Dave Briggs2026-10-22T13:33:13-04:00October 22, 2026|
In recent years, breeder Karen Carroll has received $50,000 for purchasing two in-foal mares at U.S. sales and bringing them to Ontario to foal. This year, the Mare Purchase Program has increased its total funding to $750,000. story by Dave Briggs A popular program designed to reward Ontario Thoroughbred breeders for bringing new mares to Read more
Dave Briggs2026-10-19T12:20:52-04:00October 19, 2026|
story by Dave Briggs photo by Claus Andersen The damage Canada’s restrictive and unfair tax laws are causing to Ontario’s horse racing industry was the subject of a recent CTV National News story by Adrian Ghobrial. The story can be read here. It also can be viewed here: CTV National News story As Ontario Racing Read more
Dave Briggs2026-09-30T10:47:33-04:00September 30, 2026|
story by Chris Lomon photo by Dave Landry Poise, past performances, and post-time odds combined to make Youth the one to beat in the 1976 running of the Canadian International at Woodbine. On a late October day in Toronto that began with light rain and even a touch of snow, Sandy Hawley (above), who would Read more
Dave Briggs2026-09-28T11:25:58-04:00September 28, 2026|
story by Phil McSween for Woodbine photos by Michael Burns This story originally appeared here. Fire and Wine went wire to wire in cagey fashion to win Sunday's (Sept. 27) $400,000 Breeders' Stakes, the Canadian Triple Crown curtain closer, at Woodbine. The compact field of six broke smoothly as the gates opened in Read more
Dave Briggs2026-09-28T11:02:13-04:00September 28, 2026|
story by Phil McSween for Woodbine photo by Michael Burns This story originally appeared here. Ontario Bred Wicked Django gamely turned the tables on favoured Paramount Prince to win the first ever running of The Grand Valley Stakes ($150,000) on Sunday (Sept. 27) at Woodbine. In August, the Ontario Thoroughbred Improvement Program (TIP) unveiled four Read more
Dave Briggs2026-09-14T14:27:06-04:00September 14, 2026|
story by Phil McSween for Woodbine photos by Michael Burns Elysian Field (above), under a polished steer from catch rider Fraser Aebly, came off a summer freshening to win her first career turf race in Sunday's (Sept. 13) $150,000 Belfountain Stakes at Woodbine. The Belfountain is the second of four new $150,000 stakes Read more
Dave Briggs2026-09-14T12:25:40-04:00September 14, 2026|
The 2026 Keeneland September Yearling Sale begins today (Sept. 14) in Lexington, KY, and it's another opportunity to access more than $20 million in purses and rewards restricted to Ontario Breds. Beginning in Wednesday's third session, 76 Ontario Bred horses are due to go through the auction ring at the Keeneland Sales Pavilion. This year, Read more
Dave Briggs2026-09-08T14:20:27-04:00September 8, 2026|
story by Dave Briggs / Ontario Racing photos by Luke Edwards Regal Affair won the $150,000 Rondeau Bay Stakes for 3-year-old fillies and My Covenant took the $150,000 Lake Erie Stakes for 3-year-old males in the third leg of the Ontario Sired Heritage Series held on Monday's (Sept. 7) Prince of Wales card at Fort Read more
Dave Briggs2026-09-03T13:34:38-04:00September 3, 2026|
The gross of $4.47 million and the average of $30,838 were both the highest totals in at least 10 years. story and photos by Dave Briggs / Ontario Racing By all measures, Wednesday’s (Sept. 2) Canadian Premier Yearling Sale produced the most successful results in years. Gross, average, median and number of Thoroughbreds sold were Read more
Dave Briggs2026-08-30T20:16:28-04:00August 30, 2026|
story by Chris Lomon / Woodbine photo by Michael Burns This story originally appeared here. Multiple graded stakes winner Paramount Prince added another impressive entry to his sterling résumé, this time in the inaugural running of the $150,00 Caledon Stakes, Sunday (Aug. 30) at Woodbine. Earlier this month, the Ontario Thoroughbred Improvement Program (TIP) unveiled Read more
