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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

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

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

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