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Wicked Django delivers in Grade 2 Autumn; Passport to victory: Nobals digs deep for Grade 2 Kennedy Road score

2024-11-19T10:34:23-05:00November 16, 2024|

TORONTO, November 16, 2024 – Wicked Django, under a sharp ride from Keveh Nicholls, earned his first stakes triumph in Saturday’s Grade 2 $175,000 HPIbet Autumn at Woodbine. ​ Sent on his way at 24-1 in the field of eight, the 4-year-old bay colt broke a step slowly while the quartet of Paramount Prince, Forever Souper, Stanley House Read more

Heritage Series concludes Sunday at Woodbine

2024-11-14T17:19:57-05:00November 14, 2024|

TORONTO, November 14, 2024 – A pair of stakes, the $100,000 Lake Ontario and $100,000 Ashbridges Bay, co-headline Sunday’s card at Woodbine. The 1 1/16-mile main track events are the curtain-closers for the eight-leg Heritage Series. The 2024 Ontario Sired Heritage Series features a total of four races – three opening legs and one final – for Read more

Grade 2 Kennedy Road: Patches O’Houlihan chases fifth straight win

2024-11-13T15:22:36-05:00November 13, 2024|

TORONTO, November 13, 2024 – Champion and multiple graded stakes winner Patches O’Houlihan will face five rivals in Saturday’s Grade 2 $175,000 bet365 Kennedy Road Stakes, for 3-year-olds and up, at Woodbine. A 4-year-old son of Reload out of the Silent Name (JPN) mare Maythefourthbwithu, Patches O’Houlihan’s latest triumph came in the Grade 2 $250,000 Nearctic Stakes Read more

Elysian Field nets first graded success in Grade 3 Maple Leaf / Stormcast strong early and late in Grade 3 Bessarabian

2024-11-11T11:47:24-05:00November 9, 2024|

TORONTO, November 9, 2024 - Elysian Field, under Sahin Civaci, rallied impressively to take the Grade 3 $135,00 Maple Leaf Stakes, Saturday at Woodbine. Trained by Mark Casse for Gary Barber and Team Valor International LLC, the 4-year-old daughter of Hard Spun out of the Smart Strike mare Elysian came into the 1 ¼-mile main Read more

O Canada: Moira victorious in Breeders’ Cup

2024-11-05T09:50:59-05:00November 4, 2024|

TORONTO, November 4, 2024 – 2022 Queen's Plate winner Moira delivered Canada one of its biggest racing moments this past Saturday by winning the $2 million Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Turf at Del Mar in California. The five-year-old mare powered to the lead at the top of the stretch in the mile and three-eighths Read more

Hunt Master masterful in Overskate

2024-10-28T11:12:17-04:00October 27, 2024|

TORONTO, October 27, 2024 – Hunt Master, under Jeffrey Alderson, took the early lead and then dug down deep late to win the $100,000 Overskate Stakes, for Ontario-sired 3-year-olds and up, Sunday at Woodbine. ​ Hunt Master, sent off at 5-1 in the 7 ½-furlong inner turf event, was quickly guided to the front by Alderson as Read more

Taquanyah storms home to take Eternal Search top prize

2024-10-28T11:10:40-04:00October 26, 2024|

TORONTO, October 26, 2024 – Taquanyah, under Leo Salles, rallied stoutly down the lane to win the $100,000 Eternal Search Stakes, for Ontario-sired fillies and mares, 3-year-olds and up, Saturday at Woodbine. Lady in Red, a last-time out winner, and multiple stakes winner Olivia Rose showed early speed in the 7 ½-furlong inner turf feature Read more

Arresting performance? Perfect Crime back to defend Overskate Stakes title

2024-10-28T11:06:46-04:00October 24, 2024|

TORONTO, October 24, 2024 – Perfect Crime, trained by Patrick Dixon for Colebrook Farms, faces six rivals in Sunday’s $100,000 Overskate Stakes, a 7 ½-furlong inner turf tilt for Ontario-sired 3-year-olds and up, at Woodbine. The 6-year-old son of Old Forester out of the Curlin mare That’s Our Princess took last year’s edition of the Overskate Read more

Lady in Red arrives at Eternal Search on winning note

2024-10-28T11:03:37-04:00October 23, 2024|

TORONTO, October 23, 2024 – Lady in Red, a 5-year-old daughter of D’s Wando, takes on eight rivals in the $100,000 Eternal Search Stakes, Saturday at Woodbine. Trained by Santino Di Paola, the chestnut mare will see her first stakes action in the 7 ½-furlong feature for Ontario-sired fillies and mares, 3-year-olds and up, to Read more

Frost King Stakes forecast calls for Unbridled Weather

2024-10-28T10:58:49-04:00October 20, 2024|

TORONTO, October 20, 2024 – The third stakes appearance was the charm for Unbridled Weather, who hung tough to win the $100,000 Frost King Stakes, Sunday at Woodbine. After a second in the Bull Page Stakes on Sept. 15 and a fifth in the Algonquin Stakes last time out on Oct. 5, Unbridled Weather’s connections were Read more