#EDITORSNOTE: MR. WILL’S 2017 ONTARIO THOROUGHBRED RACING HIGHLIGHTS
Another year of phenomenal racing has concluded in Ontario and while we have been a fan of the races for many years, 2017 stands out among all the others. This would be the year that reigning leading Trainer Mark Casse was surpassed by Norm McKnight in win standings and while the latter didnât have any stake wins in that total, this is a sign of change and mobility on the circuit. We are seeing up-and-coming names like Denyse McClachrie, Martin Drexler and Tony Gattelaro make their presence ...
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#HORSERACING: BRAD PAISLEY TO HEADLINE 2018 QUEEN’S PLATE!
Great news! The 159th edition of the Queen's Plate has just been confirmed and unlike previous years, the Festival has been expanded to three days!
The marquee race itself, known as North Americaâs most historic horse race, also will take place on Saturday, June 30, 2018! That's three days of food, fashion and fun. Country Superstar BRAD PAISLEY will be the musical headliner The Whiskey Lullaby and When I Get Where I'm Going Hitmaker will be performing on Friday, June 29th!
What better ...
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#HORSERACING: A PIC BY MRWILL’S PRINCESS DIARIES – SEPTEMBER 2017
Is this real life? Even a couple days after witnessing our dear PRINCESS' (A PIC BY MRWILL) big breakthrough win, here we find ourselves still on cloud nine! Maiden no more!
We couldn't believe our eyes as we tried multitasking cheering and snapping pics of her as she grinded her way home under amazing Luis Contreras in her first race ever race at 1 1/16 miles. Princess fought bravely to surge ahead of expensively-bred Mark Casse trainee Cosmic Ruby and Patrick Husbands.  This is one ...
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#HORSERACING: A PIC BY MRWILL’S PRINCESS DIARIES – AUGUST 2017
We couldn't enough of Princess (A PIC BY MRWILL) in July and neither could the bettors! After two solid runner-up efforts in her last two starts as the prohibitive favourite last month at Woodbine, Princess returns after a quick freshening in her on-going quest for that first victory. We're so close. So, so close!
See Princess' last race on Wednesday, July 26th:
Last night. pic.twitter.com/aepoNhMgn4
â Princess 🍎 (@APicByMrWill) July 27, ...
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#HORSERACING: A PIC BY MRWILL’S PRINCESS DIARIES – JULY 2017 VOL. 3
Okay, we initially were to take a little break, but this Princess is just too fit! That's right -Â she's back again this Wednesday night at Woodbine after a fantastic effort in her last race Friday, July 14, 2017. Purchased originally for $5k, she already has more than quadrupled her purchase price in earnings at the track.
In that last start, our girl A Pic by Mrwill went off as the post-time favourite and while she was kept-in on the rail we were plenty pleased with her performance as she ...
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#HORSERACING: A PIC BY MRWILL’S “PRINCESS DIARIES” (JULY 2017 VOL. II)
Surprise! We're back again with Princess! We know it's short notice, but the right race popped-up and we couldn't wait!
If you're free after work Friday, Woodbine now has Twilight Racing on Friday nights starting at 3:45 PM. Grab a drink on the patio at Champions' hot new GRANDSTAND SOCIAL, come out and cheer on our sweetheart A PIC BY MRWILL! 💞
We admit it, we were all a bit baffled and disappointed by her performance on Plate Day and we know how many of you were there to ...
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#HORSERACING: HOLY HELENA TAKES THE 2017 QUEEN’S PLATE AND HIGHLIGHTS
It may have been the 158th running of the Queen's Plate but believe me, it never gets old! While #Canada150 and long weekend were very much on people's minds this past weekend, that didn't stop a huge crowd from filling up the Woodbine Racetrack grandstand trackside all the way up to the fourth floor. Known as the longest-running annual horse race in North America, the race now featured in a two-day long Festival is a huge annual draw deep in history and culture. Headlining the two days of ...
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#HORSERACING: A PIC BY MRWILL’S PRINCESS DIARIES – JULY 2017
Victory is so close, we can almost taste it! After a smashing effort from Princess on June 11th on Woodbine Oaks Day, our girl is back again of all days, Queen's Plate Day!  What a dream! We know this much, our girl sure loves an audience. We're so excited we can't even function!
What are we going to wear?!
In her previous race, Princess was paired for the first time ever with Woodbine's leading rider Eurico Rosa Da Silva and despite traffic issues in the stretch resulting in a lengthy ...
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#GIVEAWAY: ENTER TO WIN VIP PADDOCK PARTY PASSES AT THE QUEEN’S PLATE!
It's our favourite event of the summer! The Queen's Plate is back and bigger than ever, expanded now to a two-day festival taking place Saturday, July 1-Sunday, June 2, 2017 at Woodbine Racetrack!
Tickets for the festival Sunday grant you access to concerts by this year's headliners, Our Lady Peace (Saturday) and Goo Goo Dolls (Sunday).
In addition to being North America's most historic horse race, now in its 158th edition, featuring the finest three-year-old horses in Canada, the Queen's ...
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#HORSERACING: A PIC BY MRWILL’S PRINCESS DIARIES – JUNE 2017
There have been many successful experiments in history. Some things pair better than others.
Coffee and cream. Pizza and wings. Peanut butter and jelly. Beyoncé and Jay-Z.
Princess and the turf? Well... our A Pic by Mrwill's turf pairing on Victoria Day wasn't at that level of magical, but it also wasn't all too bad either finishing just four lengths behind the winner on the damp grass! We congratulate our friend Rachel Halden and Chiefswood Stables who were behind the race winner, ...
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