Woodbine: Lucky Score makes grade with 1st stakes win in Vigil

Reeves Thoroughbred Racing's multiple graded-stakes winner Big Invasion, most recently beaten a neck in the Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint (G1) four months ago, chases the $1 million mark in purse earnings as he makes his 5-year-old debut in Saturday's $100000 Silks Run at Gulfstream Park. The Silks Run for 4-year-olds and up, scheduled for five…

Naptown and jockey Rafael Hernandez winning Race 5 on October 29, 2023, at Woodbine (Michael Burns Photo) Chris Lomon, Woodbine Communications / @WoodbineComms TORONTO, Ont. - Naptown, a 2-year-old son of Munnings-Gold Medalist, takes on nine in the $250000 Coronation Futurity, part of a Saturday Woodbine card that also features the $250000…

Souper Sinclair and jockey Jose Campos winning the Algoma Stakes on August 27, 2023, at Woodbine (Michael Burns Photo) Chris Lomon, Woodbine Communications / @WoodbineComms TORONTO, Ont. - A pair of stakes, the $100000 Ashbridges Bay, and $100000 Lake Ontario, co-headline Friday afternoon's card at Woodbine. The 1 1/16-mile Tapeta events are the…

He's won the King's Plate, Woodbine Oaks and Prince of Wales Stakes but a Breeders' Cup victory would be a crowning achievement for Canadian trainer Kevin Attard. "Being Canadian, the King's Plate means a lot," Attard said. "But if you get lucky enough to win a Breeders' Cup, that might surpass the Plate just because you're on a world stage. "If…

ARCADIA, Calif. - He's won the King's Plate, Woodbine Oaks and Prince of Wales Stakes but a Breeders' Cup victory would be a crowning achievement for Canadian trainer Kevin Attard. "Being Canadian, the King's Plate means a lot," Attard said. "But if you get lucky enough to win a Breeders' Cup, that might surpass the Plate just because you're on a…

The $550964 Canadian International (G1) resumed from a one-year hiatus on Sunday, and Godolphin trainer Charlie Appleby provided a sense of continuity at Woodbine. Having sent out the most recent winner in 2021, Walton Street, the global operation furnished another in 2-5 favorite Nations Pride. In the $560476 E.P. Taylor (G1), stablemate With the…

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…

Me and My Shadow, one of eight contenders in the Wonder Where (Michael Burns) By Chris Lomon - Woodbine Communications TORONTO- This year's edition of the Canadian Triple Tiara concludes with Sunday's running of the $250000 Wonder Where Stakes, at Woodbine. Set at 1 ¼ miles on the E.P. Taylor Turf Course, the Wonder Where, for 3-year-old…

Miss Dracarys and jockey Javier Castellano win the Dance Smartly (Michael Burns) By Bill Tallon - Woodbine Communications TORONTO- Miss Dracarys, invading from Belmont for trainer Neil Drysdale, went straight to the front and led her six rivals a merry chase to score by one length under Javier Castellano in Sunday's $200,00 Dance Smartly Stakes…

Miss Dracarys, invading from Belmont Park for trainer Neil Drysdale, went straight to the front and led her six rivals on a merry chase to score by one length under Javier Castellano in Sunday's Grade 2, $148804 Dance Smartly Stakes (G2) at Woodbine. The Dance Smartly, a 1 1/16 mile-turf race for fillies and mares, was the first start for Miss…

Horse racing gamblers are you looking for 2023 King's Plate Stakes Free Pick & Handicapping Odds…plus some predictions? Need some advice on who to take? The 2023 King's Plate is set for August 20 at Woodbine race track in Toronto, ON. Here's a preview of our top contenders.

Bedazzle Me up late to break her maiden May 5 at Woodbine (Michael Burns) By Chris Lomon - Woodbine Communications TORONTO- Bedazzle Me, a daughter of Frac Daddy-Bedazzled, will look to pull off the upset in Sunday's $250000 Bison City Stakes, at Woodbine. The Bison City, a 1 1/16-mile fixture that follows the Woodbine Oaks Presented by Budweiser…

Lucky Score and Sahin Civaci capture the Highlander at big odds (Michael Burns) By Chris Lomon - Woodbine Communications TORONTO- Lucky Score, trained by dual Hall of Famer Mark Casse, scored top prize in Saturday's $200000 Highlander Stakes (G2T), at Woodbine. It was a cavalry charge for the lead in the six-furlong turf sprint for 4-year-olds and…

Hal and jockey Justin Stein winning the Display Stakes on November 5, 2022, at Woodbine (Michael Burns Photo) Chris Lomon, Woodbine Communications TORONTO, Ont.- Hal, a son of Accelerate-Purely a Dream, goes for his third win in as many starts in the Grade 3 $150000 Grey Stakes, part of a Saturday Woodbine card that also features the Grade 3…

There's a reason we're the #1 trusted source for premium racing picks & info. Secret Reserve will chase his second graded stakes crown when he goes postward in Sunday's Grade 2, $175000 Kennedy Road, at Woodbine. Trained by Mike Mattine for Carlo D'Amato and Stacey Van Camp, Secret Reserve will take on 10 rivals in the 6-furlong main track race for…

Michael McLouglin's Curly Jack is the early points leader on the 2023 "Road to the Kentucky Derby presented by Woodford Reserve" after the Good Magic colt won Saturday's 41 running of the $299250 Iroquois (Grade III) for 2-year-olds by one length over Honed at Churchill Downs. Jace's Road was another half-length back in third and betting…

Multiple stakes placed Forester's Fortune, a 5-year-old son of Old Forester-Nursery Song, takes on six rivals in Saturday's $150000 Vice Regent Stakes at Woodbine. Trained by Rodney Barrow, the chestnut arrives at his latest engagement, a race for Ontario-bred 3-year-olds and up at 5 panels on the Toronto oval's Inner Turf, sporting a record of…

A pair of main track stakes, the Lake Ontario and Ashbridges Bay, share top billing on Friday's eight-race card at Woodbine. The 1 1/16-mile Tapeta events represent the finale of the Ontario Sire Heritage Series, an eight-leg stakes series open to Ontario Sired 3-year-olds, contested at Woodbine and Fort Erie racetracks. Ontario Racing and its…

Canadian Horse of the Year Starship Jubilee extended her legend Sept. 19 and beat the boys in the Grade 1 Ricoh Woodbine Mile at Woodbine, punching her ticket to the Breeders' Cup World Championships. The 7-year-old daughter of Indy Wind was the oldest horse and only female in a field of eight for the Woodbine Mile, with 2019 Preakness…

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…

Mighty Heart lived up to his name with a dominating score in the 161st running of the Queen's Plate Sept. 12 at Woodbine, where the one-eyed colt trounced 13 opponents as a 13-1 longshot. Originally slated for June 27, North America's oldest continually run race was moved to Saturday due to the COVID-19 pandemic. For the connections of Mighty…

TORONTO, June 10, 2020 - A pair of key prep races on the road to the Queen's Plate, the $100000 Woodstock and the $100000 Star Shoot, kick off the Woodbine Thoroughbred stakes season this Saturday. The 122nd edition of the Woodstock, for three-year-olds, and the companion Star Shoot, for three-year-old fillies, share the spotlight on the second…