Alberta trainer Jason Coney did the unimagineable when he claimed an off-form horse for $8,500 and won a $100,000 stake six months later.
Seven races offering a total of $420,000 in purses will put Alberta-bred Thoroughbreds in the spotlight at Century Mile.
The former award-winning jockey and full-time racing analyst will be a guest on Saturday, Sept. 12 for the four-race “Win and You’re In” broadcast.
Archivist, by Dubawi, is improving quickly for one of the hottest racing stables in the world currently, and he is headed to Woodbine.
There are increased purses, lucrative bonuses, new racing opportunities and stronger incentives for breeders.
It was a chaotic Toronto Cup finish with multiple claims of foul, while an awkward start led to a commanding finish in the Zadracarta.
The Musculoskeletal Research Group in Kentucky is studying these fetlock bones that account for up to 50% of fatal injuries in racehorses in the US.
His trainer didn't know if the colt would survive an illness, let alone return to the races. But Scorching defied the odds.
Sky-gazing King's Counsel and fast filly Sweet Bordeaux broke their maidens in two $300,000 stakes races at Woodbine on Aug. 30
Brandy and Me is two-for-two in her career as she won the Algoma Stakes on Aug. 30 for the hot stable of Sue Leslie, Evette Chartrand-Hoek.