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My Boy Prince Dazzles in 86th Cup and Saucer Stakes

2023-10-16T09:32:05-04:00October 16, 2023|

By Woodbine Communications TORONTO, October 14, 2023 – My Boy Prince proved to be much the best with an easy-looking gate to wire victory in Saturday’s 86th running of the Cup and Saucer Stakes at Woodbine Racetrack. Making his first start since finishing runner-up in the Grade 1 bet365 Summer Stakes on September 16, My Boy Prince Read more

Ultra-consistent Millie Girl Takes on 11 in G3 Ontario Matron

2023-10-12T10:20:40-04:00October 12, 2023|

By Woodbine Communications/ Chris Lomon TORONTO, October 12, 2023 – Millie Girl, who has hit the top three in all her starts, chases her first stakes success in the $150,000 Ontario Matron (G3), Saturday at Woodbine. The 1 1/16-mile main track feature for fillies and mares, 3-years-old and upward, has drawn 12 starters, including the 5-year-old Read more

Ten Hopefuls Vie for Top Prize in Cup & Saucer Stakes

2023-10-11T16:27:47-04:00October 11, 2023|

By Woodbine Communications/ Chris Lomon TORONTO, October 11, 2023 – Arashi will go after his second straight score when he goes postward in Saturday’s $250,000 Cup & Saucer Stakes at Woodbine. A 1 1/16-mile event for Canadian-foaled 2-year-olds run over the E.P. Taylor turf, the 86th running of the Cup & Saucer has drawn 10 hopefuls, including Arashi, an Read more

Artie’s Storm Weathers Big-Name Rivals, Takes G3 Durham Cup

2023-10-10T09:36:20-04:00October 10, 2023|

TORONTO, October 7, 2023 – Artie’s Storm, under Emma-Jayne Wilson, got by one foe and then held off another in Saturday’s $150,000 Durham Cup (G3) at Woodbine. A pair of multiple graded stakes-placed talents, namely, Wolfie’s Dynaghost and Algiers (IRE), vied for early control in the 1 1/16-mile main track feature for 3-year-olds and up, with Read more

Canadian International (G1T) Set for this Sunday at Woodbine

2023-10-06T10:19:55-04:00October 6, 2023|

By Woodbine Communications/ Chris Lomon TORONTO, October 5, 2023 – This year’s edition of the prestigious $750,000 Canadian International (G1T), set for this Sunday at Woodbine, has once again attracted a top-class field of turf talents from across the world. Having returned after a year’s absence – the race was paused in 2022 due to travel Read more

Touch’n Ride Wins Breeders’ Stakes Thriller

2023-10-02T10:05:08-04:00October 2, 2023|

By Woodbine Communications/ Chris Lomon TORONTO – Touch’n Ride, under Kazushi Kimura, wore down a game rival in Elysian Field and then survived a rider’s claim of foul to win the $400,000 Breeders’ Stakes, the final jewel in the OLG Canadian Triple Crown, Sunday at Woodbine. It was the duo of slight 3-1 choice Paramount Prince, winner Read more

King’s Plate Winner Paramount Prince Takes on 13 in Breeders’ Stakes

2023-09-29T10:36:10-04:00September 29, 2023|

By Woodbine Communications/ Chris Lomon TORONTO – Fourteen three-year-olds, including King’s Plate winner Paramount Prince and runner-up Elysian Field, Kaukokaipuu, who contested the Plate and Prince of Wales Stakes, and three Kevin Attard trainees, are slated to go postward in Sunday’s $400,000 Breeders’ Stakes, the third jewel in the OLG Canadian Triple Crown, at Woodbine. The final event Read more

War Painter is the Queen of the Victorian Queen

2023-09-25T09:56:47-04:00September 25, 2023|

By Woodbine Communications/ Chris Lomon TORONTO – War Painter, under Patrick Husbands, brushed to the lead late en route to victory in Sunday’s $100,000 Victorian Queen Stakes, for 2-year-old Ontario-sired fillies, at Woodbine. Trained by Kevin Attard for Canuck Racing Club, the daughter of Danish Dynaformer-Morning Tale came into the seven-furlong turf race with a second and Read more

Zippy Gizmo Rallies Late to Take Bull Page

2023-09-25T09:52:25-04:00September 25, 2023|

TORONTO – Zippy Gizmo got up in the final strides to take top prize in the $100,000 Bull Page Stakes, a seven-furlong grass event for Ontario-sired 2-year-old colts and geldings, Sunday at Woodbine. A son of Amis Gizmo-Avie’s Zip, Zippy Gizmo, with Kazushi Kimura aboard, got away last of six as the duo of Yacht Boy and Read more

Meko Makee Tests Out Turf in Bull Page Stakes

2023-09-22T11:10:20-04:00September 22, 2023|

TORONTO – Fresh off a resounding maiden-breaking score, Meko Makee, a bay son of Hyper-Miss Curly Q, steps up to the stakes ranks in Sunday’s $100,000 Bull Page at Woodbine. ​ A seven-furlong E.P. Taylor Turf test for Ontario-sired 2-year-olds, the Bull Page is part of a 10-race card that also includes the running of the Read more