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Pink Lloyd headlines Saturday’s Shepperton Stakes

TORONTO, August 10 – Pink Lloyd, undefeated in four starts this campaign, stands out in Saturday’s $125,000 Shepperton Stakes for Ontario-sired stock,…

Involuntary well meant in Flaming Page

​TORONTO, August 10 – Involuntary, fresh off a solid third in the Grade 2 Dance Smartly Stakes, headlines Friday’s $100,000 Flaming Page…

Clocker Report: Horses to watch this weekend

​TORONTO, August 10 – Each week, Woodbine’s head clocker Ernie Perri will comment on some of the top workouts watched, highlighting horses…

Woodbine Ribfest and Fight Night details announced

TORONTO, August 9, 2017 – The inaugural Woodbine Ribfest, presented by Budweiser, will feature mouthwatering BBQ from multiple North American award-winning rib…

Gail Wood to receive 2017 Lana Hershelle Sniderman Award

(Files provided by LongRun Thoroughbred Retirement Society) ​TORONTO, August 9 – LongRun’s Board of Directors is pleased to award the 2017 Lana…

View From The Booth by WoodbineGeller

​TORONTO, August 8 – Each week, track announcer Robert Geller will comment on some of the performances that caught his eye, highlighting…

Woodbine Entertainment welcomes new Gaming Service Provider to Woodbine Racetrack

​TORONTO, August 8 – Woodbine Entertainment welcomes Great Canadian Gaming Corporation (Great Canadian) and Brookfield Business Partners LP (Brookfield) to Woodbine Racetrack…

A Summer Sunday Nandi Stakes Win

TORONTO, August 6 – The timing couldn’t have been more perfect for Summer Sunday to pick up her first stakes victory. A…

Be Vewy Vewy Quiet triumphs in Clarendon

TORONTO, August 5 – Even-money favourite Be Vewy Vewy Quiet and jockey Sheena Ryan were victorious in the $125,000 Clarendon Stakes for…

Woodbine cancels remainder of Friday card

​TORONTO, August 4 – Woodbine Racetrack has been forced to cancel the remainder of Friday’s live Thoroughbred racing program following the evening’s…

Dirty Girl looks to clean up in Nandi Stakes

TORONTO, August 4 – Following a professional career debut, Dirty Girl will have her first stakes test in this weekend’s $125,000 Nandi…

Clocker Report: Horses to watch this weekend

​TORONTO, August 3 – Each week, Woodbine’s head clocker Ernie Perri will comment on some of the top workouts watched, highlighting horses…

Be Vewy Vewy Quiet in the hunt for Clarendon victory

TORONTO, August 3 – With a name inspired by a popular cartoon character and an open-length victory in his career debut, Be…

At The Wire with @WoodbineBratt

​TORONTO, August 2 – Join us each week as TV analyst Jeff Bratt previews the Saturday card from Woodbine in a fast-paced…

Behind the Scenes: ET Canada visits Woodbine

TORONTO, August 2 – Entertainment Tonight Canada correspondent Sangita Patel visited Woodbine Racetrack last week to experience horse racing and the popular…

Listenlindalisten hears the cheers in Passing Mood

​TORONTO, August 2 – Listenlindalisten and jockey Eurico Rosa Da Silva took the lead early and turned aside all challengers to win…

Exactas carry Ed Reidy to victory in Woodbine Mid-Summer Handicapping Tournament

​TORONTO, August 2 – Sometimes the most important decisions in handicapping contests are made well before the first race is run. When…

Larry Regan passes

​TORONTO, August 1 – Larry Regan, a former Ontario and Canada HBPA President and Director of HBPA Ontario and Canada, passed away…

Inflexibility and Contreras shine in Wonder Where Stakes

​TORONTO, July 30 – Jockey Luis Contreras wrapped up a successful month of racing as he rode Inflexibility to victory in the…

Niigon’s Eclipse delivers in Victoriana Stakes

​TORONTO, July 30 – Favourite Niigon’s Eclipse took the lead in the stretch and held off a pair of rivals by a…

View From The Booth by @WoodbineGeller

​TORONTO, August 1 – Each week, track announcer Robert Geller will comment on some of the performances that caught his eye, highlighting…

Jennifer Lynnette prevails in Royal North

TORONTO, July 29 – Jennifer Lynnette and jockey Patrick Husbands tracked down Kasuga in a thrilling photo finish​ to win Saturday’s co-featured…

Passing Mood Preview: Silent Sonet the talk of the toteboard

​TORONTO, July 29 – Rising star Silent Sonet headlines the $125,000 Passing Mood Stakes, a seven-furlong turf event for Ontario-sired sophomore fillies…

Dragon Bay dominates in Nijinsky

​TORONTO, July 29 – Dragon Bay and jockey Gary Boulanger led gate-to-wire defeating heavy favourite Can’thelpbelieving in Saturday’s $175,000 Nijinsky Grade 2…