A field of seven horses sprinted five furlongs out of the gate, clockwise, over the E.P. Taylor Turf Course on Monday morning as a trial run for Woodbine Entertainment Group’s innovative EuroTurf Series slated to start in June. Up to 40 races will be contested clockwise over Woodbine’s expansive turf course throughout the 2016 season. […]
Ivan Dalos’ homebred Gamble’s Ghost, patiently handled by Luis Contreras, swooped to a smart score in Sunday’s $174,600 Grade III Selene Stakes, at Woodbine. Trained by Josie Carroll, the dark bay daughter of Ghostzapper-Gambling Girl arrived at the 1 1/16-mile Tapeta route for sophomore fillies from a deceptively good sixth-place run, defeated just two lengths, […]
Mark Casse, an eight-time Sovereign Award winner as Canada’s outstanding trainer, notched his 2000th career win on Saturday when Reimburse captured the second race at Gulfstream Park. Sent to post as the 8-5 mutuel favourite in the one-mile turf event, Reimburse, a Gabe Grossberg homebred, settled off the early pace under rider Tyler Gaffalione before […]
Dominion Bloodstock and Barry Butzer’s Thatlookonyerface split rivals in the shadow of the wire to win a photo over Bear’sway in Saturday’s $150,000 Grade III Marine Stakes, at Woodbine. Trained by David Cotey, Thatlookonyerface left the gate at 32-1 in the 1 1/16-miles Tapeta route for three-year-olds that featured Riker, Canada’s champion two-year-old male of […]
LongRun’s current board has recently acquired its own location, Woodlands Training Centre near Hillsburgh, ON with the help of a large donation
A fresh horse incentive program has been introduced at Hastings Racecourse, designed to increase the horse population. The following are the rules and eligibility criteria for 2016: • Up to $1,000 will be paid to cover actual shipping costs. • An additional $3,000 will be paid to the horse owner after the first start at […]
Favourite Nyquist, owned by Windsor, Ontario-native J. Paul Reddam, took the lead from Gun Runner in the upper stretch, opened a daylight margin and had more than enough to hold off Exaggerator by 1 1/4 lengths to win the 142nd running of the $2,391,600 Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (GI) on a sun-splashed afternoon before a […]
Cactus Kris settled off a wicked early pace before rallying to an impressive score in Sunday’s $161,700 Grade III Hendrie Stakes, a 6 1/2-furlong Tapeta sprint, at Woodbine. Trained by Ryan Walsh for owner Anne L. Walsh, Cactus Kris, a five-year-old Cactus Ridge mare, was making her seventh career start at Woodbine having already captured […]
Black Hornet, whose last start was a 3/4-length score in the 2015 edition of the Grade III Vigil Stakes, returns off a lengthy layoff to defend his title in Saturday’s $150,000 renewal of the seven furlong sprint, at Woodbine. Trained by Pat Parente for owners Joey Gee Thoroughbreds and Aldo Ventresca, the now six-year-old son […]
Nyquist, owned by Windsor, Ontario-native J. Paul Reddam, was today installed the 3-1 favourite for Saturday’s 142nd running of the Kentucky Derby
