The 43rd Sandy Lane Gold Cup drew a field of 10 headed by graded stakes-placed Divin Propos and Ken Ramsey's Abrumar.
Races
Gulfstream's Grade 2 race has a strong field for the 1 1/16 mile race which gets sophomores ready for the Grade 1 Florida Derby.
There are three stepping-stone stakes races to the Kentucky Derby (G1) this weekend and Woodbine's leading trainer Mark Casse has two hopefuls.
The second leg of the Canadian Triple Crown is set for Labour Day, September 7, and offers a $400,000 purse.
The race is a precursor to the Grade 1 Florida Derby, but it has a super field of Kentucky Derby hopefuls racing 1 1/16 miles.
The 2025 King's Plate winner is gearing up for the handicap division at Woodbine and his trainer won his first Florida race of the new year.
He is rated the second-best horse in the world and he made it look easy at Sha Tin last weekend in a course-record performance.
Ontario-bred by Hunters Bay romped to an easy win in a Ratings Handicap on the grass at Sam Houston Race Park.
Since Hastings racecourse was shut down by Great Canadian Entertainment, horsepeople are looking for places to race.
A finalist for Canadian Champion Two-Year-Old Colt or Gelding, Two Out Hero drew post 12 for a Kentucky Derby stepping-stone race.
Canada’s most prestigious horse race launches the 2026 Canadian Triple Crown and offers a purse of $1 million.
The impressive-looking son of Gun Runner worked hard to win the Risen Star Stakes in his return, collecting 50 Kentucky Derby points.
My Boy Prince wins the $100,000 Turf Dash at Tampa Bay, Jokestar takes the $100,000 Stakes at Laurel; Luv Your Neighbor just misses.
Japanese-bred Forever Young, from an $8,000 Kentucky-bred mare, was the 2025 Eclipse Award winning Older Horse.
Winners will be announced on the evening of Thursday, April 23, 2026 at Paramount Eventspace in Woodbridge, Ontario.
