Pender Harbour, who captured the Prince of Wales and Breeders’ Stakes last year en route to being named Canada’s champion three-year-old male, was an impressive winner of Sunday’s $125,000 Steady Growth Stakes, at Woodbine. With the $75,000 first-place pot, Pender Harbour pushed his career earnings over the $1-million mark. Ridden by Luis Contreras for trainer […]

Trainer Roger Attfield, with eight Queen’s Plate wins, is tied with Harry Giddings Jr. for most visits to the winner’s circle in the ‘Gallop for the Guineas’ and the conditioner is hopeful that Colleen’s Sailor can break the deadlock. “It would mean a whole lot,” said Attfield, of the opportunity to hold the record outright.  […]

Trainer Mark Casse, a four-time Sovereign Award winner as Canada’s top conditioner, will send out three hopefuls for the $1 million Queen’s Plate on June 24th at Woodbine as he seeks his first win in the country’s most famed horse race. Last year, he also saddled a trio of runners in the ‘Gallop for the […]

Jenna’s Wabbit, with Eurico Rosa da Silva aboard, would not be denied with a powerful stretch run to take Saturday’s featured $125,800 Bold Ruckus Stakes, an Ontario Sires event for three-year-olds, at Woodbine. The dark bay son of Old Forester-In the Buff, conditioned by Ralph Biamonte, sat off the early speed of Raincoats’ntuxedos who set […]

Prospective, who clipped heels in a troubled trip in May’s Kentucky Derby, overcame a stumbled start to capture Sunday’s $153,300 Victoria Park Stakes at Woodbine. The John Oxley colt, trained by Mark Casse and ridden by Luis Contreras, faced three rivals in the mile and one-eighth event over the Polytrack, after the scratch of Malibu […]

Woodbine Entertainment Group’s (WEG) sixth annual Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Report, A Strong Community Partner, released in June 6th, highlights the important role that WEG plays in the community and its industry-leading commitment to its stakeholders, community partners, employees, the industry and the environment. “We are very proud of the progress that has been made […]

Stronach Stables’ River Rush, confidently ridden by Jim McAleney, broke his maiden in style Sunday afternoon, crushing a field of Queen’s Plate hopefuls in the $150,000 Plate Trial Stakes at Woodbine in track record time of 1:48.97 for the mile and one-eighth test. Despite breaking from the outside post 11, River Rush, a 21-1 longshot, […]

Trainer Mark Casse is holding a hot hand for Sunday’s $500,000 Woodbine Oaks, presented by Budweiser. Already a two-time winner of Canada’s most important race for Canadian-bred three-year-old fillies, Casse will saddle two hopefuls for owner John Oxley, likely favourite Dixie Strike and Northern Passion, and one for Eugene Melnyk, the promising Black Bird Rock. […]

Something Extra, under a sparkling ride by Eurico Rosa da Silva, made every pole a winning one to capture Sunday’s Grade 2, $154,200 Connaught Cup, at Woodbine. The seven-furlong event marked the first added-money score for the four-year-old son of Indian Charlie, owned by John Menary in partnership with trainer Gail Cox. Something Extra won […]

Hunters Bay made his first added-money appearance a winning one, taking Saturday’s Grade 3, $156,300 Eclipse Stakes at Woodbine, in impressive fashion. The 1 1/16-mile event was the second consecutive win for the five-year-old son of Ghostzapper, bred and owned by Stronach Stables and trained by Reade Baker. Hunters Bay won by three lengths and […]