A super field of 12 will compete in the biggest race for Canadian-bred juvenile fillies on Saturday at Woodbine.
Horse Racing Alberta announced an increase of 7.38% in 2025 purses, bringing the total to $16 million shared across all breeds.
The new track, run in partnership with The Stronach Group’s 1/ST business, will launch in August, 2025 for Thoroughbreds and Quarter Horses.
A NZ study of the physiological demands of race riding suggests that apprentices with fewer race rides may lack race-specific skills and fitness.
Sunday Nov. 24 was a rollercoaster day with a nice stakes win by Al and Bill Ulwelling's juvenile colt, but another breakdown on the track.
George Weaver and Randy Hill's Pop Idol is a three-time winner and now stakes winner as a two-year-old at Woodbine this year.
Three jockeys were transported to hospital following a five-horse spill during the running of Woodbine's first race on Friday.
Sometimes there is no rhyme nor reason for what happens, especially when horses with odds of 79-1 and 20-1 finish first and second.
With stakes races on tap almost each weekend at Woodbine, it is important to revisit some of the famous horses who have won these events.
The Canadian champion has found a cozy spot to strut his stuff in Churchill Downs' Grade 3 turf stakes race worth $300,000.