Mark Casse, who sends out a quintet of Breeders’ Cup contenders this weekend including Spring Venture (Juvenile Fillies Turf), Spring in the Air (Juvenile Fillies), Dynamic Sky (Juvenile), Delegation (Dirt Mile) and Pool Play (Classic), is pleased with how his contingent is training – in particular $5-million Classic contender, Pool Play. “He looks better than […]
James J. Lawson, Chairman of Woodbine Entertainment Group (WEG) released the following statement upon WEG reviewing the Horse Racing Industry Transition Panel Report and discussing it at its Board of Directors meeting today. “Woodbine Entertainment Group is pleased that the Horse Racing Industry Transition Panel has reaffirmed that a vibrant, world class horse racing industry […]
Woodbine Entertainment Group (WEG) today announced it was adding 20-cent triactors to its live fractional betting menu through to the end of the year. Beginning Thursday, November 1, racing fans can wager a minimum of 20 cents on triactors during Woodbine’s live Standardbred and Thoroughbred cards. Racing customers are already able to play 20-cent minimums […]
Nipissing, a long-striding daughter of the late Queen’s Plate champion Niigon, got up in the final stride to defeat Strut the Course in the $250,800 Princess Elizabeth Stakes, at Woodbine. The Chiefswood Stable homebred, trained by Rachel Halden and ridden to victory by Steve Bahen, maintained her perfect record in 2012 with a late run […]
Sam-Son Farms’ Magic Broomstick rallied from the back of the pack to score a dramatic win in Saturday’s off-the-turf $100,000 River Memories Stakes, at Woodbine. The dark bay daughter of More Than Ready-Special Brush, trained by Malcolm Pierce and ridden to victory by Emma-Jayne Wilson, maintained her perfect record in 2012 with a late run […]
Something Extra set a scintillating pace and then held on strong to win Saturday’s $100,200 Mt. Sassafras Stakes, at Woodbine. The dark bay son of Indian Charlie-Our Mariah, trained by Gail Cox and ridden by Eurico Rosa da Silva, entered the seven-furlong ‘Poly’ sprint off a considerable layoff. Something Extra’s prior start was a 2 […]
Jockey Chantal Sutherland, who won her first career race on October 9, 2000 at Woodbine aboard Silver Bounty, announced her retirement on Sunday afternoon following a seventh-place finish aboard Crushin Hard in the Bunty Lawless Stakes, won by Pender Harbour, at Woodbine Racetrack. “I love Woodbine, I love riding here,” said Sutherland. “It’s nice that […]
Pender Harbour was an impressive repeat winner of Sunday’s $126,200 Bunty Lawless Stakes, at Woodbine. The four-year-old chestnut, trained by Mike De Paulo and once again partnered by regular rider Luis Contreras, captured two-thirds of the Canadian Triple Crown last year en route to being named Canada’s outstanding three-year-old horse. Pender Harbour stalked the early […]
Jockey Jesse Campbell enjoyed a memorable day of racing at Woodbine on Friday, riding five winners on the nine-race card. Campbell, who won his first career race at Arlington Park on July 20, 1995, on a horse (Apostle Island) trained by his father, Michael Campbell, and bred by his grandfather, moved his tack to Woodbine […]
Joshua Tree, piloted by renowned jockey Frankie Dettori, made every pole a winning one, taking Canada’s richest horse race, the Grade 1, $1.5 million Pattison Canadian International, by a half-length over a charging Dandino, Sunday at Woodbine. It was a record-tying third International win for Dettori, who previously scored with Mutafaweq in 2000 and Sulamani […]
