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Saturday June 7th Thoroughbred Jackpot Hi-5 Plays

​Woodbine Entertainment Group’s Jim Bannon, Jeff Bratt and Dawn Lupul have handicapped the last race and provided their insight for their Jackpot…

Wednesday June 4 FINAL Thoroughbred Pick-4 Tickets

​Wednesday June 4, 2014 –Guaranteed $100,000 Early Pick-4 *Jeff’s EARLY PICK-4 TICKET *R4 – 5,6,7,8,10 R5 – 5R6 – 4,5,7R7 – 3,4,6,7$1:…

Saturday May 24th Preliminary Thoroughbred Pick-4 Tickets

Saturday May 24th, 2014 –Guaranteed $100,000 Early Pick-4 Jim’s EARLY PICK-4 TICKET R4 – 7 R5 – 2 R6 – 1 R7…

Pat Keenan, former OJC President and CEO, passes

Pat Keenan was President & CEO of The Ontario Jockey Club from January 1994 to December 1995. The family announcement follows. Patrick…

WEG’s Preliminary Thoroughbred Pick-4 Tickets

​Friday April 18th, 2014 –Guaranteed $50,000 Early Pick-4 PRELIMINARY TICKETS Jeff’’s EARLY PICK-4 TICKET Race 4 – 2Race 5 – 1,5,6Race 6…

Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame Announces 2014 Inductees

(Files provided by the Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame) TORONTO, April 8 – The Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame is…

Snowbirds: Report on Woodbine trainers for the period February 24 – March 4

TORONTO, March 5 – Welcome to the tenth edition of our weekly Snowbirds report, now in its third year, chronicling the winter…

Woodbine Mile champ Wise Dan named U.S. Horse of the Year

TORONTO, January 18 – Wise Dan, who successfully defended his title in the $1-million Ricoh Woodbine Mile in September, repeated as U.S….

Woodbine’s 2013 meet through the lens of Jose Paye

TORONTO, December 8 – Jose Paye, an amateur photographer and racetrack worker, has combined his love of horse racing with an artful…

Jackpot Hi 5 mandatory payout set for December 14

TORONTO, November 15 – Woodbine Entertainment Group (WEG) today announced that a mandatory payout for the Thoroughbred Jackpot Hi 5 is slated…

Friday November 1st Jackpot Hi-5 Selections

​November 1st – Friday afternoon’s Woodbine Thoroughbred card features a $124,078.21 Jackpot Hi-5 carryover on the last race of the card. Woodbine…

*REVISED* Wednesday October 30th Jackpot Hi-5 Selections

October 30th – Wednesday evening’s Woodbine Thoroughbred card features a $109,625.84 Jackpot Hi-5 carryover on the last race of the card. Woodbine…

#WOIntl How to attack the $200K P4

By Ed DeRosa for CanadianInternational.ComOctober 26, 2013 $200,000 guaranteed Pick 4Pattison Canadian International day on Sunday, October 27, at WoodbineRaces 8-11 Click…

UPDATE: Forte Dei Marmi, Slumber, Hyper and defending champion Joshua Tree set to contest the Pattison Canadian International

TORONTO, October 24 – Forte Dei Marmi, Slumber, Hyper and defending champion Joshua Tree top a very competitive field of 11 for…

Llanarmon earns Breeders’ Cup berth with Natalma score

TORONTO, September 14 – Llanarmon punched her ticket to the Breeders’ Cup with an impressive maiden score in Saturday’s Grade 2, $225,600…

Ricoh Woodbine Mile Notes for Friday, September 13, 2013

Ricoh Woodbine Mile Notes for Friday, September 13, 2013 THE CHAMP IS HERE! WISE DAN ARRIVES AT WOODBINE Wise Dan arrived at…

Ricoh Woodbine Mile Notes for Wednesday, September 11, 2013

Ricoh Woodbine Mile Notes for Wednesday, September 11, 2013 EARLY LOOK AT SUNDAY’S RICOH WOODBINE MILE (6)Horse/Owner/Trainer/JockeyDimension/Riverside Bloodstock LLC/Conor Murphy/David MoranExcaper/Richard Kaster…

Ricoh Woodbine Mile Notes for Tuesday, September 10, 2013

​ EARLY LOOK AT SUNDAY’S RICOH WOODBINE MILE (6) Horse/Owner/Trainer/Jockey Dimension/Riverside Bloodstock LLC/Conor Murphy/David Moran Excaper/Richard Kaster & Frederick Wieting/Ian Black/Luis Contreras…

Woodbine Entertainment Group Announces Changes To Board Of Directors

TORONTO, September 6, 2013 – Woodbine Entertainment Group (WEG) is pleased to announce the appointment of Blake Tohana to its Board of…

Part the Seas floats to Avowal win

TORONTO, September 1…Bear Stables’ Part the Seas, ridden by Justin Stein, charged home on the outside to take the co-featured $104,800 Avowal…

Wise Dan “a very, very, very good possibility” for Ricoh Woodbine Mile

TORONTO, August 26 – Trainer Charles Lopresti today revealed he expects Morton Fink’s 2012 Eclipse Award winning Horse of the Year, Wise…

Strut the Course steps it up in Eternal Search

TORONTO, August 5 – John Unger’s Strut the Course scored an authoritative 6 1/2-length win in Monday’s $125,000 Eternal Search Stakes, at…

Awesome Overture looks to rebound in Seagram Cup

TORONTO, August 2 – Chiefswood Stable’s homebred Awesome Overture seeks his first added-money score in Saturday’s Grade 3 $150,000 Seagram Cup, at…

Roxy Gap returns in Royal North

TORONTO, July 25 – Roxy Gap, honoured as Canada’s champion older female and champion female sprinter of 2012, makes her seasonal debut…