Flipcup, under a timely ride by Luis Contreras, rallied to an impressive score in Saturday’s $158,200 Grade 3 Maple Leaf Stakes, at Woodbine. Trained by Bill Mott and owned by Team Penney Racing, Wachtel Stable and Brous Stable LLC., Flipcup arrived at the 1 1/4-mile ‘Poly’ stake for open fillies and mares from a narrow […]
Woodbine’s leading trainer Mark Casse picked up his first Breeders’ Cup win when Catch a Glimpse captured the Grade 1 Juvenile Fillies Turf on opening day Friday of the 32nd Breeders’ Cup World Championships, at Keeneland Race Course, in Lexington, Kentucky. Mark Casse, a seven-time Sovereign Award winner as Canada’s outstanding trainer, won his first […]
Mark Casse, a seven-time Sovereign Award winner as Canada’s outstanding trainer, will seek his first Breeders’ Cup win with a six-pack of starters in horse racing’s world championships set for October 30 – 31 at Keeneland Racecourse, in Lexington, Kentucky. Casse, who captured his first Queen’s Plate in 2014 with Lexie Lou, would dearly love […]
Sunday’s nine race card brought the end of the 2015 Live Racing season at Hastings Racecourse. The season certainly ended on a high note with the wagering totaling $968,504.00 and that was the fourth best wagering day of the 2015 season. In total we ran 404 races with a total of 2797 horses for an […]
Ray Paulick says greatness is in the eye of the beholder, and gives his take on American Pharoah.
Woodbine Entertainment Group (WEG) announced a five-year, $100,000 pledge, in support of William Osler Health System Foundation’s
Glenville Gardens, with Emma-Jayne Wilson aboard, made his turf debut a winning one, taking the co-featured $102,800 Labeeb Stakes Sunday at Woodbine. After stalking pacesetter Star Contender through fractions of :23.11 and :46.20, Glenville Gardens moved to challenge, got to the front in early stretch and despite drifting, still prevailed by a comfortable two and […]
Windhaven Farms’ homebred Tiz Imaginary, with Luis Contreras up, drew off in mid-stretch to take the $150,000 Fanfreluche Stakes at Woodbine, one of two added-money features on Sunday. The field for the 35th running of the six furlong stake over Polytrack for Ontario-bred two-year-old fillies was reduced to five after Marilyns Last Love was a […]
With his undefeated, ultra-impressive colt slated to take on the world nine days from now in the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile, it’s easy to understand why trainer Nick Gonzalez is dreaming big. As he watched Riker in the final yards of the Grade 3 Grey Stakes at Woodbine earlier this month, Gonzalez marveled at the ease […]
Fort Erie Race Track concluded its 2015 season on Tuesday, October 20th when Rhythm of Rock crossed the wire first under jockey Sheena Ryan to wrap up an extremely successful meet. Racetrack management is pleased to report a dramatic per day increase of 25% of wagering as well as an increase of 4% of all […]
