Crumlin Spirit, with Davy Moran aboard, tracked down odds-on favourite Caren in the final yards to win Sunday’s $125,000 Lady Angela Stakes at Woodbine. Trained and co-owned by Mike Doyle, the bay daughter of Court Vision, who came into the seven-furlong event off a second-place effort in her seasonal bow on April 10, rallied three-wide […]
Trainer Reade Baker will saddle a trio of top contenders in Sunday’s $1-million Canadian Classic led by Oaks-winning filly Academic and the maiden-winning colts Bear At Last and Breaking Lucky. Bear Stables’ Academic, with Justin Stein up, romped to a 66-1 score in the $500,000 Woodbine Oaks, presented by Budweiser. It was just the second […]
Hollywood Hideaway and Beliveau bumped a number of times down the lane, with Beliveau passing the wire first, but it was Hollywood Hideaway that took the spoils after being elevated to the win position following an inquiry in Saturday’s $132,000 Victoria Stakes, at Woodbine. The Victoria Stakes, a five-furlong sprint on Polytrack for two-year olds […]
Harlequin Ranches’ homebred Llanarmon, ridden by a patient Emma-Jayne Wilson, wore down the leaders in deep stretch to post a 7-1 surprise in the featured $150,000 Carotene Stakes, on the holiday Thanksgiving Monday at Woodbine. Well back on the inside for most of the mile and one-eighth turf stake, as Zazinga, stalked by favoured Final […]
Frank Di Giulio Jr.’s Goodoldhockeygame skated up the rail to capture Saturday’s co-featured $125,000 Bull Page Stakes, at Woodbine. It was a breakthrough performance for the Bob Tiller trainee, earning his first-added money score in his first attempt to remain undefeated through two lifetime starts. Seffeara, a track record setter on debut and winner of […]
Conquest Stables’ Conquest Harlanate, with Patrick Husbands, needed every foot of the lengthy E.P. Taylor Turf Course stretch before collaring favoured Isabella Sings near the wire to win the co-featured $228,800 Natalma Stakes Saturday at Woodbine. Named for the dam of Canada’s most famous thoroughbred, Northern Dancer, the Natalma drew a dozen two-year-old fillies in […]
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 […]
Peachtree Stable’s Lynx, a maiden winner in Pennsylvania, returns to his Canadian roots for Tuesday’s $500,000 Prince of Wales Stakes, at Fort Erie Racetrack. The 79th edition of the Prince of Wales for Canadian-foaled three-year-olds will be televised live on TSN from 7:00 – 8:00 pm ET. Trained by Cathal Lynch, a native of Derry, […]
TSN has announced a new multi-year deal with Woodbine Entertainment Group that will see Canada’s Sports Leader broadcast every race from the Canadian Triple Crown series: the Queen’s Plate, Prince of Wales Stakes and Breeders’ Stakes – marking the first time the network has carried all three of these events. With this new deal, TSN […]
Purely Hot closed into a hot pace to capture Saturday’s $159,300 Grade 3 Whimsical Stakes, at Woodbine. Purely Hot, trained by Tevis McCauley for Unlimited Equine LLC, earned her first graded win with a powerful stretch run to overtake pacesetter Goldstryke Glory in the six furlong ‘Poly’ stake with Chantal Sutherland Kruse in the irons. […]
