#The Minkster

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…

Malathaat, shown winning the 2021 Kentucky Oaks, faces old rival Clairiere in Saturday's Shuvee Stakes at Saratoga. Photo courtesy of Churchill Downs July 22 (UPI) -- The battle for year-end honors is hotter than the weather, as weekend horse racing has Clairiere versus Malathaat at Saratoga, top 3-year-olds in the Haskell at Monmouth and a rematch…

Woodbine trainer Kevin Attard is confident that his spectacular filly Moira has another big race in her this year. Attard has pre-entered Moira in the $2 million Maker's Mark Breeders Cup Filly & Mare Turf race at Keeneland on Nov. 5. The Breeders Cup is considered the world championship of horse racing. In her last race, Moira finished a game…

TORONTO, October 27, 2021 - Fourteen hopefuls, including Dan Vella's charge The Minkster, are set to square-off in the $250000 Coronation Futurity, which headlines a trio of stakes on Saturday at Woodbine. The 1 1/8-mile Tapeta event for Canadian-foaled two-year-olds is a significant race on the road to the 163 running of the Queen's Plate, the…