Langstaff, ridden energetically by Luis Contreras, collared pacesetters Click and Skyrish near the shadow of the wire to take the co-featured $125,800 Bold Ruckus Stakes Saturday at Woodbine. It certainly didn’t look like Langstaff, a son of Saffir, would make it in time, as favoured Click and Skyrish were engaged in a bitter stretch-long duel […]

John Oxley’s Spring in the Air, last year’s Sovereign Award winner as Canada’s top juvenile filly, heads a field of eight Canadian-bred three-year-old fillies for Sunday’s $500,000 Woodbine Oaks, presented by Budweiser. Post time for the 58th edition of the mile and one-eighth filly classic over Woodbine’s Polytrack is 4:47 p.m. ET, with the winner […]

Laugh Track earned his first stakes score with a determined rally to reel in champion sprinter Essence Hit Man in Sunday’s $156,000 Grade 3 Vigil Stakes, at Woodbine. Laugh Track, trained by Mark Casse for owners Gary Barber and WinStar Farm LLC, was pinned to Essence Hit Man’s flank throughout the seven furlong ‘Poly’ stake […]

Delightful Mary rallied from off the pace to earn her first graded win in Saturday’s $150,000 Grade 3 Hendrie Stakes, at Woodbine. The five-year-old daughter of Limehouse, trained by Mark Casse for owner John C. Oxley, came into the Hendrie off a 15-month layoff, but showed no signs of rust surging to the lead in […]

Mickey Walls, one of Canada’s greatest riding exports, was today named the 2013 recipient of the Avelino Gomez Memorial Award. The coveted Gomez Award is given to the person, Canadian-born, Canadian-raised or regular rider in the country for more than five years, who has made significant contributions to the sport. Born June 1, 1974 in […]

I’m a Kittyhawk collared Rootham Triple E’s in the shadow of the wire to take Saturday’s $125,000 Lady Angela Stakes, at Woodbine. Trained by Robert Crean for Jonathan, Martin, Nicholas and Victoria Earle, I’m A Kittyhawk was expertly ridden by David Moran, settling along the rail in the seven furlong ‘Poly’ stake before finding her […]

Up With the Birds swooped to the lead at the top of the lane en route to a decisive score in Sunday’s $168,900 Marine Stakes, at Woodbine. Up With the Birds, a Sam-Son Farms homebred trained by Malcolm Pierce, entered the Marine Stakes off a strong winter campaign that included a score in the Black […]

Something Extra went gate to wire to successfully defend his title in Sunday’s Grade 2, $201,600 Connaught Cup Stakes, at Woodbine. Something Extra, trained and part-owned by Gail Cox, left the gate sharply under Eurico Rosa da Silva and never looked back en route to a 3/4-length score as the even money favourite in the […]

Woodbine Entertainment Group (WEG) has announced Woodbine’s entire 2013 Thoroughbred stakes calendar. A total of 107 stakes races, worth over $20.25 million, are scheduled. The first portion of the stakes calendar, which features 37 added-money races through July 7, including the date of the 154th Queen’s Plate, was announced in March. Key features in the […]

If you weren’t at City Hall on Tuesday, you will likely have heard by now that Toronto City Council voted against expanded gaming at Woodbine Racetrack. In the end, it was a very close vote – 24 to 20, as opposed to the 40-to-4 vote against a downtown casino. Needless to say, we are shocked […]