Less than a week into 2025 and Canadian horses are winning, getting ready to race and doing cool things in the south.
Races
For the third straight year, wagering on racing in the US declined and the foal crops across that country continue to drop.
The Assiniboia Downs' year-long handicapping contest recently ended with the hobby farm owner taking down the $3,500 prize.
Canada's Queen of Racing is headed to Australia, but one remaining order of business in North America is aiming for an Eclipse Award.
Breeders' Cup-placed Kentucky-bred is still a maiden, but is the morning line favourite for stakes race named after Canadian star Ginger Brew.
Grade 1 winner for Sam-Son Farm was one of half a dozen stakes stars retired to the famous farm in Kentucky in 2024.
The Ontario-bred won the Clarendon Stakes in his most recent start for Al and Bill Ulwelling and trainer Kevin Attard.
A promising young Ontario-bred has a sharp debut and longtime Woodbine trainer Steve Owens wins at Gulfstream Park.
Kentucky-bred from champion Canadian mare wins Grade 1 at Santa Anita at 37-to-1 in her first race since April.
Woodbine's 2024 season recently ended, but already plenty of local horsepeople are back in the entries in tracks in the U.S.
The December 26 card at the California track features a number of graded stakes races with the Grade 1 Malibu the highlight.
Canadian photographers who love to take images of horse racing continue to share their great work on social media.
After some bitterly cold December days, the final day of the 2024 Woodbine season was a touch milder for the 13-race card.
BC-born Sahin Civaci won the Woodbine rider's title after 127 racing dates, while Mark Casse took another trainer's award.
A patient ride by Rafael Herandez saw the son of Giant Gizmo make a wide stretch move to claim the $100,000 Steady Growth Stakes.
