Heading into Academic’s 3-year old season, trainer Reade Baker knew his filly had talent.
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Michael Keeler has found the recipe for success, and great is food always a good bet at Assiniboia Downs.
New regulation of horse racing in Ontario transferred to the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario from the Ontario Racing Commission. That’s just the beginning of significant changes in store for horse racing in the province said AGCO CEO Jean Major.
Increases in wagering and attendance highlighted opening day at the Fort Erie Race Track. The historic border oval opened its doors for the 119th season of live racing on Tuesday, May 31. Thousands of fans turned out for an exciting eight race card filled with great racing, delicious food and plenty of entertainment. Total betting […]
A dozen days into the season it begins to dawn on folks that some other folks are having really good years thus far at Historic Old Hastings Racecourse. There are 5 locally based riders who are winning at 20% or better, topped by Richard Hamel at 31%. Four jockeys (Hamel, Antonio Reyes, Silvino Morales, Denis […]
Champion jockey Gary Stahlbaum, who won 1,759 career races, has been named the 2016 recipient of the Avelino Gomez Memorial Award. His riding résumé features a Sovereign Award (1980) as Canada’s top rider, nearly 120 lifetime stakes triumphs, including 16 graded, and close to $20 million in purse earnings. The Gomez recognition certainly stands out […]
Less than one week until the horses and jockeys break through the starting gates at the Fort Erie Race Track. The thoroughbreds will return
The Woodbine Entertainment Group (WEG) and the Horsemen’s Benevolent and Protective Association (HBPA) have announced changes to the condition book affecting Ontario Sired horses for the remainder of the year. WEG will continue to write races for OS maiden three-year-old races until August 1st, and at that time those races will be replaced with a […]
It was a tough day at Historic Old Hastings for the speculators. No betting favorites won, despite the fact that 4 of the 8 races went to horses that had won their previous race. Five winners paid $10.00 or more, so the folks that got it right got paid. All sources, the handle was a […]
Where’s the Widget, owned by Mary Biamonte and trained by Ralph Biamonte, romped to an emphatic eight-length score in the $125,000 Steady Growth Stakes, the Victoria Day Holiday Monday feature at Woodbine. The Giant Gizmo gelding, bred in Ontario by Pamela Edel, arrived in the 1 1/16-mile Tapeta event in top form having won three […]
