#HORSERACING: PRINCESS X PRINCE DIARIES – JUNE 2021
It's been a minute since we've checked-in with our Princess (A PIC BY MRWILL) and Prince William (MR WILL)! With this lockdown in effect, it's definitely limited opportunities for us to see them in-person. But we're thrilled we've entered Phase One of Ontario's reopening, meaning racing's back! We were so thrilled to be at Woodbine's opening day last week and even more excited about the stakes-filled action this weekend.
MR WILL couldn't be any better and under the guidance of 'emmazing' ...
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#HORSERACING: 2021 OPENING DAY AT WOODBINE RACETRACK
The 2021 Woodbine Thoroughbred Racing season got an advanced kickoff yesterday with news of Ontario entering Phase One of its reopening plan at the top of the week. While the season originally was set to start back in April and then tentatively pushed to next weekend, the racing community had been waiting with bated breath for an illusive green light from the province. Finally, with great patience and hard work, the community at Woodbine came ready to run, breaking strong and clean from the ...
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#HORSERACING: MR WILL X A PIC BY MRWILL’S PRINCE & PRINCESS DIARIES – APRIL 2021
As the province is under a stay-at-home order effective midnight tonight, we are saddened to hear that the 2021 Woodbine racing season will be delayed until at least early-mid May when the order is lifted. The season originally was to start next weekend.
We understand the community's frustration as so much work has gone into getting ready for the start of the season and it feels with such uncertainty we are at the mercy of late-coming updates. We also feel the frustration of business ...
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#INTERVIEW: EURICO DA SILVA ON “RIDING FOR FREEDOM”
Seven-time champion jockey Eurico da Silva arrived in Canada in the early 2000s after travelling the world riding among the best in Brazil, Singapore, Macau and more. Known for his larger than life personality and positive spirit, nobody would ever have known he was battling same dark demons that stemmed from his childhood, threatening to destroy everything he had built.
da Silva's Memoir RIDING FOR FREEDOM released late 2020, already is nominated for a Sovereign Award, winning raves on ...
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GREATEST HORSE MOVIES THAT EVERY HORSE ENTHUSIAST SHOULD WATCH
If you love horses in general, then you’ll love movies that bring us nearer to those majestic animals and provide us stories of their caretakers. Horses are very smart animals that offer us lessons and most of the time even horse trainers can learn from them.
We gathered a collection of horse movies that you should definitely watch. Included are a few non-conventional horse racing movies to add some diversity. In today’s article, we will make a list of movies that are made from both ...
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#HORSERACING: THANK YOU, SAM-SON FARM
Few have made a bigger impact in Canadian Horse Racing than Sam-Son Farm. The thoroughbred racing outfit originated in the '60s under Ernie Samuel's vision and has carried-on to this day, with operations based in both Milton, Ontario and Ocala, Florida. Through and through, they truly are the embodiment of a Canadian success story.
Much of my childhood was spent admiring their greats, who conquered the world on the international racing stage dominating both north and south of the border. ...
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#HORSERACING: PRINCE & PRINCESS DIARY – DECEMBER 2020
While 2020 left much to be desired, we look back and are grateful Prince (MR WILL) and Princess (A PIC BY MRWILL) are happy and healthy at their homes. We were so happy to get to catch-up with them over the Holidays.
While there were limited spots to race near the end of the season and the 2020 meet at Woodbine Racetrack being curtailed, MR WILL never got his last chance to break his maiden. That being said, we're so proud of how hard he tried all year, picking-up cheques for his owners ...
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#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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