In a pulsating drive to the wire, Seen It All Before came back to edge Kingsport and capture the $125,000 Bunty Lawless Stakes Sunday at Woodbine. At the finish, Seen It All Before had outlasted Kingsport by a nostril, with favoured Born in a Breeze mounting a late rally on the rail to finish two […]
Some of the top Canadian-bred two-year-olds took centre stage Sunday at Woodbine in the 79th running of the $250,000 Cup and Saucer Stakes. But at the finish, it was the highly-regarded and widely-touted Conquest Enforcer, with jockey Patrick Husbands, who demolished his 11 rivals effortlessly, winning off by six and three-quarter lengths in the mile […]
Odds-on Caren, with Jesse Campbell up, withstood a late charge from Crumlin Spirit to win the featured $125,000 Victorian Queen Stakes Saturday at Woodbine, her third added money score of the year. The six furlong stake for Ontario-sired two-year-old fillies went postward with only six hopefuls, after the scratches of Marilyns Last Love and Keeplaffinleslie, […]
Gamble’s Ghost swooped the field in the final furlong with an impressive turn of foot to capture Sunday’s co-featured $179,100 Grade 3 Mazarine Stakes, at Woodbine. Trained by Josie Carroll, the Ivan Dalos homebred daughter of Ghostzapper arrived at the 1 1/16-mile ‘Poly’ route for juvenile fillies from a closing second-place finish to Catch a […]
A star on the rise, Riker, in command throughout, will look to make his next start in the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile after wiring the $150,000 Grade 3 Grey Stakes on Sunday, at Woodbine. Trained by Nick Gonzalez for owner Tucci Stables, the dark bay son of Include-Desviacion, remained undefeated through four starts with an impressive […]
Sam-Son Farm homebred Golden Sabre rallied last-to-first in track record time to capture Saturday’s Grade 3 $174,000 Durham Cup, at Woodbine. Trained by Malcolm Pierce, the dark bay son of Medaglia d’Oro, piloted for the first time in the afternoon by Emma-Jayne Wilson, settled last of seven in the early running of the 1 1/8-mile […]
Second Step, Sheikhzayedroad and Up With the Birds are among 20 nominated to the 78th running of the $1-million Pattison Canadian International, to be held Sunday, October 18, at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto. In addition to the mile and one-half Pattison, one of Canada’s richest thoroughbred races (the other $1 million races are the Queen’s […]
The Iberian horses started off the Individual Breed Class on Day 3 of Dressage at Devon. They were followed by Oldenburgs, Danish Warmbloods, Appaloosas and more, totaling more than 20 breeds in the Dixon Oval. Each breed is different, with different characteristics, personalities, movements and more. And each breed has devoted followers many of whom […]
As of Sunday we have completed 46 days of live racing at Hastings Racecourse. In total we have run a total of 347 races which includes 39 stakes races. The average field size although it slipped a little in July and August is holding pretty steady at 6.94 horses per race. The overall handle at […]
Ivan Dalos’ homebred Amis Gizmo remained undefeated with a professional performance in Sunday’s co-featured $125,000 Bull Page Stakes, at Woodbine. Trained by Josie Carroll, the chestnut son of Giant Gizmo-Galloping Ami arrived at the six furlong ‘Poly’ stake for Ontario-sired juveniles from a powerful closing effort in the 6 1/2-furlong Simcoe Stakes, reeling in Conquest […]
