#Woodbine Racetrack

TORONTO - After 70 years as The Queen's Plate, Canada's oldest thoroughbred race is getting a name change next year. The $1 million stakes race will be known as The King's Plate when it is run for the 164th time on Aug. 20, 2023, at Woodbine Racetrack. The change follows the death of Queen Elizabeth II on Sept. 8 and accession of King Charles…

The Arlington Million anchors Saturday's Arlington International Festival of Racing, which is the highlight of the summer at Arlington Park, regularly attracting big crowds and first-class racehorses to the Chicagoland track. With a hefty purse and a spot in the Longines Breeders' Cup Turf on the line, it's easy to see why the Arlington Million is…

Battle Bling victorious in the G3 Turnback the Alarm (Joe Labozzetta) By Keith McCalmont - NYRA Press Office OZONE PARK, N.Y.- Michael Dubb and Gandharvi's graded-stakes winner Battle Bling will look to add to her spoils when she headlines a talented field of 11 in Saturday's Grade 3, $200000 Go for Wand, a one-turn mile for fillies and mares…

The Triple Crown is one of the most elusive achievements in all of sports. In the long history of racing, just a dozen horses have found the right blend of speed, stamina, durability, and luck required to sweep the three-race series comprised of the Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes, and Belmont Stakes. Many other horses have won the first two legs,…

Welcome to another edition of America's Best Racing's Main Track. After a brief vacation, we're back with the most meaningful story of the past seven days, detailing a story that stands out because of its importance or perhaps the emotional response it generates. Looking ahead, if you believe there's a story this week that should be featured in…

Ruth Maltese watches the 155th running of the Queen's Plate at Woodbine Racetrack on Sunday. Maltese's father, Frank Veal, and his two brothers owned the Three V's Stable and a string of award-winning horses - including Epigram, which galloped to victory at the Queen's Plate in 1952. Sitting in the stands Sunday at Woodbine Racetrack, Ruth Maltese…

Danzig Moon, who finished fifth and sixth respectively in this year's Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes, was euthanized Sunday in the Queen's Plate Trial at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto. The Courier-Journal's Jonathan Lintner reported the news, indicating that Danzig Moon was involved in a collision with a horse named R U Watchingbud. A compound…

Churchtown wins the Gio Ponti under Junior Alvarado (NYRA/Coglianese) By Mary Eddy - NYRA Press Office OZONE PARK, N.Y.- W. B. Harrigan and Mike Pietrangelo's Kentucky homebred Churchtown posted a game wire-to-wire victory for Hall of Fame trainer Roger Attfield in Saturday's $135000 Gio Ponti, a 1 1/16-mile outer turf route for 3-year-olds, at…

Leave No Trace winning the Spinaway handily at Saratoga Sept. 4. NYRA/Coglianese NYRA Press Office OZONE PARK, N.Y. - WellSpring Stables owns a strong hand of horses in the care of conditioner Phil Serpe led by Grade 1 Spinaway winner Leave No Trace and Queen's Plate winner Safe Conduct. Security Code, a 2-year-old daughter of Frosted, will attempt…

When three-year-old colt Rich Strike stunned the horse racing world on Saturday, it sent tremors through the dirt track and empty seats 2000 kilometres away at Winnipeg's Assiniboia Downs. "There was a lot of yelling and screaming - and even that was from people who didn't cash a wager. It was just a lot of pride here in Manitoba," said Darren…

The fields are set for the two-year-old divisions of the Breeders Crown following Friday night's (Oct. 21) elimination round at Woodbine Mohawk Park. The $2.4 million freshman championships will be contested next Friday, Oct. 28. Recaps and replays of the eliminations are available below, along with the post draws for the finals. Two-Year-Old…

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…

The energetic chestnut was the talk of the town long before he ever set his hooves on the racetrack. As Brandon Greer recalled, the event at a farm near Barrie, Ontario, brought out what seemed to be half of the local community, people from all walks of life, including those connected to the horse, horsepeople, curious types, well-wishers, and just…

ELMONT - As the American Triple Crown series comes to conclusion this weekend on Long Island, the Canadian Triple Crown will start to heat up north of the border. The $125000 Plate Trial and the $500000 Woodbine Oaks will be run at Woodbine Racetrack on Saturday afternoon, both major prep races for the $1 million Queen's Plate on June 29. The Plate…

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…

OZONE PARK, N.Y.- Four-time Eclipse Award-winning trainer Chad Brown will saddle Public Sector, L'Imperator and Lonesome Fugitive as he looks for his third consecutive score in Sunday's Grade 3, $150000 Knickerbocker, a nine-furlong inner turf test for 3-year-olds and upward, at the Belmont at the Big A fall meet. The Knickerbocker is slated as…

The Meadowlands Racetrack became the North American mecca for harness racing almost since the day the track opened in September 1976. But 12 months later, a 100-night thoroughbred meet at the East Rutherford, New Jersey, site gained attention of its own. Crowds averaged more than 17000 for up to five or six nights a week, and crowds of 25000 were…

The American Triple Crown season has come and gone, but the Canadian version is just set to get underway. The first jewel is the Queen's Plate from Woodbine Racetrack from Toronto, Ontario. This marks the 155th running of the race. Per the event's website, here are the pertinent details for the race. The field is 15 horses deep. Per the odds shown…

TORONTO, August 20, 2021 - With The Queen's Plate just a few days away, Woodbine Entertainment has released the final Queen's Plate Power Rankings for this year's 162nd edition. The 162nd Queen's Plate will take place on Sunday (August 22) at Woodbine Racetrack. Canada's most famous horse race will launch the 2021 OLG Canadian Triple Crown, which…

Today's best action is north of the border, at Woodbine Racetrack in suburban Toronto, where the Grade 1 Woodbine Mile headlines a terrific 12-race card. We have three races today there, two at Aqueduct, for five exciting stakes on a late summer Saturday. It's an all-grass lineup, and we expect firm turf in all of them. Let's go. Aqueduct, Race 7,…

The Pattison Summer Stakes, which will be run Saturday, Sept. 17 at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto on the E.P. Taylor turf course, will highlight seven 2-year-old colts competing for a pumped up purse of $500000. This Grade 1 stakes is also part of the Breeders' Cup "Win and You're In" Challenge Series. The winner will automatically receive a free…

Filly Wonder Gadot beat the heat and her frustrating streak of second-place finishes Saturday. John Velazquez rode the 2/1 favourite to an impressive 4 3/4-length victory in the $1-million Queen's Plate on Woodbine Racetrack's Tapeta course. The 1 1/4-mile first jewel of Canada's Triple Crown was run in 35 C temperatures, which felt more like a…

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…