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Ontario-breds Patches O’Houlihan, Mansetti triumph during Canada Day Racing Festival at Woodbine

2025-06-28T20:25:20-04:00June 28, 2025|

by Chris Lomon / Woodbine communications Ontario-breds won two of the five stakes on Woodbine Racetrack's Saturday (June 28) Canada Day Racing Festival card. Reigning Canadian Horse of the Year Patches O'Houlihan won the $200,000 bet365 Highlander Stakes (Grade 2) and Mansetti won the 150,000 HPIbet Marine Stakes (Grade 3). Patches O’Houlihan (above) drifted out Read more

Ontario Sired Heritage Series commences with editions of the Georgian Bay, Lake Huron

2025-06-20T10:40:56-04:00June 20, 2025|

by Chris Lomon / Woodbine communications A pair of stakes, the $100,000 Georgian Bay and $100,000 Lake Huron, mark the start of this year’s Ontario Sired Heritage Series, Sunday (June 22) at Woodbine. ​ Established in 2021, the Ontario Sired Heritage Series is comprised of three $100,000 legs and a $100,000 final for two divisions: 3-year-old Read more

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