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2018 Mare Purchase Program Announced

The Canadian Thoroughbred Horse Society (Ontario Division) & Ontario Racing are pleased to announce the continuation and enhancement of the Mare Purchase Program. The Mare Purchase Program, a component of the Thoroughbred Improvement Program, was developed in early 2017 to support the expansion and improvement of the resident band of Broodmares in Ontario and increase […]
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Breeders’ Cup Can-Con Notes

Dixie Moon in good company Dixie Moon, Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf contender, has made her home in Del Mar’s Barn BB since arriving from Louisville with 18 Breeders Cup’ horses on Monday. The chestnut, Sean and Dorothy Fitzhenry’s homebred filly, goes into the race with two wins including a sharp one-length score in Woodbine’s […]
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Hunter/Jumpers Now Qualify For Youth Mentor Program

In its third year, the Canadian Youth Equestrian Mentorship Program is expanding to provide the same opportunities to hunter/jumper riders as initially offered to young dressage riders. Organized by Canadian Dressage Team member Jill Irving, the Canadian Youth Equestrian Mentorship Program is designed to inspire Canadian equestrians between the ages of 16 and 21 by […]
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Carroll has contenders on both sides of the border

While trainer Josie Carroll will be at Del Mar on Saturday with Breeders’ Cup hopeful Ami’s Mesa, a pair of her stablemates will be looking to hold down the fort back home at Woodbine in the $125,000 Maple Leaf Stakes (Grade 3). The Carroll-trained fillies Gamble’s Ghost and Involuntary headline a field of eight distaffers […]
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West Nile Virus in Ontario

Since October 19, 2017, three cases of West Nile Virus in Frontenac County, Oxford County and the Regional Municipality of Halton have been reported
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Hastings Season Completed

The weatherman cut us some slack. There was sunshine, the track dried out to a large extent and people showed up to close it down for another year. Four stakes races buttressed the card with a Marathon Series finale at a mile-and-a-half thrown in to provide some variety. Hopefully a good time was had by […]
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Alberta Racing Associations Raise Money for Cancer

Between the Smithbilt/Cam Clark Ford Gala and the inaugural C Cup Classic charity race, an impressive total of $15,929 was raised over the Horses, Hats and Hope charity weekend. All funds are going directly to support breast cancer research through the Cancer Research Institute of Northern Alberta (CRINA). The Horses, Hats and Hope gala, hosted […]