Despite a delayed start, foreign gains, impressive fields and a record number of HPIbet users pushed the 2021 figures.

The great Ontario-bred gelding, recently retired to LongRun, wore this bridle, donated by trainer Bob Tiller, for every race of his career.

Bob Baffert-trained 2-year-old goes for second straight graded stakes win on the west coast on December 11 and is favoured in small field.

Pink Lloyd has joined 50 other retired Thoroughbreds at LongRun Thoroughbred Retirement Society in Erin, Ontario.

The three-year-old controversial Kentucky Derby winner collapsed and died of an apparent cardiac event.

Racing starts on May 7th and runs through October 16th on a regular Saturday and Sunday schedule with a post time of 2:00pm.

The 2019 Belmont Stakes hero Sir Winston won the final stakes of the 2021 season under Patrick Husbands, who could retire.

Silent Causeway won the La Prevoyante and Paul Buttigieg's Artie's Storm won the Steady Growth Stakes at Woodbine Dec. 4.

Fielding, well known in Standardbred racing, was brought into Thoroughbred breeding by friend Hertrich and it's a powerful partnership.

The good news is, wagering on Woodbine racing in 2021 will be up marginally but that growth has come from the U.S.