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Silent Sonet soars in La Prevoyante

​TORONTO, Ont.—Silent Sonet, a troubled third in her last start, rewarded the faith of her backers here Sunday with an emphatic 6…

Award of Merit for Tom Cosgrove

​TORONTO, September 10 – Tom Cosgrove, a long-time member of the horse racing industry in a variety of capacities, was honoured on…

Ricoh Woodbine Mile Notes for Sunday, September 10, 2017

​EARLY LOOK AT THE GRADE 1 RICOH WOODBINE MILE (12) Horse/Owner/Trainer Arod (IRE) / Qatar Racing Limited / David Simcock Conquest Panthera…

First-timer Shamrock Rose an appropriate winner of Ontario Debutante

​TORONTO, September 9 — Shamrock Rose, making her first lifetime start, rallied smartly on the outside to register a mild upset in…

Woodbine community honours fallen rider

TORONTO, September 9 – Friends and colleagues gathered on the Woodbine turf after Saturday’s seventh race in memory of exercise rider and…

View from the Booth by @WoodbineGeller

​TORONTO, September 12 – Each week, track announcer Robert Geller comments on some of the performances that caught his eye, highlighting horses…

Ricoh Woodbine Mile Notes for Saturday, September 9, 2017

​EARLY LOOK AT THE GRADE 1 RICOH WOODBINE MILE (12) Horse/Owner/Trainer Arod (IRE) / Qatar Racing Limited / David Simcock Conquest Panthera…

In Memoriam: Darren Fortune…

​TORONTO, September 9 – A veteran horseman, accomplished rider and familiar face to all who visited Woodbine, Darren Fortune’s loss in a…

Clocker Report: Horses to watch this weekend

​TORONTO, September 9 – Each week, Woodbine’s head clocker Ernie Perri comments on some of the top workouts watched, highlighting horses to…

Woodbine to observe moment of silence on Saturday in honour of outrider Darren Fortune

​TORONTO, September 8 – To honour the memory of exercise rider and outrider Darren Fortune, who perished during a morning training accident…

UPDATE: Exercise rider dies following main track accident

​TORONTO, September 8 – We are saddened to report that Darren Fortune, a 43-year-old exercise rider, died from injuries occurred during a…

Silent Sonet seeking to atone in La Prevoyante

​TORONTO, September 7 — Silent Sonet suffered some serious traffic problems in the stretch when last starting here in the Passing Mood…

Ricoh Woodbine Mile Notes for Thursday, September 7, 2017

​EARLY LOOK AT THE GRADE 1 RICOH WOODBINE MILE (12) Horse/Owner/Trainer Arod (IRE) / Qatar Racing Limited / David Simcock Conquest Panthera…

Sly Roxy headlines Ontario Debutante

TORONTO, September 6 – Sly Roxy, the first offspring of Canadian champion Roxy Gap, will make her Woodbine debut in Saturday’s $100,000…

Dan Loiselle named drawmaster for Ricoh Woodbine Mile

​TORONTO, September 6 – Woodbine Entertainment Group (WEG) today announced Dan Loiselle, the recently retired ‘Voice of Canadian Horse Racing’, as the…

Jackpot Hi 5 mandatory payout set for Ricoh Woodbine Mile card

​TORONTO, September 5 – Woodbine Entertainment Group (WEG) today announced that a mandatory payout for the Thoroughbred Jackpot Hi 5 is slated…

Titans Of The Turf: Catch a Glimpse

By Alicia Wincze Hughes for uat.woodbine.com TORONTO, September 7 – On the surface of it, there wasn’t a whole lot to be…

Yorkton rebounds in the King Corrie Stakes

​TORONTO, September 4 – Chiefswood Stable’s Yorkton rebounded from a troubled start in an Arlington stakes event last month with a dominant…

Titans Of The Turf: Tepin

By Alicia Wincze Hughes for uat.woodbine.com TORONTO, September 4 – She had conquered the world on a couple different fronts, but there…

Like What I See upsets in Colin Stakes

​TORONTO, September 2 – Overlooked in the betting with undefeated Be Vewy Vewy Quiet favoured in a short field of freshmen, Like…

Gamble’s Ghost circles Belle Mahone field

​TORONTO, September 2 – Gamble’s Ghost mounted a late bid to come from last at the three-quarter mark to take the $100,000…

Yorkton turns back for Holiday Monday’s King Corrie

​TORONTO, September 1 – Chiefswood Stable homebred Yorkton will turn back in distance for Holiday Monday’s $100,000 King Corrie Stakes, at Woodbine….

Be Vewy Vewy Quiet favoured in Colin Stakes

​TORONTO, August 31 – Undefeated two-year-old Be Vewy Vewy Quiet headlines the $100,000 Colin Stakes co-featured this Saturday, Aug. 2 at Woodbine…

Clocker Report: Horses to watch this weekend

TORONTO, September 1 – Each week, Woodbine’s head clocker Ernie Perri comments on some of the top workouts watched, highlighting horses to…