Dave Briggs2026-06-10T16:21:18-04:00June 10, 2026|
(As well as having a stable on the rise at Woodbine, trainer Dale Desruisseaux is also a proud family man. He and his wife, Jeannette, are shown with their children Daynica and Dawson - photo courtesy Dale Desruisseaux). Trainer Dale Desruisseaux can vividly remember feeling a rush when his phone rang and he saw Read more
Dave Briggs2026-05-29T13:58:36-04:00May 29, 2026|
story by Dave Briggs photos courtesy Canuck Racing Club There is a certain poetry to how Donato Lanni talks about the magic of horse ownership as a rare and enriching life experience. “Honestly, owning racehorses is one of those rare bucket-list experiences that can be even better when it’s shared,” said Lanni, one of the Read more
Dave Briggs2026-04-28T13:36:53-04:00April 24, 2026|
story by Dave Briggs / photos by Michael Burns Winning the King’s Plate and being voted the Sovereign Award winner as Canada’s 2025 Horse of the Year are both incredible feats, but neither are as impressive as what Mansetti did to prolong owner Bill Ulwelling’s life. This was, of course, after Mansetti nearly killed Ulwelling Read more
Dave Briggs2026-03-05T10:44:30-05:00March 5, 2026|
by Dave Briggs / Ontario Racing Ontario’s Thoroughbred stallion lineup for 2026 includes nine new stallions led by the heralded homecoming of Sergei Prokofiev (above), one of Europe’s most successful young sires. Also new to Ontario this year is Yorkton, Frac Dancer, Inflation Nation (IRE), Mildmay's Secret, Royal Spirit, Stitches, Tale of Silence and Tomcat Read more
Dave Briggs2026-02-27T13:15:16-05:00February 27, 2026|
The Ontario Thoroughbred Improvement Program (TIP) is proud to announce its 2026 Stallion Directory is available to download. The 44-page guide features information on all 45 stallions eligible to the TIP program in 2026, as well as important contact, payment and program information. There's also a list of 2025 stallion leaders, answers to frequently asked Read more
Dave Briggs2026-01-29T14:56:07-05:00January 29, 2026|
Without the money she receives from the Ontario Thoroughbred breeders’ awards, Sherry McLean is certain her farm in Hillsburgh, ON farm could not stay open. “I can't stress it enough,” said McLean (above / Dave Landry photo), the owner of Northern Dawn Stables. “Without that money, we probably wouldn’t be here… and that money needs Read more
Dave Briggs2026-01-21T16:01:58-05:00January 21, 2026|
by Dave Briggs / Ontario Racing The excitement was palpable in new breeder Evan Sandhu’s voice as he spoke about how the Ontario Thoroughbred Improvement Program’s (TIP) Mare Purchase Program (MPP) helped him add three European-bred broodmares to Amplify Stables’ growing operation. Sandhu purchased three mares via the MPP and will receive a total of Read more
Dave Briggs2025-12-18T16:49:49-05:00December 18, 2025|
Thanks to a three-way tie in the fillies’ division, more horses than usual cracked the top three in the 2025 Ontario-Sired Heritage Series held at Woodbine Racetrack and Fort Erie Racetrack. The events, part of the Ontario Thoroughbred Improvement Program’s Stakes Series, were contested over three legs and a final from June through November. Established Read more
Dave Briggs2025-11-14T09:50:22-05:00November 14, 2025|
Regal Moment ready for Ashbridges Bay appointment by Chris Lomon for Woodbine Eight fillies, including Regal Moment (above), will contest the $100,000 Ashbridges Bay Stakes, part of a 12-race card, Sunday at Woodbine. Trained by Stuart Simon for Anne and William Scott, the daughter of Point of Entry out of the Sky Conqueror mare Regal Read more
Dave Briggs2025-11-03T14:29:28-05:00November 3, 2025|
by Dave Briggs In August, when Ontario breeder David Clancy sold a Speaker's Corner colt (above) out of Carta de Oro for $142,000 out of the Hill ‘n’ Dale consignment, it proved to be the third-highest price reached at the Canadian Thoroughbred Horse Society’s (CTHS) Canadian Premier Yearling Sale. None of it would have been Read more
