Hoyte, Exercise Rider To The Stars, Gets First Woodbine Race Win

Woodbine Racetrack is one of the premier race tracks in the world. Over the years, it has produced many champions who have established a lasting legacy. Therefore, it is only natural for the equestrian owners and trainers to aspire for success at this prestigious location. On Saturday, one trainer had the fortune of watching her trained filly…

Winner Gains Automatic Berth into $2 million FanDuel Breeders' Cup Mile TORONTO (Sept. 14, 2023) - Shirl's Speight, runner-up in last year's FanDuel Breeders' Cup Mile (G1), and local turf star War Bomber (IRE) lead the six-horse field for Saturday's $1 million Ricoh Woodbine Mile (G1) at Woodbine Racetrack in Canada, live on NBC and Peacock…

Saturday's Ricoh Woodbine Mile is a Breeders' Cup Challenge Series "Win and You're In" race for the FanDuel Breeders' Cup Mile Presented by PDJF, offering the winner a fees-paid berth to the Nov. 4 race on the second day of the World Championships at Santa Anita Park. The $1 million Woodbine Mile annually draws some of the best middle-distance turf…

When a race caller is a major part of a racetrack's identity, finding others to fill in for him isn't easy. When that race caller is Woodbine Mohawk Park's Ken Middleton, out for an indefinite timespan, the matter is even trickier. The mainstay of Canada's top harness track is a familiar and popular aspect of what makes Mohawk so successful. When…

Hazelbrook and jockey Jason Hoyte win the Ontario Fashion October 15, 2022, at Woodbine (Michael Burns) By Chris Lomon - Woodbine Communications / @WoodbineComms TORONTO- Hazelbrook, Canada's 2022 champion female sprinter, will defend her crown in Saturday's $150000 Hendrie Stakes (G3) at Woodbine. Owned by True North Stable and trained by Lorne…

Jim Lawson at Woodbine (Michael Burns Photo) Woodbine Communications TORONTO, On. -Woodbine Entertainment today announced that Jim Lawson will be stepping down from his role as CEO this fall. Lawson, who has been CEO since 2015, wants to spend more time with his family and believes it's time to hand the reins to the next leader. "Being CEO of…

Thoroughbred jockeys are renowned for their toughness, and Woodbine rider Steve Bahen was no exception. Don't have an account? Create Account Bahen, who retired from riding this week after more than three decades in the saddle, feels fortunate to only have suffered two major injuries during his career. He broke his foot one night racing at the old…

Hazelbrook wins the G3 Ontario Fashion Oct. 15 (Michael Burns) Woodbine Press Release TORONTO- Hazelbrook, a 4-year-old daughter of Bayern, goes for another graded stakes crown, this time in Saturday's Grade 2 $175000 Bessarabian Stakes, at Woodbine. The 7-furlong main track feature for fillies and mares, 3-year-olds and upward, has drawn nine…

The mood around Woodbine Racetrack last week was subdued with the news that long-time thoroughbred owner Hugh Galbraith had passed away. Affectionately known to his friends around the track as "Hyper Hughie," Galbraith owned horses for years and was best remembered for his partnership with Derek Ball and trainer Dave Cotey. That partnership owned…

Fresh off a maiden-breaking score, Awesome Bourbon, a bay son of Not Bourbon-Sea The Awesome (IRE), goes after his first stakes win in Saturday's $100000 Bull Page at Woodbine. An'about' seven-furlong E.P. Taylor Turf test for Ontario-sired 2-year-olds, the Bull Page will see six starters vie for top prize on a card that also includes the running…

Even though the official Prince of Wales title in Britain has now shifted from a father to his son, the same-named second leg in the Canadian thoroughbred racing's triple crown will be off and running at the Fort Erie Racetrack tomorrow (September 13) afternoon. At the The Prince of Wales Stakes, Queen's Plate (the first leg) winner Moira is…

Join our channel to stay up to date on breaking news coverage This Saturday's Woodbine Mile 2022 is expected to have the Godolphin-owned MODERN GAME in the final runners. The Charlie Appleby 3 year-old was last seen running second behind the classy Baaeed in the Sussex Stakes at Goodwood and if bringing that form to Canada this weekend will be hard…

Sir for Sure, the third-place finisher in the Queen's Plate, is the favourite heading into the $400000 Prince of Wales Stakes Tuesday at Fort Erie Race Track. Trained by Mark Casse, a four-time Prince of Wales winner, Sir for Sure enters the second crown of Canadian thoroughbred racing's triple crown - and the signature event of Fort Erie's racing…

Jockey Declan Carroll guides Sir for Sure to victory in the Plate Trial at Woodbine A competitive field of seven has been set for Tuesday's 87th running of the Prince of Wales Stakes at Fort Erie Racetrack, the 2nd Jewel in the OLG Canadian Triple Crown. Sir for Sure, trained by Mark Casse, is pegged as the favorite after finishing third at the…

Just a few minutes before Canada's most prestigious filly race, Moira lost two of her shoes. But it didn't matter. The three-year-old ran arguably the most impressive race at Woodbine this year, winning the $500000 Woodbine Oaks. And while she was sent off as the even-money favourite, a paddock incident brought some anxious moments for trainer…

British royalty is an important cultural touchstone in Canada and has transferred to the sport of horse racing and become part of major race names. One of these is the Prince of Wales Stakes. The Prince of Wales Stakes place every year at the at Fort Erie Racetrack, and it held as the second race in the Canadian Triple Crown series designed…

It was a fitting result for Woodbine's leading trainer Mark Casse on Sunday, as Sir Winston and Frosted Over went one-two, respectively, in the Grade 3 $155700 Valedictory Stakes on the final card of the 2021 Thoroughbred season at the Toronto oval. The Woodbine meet also concluded with a record setting handle of $8530593. Jockey Patrick Husbands…

It's a horse racing love story going on 50 years. When they sit down to lunch with their children, grandchildren and other family at the Woodbine Club this Saturday, Hall of Fame jockey Robin Platts and his wife, Deb, will take a moment to look beyond the racetrack, the toteboard and pristine Toronto oval infield, to gaze upon the expansive Toronto…

TORONTO, September 21, 2021 - A stakes-filled weekend across Woodbine Racetrack and Woodbine Mohawk Park generated a total of $30391567.55 in handle over five cards of Woodbine Entertainment live racing from Friday through Sunday. The highlight of the weekend was a record-setting $13856030.71 handle on Saturday's Thoroughbred card at Woodbine…

Three Automatic Berths on the Line for Breeders' Cup World Championships TORONTO (Sept. 17, 2021) - The "Breeders' Cup Challenge Series: Win and You're In - presented by America's Best Racing" will be at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto for two live programs of outstanding turf racing on Saturday, Sept. 18 on NBCSN (5:30-6:30 p.m. ET) - featuring the…

Keep Grinding named 4-1 morning-line favourite in 162 Queen's Plate TORONTO, August 18, 2021 - Thirteen hopefuls, including four Kevin Attard trainees, will vie for top prize in the $1 million Queen's Plate, first leg of the OLG Canadian Triple Crown, highlighting a stakes-laden, entertainment-filled Sunday card of racing at Woodbine. The 162…

TORONTO - A pair of $125000 main added-money events for two-year-olds, the My Dear, and Victoria, along with the $100000 turf Alywow Stakes, highlight Saturday afternoon's card of racing at Woodbine. Eight rookie fillies will take to the Toronto oval Tapeta in the My Dear, a 5 ½-furlong sprint carded as race seven. Entrants include Diabolic, a grey…

Horse racing is a fascinating sport for several reasons, including the competitive synergy of the riders and gallopers, and how they achieve success together. Great jockeys win aboard mediocre race horses. And great horses can transform the fortunes of jockeys, their seasons or even their careers. On the other hand, mediocre jockeys can derail the…

One week after the United States' best 3-year-olds were on display at Churchill Downs, Canadian sophomores take center stage for the $1 million Queen's Plate. Woodbine on Saturday will host the 161st running of the Queen's Plate, North America's oldest continually run race. Fourteen Canadian-bred 3-year-olds will go postward at 5:41 p.m. EDT for a…