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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

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

By Chris Lomon/Woodbine Communications TORONTO, July 28, 2024 – Patches O’Houlihan, in his first start since November 2023, put on a dominant display in the $100,000 Pink Lloyd Stakes, Sunday at Woodbine. Sent on his way as the 2-1 second choice in the six-furlong main track event for Ontario-sired 4-year-olds and up, got away quickly Read more

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

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

By Chris Lomon/Woodbine Communications TORONTO, July 20, 2024 – Kin’s Concerto, under Sofia Vives, orchestrated a spirited stretch run to win the 69th running of the $500,000 Woodbine Oaks Presented by Stella Artois, Saturday at Woodbine.    A homebred for Chiefswood Stables, Kin’s Concerto arrived at the biggest race in the country for Canadian-foaled 3-year-old fillies without Read more

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

By Chris Lomon/Woodbine Communications TORONTO, July 13, 2024 – Pleasure’s Gold took the $100,000 Ballade, an Ontario-sired event for fillies and mares, 4-year-olds and up. Under Rafael Hernandez, the hard-knocking 5-year-old daughter of Souper Speedy-Good as Gold sat off the early pacesetters before hustling home to record a three-quarter length score in the six-furlong main Read more

By Woodbine Communications TORONTO, July 11, 2024 – Emma-Jayne Wilson surpassed Hall of Fame jockey Julie Krone for all-time purse earnings by a female jockey on Thursday evening at Woodbine Racetrack. Entering the day just $11,042 shy of Krone’s $90,126,584 (USD) record, Wilson took her place in racing’s history book with a thrilling victory aboard Read more

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