The HBPA of Ontario is thrilled to announce that CTV and CTV2 will be the home of a 10-week pilot project “Talkin’ Horses.” Co-hosts Joe Tilley and Jason Portuondo will give viewers a behind-the-scenes look at Ontario’s thoroughbred racing industry, promote upcoming events and feature interviews with some of the sport’s most interesting, influential and […]
Here’s an early look at Sunday’s Ricoh Woodbine Mile: Horse/Owner/Trainer/Jockey Ancil / Scott Farmer and Kathy Thompson / Joan Scott / TBA Bobby’s Kitten / Ken and Sarah Ramsey / Chad Brown / Joel Rosario Dorsett / Terry Hamilton / Brian Lynch / TBA Grand Arch / Jim and Susan Hill / Brian Lynch / David […]
For the third consecutive season, Fort Erie Race Track hosted Circle the Course for Cancer and COPE. The event is organized by a number of volunteers made up of race track staff, members of the community and horse people. For the first time in FELRC history, Circle the Course took place on Puss N Boots […]
Renewed optimism in the Ontario Thoroughbred Breeding and Racing program continued with positive results in the Open Session of the Canadian Premier Yearling sale. While the Tuesday Select Session saw the majority of horses passing through the Auction ring, there were lovely individuals of interest during the Open Session. The Open Session sale topper was […]
A chestnut colt by leading sire Philanthropist out of the Hail the Ruckus mare Uproar, topped the Select Session selling for $325,000. The colt who was consigned by Mapleville Farms Ltd., agent for Paradox Farm Inc., was purchased by John LeBlanc, Agent on behalf of a syndicate. Paradox Farm’s Dr. Moira Gunn was very pleased […]
Wednesday night’s Yearling Sales Stakes program at Woodbine was highlighted by a pair of wins for jockeys David Moran and Luis Contreras on an evening showcasing Canadian-breds purchased at previous Canadian Premier Yearling Sales. Moran’s double included an impressive 2 1/2-length score by Phil’s Cocktail in the $201,200 OLG Simcoe Stakes as well as a […]
Woodbine Entertainment Group (WEG) and the Ontario Racing Commission (ORC) will enhance the ORC’s current Out of Competition Testing (OCT) program. Effective immediately, WEG will apply for reimbursement of qualifying out-of-pocket testing and laboratory expenses through The Jockey Club’s Out of Competition Testing Grant Fund (“Grant Fund”). The Grant Fund has been established by The Jockey Club to assist […]
Meri Shika, the second-longest shot on the board at 24-1 in a seven horse field, surprisingly got the job done in the $100,200 Flaming Page Stakes, one of the co-features on Saturday’s card at Woodbine. Ridden by Emma-Jayne Wilson and trained by Roger Attfield, the French-bred four year-old filly hadn’t finished better than fourth in […]
Favoured Speed Seeker, with Luis Contreras, came from off the pace to win the co-featured $169,000 Ontario Colleen Stakes for three-year-fillies, Saturday at Woodbine. The Joan Scott-trained Florida-bred daughter of Heatseeker-Seraphic Too was making just her third career start in the one mile turf contest, after breaking her maiden on the front end convincingly in […]
Making a belated seasonal bow, Eugene Melnyk’s homebred Sovereign Award-winning Leigh Court couldn’t have been more impressive, wiring nine rivals in the featured $155,600 Grade 3 Seaway Stakes, Sunday at Woodbine. With Gary Boulanger at the controls for trainer Josie Carroll, Leigh Court, a four-year-old daughter of Grand Slam-Padmore, rattled off quick fractions of :23.16 […]
