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Wicked Django delivers in Grade 2 Autumn

TORONTO, November 16, 2024 – Wicked Django, under a sharp ride from Keveh Nicholls, earned his first stakes triumph in Saturday’s Grade…

Heritage Series concludes Sunday at Woodbine

TORONTO, November 14, 2024 – A pair of stakes, the $100,000 Lake Ontario and $100,000 Ashbridges Bay, co-headline Sunday’s card at Woodbine. The…

Woodbine Adjusts Sunday Post Time

TORONTO, November 14, 2024— Woodbine today announced an earlier first race post time for this Sunday’s live Thoroughbred racing. Post time on…

Grade 2 Kennedy Road: Patches O’Houlihan chases fifth straight win

TORONTO, November 13, 2024 – Champion and multiple graded stakes winner Patches O’Houlihan will face five rivals in Saturday’s Grade 2 $175,000…

Woodbine Jackpot Hi-5 Mandatory Payout set for Saturday

TORONTO, November 13, 2024 – Woodbine today announced a mandatory payout will be offered on the Thoroughbred Jackpot Hi-5 this Saturday (November…

Training to Resume at Woodbine Racetrack on Wednesday

Toronto, ON – November 12, 2024 – Woodbine Entertainment announced today that training on the All-Weather Main Track will resume tomorrow morning,…

Woodbine Cancels Sunday Card as a Precautionary Measure to Ensure Equine Safety

TORONTO, November 10, 2024 – Woodbine Entertainment announced today that it has cancelled the scheduled race card for Sunday, November 10, as a…

Stormcast strong early and late in Grade 3 Bessarabian

TORONTO, November 9, 2024 – Stormcast took control early and was full of vigor down the lane to win Saturday’s Grade 3…

Elysian Field nets first graded success in Grade 3 Maple Leaf

TORONTO, November 9, 2024 – Elysian Field, under Sahin Civaci, rallied impressively to take the Grade 3 $135,00 Maple Leaf Stakes, Saturday…

Molly Jo Rosen Handicaps Saturday’s Trio of Graded Stakes

Mainly sunny. High near 45F / 7C. Winds E at 5 to 10 mph. Love to see a card that has dual…

King’s Plate champ Caitlinhergrtness takes on 12 in Grade 3 Maple Leaf

TORONTO, November 7 – Thirteen fillies and mares, 3-year-olds and upward, will travel 1 ¼ miles on the main track in Saturday’s…

Queen Macha chases Grade 3 Bessarabian crown

TORONTO, November 7, 2024 – Queen Macha will make her third straight graded stakes appearance in Saturday’s Grade 3 $135,000 Bessarabian, at…

Repole Stable duo look to deliver in talent-laden Grade 2 Autumn

TORONTO, November 6, 2024 – Repole Stable and trainer Kevin Attard send out the formidable duo of Bail Us Out and Never…

O Canada: Moira victorious in Breeders’ Cup

TORONTO, November 4, 2024 – 2022 Queen’s Plate winner Moira delivered Canada one of its biggest racing moments this past Saturday by…

Top 3 Woodbine Weekend Highlights (November 2-3)

Punchline He’s Not Joking (pictured below, Michel Burns photo) ridden by champion jockey Kazushi Kimura, rallied late to earn his first stakes…

He’s Not Joking all business in Grade 3 Grey

TORONTO, November 3, 2024 – He’s Not Joking was full of run down the lane to take Sunday’s Grade 3 $135,000 bet365…

Somethinabouther storms home to take Grade 3 Mazarine

TORONTO, November 3, 2024 – Somethinabouther, under Declan Cannon, rallied impressively to win the Grade 3 $135,000 Mazarine Stakes Presented by Ketel…

Social Code steps up for Grade 3 Mazarine

TORONTO, October 31, 2024 – The $135,000 Mazarine Presented by Ketel One, a 1 1/16-mile main track test for 2-year-old fillies, will…

Thundering thunders into Grade 3 Grey

TORONTO, October 31, 2024 – Rookies share the Grade 3 stakes spotlight Sunday at Woodbine on a card that features the bet365…

Ron’s Gizmo: Sadler’s standout star set for Saturday test

TORONTO, October 31, 2024 – A 7-year-old son of Giant Gizmo out of the Lemon Drop Kid mare Street Kid, Ron’s Gizmo…

Top 3 Woodbine Weekend Highlights (October 26-27)

Better call Saul Trainer Saul McHugh, owner Robyn Brohman, and Taquanyah, a daughter of Silent Name (JPN), all notched their first stakes…

Hunt Master masterful in Overskate

TORONTO, October 27, 2024 – Hunt Master, under Jeffrey Alderson, took the early lead and then dug down deep late to win…

Taquanyah storms home to take Eternal Search top prize

TORONTO, October 26, 2024 – Taquanyah, under Leo Salles, rallied stoutly down the lane to win the $100,000 Eternal Search Stakes, for…

Arresting performance? Perfect Crime back to defend Overskate Stakes title

TORONTO, October 24, 2024 – Perfect Crime, trained by Patrick Dixon for Colebrook Farms, faces six rivals in Sunday’s $100,000 Overskate Stakes, a…