#SPOTTED: JOEL ROSARIO IN TORONTO FOR THE WOODBINE OAKS AND PLATE TRIAL

Traditionally one of my favourite Race Days of the year, Woodbine Oaks Day showcases Canada's finest three-year-old Fillies.  The $500k Race this year pit together two of the Country's best in years, Spring in the Air and Nipissing, both Division Leaders as two-year-old Fillies in 2012 - the former recently being crowned last year's Champion at the Sovereign Awards.  Ultimately though, it would be second choice Nipissing who was victorious, winning by 3/4 of a length over Spring in the Air, ... Read more

#HORSERACING: POST POSITIONS DRAWN FOR 139TH KENTUCKY DERBY

The Post Positions are drawn for America's most popular Horse Race, the $2-million 139th Kentucky Derby (also known as "The Run for the Roses")!  The expected Choice this year is Orb at 7/2 ($9 payouy on a $2 bet) coming in off a sharp win March 30th in the Florida Derby at Gulfstream Park. He certainly looks every bit a Winner with red-hot Rider Joel Rosario aboard, now winning four races in-a-row.  Orb has a record of four wins in seven starts for Owners Stuart Janney III and Phipps ... Read more

#HORSERACING: 2012 SOVEREIGN AWARD WINNERS ANNOUNCED AT WOODBINE

The v. finest in Canadian Thoroughbred Horse Racing were honoured tonight at Woodbine Racetrack, right in time for tomorrow's 2013 Season Launch.  This year marks the 38th edition of the Awards, recognizing remarkable talent in the Industry from Breeders to Journalists to  Horses. Winning tonight's most prestigious Award was Champion Two-Year-Old Colt/Gelding, Uncaptured, owned by Oklahoma Oilman John C. Oxley and trained by Mark Casse.   Until last week the now three-year-old Colt was ... Read more

#HORSERACING: “EBLOUISSANTE”, HALF-SISTER TO “ZENYATTA” A PERFECT 2-FOR-2

Too exciting!  Those of you who follow my Horse Racing Blog Posts will remember how passionate I was about pretty much the greatest Filly who ever existed, Zenyatta.  The Superhorse retired with a phenomenal 20 Race Record of 19-1-0, and believe me her final Race in the $5-million 2010 Breeders' Cup Classic was such a close one, giving it all her might against the Boys only to lose by a slight nose.  While we're waiting for her Babies to make it to the Track, we have her Sister to keep ... Read more

#HORSERACING: GARY STEVENS ANNOUNCES RETURN TO HORSE RACING

Huge day in Horse Racing as Celebrity Jockey and Hall of Famer, Gary Stevens, who at the age of 50, is coming out of retirement.  Stevens announced his retirement in 2005 after a celebrated careeer which saw him win the Industry's top honour, the Eclipse Award for Outstanding Jockey in 1998. Since then, Stevens has gone-on to make a name for himself appearing in Films such as Oscar-nominated Seabiscuit and HBO's ill-fated but acclaimed Series, Luck.  He also has appeared as an Anchor on ... Read more

#HORSERACING: “UNCAPTURED” WINS BIG AT CHURCHILL DOWNS

Perhaps one of the greatest Colts to come out of Canada in years, Uncaptured already has stamped himself a Shoe-in as Canada's top two-year-old Colt at the forthcoming Sovereign Awards, honouring Canada's Finest in Thoroughbred Racing.  Originally named the Winterbook Favourite to win next year's Kentucky Derby -  a rarity for a Canadian-bred Horse - Uncaptured left many in doubt after a sub-par effort at Woodbine Racetrack in the Grey Stakes back in October, finishing a dismal fifth as the ... Read more

#SPOTTED: JERRY O’CONNELL IN TORONTO

The best surprises are  always the ones you least expect!  After spending the weekend in California enjoying Horse Racing's Championship Day, the Breeders' Cup at Santa Anita Park, I spotted Funnyman Jerry O'Connell here in Toronto of all places at Queen Station.  My Best Friend Fran was out with me at the time, and the timing was perfect since we are huge Mariah Carey Fans (O'Connell starred in her amazing Heartbreaker Video) and we both also love the campy Thriller Obsessed in which he ... Read more

#HORSERACING: “WISE DAN” SOLIDIFIES “HORSE OF THE YEAR” TITLE WIN BREEDERS’ CUP WIN

A thrilling stretch duel in the Breeders' Cup Classic is what will define Horse Racing's Championship Day(s) in 2012. The marquee $5- million Match, drew eleven Competitors out to Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California today, just one of several title-deciding races held Friday and today. Racing Fans got exactly what they had hoped for - a real Battle to the Finish, watching Fort Larned win the  Classic by a head over Mucho Macho Man. Race Favourite Game on Dude who finished second in the ... Read more

CHANTAL SUTHERLAND ANNOUNCES RETIREMENT FROM HORSE RACING

This breaks my heart. Woodbine's Pride and Joy Chantal Sutherland announced her v. sudden Retirement from Horse Racing today after an outstanding Career which saw her win the Sovereign Award for Outstanding Apprentice Jockey in Canada twice and almost becoming the first-ever Female Jockey to win the Breeders' Cup Classic aboard Game on Dude last year. Sutherland's popularity spread also South of the Border with spreads in Vanity Fair, Vogue and more recently she starred in HBO's ill-fated but ... Read more

JOSHUA TREE (IRE) WINS THE PATTISON CANADIAN INTERNATIONAL TWICE

Lightning struck the tree twice as Irish-bred Joshua Tree (Ire) - a hunch bet for U2 Fans - won the $1.5 million Pattison Canadian International a second time today at Woodbine Racetrack, keeping Dandino (GB) and Forte Dei Marni (GB) in second and third, respectively.  Known as Canada's richest Horse Race, the mile-and-a-half Turf Race brought together some of the World's best Jockeys and Horses together for what was a fantastic Card of Racing this afternoon at the Toronto Oval. Joshua Tree ... Read more