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King’s Plate Marches On This Friday at Woodbine

2024-08-21T11:41:43-04:00August 21, 2024|

King's Plate Marches On This Friday at Woodbine The Plate and Four Stakes races rescheduled following Saturday’s record rainfall Public can witness historic race for free Grandstand and Hats & Horseshoes ticketholders being refunded TORONTO, August 21, 2024 – The 165th running of the $1 million King’s Plate will go this Friday at Toronto’s Woodbine Racetrack, Read more

King’s Plate to air Saturday on Sportsnet and Citytv

2024-08-16T09:31:50-04:00August 15, 2024|

TORONTO, August 15, 2024 – The 165th running of The King’s Place is set to broadcast nationally on Sportsnet and Citytv this Saturday from Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto. The two-hour broadcast will begin at 4:30 p.m. (ET) and bring viewers comprehensive coverage of Canada’s most prestigious horse race, the first jewel in the OLG Canadian Triple Crown. Read more

Field of 13 chase King’s Plate glory

2024-08-14T10:21:28-04:00August 13, 2024|

My Boy Prince tabbed as 7-5 morning-line favourite TORONTO, August 13, 2024 – Thirteen sophomores, including champion and multiple stakes winner My Boy Prince, will contest the $1 million King’s Plate, first leg of the OLG Canadian Triple Crown, highlighting an outstanding stakes-filled Saturday card of racing at Woodbine. The 165th edition of The King’s Plate, Read more

Live Lucky rolls into Lake Superior in winning form / Just Follow Me looks to lead the way in the Thunder Bay

2024-08-02T10:22:30-04:00August 1, 2024|

TORONTO, August 1, 2024 – A pair of Ontario-sired 3-year-old turf stakes, the $100,000 Thunder Bay, and $100,000 Lake Superior, share the spotlight on Sunday at Woodbine. Established in 2021, the Ontario Sired Heritage Series is comprised of three $100,000 legs and a $100,000 final for two divisions: 3-year-old colts & geldings, and 3-year-old fillies. Read more

Owen’s Tour Guide takes to turf in Sweet Briar Too

2024-08-02T10:19:19-04:00July 31, 2024|

TORONTO, July 31, 2024 – Graded stakes placed Owen’s Tour Guide, a 6-year-old daughter of Tourist, chases her first stakes triumph in the $125,000 Sweet Briar Too Stakes, Saturday at Woodbine. Trained by William Armata for Tequesta Racing Inc., Owen’s Tour Guide arrives at the six-furlong turf feature for fillies and mares, 3-year-olds and up, Read more

Paramount Prince is perfection in Grade 2 Seagram Cup

2024-07-29T11:27:08-04:00July 27, 2024|

TORONTO, July 27, 2024 – Paramount Prince reigned supreme once again, this time in the $175,000 Seagram Cup (G2), Saturday at Woodbine. Sent off as the 6-5 choice, Paramount Prince, leaving from the outside post in the eight-horse field, was hustled to the front by Patrick Husbands soon after the gates opened in the 1 Read more

Reload’s Rascal ready to go the distance in Pink Lloyd

2024-07-25T16:48:35-04:00July 25, 2024|

TORONTO, July 25, 2024 – Eight hopefuls vie for top prize in the $100,000 Pink Lloyd Stakes, a six-furlong main track race for Ontario-sired 4-year-olds and up, Sunday at Woodbine. Reload’s Rascal, who was fourth in last year’s running, will chase his first stakes trophy in the race named for the gelding who was inducted into Read more

14 fillies chase Woodbine Oaks glory on stakes-filled Saturday

2024-07-18T10:14:41-04:00July 17, 2024|

TORONTO, July 17, 2024 – Trainer Kevin Attard will have five chances to win his third $500,000 Woodbine Oaks Presented by Stella Artois, one of four stakes on Saturday’s 11-race card at Woodbine. Inaugurated in 1956, the filly classic, which has attracted 14 Canadian-foaled 3-year-old fillies carrying 121 pounds over one mile and one-eighth on Read more

Little Teddy big in Georgian Bay

2024-07-08T09:33:23-04:00July 7, 2024|

TORONTO, July 7, 2024— In the Georgian Bay, for 3-year-old fillies, Little Teddy dug deep to deliver trainer Santino Di Paola and owner York Tech Racing Stable, nom du course of Carmen and Raffaela Di Paola, with their first Woodbine stakes success. Earlier in the week, Santino Di Paola spoke about what it would mean to Read more