Ed James, owner of SSG Gloves, and the leading Standardbred owner at Grand River Raceway for 2011, took out a full-page ad in Monday’s edition of the Toronto Star, questioning the recent attack on the horse racing industry by the
Canyon Farm’s Strait of Dover cemented his status as a top contender for the Queen’s Plate (June 24) with an emphatic victory in Saturday’s $156,300 Marine Stakes, at Woodbine. The English Channel-Bahrain Star colt, with Justin Stein up, pressed the
John C. Oxley’s Dixie Strike returned to winning form with an impressive rally up the rail to overtake Tu Endie Wei in Sunday’s Grade 3 $280,000 Selene Stakes, at Woodbine. The Dixie Union-Noble Strike bay, bred in Ontario at Arosa
The Jockey Club has launched a new website designed to provide additional information and resources for both prospective and current owners of Thoroughbreds. It contains a wealth of free information about how to get started as an owner, with advice
Steven Bahen, who partnered T J’s Lucky Moon to an improbable Queen’s Plate victory 10 years ago, was today named the 2012 recipient of the Avelino Gomez Memorial Award. Born June 29, 1966, Bahen notched his first win just after
Zenyatta, the 2010 Horse of the Year, is in foal to the stallion Tapit, according to a tweet sent out on Twitter on May 8th by Team Zenyatta. Tapit is a 2001 grey stallion by Pulpit out of Tap Your
In the early hours of Sunday morning, following the 138th running of the Kentucky Derby, the body of a man was found in one of the barns at Churchill Downs. While investigators suspect foul play, and are treating the case
Essence Hit Man, with Jesse Campbell in the irons, got off to a fast start and then dug in late for a three-quarter length score in the featured $168,000, Grade 3 Vigil Stakes, Sunday at Woodbine. Last year’s Canadian
I’ll Have Another, owned by Windsor, Ontario native J. Paul Reddam, captured the 138th running of the Kentucky Derby with an off-the-pace rally engineered by jockey Mario Gutierrez on Saturday. I’ll Have Another left from post 19 in the
Racing fans, horse people and equine athletes are set for the gate to open on Sunday, May 6th marking the historic track’s 115th season of live racing. A 10 race card will feature close to 100 Thoroughbreds who will be
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