bring in out-of-province runners to the track this summer a number of incentive bonuses.
One of North America's leading second-crop stallions of 2021 recently arrived in Ontario after being purchased by Jay and Christine Hayden.
Colt wins Robert Lewis Stakes (G3) by 15 lengths but did not receive Kentucky Derby points as his trainer Bob Baffert is barred from Churchill.
The first trial and conviction of a person involved in the sweeping horse-doping case in the U.S. from two years ago has been completed.
At Tampa Bay Downs, Canadians got together with Kentucky-bred Shirl's Speight to win the $175,000 Tampa Bay Stakes.
The Kentucky Derby trail is heating up and a very fast Holy Bull Stakes was won by modestly-bred White Abarrio over two troubled rivals.
Genetic variants can be assessed to determine which may be desirable for fitness, health and performance, and to help detect gene doping.
Charles Fipke's Lady Speightspeare meets Colebrook Farms' Nantucket Red in the $175,000 Endeavour Stakes; Fipke has Shirl in Tampa Bay Stakes.
Who do you like? Get started on picking out your favourite Derby horse with a series of Derby stepping stone races this weekend.
Manitoba's Thoroughbred season at the Winnipeg track gets underway on Victoria Day and horsepeople are already dreaming.
The latest doings of Canadian-based horses and people including plenty of wins from the Woodbine jockey colony.
