featurednews

Junior Hot Shot Chases Frost King Victory

2023-10-26T12:27:24-04:00October 26, 2023|

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

Gradevole Sails into South Ocean in Winning Form

2023-10-26T11:08:54-04:00October 26, 2023|

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

Perfect Crime Pulls Off Overskate Win

2023-10-23T10:33:33-04:00October 23, 2023|

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

Fashionably Fab Wins an Eternal Search Thriller

2023-10-23T10:17:55-04:00October 23, 2023|

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

Touch’n Ride Elevated to First in G3 Ontario Derby

2023-10-23T09:58:44-04:00October 23, 2023|

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

Patches O’Houlihan Looks to Keep Perfect Season Alive in Overskate

2023-10-20T11:36:16-04:00October 20, 2023|

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

A Little Frisky Impresses in Glorious Song Stakes

2023-10-16T10:15:03-04:00October 16, 2023|

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

Millie Girl Takes Respective G3 Ontario Matron Stakes

2023-10-16T09:40:27-04:00October 16, 2023|

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

My Boy Prince Dazzles in 86th Cup and Saucer Stakes

2023-10-16T09:32:05-04:00October 16, 2023|

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