Cindervella, under leading rider Eurico Rosa da Silva, was full of run late as she swept by her rivals in the last jumps to break her maiden in style in the $125,000 South Ocean Stakes, Saturday at Woodbine. Trained by Mike DePaulo for owners Frank Annecchini and Rocco D’Alimonte, Cindervella came into the 1 1/16-mile […]
Exercise rider makes big fashion statement.
A few years after putting her own training stable on hold, Rachel Halden won the Breeders’ Stakes with Garland Williamson’s 26-1 longshot Camp Creek.
Highland Reel, Dartmouth and The Pizza Man are among 26 nominated to the 79th running of the Grade 1, $1-million Pattison Canadian International, to be held Sunday, October 16, 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 […]
Country Boy 123’s sizzling victory in the $116,100 Picov Derby on Sept. 19 highlighted an exciting afternoon of Quarter Horse racing at Ajax Downs in which wagering for the 10-race card set a record. Total all-source wagering for the afternoon was $131,387, bettering last year’s Picov Derby card total of $79,015, an increase of 65 […]
It has been announced that the European Commission is set to adopt stricter regulations on the import of horsemeat from non-EU countries.
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is undertaking a review of animal transportation regulations for the first time in 30 years. Changes have been drafted, but Canada’s Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food has yet to bring them forward for public comment. In the meantime, you can take action alongside over 5,000 other Canadians to make […]
On September 12, the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (OMAFRA) was notified of a positive test result for West Nile Virus (WNV) in a horse from the Toronto area. The horse displayed signs of fever, muscle tremors, gait abnormalities (ataxia) and weakness. The horse is recovering under veterinary medical supervision. Veterinarians in […]
Good Samaritan, invading from New York for trainer Bill Mott, trailed early but swept to the front in midstretch en route to a going-away victory here in Sunday’s Grade 2, $204,600 Summer Stakes. In winning the Summer, Good Samaritan earned a fees-paid berth in the Grade 1, $1 million Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf, which will […]
Victory to Victory kept a Natalma Stakes streak alive for the Mark Casse stable here Sunday, rallying to capture the one-mile turf stakes for 3-year-old fillies by a convincing 2 ¼ lengths. The $253,400 Natalma, a Grade 1 race for the first time this year, also was a ‘Win and You’re In’ for the Grade […]
