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John Carey excited his two new stallions are ‘bringing new blood to Ontario’

adouglas2025-03-04T11:18:06-05:00March 4, 2025|

The arrival of Harlocap and Azul Coast to Carey’s T.C. Westmeath Stud Farm is just the boost he needed after losing top stallions Souper Speedy and Old Forester seven weeks apart last fall. by Dave Briggs / Ontario Racing Despite suffering the cruel fate of losing two of Ontario’s top stallions seven weeks apart Read more

King’s Plate Marches On This Friday at Woodbine

adouglas2024-08-21T11:41:43-04:00August 21, 2024|

King's Plate Marches On This Friday at Woodbine The Plate and Four Stakes races rescheduled following Saturday’s record rainfall Public can witness historic race for free Grandstand and Hats & Horseshoes ticketholders being refunded TORONTO, August 21, 2024 – The 165th running of the $1 million King’s Plate will go this Friday at Toronto’s Woodbine Racetrack, Read more

Poulin in O T Looks to Net Queenston victory

austin stanton2023-06-08T16:19:56-04:00June 8, 2023|

TORONTO, June 8, 2023 – The $125,000 Queenston Stakes, a key prep on the road to this year’s King’s Plate (August 20), takes the spotlight on Sunday’s 11-race card at Woodbine. The seven-furlong Queenston, for 3-year-olds foaled in Canada, has attracted some top Plate contenders, including Poulin in O T. Trained by Steve Owens, who co-owns Read more

Live Foal Program Deadline is March 31

austin stanton2023-03-22T10:00:40-04:00March 3, 2023|

TORONTO, March 3, 2023 – The deadline to enrol a 2022 foal in the Thoroughbred Improvement Program’s (TIP) Live Foal Program is March 31, 2023. The Live Foal Program offers a $325 incentive to the breeder of a Registered Ontario Bred foal for the 2022 foaling year. In order to qualify for the incentive, a Read more

The Minkster wins the Queenston to remain undefeated

austin stanton2022-06-14T09:52:32-04:00June 14, 2022|

The Minkster, under David Moran, made his three-year-old debut a winning one, taking the $125,000 Queenston Stakes, Sunday at Woodbine. A seven-furlong sprint for Canadian-foaled three-year-olds, the Queenston is one of the key prep races leading up to the $1 million Queen’s Plate on August 21. If today’s race was any indication as Read more