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TORONTO, July 7, 2024 – The Ontario Sired Heritage Series got out of the gates Sunday afternoon at Woodbine with a pair of $100,000 stakes, the Lake Huron and Georgian Bay. The five-furlong inner turf events are part of the Ontario Sired Heritage Series, an eight-leg stakes series open to Ontario-sired 3-year-olds, to be contested Read more

TORONTO, July 4, 2024 – A pair of stakes, the $100,000 Georgian Bay and $100,000 Lake Huron, mark the start of this year’s Ontario Sired Heritage Series, 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 Read more

By Woodbine Communications Toronto, ON – July 3, 2024 – Woodbine Entertainment and Rogers Sports & Media today announced they have entered into a multi-year media rights agreement for Canada’s most prestigious Thoroughbred horse race, The King’s Plate. This new media rights partnership will provide fans with an extensive lineup of live premier horse racing Read more

Essex Serpent strikes in Grade 3 HPIbet Marine Stakes TORONTO, June 29, 2024 – Essex Serpent through his name in as a serious King’s Plate contender with a strong victory in Saturday’s Grade 3 HPIbet Marine Stakes at Woodbine Racetrack. A field of seven three-year-olds, including four King’s Plate eligibles, ran a mile and a Read more

Paramount Prince dominant in Grade 3 Dominion Day TORONTO, June 29, 2024 – Paramount Prince put on a perfect performance in Saturday’s $150,000 Dominion Day Stakes (G3) at Woodbine. Sent off as the second choice in the event for 4-year-olds and up, the 2023 King’s Plate winner proved to be much the best against his Read more

King’s Plate and Woodbine Oaks trails heat up with running of Grade 3 Marine, Grade 3 Selene   TORONTO, June 27, 2024 – Piper’s Factor, a son of The Factor, will chase his second straight score when he goes postward in Saturday’s $150,000 HPIbet Marine Stakes (G3) at Woodbine. The $150,000 Marine, a 1 1/16-mile Read more

Chris Lomon/Woodbine Communications TORONTO, June 22, 2024 – Dancing Duchess, sent off as the 7-5 choice, earned her second career stakes victory after taking Saturday’s $100,000 Alywow at Woodbine. Trained by Mark Casse for owner Tracy Farmer, Dancing Duchess, who won last year’s Algonquin Stakes over the Woodbine inner turf, added another Toronto oval grass Read more

Four-time Alywow winner Mark Casse sends out four in this year’s edition TORONTO, June 19, 2024 – Mark Casse trainees Creed’s Gold, Dancing Duchess, Karaya, and Stormcast are set to go postward in the $100,000 Alywow Stakes, on Saturday at Woodbine.Seven 3-year-old fillies, including the Casse quartet, will take to the E.P. Taylor turf in Read more

Rule the day: My Boy Prince king of the Queenston TORONTO, June 9, 2024 – My Boy Prince thoroughly dominated his rivals in taking the $125,000 Queenston Stakes, on Sunday at Woodbine. A seven-furlong sprint for Canadian-foaled 3-year-olds, the Queenston is one of the key prep races leading up to the $1 million King’s Plate Read more

Nominations released for King’s Plate and Woodbine Oaks TORONTO, June 7, 2024 – Woodbine today released the latest nomination numbers for The King’s Plate and Woodbine Oaks presented by Stella Artois. Following the original subscriptions in April, the connections of nominated horses were required to submit an additional payment by June 5, 2024, to remain Read more