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Uchenna Sweeps to Belle Mahone Score

Gary Barber’s Uchenna, patiently piloted by Patrick Husbands, rallied last to first to win Holiday Monday’s $105,600 Belle Mahone Stakes, at Woodbine. Trained by Mark Casse, Uchenna, sharing 9-5 favourtism with Hot Kiss, settled last of six in the 1 1/16-mile route for older fillies and mares as Josdesanimaux ripped of splits of :24.23 and […]
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Woodbine Partners With Ryerson University’s Office of Research and Innovation

Woodbine Entertainment Group (WEG), iBoost and Ryerson University’s Office of the Vice President, Research and Innovation today announced that they are partnering to launch a new initiative that will challenge Canadian start-ups, entrepreneurs, developers and students to use technology to help bring the traditional sport of Horse Racing to the next level. The program, called […]
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Channel Maker Gate to Wire in Vandal

Channel Maker battled through a contested pace to graduate in style in Sunday’s $150,800 Vandal Stakes, at Woodbine. Trained by Dan Vella for owner Joey Gee Thoroughbreds, the English Channel chestnut arrived at the Vandal from a determined third-place run, behind Vandal rivals Fleetway and Woodbridge, in a six furlong maiden turf allowance on July […]
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Hot Kiss Streaks to Trillium Score

Hot Kiss won her fifth consecutive race while making her stakes debut in Sunday’s $118,000 Trillium Stakes, at Woodbine. Trained by Mike DePaulo for Phoenix Racing, the four-year-old Philanthropist bay needed five attempts before breaking her maiden on July 17, 2015, but has only lost twice since in seven starts. Hot Kiss arrived at Sunday’s […]
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Lexie Lou Claims Nassau Stakes

Lexie Lou, Canada’s 2014 Horse of the Year, thrilled a hometown crowd with a 12-1 upset in Sunday’s $230,800 Grade II Nassau Stakes, at Woodbine. Under regular pilot Patrick Husbands, who guided the filly to a famous Woodbine Oaks and Queen’s Plate double in 2014, Lexie Lou stalked the early foot of Moon Rainbow and […]
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Are You Kidding Me Goes Gate to Wire in Eclipse

Are You Kidding Me, with a prominent performance, successfully defended his title in Saturday’s Grade II $209,200 Eclipse Stakes, at Woodbine. Trained by Roger Attfield for owners Ronald K. Kirk, John C. Bates and Michael Riordan, the Run Away and Hide bay was named Canada’s champion older male in 2015 on the back of Grade […]