Attard horses capture top three positions in 86th running of $400,000 Prince of Wales

The $400,000 Prince of Wales Stakes was indeed an Attard family affair. Haddassah held off Harlan Estate down the stretch to capture the second jewel of the OLG Canadian Triple Crown on Tuesday at Fort Erie Racetrack.

Safe Conduct holds off Riptide Rock to win Queen's Plate

Safe Conduct has won the 162nd running of the Queen's Plate. A photo finish determined Safe Conduct, the 3-1 favourite, held off a late charge from Riptide Rock down the stretch to pick up the win and the $600,000 main prize

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Six horses in Queen's Plate field have ties to Attard family

The $1-million Queen’s Plate will be an Attard family affair. Six of the 13 horses in the field will have Attard ties.

Trainer: Oaks winner Munnyfor Ro being pointed to Queen's Plate

The $1-million Queen's Plate remains very much on Oaks winner Munnyfor Ro's radar. Trainer Kevin Attard said the three-year-old filly is being pointed towards the opening jewel of the OLG Canadian Triple Crown slated to be run Aug. 22 at Woodbine Racetrack.

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Woodbine CEO likes company's positioning with Bill C-218 clearing Senate

Jim Lawson likes where Woodbine Entertainment is positioned on Canada's changing single-game sports betting landscape.

Woodbine Entertainment to hold live standardbred, thoroughbred racing starting Friday

Finally, a little bit of good news for Ontario's horse-racing industry. The Ontario government announced Monday the province will enter into its COVID-19 reopening plan starting Friday. That's slightly ahead of the target day of Monday.

Essential Quality wins 153rd Belmont Stakes

Favorite Essential Quality won the Belmont Stakes on Saturday to give trainer Brad Cox his first win in a Triple Crown race. Cox could get another from Mandaloun in the Kentucky Derby if Bob Baffert-trained Medina Spirit is disqualified.

Derby win in jeopardy for Medina Spirit

Bob Baffert’s lawyer said Wednesday that a split-sample test of Kentucky Derby winner Medina Spirit came back positive for the presence of the steroid betamethasone, which could lead to the horse’s disqualification and discipline for the Hall of Fame trainer.

Baffert suspended in NY pending probe

Bob Baffert was suspended Monday from entering horses at New York racetracks, pending an investigation into Kentucky Derby winner Medina Spirit’s failed postrace drug test.

Rombauer wins the 146th Preakness Stakes

Rombauer romped to an upset victory in the Preakness on Saturday, denying Kentucky Derby winner Medina Sprint the chance at a Triple Crown that would have come with a giant asterisk.

Kentucky Derby winner Medina Spirit cleared to run in Preakness

Fans are back at Pimlico Race Course to witness another chance at a Triple Crown. The Preakness will feel somewhat back to normal, even if everything carries a giant asterisk. Medina Spirit, the Bob Baffert-trained colt was cleared Friday to run in the second leg of the Triple Crown after failing a post-Derby drug test.

Supreme Court won't hear appeal from horse owners over Canadian Derby dispute

The owners of a horse that was disqualified after initially winning the Canadian Derby more than three years ago might have run out of legal room to reclaim the title.

Baffert in spotlight for wrong reasons going into Preakness

Even though Bob Baffert isn’t at Pimlico Race Course this week, his shadow hangs over the Preakness, the Triple Crown and horse racing.

Optimism rising about future of Pimlico with rebuild looming

Frankie Brothers walked into the grandstand at Pimlico Race Course in the late 1980s and early ’90s with his head on a swivel. “I always made sure I knew where the exit was because if somebody dropped a cigarette or something like that, that place would’ve went up in flames,” the longtime trainer said. “Just an old, historic place.”

Woodbine Entertainment CEO puts tentative June 5 start to '21 thoroughbred campaign

Woodbine Entertainment is targeting June 5 as a potential opening day for its 2021 thoroughbred season. The campaign was slated to begin April 17 but was postponed indefinitely due to Ontario's lockdown amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

Medina Spirit to start from No. 3 post at Preakness

Medina Spirit will start from the third position in Saturday's Preakness Stakes. Coming in as a 9-5 favourite, the Bob Baffert trained horse is still eligible to run in the second leg of American horse racing's triple crown despite controversy surrounding its Kentucky Derby win.

Woodbine Entertainment reschedules Pepsi North America Cup harness race to September

Woodbine Entertainment rescheduled the $1-million Pepsi North America Cup until September due to the COVID-19 pandemic Friday. The race was originally scheduled for June 19 at Woodbine Mohawk Park but will now be run Sept. 11.

Undefeated Essential Quality has Triple Crown hopes

Horse racing could be in line for another Triple Crown bid and this time the likely candidate is an undefeated horse from a barn other than Bob Baffert’s. Essential Quality brings the most impressive resume into the 1 1/4-mile Kentucky Derby on Saturday (LIVE on TSN5).

Carmouche to be first Black jockey in Kentucky Derby since '13

Long before Kendrick Carmouche started riding horses growing up in Louisiana, Black jockeys were synonymous with the sport. On Saturday, Carmouche will be the first Black jockey in the Kentucky Derby since 2013 and is just one of a handful over the past century.

Essential Quality likely to be first gray Kentucky Derby favourite in 25 years

Essential Quality is expected to be the first gray horse to go off as the Kentucky Derby favourite in 25 years. A gray horse hasn’t won the Derby since Giacomo in 2005, and only eight grays have won it since 1930. Watch the Kentucky Derby on Saturday on TSN5.

Louisville looks to rebound with Kentucky Derby back in May

The Kentucky Derby is back on the first Saturday in May, slowly bringing with it the sights, sounds and rituals familiar to Louisville.

Two-time Queen's Plate-winning jockey Kabel passes away at the age of 55

Todd Kabel, who rode two Queen's Plate-winning horses, has died at the age of 55.

Woodbine CEO sends letter to city of Toronto asking for their support to allow racing

Woodbine Entertainment is lobbying Toronto Mayor John Tory and the city's medical officer of health for assistance in allowing horse racing to go as scheduled during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Weyburn installed as the early 3-1 Winterbook favourite for 2021 Queen's Plate race

Weyburn was installed as the early 3-1 Winterbook favourite for the 2021 Queen's Plate on Thursday.