Country Grammer, the richest racehorse in training in the world, wins easily and is headed back to the desert.
Races
The gelding was coming off a five-month layoff and received a nice ride by Jose Morelos in a race that was moved from the turf to the Tapeta.
Canada's leading rider has his first mounts at Santa Anita racetrack on Boxing Day, Dec. 26, including two Grade 1 rides.
Son of champion miler Kingman was recently purchased by Santino DiPaola and adds new bloodlines to the province.
Woodbine-based 3-year-old has post 12 in the first stakes race of the Gulfstream Park Championship meeting on December 26.
Here are some of the multiple winning racehorses in Canada in 2022 who didn't get into the headlines but were stars nonetheless.
The top five Alberta breeders for 2022, by bonus earnings for their homebreds, includes Chris and Heather Duggan.
In mid-December, following the last day of racing at Woodbine for 2022, these are some of the leading breeders in the province.
Robertino Diodoro, from Calgary, Alberta, is 13 wins away from the milestone at officially recognized racetracks.
Three-year-old colt wins South America's biggest race and gets the first berth to the 2023 Breeders' Cup in the Win and You're In turf race.
Ontario-bred Pleasecallmeback, multiple Woodbine winner and now steeplechase winner, returns to the flat at Gulfstream.
Wagering records were set across the board as Woodbine completes 132 race dates for 2022; some dates shaved off for 2023.
Woodbine racing is growing in popularity and the 2022 meeting will show record wagering; 2023 season is set to begin Apr. 22.
Claimed for $40,000 in the spring, Avoman upset the last stakes race of the Woodbine season at 13-to-1 with Justin Stein riding.
The Longines Hong Kong International races returned to Sha Tin for the first time in three years and large crowds enjoyed the weekend.