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By Woodbine Communications/ Chris Lomon TORONTO, October 25, 2023 – Junior Hot Shot steps into the stakes spotlight for the first time in Saturday’s $100,000 Frost King at Woodbine. The son of Souper Speedy-Executive Dreamer arrives at the 6 ½-furlong Tapeta event for Ontario-sired 2-year-olds off a dazzling debut on October 1 at Woodbine. Under Read more

By Woodbine Communications/ Chris Lomon TORONTO, October 25, 2023 – Gradevole, a debut winner, wades into stakes action in Saturday’s $100,000 South Ocean at Woodbine. Trained by Patrick Dixon for owner and breeder Colebrook Farms, the daughter of Danish Dynaformer-Congeniality rallied smartly to win her debut, a 5 ½-furlong Tapeta race on September 14. After getting Read more

By Woodbine Communications/ Chris Lomon TORONTO, October 22, 2023 – Perfect Crime, under leading rider Kazushi Kimura, powered home to take top prize in the $100,000 Overskate Presented by bet365, Sunday at Woodbine. The race, for Ontario-sired 3-year-olds and up, was run at 7 ½ furlongs on an inner turf listed as “good.” Patches O’Houlihan, undefeated Read more

By Woodbine Communications/ Chris Lomon TORONTO, October 22, 2023 – Fashionably Fab, a 3-year-old daughter of Silent Name (JPN)-Flashy’s Legacy, fought every step of the way to eke out a narrow victory in the $100,000 Eternal Search Stakes Presented by bet365, Sunday at Woodbine. The race for Ontario-sired fillies and mares, 3-year-olds and up, was run Read more

By Woodbine Communications/ Chris Lomon TORONTO, October 21, 2023 – Touch’n Ride crossed the wire second, but was placed first after Solo Album was disqualified in the $150,000 Ontario Derby (G3), on Saturday at Woodbine. Solo Album, breaking from the outside post, Twin City, and Velocitor, who won the Prince of Wales Stakes – the middle jewel Read more

By Woodbine Communications TORONTO, October 20, 2023 – Patches O’Houlihan will put his perfect three-year-old record on the line in Sunday’s $100,000 Overskate Stakes at Woodbine Racetrack. A deep group of eight Ontario sired three-year-olds and up will race 7 ½ furlongs over Woodbine’s bet365 Inner Turf for the Overskate. The Robert Tiller trained Patches O’Houlihan Read more

By Woodbine Communications TORONTO, October 19, 2023 — OLG Canadian Triple Crown jewel winners Velocitor and Touch’n Ride are set to compete in the $150,000 Grade 3 Ontario Derby on Saturday at Woodbine. The Grade 3 Ontario Derby for three-year-olds is run at a mile and an eighth on the Tapeta. Saturday’s contest has attracted a Read more

TORONTO, October 15, 2023— In a last to first triumph, A Little Frisky gave Jockey Ryan Munger his first Woodbine Stakes win in the Glorious Song Stakes on Sunday at Woodbine. A Little Frisky is trained by Josie Carroll and owned by Mark Dodson. This is the filly’s first win in two career starts, after Read more

TORONTO, October 14, 2023 – In other stakes action, Millie Girl, under Rafael Hernandez, rallied late to take the $150,000 Ontario Matron (G3), also for fillies and mares, 3-year-olds and up, Saturday at Woodbine Racetrack. Millie Girl is trained by Catherine Day Phillips, who also co-owns (through her Kingfield Racing Stable, Ltd.) with Braconcrest Inc. and Read more

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