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Toronto, ON – Jim Dandy Stable’s Jiggs Coz, unbeaten in two outings this year, has been established at the 9-5 morning line favourite in a field of nine Canadian-foaled three-year-olds for Sunday’s $1 million Queen’s Plate at Woodbine. Post time

The Review of the Horse Improvement Program has been underway for a number of months with Standardbred and Thoroughbred Working Groups meeting regularly to develop recommendations for discussion. In support of that process, a telephone survey is about to commence

Ottawa, Ontario — Equine Canada’s Recreation Division, the Provincial Equestrian Federations and Official Spokesperson, 2006 World Equestrian Games Silver Medalist Team member Lance Griffin are pleased to announce that Horse Week 2007 was a huge success nationwide. “We would like

Rexdale, ON – June 12, 2007 – Well known for their lucrative Breeders Awards program worth over $2.9 million, the CTHS (Ontario Division) has taken this program one step further by rewarding breeders of Ontario-breds who excel outside of the

The Racing Medication & Testing Consortium has completed a section of its website (www.rmtcnet.com) that enables licensed horsemen to look up guidelines for withdrawal times for approximately 75 therapeutic medications identified by the RMTC Veterinary Advisory Committee. The guidelines are

ITHACA, N.Y. — Genetic researchers at Cornell University’s College of Veterinary Medicine have developed a DNA test to detect carrier status for hereditary equine regional dermal asthenia (HERDA) that will be of tremendous help to performance horse breeders. HERDA is

GEORGETOWN, KY — Old Friends, the landmark Thoroughbred Retirement Facility based in the heart of Kentucky bluegrass country, will be featured in a segment on the CBS Evening News With Katie Couric on June 7th — just two days before

Vancouver, B.C. May 30/07 – The true measure of success is being accepted by your peers from rival markets and lately, the quality of talent at Hastings Racecourse has been an ideal example. Ookashada, the champion juvenile in British Columbia

TORONTO, June 3 – It’s been 15 long years since a winner of the Plate Trial Stakes went on to capture the Queen’s Plate. That was Alydeed in 1992. It appears that Jiggs Coz is poised to buck that trend

HBO Sports presents Barbaro, a compelling documentary exploring the triumph and tragedy of the remarkable thoroughbred that captured the public’s imagination last year after his showing at the Kentucky Derby.  Premiering three days before the Belmont Stakes, the final leg