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Operation Grade 3 Seagram Cup: Special Forces ready for stakes mission

TORONTO, August 8, 2019 – Special Forces, a four-year-old son of Candy Ride, is set to contest his second straight Grade 3…

Woodbine Oaks champ Desert Ride, Bison City winner Speedy Soul go after Wonder Where glory

TORONTO, August 7, 2019 – After two trips over the Tapeta, the Canadian Triple Tiara shifts surfaces to the world renowned E.P….

Media Advisory – Stronger Together: Uniting Horse Racing for a Sustainable Future

TORONTO, August 6, 2019 – Horse racing industry leaders John Hayes (Independent Chair, Ontario Racing), Stephen Rigby (President and Chief Executive Officer,…

The Pink Lloyd party continues in the Shepperton Stakes

TORONTO, August 4, 2019 – Canadian superstar Pink Lloyd reclaimed his Shepperton Stakes crown to earn his 20th career win for Hall…

La Feve magnifique in Duchess Stakes

TORONTO, August 3, 2019 – La Feve, owned by Madaket Stables, Robert LaPenta, Lindy Farms and Team Hanley, made her Canadian debut…

Keep On Truckin wins Clarendon Stakes in another dominant display

TORONTO, August 3, 2019 – Rising star Keep On Truckin motored away from his two-year-old foes to win the co-featured $125,000 Clarendon…

Clocker Report: Horses to watch this weekend

TORONTO, August 2, 2019 – Each week, Woodbine’s head clocker Ernie Perri comments on some of the top workouts watched, highlighting horses…

Champion, fan favourite Pink Lloyd sets sights on second Shepperton score

TORONTO, August 1, 2019 – Pink Lloyd, a perfect three-for-three in 2019, goes for another Shepperton Stakes title when he goes postward…

Perfect Forester noses out top Turf Sprint Series contenders

TORONTO, July 31, 2019 – Perfect Forester prevailed in a three-way photo finish in the semi-final of the inaugural Turf Sprint Series…

Keep On Truckin rolls into Clarendon off stellar debut

TORONTO, July 31, 2019 – Keep On Truckin, a two-year-old son of Society’s Chairman, looks to make his stakes debut a winning…

Portuondo joins Woodbine’s Thoroughbred racing broadcast

TORONTO, July 31, 2019 – Woodbine Entertainment has announced that long time sportscaster and horse racing personality Jason Portuondo has joined the…

View from the Booth by Robert Geller

TORONTO, July 30, 2019 – Each week, track announcer Robert Geller comments on some of the performances that caught his eye, highlighting…

Tiz a Slam defends Grade 2 Nijinsky Stakes title

TORONTO, July 28, 2019 – Chiefswood Stable’s Tiz a Slam was a repeat winner in the $175,000 Nijinsky Stakes after delivering a…

Olympic Runner bolts to victory in King Corrie Stakes

TORONTO, July 28, 2019 – Olympic Runner staged a late run to reel in the leaders in the co-featured $100,000 King Corrie…

Owlette toys with Shady Well Stakes rivals

TORONTO, July 27, 2019 – Owlette led wire-to-wire in the $125,000 Shady Well Stakes for Ontario-bred two-year-old fillies on Saturday at Woodbine…

Bold Rally leads the way in Turf Endurance Series

TORONTO, July 27, 2019 – Bold Rally and jockey Krista Carignan kicked off Woodbine’s third annual Turf Endurance Series with a victory…

‘Slam’ dunk? Defending Grade 2 Nijinsky champ Tiz a Slam on a roll

TORONTO, July 27, 2019 – Tiz a Slam, last year’s Grade 2 Nijinsky Stakes winner, heads into Sunday’s 1 ½-mile turf test…

Clocker Report: Horses to watch this weekend

TORONTO, July 26, 2019 – Each week, Woodbine’s head clocker Ernie Perri comments on some of the top workouts watched, highlighting horses…

Ladouceur sings Wake Up Maggie’s praises ahead of Shady Well

TORONTO, July 24, 2019 – Wake Up Maggie, a two-year-old daughter of Silent Name, seeks her first added-money win in Saturday’s $125,000…

Tone Broke prevails in Prince of Wales Stakes thriller

FORT ERIE, July 23, 2019 – Tone Broke crushed One Bad Boy’s Triple Crown dreams when he rallied past the favoured Queen’s…

Summer Sunday extends Woodbine win streak to seven in Grade 2 Royal North

TORONTO, July 21, 2019 – Summer Sunday kept her flawless Woodbine record in tact winning the Grade 2 Royal North Stakes for…

Seek and Destroy trounces Ontario Colleen foes as Contreras completes Saturday stakes sweep

TORONTO, July 20, 2019 – Woodbine invader Seek and Destroy was able to seize another Grade 3 victory as she took the…

Armistice Day earns first stakes win in Toronto Cup

TORONTO, July 20, 2019 – Back at Woodbine under the tutelage of trainer Barbara Minshall, Armistice Day lived up to expectations in…

Clocker Report: Horses to watch this weekend 

TORONTO, July 20, 2019 – Each week, Woodbine’s head clocker Ernie Perri comments on some of the top workouts watched, highlighting horses to…