Maiden winner Shakhimat stretches out in search of his first added-money score in Sunday’s $250,000 Coronation Futurity, at Woodbine. Trained by multiple Hall of Fame conditioner Roger Attfield for owner Dan Gale, the handsome Lonhro colt comes into the 1 1/8-mile clash for Canadian-bred juveniles with a resume that includes a driving 2 ¼-length maiden […]
Heavily favoured Amis Gizmo made it three stakes in succession with a front-running score in Wednesday night’s $125,000 Frost King Stakes, at Woodbine. Trained by Josie Carroll and expertly ridden by Luis Contreras, the Ivan Dalos homebred son of Giant Gizmo-Victorious Ami debuted with a dramatic last-to-first run to nose out Conquest Twister in the […]
Robert Marzilli’s Caren stamped herself an early favourite for the 2016 Woodbine Oaks with an impressive gate-to-wire score in Sunday’s $250,000 Princess Elizabeth Stakes, at Woodbine. Trained by Mike DePaulo, the bay daughter of Society’s Chairman passed her first two-turn test with flying colours while winning her fifth race from six starts in the 1 […]
Wavell Avenue, bred in Ontario by Eugene Melnyk; Woodbine’s leading trainer Mark Casse; and J. Paul Reddam’s Nyquist were among the winners in Saturday’s lucrative Breeders’ Cup card at Keeneland Racecourse, in Lexington, Kentucky. Wavell Avenue, a four-year-old daughter of Harlington out of the Silver Deputy mare Lucas Street, upset the Grade 1 $1-million Filly […]
Flipcup, under a timely ride by Luis Contreras, rallied to an impressive score in Saturday’s $158,200 Grade 3 Maple Leaf Stakes, at Woodbine. Trained by Bill Mott and owned by Team Penney Racing, Wachtel Stable and Brous Stable LLC., Flipcup arrived at the 1 1/4-mile ‘Poly’ stake for open fillies and mares from a narrow […]
Woodbine’s leading trainer Mark Casse picked up his first Breeders’ Cup win when Catch a Glimpse captured the Grade 1 Juvenile Fillies Turf on opening day Friday of the 32nd Breeders’ Cup World Championships, at Keeneland Race Course, in Lexington, Kentucky. Mark Casse, a seven-time Sovereign Award winner as Canada’s outstanding trainer, won his first […]
Mark Casse, a seven-time Sovereign Award winner as Canada’s outstanding trainer, will seek his first Breeders’ Cup win with a six-pack of starters in horse racing’s world championships set for October 30 – 31 at Keeneland Racecourse, in Lexington, Kentucky. Casse, who captured his first Queen’s Plate in 2014 with Lexie Lou, would dearly love […]
Woodbine Entertainment Group (WEG) announced a five-year, $100,000 pledge, in support of William Osler Health System Foundation’s
Glenville Gardens, with Emma-Jayne Wilson aboard, made his turf debut a winning one, taking the co-featured $102,800 Labeeb Stakes Sunday at Woodbine. After stalking pacesetter Star Contender through fractions of :23.11 and :46.20, Glenville Gardens moved to challenge, got to the front in early stretch and despite drifting, still prevailed by a comfortable two and […]
Windhaven Farms’ homebred Tiz Imaginary, with Luis Contreras up, drew off in mid-stretch to take the $150,000 Fanfreluche Stakes at Woodbine, one of two added-money features on Sunday. The field for the 35th running of the six furlong stake over Polytrack for Ontario-bred two-year-old fillies was reduced to five after Marilyns Last Love was a […]
