#HORSERACING: A YEAR IN HORSES 2020
While the 2020 racing season at Woodbine Racetrack came to an early end, we look back with gratitude at being able to cover our favourite sport even admist the most challenging of circumstances.
Though many hours go into commuting, capturing content, editing and posting never have we complained about the process. Being a part of the Horse Racing community brings me great joy and it makes me proud that Woodbine Entertainment managed to put together a fantastic abbreviated season, keeping ...
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#HORSERACING: MR WILL & A PICBYMRWILL’S DIARY – NOVEMBER 2020
Happy Halloween! It's one of our favourite times of the year and we're so happy to see MR WILL back in action this weekend at Woodbine Racetrack. This will be his fifth start and as we've seen from most of his races, he usually delivers a good effort.
Most recently October 2, 2020, he ran a game second as the favourite leading all the way only to get caught right before the wire. Twice in a row now he's been hooked on the lead all the way. He's stepping-up in class for this start and ...
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#HORSERACING: “BELICHICK” SCORES A TOUCHDOWN IN THE BREEDERS’ STAKES
While there would be no Triple Crown winner this year, the 129th running of the Breeders' Stakes would prove what we've known all year - 2020 is Trainer Josie Carroll's year!
BELICHICK took the final leg of the Canadian Triple Crown at Woodbine Racetrack, taking control in the last two furlongs of the race, winning by a widening four lengths under jockey Luis Contreras for Carroll and an owner partnership of NK Racing & LNJ Foxwoods. He stopped the clock in 2:32.5 for 1 1/2 miles on ...
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#HORSERACING: “SAY THE WORD” AND “ETOILE” TAKE PAIR OF GRADE I RACES AT WOODBINE
It was an action-packed day filled with stakes action at Woodbine Racetrack yesterday in what was the final major stakes race card of the season in 2020. The day featured four stakes races, including two Grade I races, the $340,200 Northern Dancer Stakes and also the $600k E.P. Taylor Stakes. A bit of history, Northern Dancer, whom the former race was named after, went on to become one of the world's most prolific stallions, making his mark internationally as the first Canadian-bred horse to ...
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#HORSERACING: “MIGHTY HEART” TAKES 2020 PRINCE OF WALES STAKES
Following-up on this success of his victory in the Queen's Plate "one-eyed wonder" MIGHTY HEART repeated the feat in the second leg of Canada's Triple Crown, the $400k Prince of Wales Stakes at Fort Erie Racetrack today!
Unlike his wire-to-win earlier this month at Woodbine, Jockey Daisuke Fukumoto had the Dramedy colt, owned and bred by Larry Cordes, rate off the pace today before collaring rival CLAYTON who stalked the lead, at the top of the stretch. The final time for the race was ...
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#HORSERACING: PRINCE x PRINCESS DIARY – OCTOBER 2020
It's crunch time! With just a couple months left in the 2020 racing season at Woodbine, the opportunities to win are numbered and we found a gem of an opportunity for William (MR WILL)!
After a gruelling speed duel in his last race on September 13, 2020 at Woodbine, he hung-on to get fourth, bringing home a hard-earned paycheque. He battled through fractions of 22, 44.4, 57.4 pressured the entire way before giving way late.
See the race:
We're thrilled to see MR WILL back at it in ...
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#HORSRACING: “STARSHIP JUBILEE” SCORES IN THE THE 2020 RICOH WOODBINE MILE
One of the the Canadian racing season's biggest highlights is RICOH WOODBINE MILE weekend, featuring three Win and You're In stakes races, which earn winners a berth at the sport's championship weekend, the Breeders' Cup. Betting on Mile Satuday tallied-in at a whopping $11.8 million.
Bringing it home for the locals this year was super-mare STARSHIP JUBLIEE who continues to be a dream claim for Trainer Kevin Attard, notching his first win in the $1-million Ricoh Woodbine Mile in his first ...
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#HORSERACING: “MIGHTY HEART” TAKES THE 161st EDITION OF THE QUEEN’S PLATE
The 161st edition of the Queen's Plate was run at Woodbine Racetrack yesterday, headlining a stakes-filled card of racing. While the public was not permitted to attend this year, owners and connections were allowed to be present with safety guidelines in-place including mandatory temperature check, face coverings and social distancing measures.
Even without fans in attendance, betting totaled $14.5 million, a very impressive number helped by American fans hungry for the sport amidst this ...
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#HORSERACING: A PIC BY MRWILL & MR WILL’S PRINCESS AND PRINCE DIARY – SEPTEMBER 2020
He's back! Just after the anniversary of his being purchased by Michelle Love at the CTHS Premier Yearling Sale in 2018, our William (MR WILL) is scheduled to make his third start ever at Woodbine Racetrack this Sunday, September 13, 2020, race 8, approximately 4:40 PM ET. Princess (A PIC BY MRWILL) also went through that same sale in 2015!
We hope our friends all got what they wanted at this year's sale. Can't wait to see new talent at the track next year!
While William's last race ...
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#HORSERACING: RETURNING TO WOODBINE RACETRACK IN THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC
Super Saturday definitely wasn't a lie. It was the best Saturday we've had all year.
While the public still is enjoying the Woodbine Racetrack's world-class racing online and on television, Stage III in Ontario's reopening has signaled the green light for local media now to return to the races. I was delighted to return to the races once again, which has been my favourite pastime since I was three years old. It's been a tough 2020, made tougher by not being able to see our friends and ...
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