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Sophomores star in Saturday stakes at Woodbine

TORONTO, July 25, 2018 –  Three-year-olds will be in the spotlight on Saturday at Woodbine competing in a pair of $100,000 stakes…

Wonder Gadot simply wonderful in Prince of Wales

FORT ERIE, July 24, 2018 – Wonder Gadot took centre stage once again dominating a field of six with a powerful front-running…

View from the Booth by Robert Geller

TORONTO, July 24, 2018 – Each week, track announcer Robert Geller comments on some of the performances that caught his eye, highlighting…

Trainer Sid Attard celebrates 2,000th career win

TORONTO, July 22, 2018 – Hall of Fame horseman Sid Attard celebrated a significant milestone on Sunday at Woodbine Racetrack as he…

Tiz a Slam wires Nijinsky field

TORONTO, July 22, 2018 –  Chiefswood Stable’s homebred Tiz a Slam lasted on the lead in the $175,000 Nijinsky Stakes (Grade 2)…

Got Stormy streaks to graded stakes win in Ontario Colleen

TORONTO, July 21, 2018 – Gary Barber’s sophomore filly Got Stormy delivered on her pari-mutuel promise in the $125,000 Ontario Colleen on…

Wonder Gadot headlines Prince of Wales Stakes at Fort Erie

FORT ERIE, July 20, 2018 – After conquering the 159th Queen’s Plate with a 4 3/4-length victory, “wonder woman” Wonder Gadot is…

Clocker Report: Horses to watch this weekend

TORONTO, July 20, 2018 – Each week, Woodbine’s head clocker Ernie Perri comments on some of the top workouts watched, highlighting horses…

Mekhtaal sets out for Nijinsky score in season debut

TORONTO, July 19, 2018 – European Group 1 stakes winner Mekhtaal will make his first start of the season in Sunday’s $175,000…

At The Wire with Jeff Bratt

TORONTO, June 19, 2018 – Join us each week as Woodbine commentator Jeff Bratt shares some analysis on horses that have run…

Got Stormy aims to conquer the E.P. Taylor Turf Course

TORONTO, July 18, 2018 – Already a two-time turf stakes winner, Woodbine newcomer Got Stormy headlines a field of eight three-year-old fillies…

Gamble’s Ghost defeats Casse crew in Ontario Matron

TORONTO, July 15, 2018 – With a well-timed stretch run, favourite Gamble’s Ghost powered up on the far outside to prevail by…

Big Drink of Water floats to Victoria Stakes victory

TORONTO, July 14, 2018 – Endeavor Bloodstock’s two-year-old gelding Big Drink of Water floated to his first stakes victory in the $100,000…

Clocker Report: Horses to watch this weekend

TORONTO, July 13, 2018 – Each week, Woodbine’s head clocker Ernie Perri comments on some of the top workouts watched, highlighting horses…

Carroll seeks back-to-back Ontario Matron wins

TORONTO, July 12, 2018 – Fresh off a victory in last month’s Grade 3 Trillium Stakes, Gamble’s Ghost heads into Sunday’s stakes feature…

At The Wire with Jeff Bratt

TORONTO, July 12, 2018 – Join us each week as Woodbine commentator Jeff Bratt shares some analysis on horses that have run…

Juvenile colts set for stakes debut in Victoria

TORONTO, July 11, 2018 –  A handful of youngsters will step into the stakes spotlight for the first time this Saturday in the…

Kingsport wins the Shepperton as Pink Lloyd’s streak ends at 11

TORONTO, July 8, 2018 – Kingsport, sent to post at odds of 18-1, took down his sixth career stakes score while putting…

Stifling elevated in My Dear Stakes

TORONTO, July 7, 2018 – A stubborn Stifling, prominent throughout, stayed on gamely to the wire for second and was elevated to…

Dash for a dozen: Pink Lloyd’s next Woodbine stakes tour stop is the Shepperton

TORONTO, July 5 – Pink Lloyd, Canada’s reigning Horse of the Year, sets his sights on an unparalleled 12th straight stakes score,…

At The Wire with Jeff Bratt

TORONTO, July 4, 2018 – Join us each week as Woodbine commentator Jeff Bratt shares some analysis on horses that have run…

My Gal Betty headlines contentious My Dear field

TORONTO, July 4, 2018 – William Werner’s My Gal Betty, an impressive four-length winner on debut, headlines a talented field of eight…

Safe to Say gives Casse and Barber another big win, this time in Bison City

TORONTO, July 1, 2018 – One day after watching Wonder Gadot wow the crowd by winning the Queen’s Plate, owner Gary Barber…

Late brush gives Artistico win in Turf Endurance Series opener

TORONTO, July 1, 2018 – Artistico, under leading rider Rafael Hernandez, was full of run down the lane in taking the first…