Opening Day is set for Sat. April 18 and the season features two $1 million classics – the 167th King’s Plate and the Grade 1 Woodbine Mile.
The Krembil family has a host of Canadian-bred three-year-olds pointing to the Canadian classics and Blind River got the ball rolling.
Veteran Rebel’s Romance wins the City of Gold Stakes while Saturday racing is held under 'surreal' conditions.
A thrilling renewal of the Rebel Stakes (G2) at Oaklawn awarded Derby points to lightly-raced Class President.
The Into Mischief colt has won three straight and he kept debut winner Chief Wallabee at bay in the Grade 2 Fountain of Youth Stakes,
Eclipse Award-winning apprentice of 2025 and Woodbine's second-leading rider will ride in the south up to Woodbine's opening.
The 43rd Sandy Lane Gold Cup drew a field of 10 headed by graded stakes-placed Divin Propos and Ken Ramsey's Abrumar.
The Outstanding Groom, Off-track Worker, Western Canadian Backstretch Worker have been awarded ahead of the Sovereign Awards ceremony.
Gulfstream's Grade 2 race has a strong field for the 1 1/16 mile race which gets sophomores ready for the Grade 1 Florida Derby.
There are three stepping-stone stakes races to the Kentucky Derby (G1) this weekend and Woodbine's leading trainer Mark Casse has two hopefuls.