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By Chris Lomon/Woodbine Communications TORONTO, May 1, 2024 – Canadiansweetheart will go for the upset in Saturday’s $135,000 Whimsical Stakes Presented by Bulleit Bourbon (G3), at Woodbine. A 4-year-old daughter of Ransom the Moon-Terri’s Pass, the dark bay is no stranger to outrunning her odds, something she will look to do in the six-furlong Whimsical, Read more

By Steven Loung/Ontario Racing Ontario Breds were well represented over the course of the Ocala Breeders' Sales March Sale of 2-Year-Olds in Training, with 11 horses being sold over the course of the three-day sale. A colt (HIP 89) from the first crop of four-time Grade 1 winner McKinzie was the Ontario Bred sale topper, Read more

By Steven Loung/Ontario Racing What’s the secret to breeding a successful racehorse? It’s a question that’s at the forefront of just about every breeder’s mind, without any one clear answer. Generally speaking, however, there are two modes of thought when it comes to answering this question: It’s either an art or a science. For veteran Read more

By Woodbine Communications Toronto, ON – March 6, 2024 – Woodbine Entertainment today unveiled the stakes schedule for the 2024 Thoroughbred racing season at Woodbine Racetrack. The iconic King’s Plate headlines the 2024 racing meet with the 165th running scheduled for Saturday, August 17. The King’s Plate and the Woodbine Mile serve as Woodbine’s prestigious Read more

By Woodbine Communications TORONTO, March 1, 2024 – With the backstretch opening at Woodbine Racetrack this week, Woodbine Entertainment announced that it is introducing a Starter Bonus for trainers for the 2024 racing season. A Starter Bonus of $50 will be paid to all trainers who start a horse in an overnight race that finishes Read more

TORONTO, Feb. 12, 2024 – The cap has been reached for the Ontario Thoroughbred Improvement Program’s Mare Purchase and Recruitment Programs. Ontario breeders once again enthusiastically participated in both programs, increasing the number of mares in the province and upgrading their stock. “It’s a good incentive,” said David Clancy, a long-time owner and breeder, and Read more

By Woodbine Communications TORONTO, December 20, 2023 – Woodbine Entertainment today announced the 2023 Thoroughbred season produced an all-sources handle of $613,125,180 CAD. This is the second largest single-season handle in Woodbine’s history, but down $8 million from 2022. “Our 2023 Thoroughbred racing meet produced very strong results thanks to our exciting racing product, the Read more

By Chris Lomon/Woodbine Communications TORONTO, December 17, 2023 – Kazushi Kimura earned his third consecutive Woodbine jockey crown courtesy of 161 wins over the 2023 meet. Born in Hokkaido, Japan, Kimura joined the Woodbine jockey colony in 2018 and made an immediate impact. His first victory came aboard 70-1 longshot Tornado Cat, and his first Read more

By Chris Lomon/Woodbine Communications TORONTO, December 10, 2023 – Secret Reserve took Sunday’s $100,000 Steady Growth Stakes, for Ontario-sired 3-year-olds and up, contested at 1 1/16 miles over the Woodbine Tapeta.  It was an early scramble for the lead with Dun Drum emerging on top and Secret Reserve, with Leo Salles aboard, riding the rail Read more

By Chris Lomon/Woodbine Communications TORONTO, December 9, 2023 – Fashionably Fab secured her fourth straight score courtesy of an impressive performance in Saturday’s $100,000 La Prevoyante Stakes, at Woodbine.  Trained by Kevin Attard, the Terra Racing Stable homebred arrived at the 1 1/16-mile main track event for Ontario-sired fillies, 3-year-olds and up, off three consecutive Read more