#HORSERACING: A PIC BY MRWILL’S PRINCESS DIARIES: APRIL 2016
A lot happens in a month and since our last installment of PRINCESS DIARIES, our girl A PIC BY MRWILL (aka "Princess") has continued to amaze us! She keeps-up with her weekly workout regimen under jockey Sheena Ryan at Woodbine like a true professional. Her Owner/Trainer John Ross and Cathy Wong, along with the team, are doing an amazing job getting her in top shape for her forthcoming first race.
Princess just keeps growing and growing and growing. I quite literally have to reach-up ...
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#HORSERACING: “CATCH A GLIMPSE” WINS TOP HONOURS AT 2015 SOVEREIGN AWARDS
The 41st annual Sovereign Awards took place in Toronto tonight at Woodbine Racetrack, honouring champions in Canadian Horse Racing for the year 2015. This year's theme was Hollywood, the Red Carpet complete with its own Hollywood sign, movie theme songs introducing winners and giant Oscar statues to greet guests.
Taking Horse of the Year honours this year was three-time honouree this evening Catch a Glimpse, who took the important Grade II Natalma Stakes last fall before going on winning the ...
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#HORSERACING: “A PIC BY MRWILL” PROGRESS REPORT MARCH 2016
After last month's post about meeting the filly named after myself, A PIC BY MRWILL (Princess), her owners John Ross, Cathy Wong and I are touched by the outpour of support we've received over Social Media! Today we're pleased to bring you a PPR (Princess Progress Report)!
Over the span of the past month, Princess has continued to grow rather quickly. In fact, upon arriving at her stall today I barely even recognized her with her winter coat growing out, in addition to her ...
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#HORSERACING: A MORNING WITH BEHOLDER
We had the pleasure not only of stopping by Los Angeles amidst Awards Season last week, but also Santa Anita Park. This was no standard visit. We would be going to meet one of Horse Racing's brightest stars, the reigning queen and three-time champion, BEHOLDER.
We've been a fan of the six-year-old mare who in 20 stars to date, has been a model of consistency, excellent and if not, improving with every start. Her career has seen two Breeders' Cup victories in her two and four-year-old ...
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#HORSERACING: MEETING WOODBINE’S “A PIC BY MRWILL”
As long as I can remember, I've always wanted a horse. As many of you know, my childhood was anything but ordinary. While most kids hung-out at the mall, played video games or road hockey on weekends, I spent my youth at the races with my parents. I'd doodle fantasy stables of horses on scrap paper, complete with imagined offspring of hypothetical matings of my favourites. I came home smelling of the ink on racing programs and forms, cigarette smoke and horses.
You can imagine the shock my ...
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#HORSERACING: WOODBINE ENTERTAINMENT GROUP ANNOUNCES REJUVENATION STRATEGY INCLUDING NEW CONCERT VENUE
2018. Mark your calendars, everyone! In addition to being a major attraction as a casino and host to world-class Horse Racing, plans were announced today regarding Woodbine Racetrack's long-awaited transformation! With 275-hectare parcels of land available, we learned today that Woodbine will be the new home to a 165,00 square foot, 5,000 seat concert venue. A memorandum of understanding was just signed between Woodbine Entertainment Group and Trinity Development Group. That's right - more ...
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#HORSERACING: MR. WILL’S 2015 YEAR IN HORSES
What a year it's been! The Racing Season at Woodbine ended last weekend and although it's only been a week, I do miss it! It brings be so many mixed emotions to see so many of our human and equine friends in the industry ship south to the warmer weathers of Kentucky and Florida this winter, but I know they're all just a Facebook post away and I can keep a tab on the horses like they are my children.
Over the course of the year I have taken well over 25k photos. Hence, to narrow them ...
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#HORSERACING: AMERICAN PHAROAH HEADLINES AN EMOTIONAL, STAR-STUDDED BREEDERS’ CUP 2015!
Having spent most of my childhood weekends at the racetrack with my parents, it has always been a dream of mine to attend the Breeders' Cup. The two-day championship series of races often decide divisional honours and Horse of the Year title in America, with 13 races totaling a whopping $24.5 million. Although the event rotates from track to track annually, with our Woodbine playing host once only in 1996, Keeneland in Lexington, Kentucky would have the honour this year.
The track, ...
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#HORSERACING: MY 2015 WOODBINE RACING SEASON HIGHLIGHTS
It's been absolutely a stellar 2015 racing season at Woodbine Racetrack and even though we've still got a month to go before the curtain drops for the Thoroughbreds, both the 24-hour Casino and Standardbreds still are going into the New Year! Details and schedule here!
We've been there every step of the way this racing season. The build-up to the Woodbine Oaks, won by likely champion three-year-old filly Academic. We were there for the thrill and fashion of North America's most historic ...
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#HORSERACING: BREEDERS CROWN 2015 HIGHLIGHTS
It isn't every year that Woodbine gets to host the richest, most prestigious night in Harness Racing, so we were incredibly lucky to be home to the 12 races totaling $6 million this year. These races often have a strong bearing on which horses will go on to be crowned champion year-end.
The best in the sport gathered for a shot at the huge purse money and the biggest winner tonight was driver Dave Miller who topped the night with a whopping five Breeders Crown wins tonight. Neither rain nor ...
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