TORONTO -A million dollar Queen plate will be a family affair for Kevin Attard. The experienced trainer will have four horses – including munnyfor Ro, winner of Woodbine Oaks – in the 13-horse field on Sunday afternoon at Woodbine Racecourse. Keep Grinding, the early 4/1 favorite, is owned by Attard’s son Joshua and is powered […]
Baffert in Spotlight for Wrong Reasons Going into the Derby
BALTIMORE– although Bob Baffert won’t be at Pimlico Race Course this week, his shadow hangs over the Preakness, the Triple Crown and horse racing. It should have been another celebration for Baffert, the face of the sport with two Triple Crown triumphs on his resume, an upset victory in the Kentucky Derby and looking for […]
The 146th Preakness Stakes Is Won by Rombauer
BALTIMORE (AP) — Rombauer scored an 11-1 victory Saturday in the preakness, depriving Medina Sprint, the Kentucky Derby winner of Bob Baffert, of a chance to win a triple crown that would have been accompanied by a giant asterisk. Medina Spirit finished third in the 1 3/16 mile race and was overtaken for the first […]
Kentucky Derby Champ Medina Soul Cleared to Run in Preakness
BALTIMORE fans are back at Pimlico Race Course for another chance to win a Triple Crown. The Preakness will feel a little normal again, even if everything has a giant asterisk on it. The limited capacity of 10,000 Fans expected on Saturday is far less than the 100,000, which usually packs the stands and infield […]
Baffert Suspended in Ny Forthcoming Test
Bob Baffert was suspended Monday to enter the horses at the New York racetracks pending an investigation into the failed posttrace medicine test of Medina Spirit, winner of the Kentucky Derby. Baffert is temporarily not allowed to breed horses at Belmont Park, Aqueduct Racetrack and Saratoga Racetrack, or run one of his horses on the […]
Woodbine CEO Likes Company Positioning With Bill
Jim Lawson likes where Woodbine Enjoyment is positioned on Canada’s changing single-game sports betting landscape. On Tuesday, the Senate approved Bill C-218, a private member’s bill introduced last year by Conservative Saskatchewan MP Kevin Waugh, which amends the delinquent code’s provisions on gambling in individual sports – currently illegal, except for horse racing. It is […]
Woodbine Enjoyment To Celebrate Canada Day
Jim Lawson, CEO of Woodbine Enjoyment, and Ontario horse racing enthusiasts have a lot to celebrate Canada Day. The Woodbine Racecourse in Toronto and the Woodbine Mohawk Park in Campbellville, Ontario., will allow viewers to have a capacity of 25% from the Day of Canada (July 1). This decision comes after the Ontario government announced […]
Safe Direct Holds Off Riptide Rock to Win Sovereign Plate
TORONTO – Irad Ortiz Jr. is no stranger to the winner’s circle south of the border and has wasted no time making a name for himself in Canada’s elite thoroughbred racing series. Ortiz won the 162nd running of the million Queen’s Plate on Sunday and won the first leg of the OLG Canadian Triple Crown. […]
Millions of Grade 1 Ricoh Woodbine Mile Pictures
TORONTO-The advantage of the home stretch paid off very well on Saturday for the cruise in the city. Daisuke Fukumoto led the six-year-old gelding to a wire-to-wire victory in the million Ricoh Woodbine Mile grass race at the Woodbine circuit. The victory came at the 14th career start of Town Cruise from Ontario, all in […]
Veteran Jockey Husbands Guides longshot British Royalty
TORONTO-there was a Breeders’ Stakes for Jockey Patrick Mann and an unannounced British license to remember. Husbands rode the 24/1 Longshot to an emphatic four-length victory in the Turf race at Woodbine Racetrack on a cloudy Sunday afternoon. It was the Breeders’ record fifth win and marked British royalty’s first trip into the winner’s circle […]
Derby Victor Medina Soul Breakdowns Kicks the Bucket
Medina Spirit, a 3-year-old filly whose Kentucky Derby win in May was being investigated for a positive medicine test, collapsed and died after a practice on Monday in Santa Anita, Southern California. Trainer Bob Baffert said in a statement that the horse had suffered a heart strike. The colt had just completed five lengths in […]
Bennett Adds To US Success in Val Gardena
WOLKENSTEIN in Val Gardena, Italy (AP)-the big jumps and varied terrain on the Saslong Circuit remind American racers of their homeland. Then there’s Babs, the owner of the hotel where the U.S. ski team has resided for decades in Val Gardena, who treats athletes like their own children. It has been the perfect recipe over […]
Goggia Takes Super G For Fifth Win
Val D’ISÈRE, France (AP) — Sofia Goggia is unbeaten for a whole year. Now the Olympic champion from Italy is also beginning to dominate in the super-G. Goggia won the last women’s Super-G World Cup of the calendar year on Sunday, a day after triumphing in his seventh consecutive downhill. Sunday’s result made her the […]
Canadian Freestyle Skier Mackay Wins Halfpipe Gold
CALGARY-Canadian Freestyle skier Brendan Mackay’s first world cup win was memorable Thursday night when the 24-year-old did it on his home turf. “I’m excited to do it on my home halfpipe, where I learned to ski,” Mackay said with a smile after scoring 97.00 points in his third race at the fis Freeski Halfpipe competition. […]
Shiffrin Rival Vlhova Overwhelms World Cup Slalom
IENZ, Austria (AP) — Reigning overall World Cup winner Petra Vlhova dominated a women’s World Cup slalom on Wednesday, gaining a big lead over Mikaela Shiffrin in the discipline standings. In the last race of the calendar year, the Slovak skier retained her advantage in the first round, defeating World Champion Katharina Liensberger par.51 Seconds. […]