Conquest Enforcer will tackle older company for the first time in Saturday’s loaded Grade 2 $200,000 Play the King Stakes, at Woodbine. Trained by Mark Casse for Conquest Stables LLC, the three-year-old Into Mischief colt has won three of four career starts while hinting at being the next great horse from the popular stable. “I […]

Breaking Lucky picked up his first graded stakes win with a perfect stalking trip in Holiday Monday’s Grade 3 $168,600 Seagram Cup, at Woodbine. Trained by Reade Baker for owner Gunpowder Farms, the chestnut son of Lookin at Lucky arrived at the 1 1/16-mile Tapeta route for older horses from a second-place run behind Seagram […]

Lady Shipman made every pole a winning one to secure her first graded stakes win in Sunday’s Grade 3 $157,300 Royal North Stakes, at Woodbine. Trained by Kiaran McLaughlin for owner Ranlo Investments LLC, Lady Shipman, sent to post as the 3-5 mutuel favourite, blasted out of the gate under Jesse Campbell and set splits […]

Fan favourite Lexie Lou, Canada’s Horse of the Year in 2014, made every pole a winning one in Saturday’s $125,000 Victoriana Stakes, at Woodbine. Trained by Mark Casse for owner Gary Barber, Lexie Lou found her way to the front under jockey Patrick Husbands and cruised through splits of :23.99, :47.63 and 1:11.96 with recent […]

Norseman Racing Stable’s Generous Touch made every pole a winning one in Wednesday night’s $125,00 Trained by Sid Attard and perfectly handled by leading rider Eurico Rosa da Silva, Generous Touch left quickest of all in the 1 1/16-mile Tapeta route for Ontario-sired sophomore fillies and set moderate splits of :25.42 and :51.65 with Pure […]

Velvet Mood, with Pablo Morales in the irons, held off a furious rally from Stormy Perfection to win Saturday’s co-featured $129,000 My Dear Stakes, at Woodbine. Trained by Timothy Hamm for owners Blazing Meadows Farm and Siena Farm LLC, Velvet Mood arrived at Woodbine for her Canadian debut from a pair of off-the-pace wins at […]

Puntrooskie, under a heady ride by Patrick Husbands, made the grade in Saturday’s $150,600 Grade 3 Bold Venture Stakes, at Woodbine. Trained by Donald MacRae for his D-Mac Racing Stable and co-owners Michael Lay and Mike Loughry, Puntrooskie made the transition from claimer to graded stakes winner by toppling a talented field of six in […]

Ultraflame saved all the ground under jockey Emma-Jayne Wilson before surging up the rail to a convincing first stakes win in Wednesday night’s $125,000 Deputy Minister Stakes, at Woodbine. Trained by John Ross for his J R Racing Stable, the ultra-consistent Ultraflame has finished off the board just once in nine career starts. The Deputy […]

Robert Harvey’s Calling Rhy Rhy battled for the early lead but had plenty left in the stretch run for jockey Alan Garcia in Saturday’s $150,000 Ontario Damsel Stakes, at Woodbine. Trained by Roger Attfield, the victory for Calling Rhy Rhy in the one-mile turf stake for Ontario-sired sophomore fillies was both a first added-money and […]

Lokinforpursemonee, patiently handled by Gary Boulanger, rallied from last of eight to earn his first career win in Sunday’s co-featured $143,000 Victoria Stakes, at Woodbine. Trained by John Ross for his J.R. Racing Stable, the Silent Name bay arrived at the six furlong sprint for juveniles from a narrow head loss, on debut, to Pachi […]