Tu Endie Wei, recently crowned Canada’s champion two-year-old filly, celebrated the honour in style with a runaway five and a half length score in Saturday’s $166,000 Star Shoot Stakes at Woodbine. The Brereton Jones’ filly, trained by Reade Baker, took to the lead under regular pilot Jim McAleney in the six furlong main track sprint, […]
Rose and Shine, a three-year-old daughter of Mr. Sekiguchi, looks to start her campaign on a winning note when she goes postward against Sovereign Award champion Tu Endie Wei in Saturday’s $150,000 Star Shoot Stakes, at Woodbine. Owned by James Sabiston and trained by Ralph Biamonte, Rose and Shine won three races, along with […]
Biosecurity in the horse industry can be a difficult concept to comprehend, and put into practice, especially when the average horse frequently travels off property or encounters horses that have been off the farm. However, lack of infection control procedures can leave a barn vulnerable to all kinds of diseases. Here, University of Guelph Researcher, […]
The Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame is pleased to announce its 2012 inductees. This year’s honour roll includes three horses and two people representing the Standardbred industry, as well as three horses and two people from the Thoroughbred ranks. The 2012 Standardbred Inductees are: Astreos – Male Horse Category Kadabra – Male Horse […]
The Jockey Club of Canada is pleased to announce the winners of the 37th Annual Sovereign Awards for excellence in 2011 presented earlier this evening at Woodbine Race Track in Toronto. OUTSTANDING JOCKEY Luis Contreras OUTSTANDING APPRENTICE JOCKEY Ryan Pacheco OUTSTANDING TRAINER Mark Casse OUTSTANDING OWNER IN CANADA – TIE Dover Stable, Glenn Todd & […]
Gypsy Ring, a finalist for the 2011 male sprinter Sovereign Award, rallied to take his seasonal debut in Good Friday’s $100,000 Debut Stakes at Woodbine. The five-furlong contest was the featured event on the Opening Day card. Gypsy Ring was patiently handled by regular rider Justin Stein, as Red Eagle and Executive Five duked it […]
Jockey Justin Stein had a strong start to the 2012 Woodbine Thoroughbred racing season with two wins, including the featured $100,000 Debut Stakes, as the Toronto oval kicked off its 57th season on Friday. Stein guided Gypsy Ring, a six-year-old dark bay gelding, to the half-length score over Executive Five for trainer-owner-breeder Paul Buttigieg. Stein […]
The 2012 Canadian live Thoroughbred racing season kicks off Good Friday afternoon at Woodbine. The 10-race Opening Day programme, set for a post-time of 1 p.m., was assembled on Tuesday morning, drawing 101 horses, including seven for the afternoon’s feature race, the $100,000 Debut Stakes (race eight) for four-year-olds and up. Fans in attendance will […]
Testing for clenbuterol continues this racing season, and will include the lower Ontario Quarter Horse threshold levels introduced last year. This Ontario Racing Commission (ORC) initiative, introduced with the support of the Quarter Racing Owners of Ontario Inc. (QROOI), complements the efforts of the Canadian Pari-Mutuel Agency (CPMA), which has included clenburerol in its testing […]
The National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA) announced today that Woodbine Racetrack in Rexdale, Ontario, Canada has earned re-accreditation from the NTRA Safety and Integrity Alliance. The re-accreditation followed a complete review of all racing operations at the facility. Woodbine received its initial Alliance accreditation in March 2010. All accreditations and re-accreditations carry an effective period […]
