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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 […]
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New Horse Behaviour & Safety Course for Youth

On October 2-22, 2017, Equine Guelph will bring together horse enthusiasts from across Canada and beyond with its new Horse Safety & Behaviour course.  The three-week online short course has already caused a stir in the equine industry with adults who have benefitted from this invaluable information for anyone involved with horses.  When hearing this offering […]
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Moonlit Promise Wins Season’s Debut in Sweet Briar Too Stakes

Moonlit Promise made her season’s debut against stakes fillies a winning one in the $100,000 Sweet Briar Too Stakes on Sunday’s undercard at Woodbine Racetrack. Jockey Gary Boulanger worked out a ground-saving trip aboard the four-year-old Josie Carroll trainee, who left from the outside post seven and was caught at the back on the outside […]
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Capla Temptress Triumphs in Natalma Stakes

Capla Temptress stamped her ticket to the Breeders’ Cup with a victory in the $250,000 Natalma Stakes (Grade 1), one of two ‘Win And You’re In’ races for two-year-olds co-featured on Sunday’s program at Woodbine Racetrack. Joel Rosario was aboard the Irish-bred filly campaigned by trainer Marco Botti and Team Valor International with early plans […]
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Brothers looking forward to Woodbine Mile experience with Dragon Bay

It’s usually the sport of horse racing that bring brothers Brent and Russell McLellan together and Ricoh Woodbine Mile contender Dragon Bay has taken them on a thrilling ride to some of their bucket list racetracks they never thought was possible as kids growing up watching the races at Stampede Park with their father. A […]
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Tower Of Texas in Search of a Little Racing Luck

It if wasn’t for bad luck, Tower of Texas wouldn’t have no luck at all. While that ungrammatical chestnut may not apply uniformly to Tower of Texas, as the bay gelding has managed to arrive on time in two of his 11 outings since consistently devoting his energies to turf racing, he also has finished […]
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Count Alexander has Great Shot at Summer Upset

Count Alexander caught the cognoscenti napping in his opener here, scoring a handy four-length victory over six furlongs of turf at 14-1. On Sunday, the “Count” could be up to the challenge as he faces a solid contingent of three U.S. shippers and four other locals in the Grade 2, $200,000 Summer Stakes at one […]
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U.S. Horse Slaughter Update

The U.S. House Committee on Rules rejected a bipartisan amendment that would have prevented horse slaughter from returning to the United States.