The 2024 season got off to a stellar start, with total wagering reaching $1.36 million and a huge $13,400 payout in the Jackpot Pick 5.
Races
There was something for everyone last week at Woodbine as 23 different trainers won races; plus a tribute to Malibu Secret
ASD has also announced it will be setting a new standard in North American racing by eliminating the run-up for all races at all distances.
The champion two-year-old colt of 2023 returned to his home track and easily won the King Corrie Stakes at seven furlongs.
Woodbine celebrated Patrick Husbands' 30 years of race riding on May 18 and he answered with the stakes win.
MyRacehorse and D. Wayne Lukas combined with Seize the Grey, a son of the late Arrogate, to win the second jewel of the Triple Crown.
Both two-year-old champions from 2023 are back in action at Woodbine this weekend in overnight stakes on Saturday and Sunday.
Looping in sports bettors with horse racing fans is a matter of dangling the fascinating hobby of handicapping a horse race.
Tuscan Gold and speedster Imagination are the two main hurdles for Kentucky Derby winner Mystik Dan in the Preakness.
Fort Erie-based Ontario-bred gelding Summer Retreat outbroke and outran the speedy Quarter Horses in the 770-yard race.
Florida-based horse racing lover has shipped a stable of horses to one of his favourite tracks, Woodbine, with trainer Martin Drexler.
The Kentucky Derby winner is back and takes on just one from trainer Bob Baffert after favourite Muth was scratched.
Horses will now be clocked as soon as they leave the starting gate, as opposed to having about 25 feet to run before the clock starts.
King's Plate hopefuls Piper's Factor and Roscar perform well, while the first juvenile race goes to an Ontario-bred.
Doug and Judy Mustard have an exciting three-horse stable for the 2024 season at Assiniboia Downs, which begins in a week.
