by Chris Lomon/Woodbine|12.04.202212.04.2022|6:31pm6:31pm Valedictory Dead Heat: 42-1 Longshot Wentru, Favorite Who’s the Star Finish On Even Terms At Woodbine Wentru and Who’s the Star shared the winner’s circle in a compelling running of the $155,900 Valedictory Stakes (G3) Sunday at Woodbine. It was a tale of two different trips that would see a pair of 4-year-olds arrive at the same destination. Wentru, at 42-1, was put on the lead by Rafael Hernandez at the outset of […]
by Chris Lomon/Woodbine|11.27.2022|1:19am Renegade Rebel Leads Every Step To Land First Stakes In Mazarine At Woodbine Renegade Rebel broke on top, showed the way throughout, and had just enough left in the tank to take top prize in the $150,900 Mazarine Stakes (G3) Saturday at Woodbine. The 1 1/16-mile main track event attracted a field of five 2-year-old fillies, including D. J. Stable LLC’s Renegade Rebel, a daughter of Nyquist bred […]
by Chris Lomon/Woodbine|11.06.2022|8:22pm ‘We Knew He Was Going To Run A Good Race’: Velocitor Digs In To Pull 21-1 Coronation Futurity Upset Velocitor, at 21-1, took the lead early and then led every step of the way in the $253,000 Coronation Futurity Sunday at Woodbine. Prior to the race, Kevin Attard wasn’t quite sure whether Velocitor would be able to get the distance in the 1 1/8-mile event for 2-year-olds foaled in Canada. The son of Mor Spirit gave […]
by Chris Lomon/Woodbine|11.01.2022|3:11pm ‘I Tell Her That I Love Her Before And After Every Race’: Moira, Devoted Groom Take On World Championships Whenever the doting groom and the bay filly are together, time seems to always stand still. It’s a scene that plays out nearly every evening at Barn 28 on the Woodbine backstretch, the one that starts with Peter Lopez pulling into trainer Kevin Attard’s barn and then listening for the familiar sound emanating from the […]
by Chris Lomon/Woodbine|10.16.2022|3:17pm ‘A Horseman’s Horseman’: Canadian Hall Of Fame Trainer Mike Keogh Retires It was only fitting that trainer Mike Keogh, sporting a subtle but unmistakable smile, stood close to the Woodbine finish line Oct. 8. On a day that showcased some of horse racing’s top grass horses competing in prestigious events run on a world-renowned turf course, the Canadian Racing Hall of Fame trainer, eyes firmly focused […]
by Chris Lomon/Woodbine|10.09.2022|7:55pm ‘He’s Definitely Talented’: Philip My Dear Rebounds To Win Woodbine’s Cup and Saucer Following a third-place finish at the Grade 1 level last time out, Philip My Dear came from out of the clouds to land in the winner’s circle in Sunday’s running of the $251,600 Cup and Saucer Stakes at Woodbine. Contested over the E.P. Taylor Turf Course, the 1 1/16-mile feature showcasing Canadian-bred 2-year-olds drew 12 […]
by Chris Lomon/Woodbine|10.08.202210.08.2022|8:51pm8:59pm Who’s The Star Zips To Woodbine Track Record In Durham Cup Who’s the Star, rallying from last place following a sluggish start, roared past his seven rivals to record an impressive victory in Saturday’s 1 1/16-mile Durham Cup (G3) at Woodbine. The 4-year-old Tonalist gelding, one of three horses in the field trained by Mark Casse, was making his first start on a synthetic surface and […]
by Chris Lomon/Woodbine|10.08.2022|6:24pm Cazadero Rockets Last To First In Nearctic At Woodbine Cazadero, under Patrick Husbands, closed with authority to win the $255,500 Nearctic Stakes (G2) Saturday at Woodbine. The six-furlong turf stakes for 3-year-olds and upward, attracted a competitive field of eight, including Cazadero, a 4-year-old son of Street Sense out of Wild Gams, by Forest Wildcat. Into the Sunrise took control soon after the gates opened and was […]
by Chris Lomon/Woodbine|10.02.2022|7:17pm Sir For Sure Gets His Canadian Classic Win In Breeders’ Stakes At Woodbine It was sweet redemption for the connections of Sir for Sure, who closed the curtain on this year’s OLG Canadian Triple Crown with a command performance in the $400,400 Breeders’ Stakes Sunday at Woodbine. After a forgettable experience in the Prince of Wales, second jewel in the Canadian Triple Crown, in which Declan Carroll fell off the […]
by Chris Lomon/Woodbine|09.18.202209.18.2022|7:39pm7:51pm ‘He Had Dead Aim On Them And He Was Just Flying’: Wilson Guides Ready For The Lady From Last To First For Singspiel Upset Ready for the Lady, under Emma-Jayne Wilson, roared home to take the $154,200 Singspiel Stakes (G3), run Sunday at 1 3/8 miles on Woodbine’s E.P. Taylor Turf Course. Collective Force broke sharply and was sent to the lead early in the Singspiel, followed by even-money choice King Vega and Elusive Knight, while Ready for the Lady, 14-1 […]