La Tia made every pole a winning one to capture the co-featured Grade 3 $155,800 Ontario Matron Stakes for fillies and mares, Saturday at Woodbine. Trained by Armando De la Cerda, the Salvador Hernandez homebred set sharp splits of :24.42 and :48.36 opening up a five-length lead down the backstretch under Justin Stein in the […]

Bulldog Racing’s Alpha Bettor arrived in the nick of time to capture Friday’s $150,000 Grade 2 Autumn Stakes, at Woodbine. A chestnut son of Alphabet Soup trained by Dan Vella and ridden by Justin Stein, Alpha Bettor arrived at the 1 1/16-mile ‘Poly’ stake off a narrow front-running defeat in the Grade 3 Durham Cup […]

Bulldog Racing’s Alpha Bettor found his best stride late to win Sunday’s Grade 2, $200,000 Eclipse Stakes, at Woodbine. Alpha Bettor, a five-year-old son of Alphabet Soup trained by Dan Vella, saved all the ground in the 1 1/16-mile ‘Poly’ event and glided up the rail, under rider Justin Stein, to make his seasonal debut […]

Black Hornet, the longest shot on the board at 16-1, set a lively pace en route to his first added-money score in Saturday’s $150,000 Queenston Stakes, at Woodbine. It was also a first stakes score for trainer Pat Parente and owner Winview Racing Stable, who entered Black Hornet into the seven furlong ‘Poly’ event off […]