Ricoh Woodbine Mile Analysis
Once again, Canadian and American horses are the main ingredients for this year’s Ricoh Woodbine Mile. Let’s just say it’s a $1 million betting menu, which will have many salivating over the multitude of possibilities.
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
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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Jockey Gallardo guides Avoman to victory in $150,000 Plate Trial event at Woodbine
Antonio Gallardo guided Avoman to a three-quarter length victory Sunday in the $150,000 Plate Trial at Woodbine Racetrack.
Woodbine Entertainment to celebrate Canada Day with some fans in stands for races
Ontario horse racing fans will be allowed back to watch live events starting next week. Jim Lawson, the CEO of Woodbine Entertainment, says both Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto and Woodbine Mohawk Park in Campbellville, Ont., will allow spectators at 25 per cent capacity starting Canada Day (July 1).
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.
Essential Quality draws No. 2 Belmont post
Essential Quality was set Tuesday as a 2-1 favourite for the Belmont Stakes, which will be run without a horse from trainer Bob Baffert pending an investigation into Medina Spirit's failed drug test after winning the Kentucky Derby.
Woodbine Entertainment announces that live horse racing minus fans to resume June 14
Live horse-racing in Ontario will resume June 14. Woodbine Entertainment announced Thursday it has received confirmation to resume live horse racing without spectators next month.
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.
Derby winner Medina Spirit fails drug test
Medina Spirit’s victory in the Kentucky Derby is in serious jeopardy because of a failed postrace drug test, one that led Churchill Downs to suspend Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert immediately on Sunday in the latest scandal to plague the sport.
Medina Spirit wins Kentucky Derby
Medina Spirit fought off three challengers in the stretch to win the Kentucky Derby by a half-length, making Bob Baffert the winningest trainer in the race’s 147-year history with seven.
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.
Eurico Rosa Da Silva makes shocking revelations in autobiography
The racetrack was always Eurico Rosa Da Silva's happy place. It's where he won over 2,200 career races — including two Queen's Plates — and seven times earned recognition as Canada's top jockey. But it was also where Da Silva could temporarily bury his personal troubles.
Harness racing set to resume at Woodbine Mohawk Park as COVID restrictions eased
Harness racing is set to resume next week at Woodbine Mohawk Park after the Ontario government announced the loosening of COVID-19 restrictions in Halton Region. Woodbine Entertainment said in a release that live racing will resume next Thursday.
Woodbine Entertainment confirms '21 Queen's Plate to be run in August
It will be another late start for the $1-million Queen's Plate. Woodbine Entertainment announced Tuesday its marquee event will be held Sunday Aug. 22 instead of its traditional date of late June due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Woodbine Mohawk Park to run doubleheader before shutting down
A standardbred racing double-header will run on Wednesday at Woodbine Mohawk Park as its final event of the season before COVID-19 restrictions shut down the track.
