So Long George, a 10-1 longshot, made the grade with his first added-money score in Sunday’s Grade 2 $216,000 Grade 2 Nijinsky Stakes, at Woodbine. Trained by John Charalambous for Uphill Stable, So Long George arrived at the Nijinsky off a closing fourth-place run in the Grade 2 King Edward Stakes won by Nijinsky rival […]

Tucci Stables’ Midnight Aria, with Jesse Campbell, went right to the front in Canada’s most famous horse race, the Queen’s Plate, and proceeded to wire his rivals, desperately hanging on to defeat favoured Up With the Birds by a diminishing half-length Sunday at Woodbine. The final time for the mile and one-quarter classic for Canadian-bred […]

A field of 12 Canadian-bred three-year-olds for the $1 million Queen’s Plate, Canada’s most famous horse race, Sunday at Woodbine.

Riding the River dug in valiantly in deep stretch to hold off a resurgent Valentino Beauty and win Sunday’s Grade 2 $200,000 King Edward Stakes, presented by TVG, at Woodbine. Riding the River, trained by Dave Cotey and expertly ridden by Todd Kabel, came into the King Edward off a narrow defeat in the Grade […]

ORC Manager of Veterinary Services Dr. Adam Chambers announced that the restrictions on horses stabled in Barn 3 are lifted. Those horses have rejoined the general populations for purposes of training and racing. In addition, horses NOT stabled in Barn 1 are now allowed to exit Woodbine. There have been two negative tests for EHV-1 for […]

Five Iron took command out of the gate and would not be denied a front-running victory in Sunday’s $153,300 Victoria Park Stakes, at Woodbine. Five Iron, trained by Robert Martin for Fred Allor, came into the 1 1/8-mile ‘Poly’ event off of a third-place finish in the Marine Stakes, a neck behind Victoria Park rival […]

The following is a letter from Nick Eaves, president and CEO of the Woodbine Entertainment Group: As you are well aware, there has been a lot of activity over the last few weeks in connection with the Province’s stated commitment to a sustainable horse racing industry as well as the ongoing casino process. Over the […]

Dynamic Sky, under a patient ride from jockey Joel Rosario, got up in the final jump to defeat a game His Race to Win by a nose in Sunday’s $150,000 Plate Trial, at Woodbine. Dynamic Sky, trained by Mark Casse for owner John C. Oxley, was on the Kentucky Derby trail earlier this year winning […]

Chiefswood Stable’s homebred Nipissing, with veteran Steven Bahen aboard, hauled down stablemate Original Script and fended off Spring in the Air in a thrilling three-horse finish to capture the $500,000 Woodbine Oaks, presented by Budweiser, Sunday at Woodbine. At the wire of the mile and one-eighth classic for Canadian-bred three-year-old fillies, Nipissing had prevailed by […]

Sisterly Love broke alertly and never looked back en route to an emphatic score in Saturday’s $133,000 Trillium Stakes, at Woodbine. Trained by Mark Casse for owner Gary Barber, Sisterly Love was hustled to the lead in the 1 1/16-mile ‘Poly’ stake setting splits of :24.88 and 49.07 under jockey Eurico Rosa da Silva and […]