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 […]
Woodbine
One-eyed Mighty Heart proves king of the Queen’s Plate
Trainer Josie Carroll had the favorite in Saturday’s $760,633 Queen’s Plate at Woodbine, the filly Curlin’s Voyage, but it was her other two entries, longshots Mighty Heart and Belichick, who wound up running one-two in […]
Clayton, Curlin’s Voyage top draws in 14-horse Queen’s Plate; Cambier Parc returns
Plate Trial S. winner Clayton and Woodbine Oaks vixen Curlin’s Voyage head a field of 14 Canadian-bred 3-year-olds in Saturday’s $1 million Queen’s Plate S. at Woodbine. It’s the 161st running of the 1 1/4-mile […]
March to the Arch gives jockey Hernandez three stakes wins at Woodbine
March to the Arch set himself up for a possible tilt in next month’s Woodbine Mile (G1) while improving his record on the Toronto turf to 2-for-2 in Saturday’s $134,808 King Edward Stakes (G2). It […]
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 […]
Shirl’s Speight keeps rolling in Marine; Two Sixty upsets Selene
A smashing debut winner, Shirl’s Speight continued to impress while stepping up to stakes competition in Saturday’s $125,000 Marine (G3) at Woodbine, rolling to a 2 3/4-length decision. The 3-year-old son of Speightstown switched from […]
Woodbine At a Glance June 29
WOODBINE AT A GLANCE Avg. Winning Odds: 5.31 – 1 Favorite Win%: 35%, Favorite Itm%: 67% EXOTICS PAYOFF Exacta 109.07 Daily Double 82.18 Trifecta 720.37 Pick 3 548.81 Superfecta 6,340.82 Pick 6 7,552.30 Pick 4 […]
Woodbine At a Glance June 22
WOODBINE AT A GLANCE Avg. Winning Odds: 5.40 – 1 Favorite Win%: 34%, Favorite Itm%: 62% EXOTICS PAYOFF Exacta 118.58 Daily Double 79.37 Trifecta 841.39 Pick 3 535.56 Superfecta 7,920.66 Pick 6 8,115.83 Pick 4 […]
Turfway Park to install Tapeta surface for 2020-21 meet
Churchill Downs Inc. (CDI) has announced an investment of $5.6 million to replace the current Polytrack synthetic surface at Turfway Park with a Tapeta synthetic track in time for the 2020-21 meet at the Florence, […]
Desert Encounter last to first again in Canadian International
For the second straight year, Abdulla al Mansoori’s Desert Encounter overcame a tardy start, and a dawdling pace, to top a European finish in the $606,261 Canadian International (G1) at Woodbine. And once again the […]