Perfect would have been racing both days, but the alternative, 10 races on Sunday, provided for a full card of racing that turned out better in a number of dimensions than it might have. The overnight monsoon stopped, morning produced a mix of broken clouds, sunshine and wind that quickly dried out the track, providing […]
A game and determined Bear’sway won a thrilling stretch duel with Dragon Bay to capture Sunday’s $100,600 Wando Stakes, at Woodbine. Trained by Reade Baker for owner Bear Stables Ltd., Bear’sway made his seasonal debut a winning one in the 1 1/16-mile event for sophomores with a prominent rail-riding effort under leading rider Eurico Rosa […]
A special adopted thoroughbred will make the trip from Woodbine to BC with retired jockey, Justin Stein.
R U Watchingbud, with Emma-Jayne Wilson in the irons, rallied from off the pace to capture Saturday’s $125,000 New Providence Stakes, at Woodbine. Trained by John Ross for his J R Racing Stable, the dark bay Kentucky Bear colt finished best of all to spring a 25-1 upset in the six furlong Tapeta sprint for […]
The largest opening day crowd in a long time turned out for the first card of the 2016 season at Historic Old Hastings Racecourse. For their efforts they got to watch a couple of high quality stakes races for older horses of both genders and two strong, if short, fields of allowance horses prepping for […]
Noholdingback Bear, patiently handled by Eurico Rosa da Silva, swooped to a smart score in Sunday’s $125,250 Woodstock Stakes, at Woodbine. Trained by Mike DePaulo for owner Bear Stables Ltd., the bay son of Put It Back arrived at the six furlong Tapeta sprint for sophomores from a trio of winter races at Gulfstream Park […]
Treasuring rode the rail to a narrow nose score over Jennifer Lynnette in a thrilling renewal of the $134,750 Star Shoot Stakes, at Woodbine. Trained by Josie Carroll for owners Hill ‘n’ Dale Equine Holdings, Inc. (J. G. Sikura) and Edward McGhee, the Smart Strike chestnut arrived at the six furlong Tapeta sprint for three-year-old […]
The Canadian Thoroughbred Horse Society (Ontario Division) will hold a general meeting of the membership on Tuesday, April 26, 2016 to discuss the changes to the Ontario Sired Racing Program. It was announced in January that Woodbine Entertainment Group will reduce funding to the OS bonus program by 31%, or $1.4 million, for the 2016 […]
Speedway Stable LLC.’s Leigh Court broke sharply and never looked back en route to a stellar score in Sunday’s Grade III $161,400 Whimsical Stakes, at Woodbine. Trained by Michael Stidham, the dark bay daughter of Grand Slam-Padmore arrived at the six furlong Tapeta sprint from a narrow 3/4-length score in the grassy Mardi Gras Stakes […]
The Jockey Club of Canada held its 41st Annual Sovereign Awards event this evening on the elegantly transformed third floor of Woodbine Race Track in Toronto, Ontario Canada. More than 270 guests were in attendance to celebrate with the finalists and the newly crowned champions of Thoroughbred racing in Canada for 2015. The Sovereign Awards […]
