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Arthur’s Pass Shines on Sunny Grey Day

The sun was out for Grey Day at Woodbine Racetrack on Sunday creating a dazzling sight in the first ever all-grey race on the Toronto turf course. The aptly named Gray Phantom and Arthur’s Pass emerged from the cloud of runners in the stretch with the latter ultimately edging out the former in a photo […]
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Archaggelos Perseveres in Grey Stakes

Monticule’s homebred colt Archaggelos came through between horses in the stretch to win the $125,000 Grey Stakes (Grade 3) for two-year-olds featured on Sunday afternoon at Woodbine Racetrack. Rafael Hernandez worked out the ground-saving trip in the 1-1/16 mile event aboard the Michael Dickinson trainee, who bided his time in fifth-place as the leaders stacked […]
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Let It Ride Mom Prevails in La Lorgnette Stakes

On the heels of trainer Mark Casse and Live Oak Plantation’s Ricoh Woodbine Mile victory with World Approval two weeks ago, the winning connections celebrated another September stakes victory at Woodbine on Saturday with three-year-old filly Let It Ride Mom. Returning to the scene of her Glorious Song Stakes win last November at the Toronto […]
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Melmich Crushes the Competition in Durham Cup

Melmich scored a blowout victory in the $125,000 Durham Cup (Grade 3) to maintain his perfect seasonal record on Saturday at Woodbine Racetrack. The Kevin Attard trainee circled the field of five and drew off down the stretch to win the 1-1/8 mile graded stakes in a 7-1/2-length romp on the Woodbine main track with […]
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In Memoriam: Marc-André Blouin

Sadly, after a long battle against cancer, Marc-André Blouin, of Brantford, Ontario, Equine Technical Services Manager for Agribrands Purina Canada
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Roger L’Heureux Memorial Equine Award 

The Roger L’Heureux Memorial Equine Award has been established in loving memory of Roger L’Heureux by David L’Heureux and Crystal Fountains Inc.  Roger was a Standardbred driver, trainer and groom, racing primarily at Flamboro Downs. Roger was the son of Ephraim L’Heureux, a Standardbred driver, who won the first Maple Leaf Trot at Woodbine in […]
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Sparkles’ Girl and Wilson sparkle in Classy ‘n Smart

C.E.C. Farms’ Sparkles’ Girl, under a smart ride from Emma-Jayne Wilson, notched her second career stakes score with a gutsy performance in Sunday’s $125,400 Classy ‘n Smart Stakes, at Woodbine. Trained by John Charalambous, the four-year-old Society’s Chairman bay arrived at the 1 1/16-mile Tapeta route for Ontario-sired fillies having finished second in three of […]
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Vice Regent Stakes: When you’re this good, they call you ‘Mr’

Heavy favourite Mr Havercamp, with Eurico Rosa Da Silva up, rallied to notch his first added-money win in taking Saturday’s $125,000 Vice Regent Stakes, at Woodbine. The three-year-old son of Court Vision came into the one-mile feature off a difficult trip in the Grade 3 Saranac Stakes, an effort that saw him finish fifth over […]
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New Equine Hurricane Relief Fund

The Caribbean Equine Relief Fund is a joint fundraising and equine relief effort by Equestrian Canada, US Equestrian,(PAEC), Cayman Islands Equestrian Federation
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Alberta Thoroughbred Sale Up 24%

An impressive $800,000 was paid out by purchasers at the 2017 C.T.H.S. Alberta Sale held at the Northlands Expo Centre in Edmonton on Sunday, September 17th
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Mr Havercamp Returns for Vice Regent Stakes

Back from an educational trip stateside, the locally campaigned Mr Havercamp will be looking to ace his next test this Saturday, Sept. 23 as Ontario-sired three-year-olds compete in the $125,000 Vice Regent Stakes. Trained by Catherine Day Phillips and owned by Sean and Dorothy Fitzhenry, the homebred Court Vision-Tennessee Lamb gelding will face eight other […]
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Tesseron Tops Turf Endurance Standings 

Tesseron will look to pad his leading point total this Saturday, Sept. 23 as the Woodbine Turf Endurance Series continues with its third leg at an expanded distance of 1-5/8 miles over the world-renowned E.P. Taylor Turf Course. Woodbine’s innovative series is comprised of four turf races run at extended distances running from July through […]