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Shirl’s Speight set for stiff test in Grade 1 February Stakes

A familiar face to Woodbine racing fans, Shirl’s Speight, a six-year-old son of Speightstown, trained by Hall of Famer Roger Attfield and…

Ricky’s Story: “Horse Racing Saved My Life”

TORONTO, February 15, 2023– The hotheaded kid from Weston Road and Finch was heading down a dangerous road. Ricky Dookeran saw it…

Woodbine Winter Watch: Steven Chircop and Sahin Civaci

TORONTO, February 13, 2023 – Each week, in the lead-up to Opening Day (April 22) of the 2023 Woodbine Thoroughbred season, the Woodbine Communications…

Jockey Club Of Canada Announces 2022 Sovereign Awards Finalists

TORONTO, February 10, 2023– The Jockey Club of Canada is pleased to announce the finalists for the 2022 Sovereign Awards honouring Canada’s…

Woodbine Winter Watch: Kevin Attard and Justin Stein

TORONTO, February 6, 2023 – Each week, in the lead-up to Opening Day (April 22) of the 2023 Woodbine Thoroughbred season, the Woodbine Communications…

The ‘Major,’ Barbaro, and their adoring fan

TORONTO, February 2, 2023– There are times when Donna Ralph can see a spark in the eyes of the 30-year-old Thoroughbred, a…

Home, sweet Woodbine home for Campos

TORONTO, January 30, 2023– Jose Campos has good reasons, four of them, to be exact, to believe he can make the 2023…

Canadians set to take flight on Pegasus World Cup day

TORONTO, January 27, 2023– There are plenty of Canadian-connected horses and horse people set to take part in Saturday’s highly anticipated Pegasus…

In Historic First, Fipke’s Shirl’s Speight To Run In February S. In Japan

NEW JERSEY, January 19, 2023– Charles Fipke’s Grade I winner and ‘TDN Rising Star’ Shirl’s Speight (Speightstown) will become the first foreign horse to…

Roaring Forties revved up and ready for Sunshine Turf Stakes

January 18, 2023 – Roaring Forties, a seven-year-old son of Stormy Atlantic, is set to take on six rivals in the 1…

KAZUSHI KIMURA WINS FIRST-EVER RACE AT SANTA ANITA AS KIRSTENBOSCH IS UP TO WIN GRADE III, $200,000 LA CANADA STAKES

ARCADIA, California, January 15, 2023—North America’s Eclipse Award winning Apprentice Jockey in 2019, Japanese native Kazushi Kimura won his first-ever Santa Anita…

The Search for Sunny Boy

TORONTO, January 11, 2023 – Jillian Wainwright had all but given up on finding a riding horse she could connect with. Then…

Striding Into The Spotlight: A Photo by Michael Burns

Thoroughbreds flying over the Woodbine Tapeta (Michael Burns Photo)

Woodbine surpasses $1 Billion in All-Sources Handle for 2022

TORONTO, December 15, 2022 – As part of a record breaking 2022 season between Woodbine Racetrack and Woodbine Mohawk Park, Woodbine Entertainment…

A picture-perfect first win for trainer Stein

TORONTO, December 15, 2022 – Jennifer Stein was, at least outwardly, far less restrained than those standing behind her, and the jockey…

Woodbine Thoroughbred meet generates largest all-sources handle in track history

TORONTO, December 13, 2022 – Woodbine Entertainment today announced the 2022 Thoroughbred season produced an all-sources handle of $621,782,346, the largest single-season…

Woodbine meet leaders post impressive numbers

TORONTO, December 11, 2022 – Kazushi Kimura earned his second consecutive Woodbine jockey crown with 152 wins at the meet, while his mounts…

Avoman ripe for Steady Growth upset

TORONTO, December 11, 2022 – Avoman, sent off at 13-1, pulled out all the stops to win Sunday’s $100,000 Steady Growth Stakes, the headliner…

Il Malocchio one cool customer in taking La Prevoyante

TORONTO, December 10, 2022 – Il Malocchio, who has developed a penchant for heating up in cold weather, made it consecutive stakes…

A ‘Fashionably Fab’ Shady Well statement

TORONTO, December 9, 2022 – Fashionably Fab made it three straight wins after a strong performance in the $150,000 Shady Well Stakes, Friday…

Armstrong all grit in Clarendon

TORONTO, December 9, 2022 – Armstrong, under Sahin Civaci, took the co-featured $150,000 Clarendon Stakes Friday at Woodbine.  Sent off as the…

Dun Drum ready for Steady Growth, 14 races on tap

TORONTO, December 8, 20222 – The $100,000 Steady Growth, a 1 1/16-mile main track stakes for Ontario-sired stakes 3-year-olds and upward, headlines…

A story fit for a King and Queen

TORONTO– December 8, 2022 – It’s an iconic sporting spectacle, an event steeped in history, tradition, and excellence, one with many compelling…

La Prevoyante draws nine on Saturday

TORONTO, December 7, 2022 – Strega goes for her second straight stakes score in Saturday’s $100,000 La Prevoyante, the feature race on…

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