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Ian Millar Wins $50,000 Brookstreet Grand Prix

Ten-time Canadian Olympian Ian Millar, known as ‘Captain Canada’ to his fans, added another win to his extensive resume by taking victory in the $50,000 Brookstreet Hotel Grand Prix, on Saturday, July 16, at the Ottawa National Horse Show at Wesley Clover Parks in Ottawa, ON. The large crowd at Wesley Clover Parks witnessed great […]
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Top Contenders in 2016 Prince of Wales Stakes

The Fort Erie Race Track is gearing up for its most prestigious day of the year, the 81st running of the Prince of Wales Stakes on Tuesday, July 26. The race is the second jewel in Canada’s Triple Crown, and with a $500,000 purse it is Canada’s richest stakes race run on a dirt surface. […]
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Ontario Racing Hires New Executive Director

Horse racing industry association Ontario Racing (OR) is proud to announce that their new Executive Director is in place. Rob Cook joins Ontario Racing with a wealth of experience in the leadership of industry associations. With the appointment of Mr Cook, Ontario Racing is continuing to build organizational capacity as they work to represent Ontario’s […]
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Wiener Dog Days and More at Hastings

The track dried out for Sunday’s racing and we knew that all was well when the wiener dogs were able to return to the main track after Saturday’s stint on the asphalt. The two Wiener Dog Days drew huge crowds, with many of the attendees making inquiries as to how they could wager on the […]
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Caren Takes a Bite out of Bison City Rivals

Robert Marzilli’s Caren went gate to wire to capture Sunday’s $250,000 Bison City Stakes, second leg of the filly Triple Tiara, at Woodbine. Trained by Mike DePaulo, Caren arrived at the 1 1/16-mile Tapeta test from a gritty third-place run in the $500,000 Woodbine Oaks, presented by Budweiser, when defeated just two lengths by Neshama […]
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Swiss Sweep Furusiyya Victory in Falsterbo

Andy Kistler’s Swiss side produced a superb performance to win the sixth leg of the Furusiyya FEI Nations Cup™ Jumping 2016 Europe Division 1 League at Falsterbo (SWE) today. Tied for the lead with the host nation and Brazil at the halfway stage, the winners were simply faultless while Sweden lined up second ahead of […]