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Conquest Vivi Victorious in Victorian Queen

Conquest Vivi remained perfect through three career starts with a stalking score in Sunday’s $125,000 Victorian Queen Stakes, at Woodbine. Trained by Mark Casse for owner Conquest Stables LLC., the well-bred daughter of Court Vision-Keen Victory settled in fourth position in a field of six Ontario-sired juvenile fillies before rallying wide down the lane for […]
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Dreams Come True for Touch of Disney in Overskate

Touch of Disney, so named for the unique Mickey Mouse marking on his nose, rallied wide down the lane to capture Saturday’s $125,000 Overskate Stakes, at Woodbine. Trained by Norm McKnight for owner-breeder Bruno Schickedanz, the six-year-old Mr. Scotty gelding rose from claimer to stakes winner with a perfectly timed trip under Omar Moreno. The […]
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Will She? No Doubt About it in Fanfreluche Romp

Will She, patiently handled by Jesse Campbell, settled off a hot early pace before pouncing to an open lengths score in Sunday’s co-featured $150,000 Fanfreluche Stakes, at Woodbine. Trained by Mike Keogh for owner-breeder Gustav Schickedanz, Will She arrived at the six furlong Tapeta sprint for Ontario-bred juvenile fillies from an off-the-board effort in the […]
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Caren Captivating in Carotene Coup

Robert Marzilli’s Caren made her final start of 2016 a winning one with a front-running score in Sunday’s $150,000 Carotene Stakes, at Woodbine. Trained by Mike DePaulo, the three-year-old daughter of Society’s Chairman picked up her fourth stakes win of the meet, and surged past CDN$1-million in purse earnings, with a decisive score in the […]
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European Contingent Arrive for Pattison Canadian International

An additional nine horses touched down at Pearson International Airport on Monday night as part of a massive European-based contingent set to compete on Sunday’s lucrative Pattison Canadian International card, at Woodbine. The group includes International hopefuls Dartmouth and Protectionist; E.P. Taylor contenders Aim to Please, Banzari, Diploma, Nezwaah, Parvaneh and Swiss Range; and five-year-old […]
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Dragon’s Cry Fires to First Stakes Win

Dragon’s Cry took charge entering the far turn and never looked back while giving jockey Sheena Ryan her first stakes win in Monday’s $125,000 Bull Page Stakes. The six furlong Bull Page attracted a field of five Ontario-sired 2-year-olds and Waubaushene, breaking from the outside, showed briefly in front before Dragon’s Cry moved up to […]
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Golden Hawk Soars in Grade 3 Grey

Live Oak Plantation’s Golden Hawk remained undefeated in two starts and completed a sweep of the weekend 2-year-old stakes for the Mark Casse stable with a handy score in Sunday’s Grade 3 Grey Stakes. Breaking from post 4 in the compact field of five, Golden Hawk was away alertly but was pressed by Han Sense […]
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The ‘World’ Comes to Woodbine

Horses based in England, France and Germany are making their way to Woodbine for the $1-million Pattison Canadian International, but the aptly-named World Approval will have a much shorter journey to Canada from his Saratoga home in upstate New York. Conditioned by Woodbine’s leading trainer Mark Casse, World Approval is one of five Grade/Group 1 […]
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Mandatory Jackpot Hi-5 Slated for PCI Day

Woodbine Entertainment Group (WEG) announced that a mandatory payout for the Thoroughbred Jackpot Hi-5 is slated for Sunday, October 16, Pattison Canadian International day. The final opportunity to wager on the Jackpot Hi-5 before the mandatory payout date will be Sunday, October 9. The carryover will continue to build through that date, provided there is […]