austin stanton2022-05-01T10:26:03-04:00May 1, 2022|
Image: Ironstone wins 2021 Clarendon Stakes (Michael Burns Photo) Silent Runner, a son of 2021 Top Ontario Sire Silent Name (JPN), and Ironstone a 2021 Sovereign Award Champion Two-Year-Old Nominee, are among the field of nine vying for the $125,000 Woodstock on Sunday May 1 at Woodbine. The Woodstock – contested by three-year-olds over six-furlongs Read more
austin stanton2022-03-15T10:15:25-04:00March 15, 2022|
(Miss Speedy / Rafael Hernandez - Michael Burns Photo) With foaling season in full swing in Ontario, and the newest crop of Ontario Sired foals arriving, we are looking back at the 2021 Ontario Sired Reward of Excellence finalists. Nine different Ontario breeders received awards ranging from $10,000 to $25,000 after their two and three-year-old Read more
austin stanton2022-02-15T09:10:35-05:00February 11, 2022|
(Photo Michael Burns) Sixteen Ontario bred horses were named 2021 Sovereign Award finalists by the Jockey Club of Canada, highlighted by Pink Lloyd earning nominations in Champion Older Main Track Male and Champion Sprint Male during his swan song campaign. The nine-year-old posted a 3-2-0 record in his 2021 campaign, including a walk-off win in Read more
austin stanton2022-02-01T14:52:24-05:00January 31, 2022|
Four new Thoroughbred stallions brings the total number of registered Ontario Sires to 42 for the 2022 breeding season. “New stallions and bloodlines give Ontario breeders more diversity and opportunities locally to breed for the Ontario Sired incentive racing program,” said Peter Berringer, President of the Canadian Thoroughbred Horse Society, and Ontario Racing Thoroughbred Improvement Read more
Ashley2022-01-28T09:30:36-05:00January 27, 2022|
Ninety-one new mares will foal in Ontario in 2022 and $1 million will be distributed to Ontario breeders thanks to Ontario Racing’s Thoroughbred Improvement Program (TIP) Committee enhancing its Mare Purchase and Recruitment Programs for the 2021-22 sales season. Focusing on the Mare Purchase Program (MPP), the TIP Committee increased the maximum credit available from Read more
Ashley2022-01-07T14:44:03-05:00January 7, 2022|
NEWS RELEASE Ontario’s Successful Mare Purchase Program Receives $200,000 Funding Boost Ontario Racing’s Thoroughbred Improvement Program Committee has approved an additional $200,000 for its innovative Mare Purchase Program, bringing the total to $700,000. An enthusiastic response by Ontario breeders to the program has nearly exhausted the initial $500,000 commitment. The Keeneland January Read more
Ashley2021-12-15T12:21:29-05:00December 14, 2021|
Ontario Racing is responsible for setting an annual program of races, attracting new horse owners, implementing breed improvement programs, growing the fan base, and connecting the industry with the government and general public. OLG RELEASES NEW HORSE RACING ECONOMIC IMPACT STUDY Working in partnership with Ontario’s horse racing industry, OLG has prepared and released Read more
Ashley2021-12-03T16:18:06-05:00December 3, 2021|
Michael Burns Photo Chris Lomon, Woodbine Communications Summer Sunday has one last journey to take before heading to greener pastures. Last than a week from now, the striking six-year-old mare will depart the barn of trainer Stuart Simon and head over to the Woodbine paddock for the La Prevoyante Stakes. The 1 1/16-mile Tapeta Read more
Ashley2021-11-29T14:41:09-05:00November 28, 2021|
Michael Burns Photo Mrs. Barbara put in an impressive stretch run to capture the Grade 3 $156,400 Mazarine Stakes, Sunday at Woodbine. The 1 1/16-mile main track event attracted field of nine two-year-old fillies, including Spruce Stable’s Mrs. Barbara, a daughter of Bodemeister-Destroy, bred by Jim Dandy Stable. It was Chocolateaddiction who Read more
Ashley2021-11-29T14:39:55-05:00November 27, 2021|
Michael Burns Photo Pink Lloyd, one of Canada’s greatest and most beloved sprinters, ended his remarkable career with a gutsy score in the Grade 2, $200,550 Kennedy Road Stakes, Saturday at Woodbine. It was a farewell tour performance that earned a standing ovation from an appreciative crowd that had gathered to bid Read more
