Etoile mounts title defense in E.P. Taylor; Town Cruise bids to follow up in Nearctic
Reigning E.P. Taylor (G1) heroine Etoile leads a three-pronged Chad Brown entry in Sunday’s C$600,000 renewal at Woodbine. […]
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Silent Poet upsets Highlander; Mutamakina holds on in Dance Smartly
Favorites were overturned in the three Woodbine turf stakes on Queen’s Plate Day, culminating in Silent Poet’s upstaging of odds-on Caravel in the $308,458 Highlander (G1). […]
Arklow looms large in Louisville return
Louisville S. (G3) — Race 11 (5:58 p.m. ET) Although batting only .250 over the Churchill Downs turf course, and having lost last year’s renewal by a head, the venerable seven-year-old Arklow still looms large […]
Etoile, Say the Word, Silent Poet post graded wins over Woodbine turf
The third time was the charm for Etoile. A Group 3 winner in her native France, the daughter of Siyouni suffered defeats in her first two stateside starts for trainer Chad Brown, but broke through […]
Starship Jubilee defeats males in Breeders’ Cup WAYI Woodbine Mile
Canadian Horse of the Year Starship Jubilee made history in Saturday’s $757,336 Woodbine Mile (G1), and it wasn’t just for beating males as Ventura (2009) and Tepin (2016) had done in this “Win and You’re […]
War of Will aims for third Grade 1 triumph in Woodbine Mile
Trainer Mark Casse’s goal for 2019 Preakness (G1) winner War of Will this season was a Grade 1 win on turf, which the son of War Front achieved last out in the Maker’s Mark Mile […]
Plate Trial, Woodbine Oaks among stakes smorgasbord at Woodbine
A trio of graded stakes and a pair of important tests for Canadian-bred 3-year-olds highlight a stakes-laden card at Woodbine on Saturday. Here’s a rundown of what’s on tap. Dance Smartly (G2) The C$175,000 Dance […]
Starship Jubilee faces Brown trio in Hillsborough
Multiple Canadian champion Starship Jubilee will look to stay hot in Saturday’s $225,000 Hillsborough (G2), the most lucrative of the undercard stakes on a terrific Tampa Bay Derby program. The 7-year-old has never been better […]
Goldsmith wins NHC 2020, Eclipse Award as Horseplayer of the Year
Thomas Goldsmith captured the 21st edition of the NTRA National Horseplayers Championship at Bally’s Las Vegas on Sunday, winning the $800,000 top prize along with an Eclipse Award as Horseplayer of the Year. “I’m just like in […]
Jehozacat jumps up in Endeavour; Got Stormy fourth
Saturday’s $150,000 Endeavour (G3) at Tampa Bay Downs was supposed to be all about Got Stormy, but the 1-5 favorite’s rally stalled in the stretch, and she wound up fourth behind the 16-1 front runner […]