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HPIbet Celebrates 20th Anniversary

HPIbet.com, launched as HorsePlayer Interactive is celebrating its 20th anniversary as Canada’s leading destination for wagering on horse racing.
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Enstone triumphs in Ontario Colleen Stakes

Enstone chased down her three-year-old filly foes to earn her first graded stakes victory in $125,000 Ontario Colleen Stakes (Gr. 3) with Patrick Husbands aboard on Sunday afternoon at Woodbine Racetrack. R Naja (Jesse Campbell) led the way through quarter panels of :23.59, :47.11 and 1:11.18 before being swarmed by the rest of the field. […]
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Ami’s Mesa romps in Seaway Stakes

Ami’s Mesa and jockey Luis Contreras dominated the featured $125,000 Seaway (Gr. 3) Stakes winning by open lengths on Saturday afternoon at Woodbine Racetrack. Ami’s Mesa was one of three Josie Carroll trainees in the seven furlong sprint for fillies and mares three years old and up contested on the Woodbine main. Following back-to-back wins […]
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Tesseron Takes the Lead in Turf Endurance Series

Tesseron took the lead in the point standings of the Woodbine Turf Endurance Series with a victory in the 1-1/2 mile second leg on Saturday afternoon. Starting from the outside post 10, Tesseron and jockey Emma-Jayne Wilson followed outside mid-pack before sweeping up as the field moved into the stretch and hauling down race leader […]
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Conquest Panthera Prevails in Play the King Stakes

Conquest Panthera and jockey Patrick Husbands collared the front-running Dowse’s Beach just before the finish line to win the $175,000 Play the King Stakes (Gr. 2) featured on Saturday afternoon at Woodbine Racetrack. Owned by Gary Barber and trained by Mark Casse, Conquest Panthera prevailed in 1:21.20 in the seven furlong turf stakes event for […]
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Glenville Gardens to Reign Again in Play the King Stakes?

Glenville Gardens is back to defend his title in the $175,000 Play the King Stakes (Gr. 2) for the race’s leading trainer Sid Attard on Saturday, Aug. 19 at Woodbine Racetrack. After pulling off a 12-1 upset in last year’s Play the King Stakes, Glenville Gardens will be aiming to become the fifth horse to […]
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Can Entwistle go the Distance?

A winner in the first leg of Woodbine Racetrack’s inaugural Turf Endurance Series, Entwistle will be aiming to keep his lead in the point standings as the series continues this Saturday, Aug. 19. The points-based series will see competitors accumulate points over four races run at extended distances on Woodbine’s world-renowned E.P. Taylor Turf Course. […]
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Melmich prevails in thrilling Seagram Cup finish

It took a photo finish to decide the winner, but Melmich and jockey Eurico Rosa Da Silva defeated two-time Sovereign Award winner Are You Kidding Me by a nose in the $125,000 Seagram Cup (Gr. 3) for horses three years old and up on Sunday afternoon at Woodbine Racetrack. Despite a rough start out of […]