Welcome to Jen's Thoroughblog. This is a personal blog site with news and some views on the Ontario thoroughbred racing industry. It is updated most mornings. I am a freelance writer and handicapper for various publications. Opinions on this site are NOT THOSE OF ANY OF MY EMPLOYERS. Feel free to give your insights and comments. Thoroughblog has the right to refuse publication of anonymous or offensive comments.
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NATURE
Barbados essentially shuts down for Gold Cup day! Fingers crossed for better weather as rain has made turf course soft…local horses are the main players..read more below Patrick Husbands with Dennis Rodman and Emile Ramsammy, Terence Dulay/horse-races.net
SHAKE
TOMORROW – BIG RACES FOR CASSE in New York/Kentucky, STEALCASE in the Gotham takes on HANSEN and DYNAMICAL in tiny field in Battaglia in Kentucky… TODAY..off to Woodbine! oh and HAPPY 50TH JON BON JOVI!! The industry is banding
WAKE UP
**Thoroughbred owners and breeders are re-thinking being involved in the Ontario industry already. Big farms are hearing the rumblings and meanwhile, there has not been any communication to the industry from Dwight Duncan, Finance Minister, Dalton McGuinty, Premier, with regards
LEAP
Leap. Leap of Faith? Take a flying leap? LEAP YEAR! Welcome to Feb. 29, does it feel any different? Hey, it’s been 4 years since we had one? Toronto and parts around are getting a snowstorm right now – but
CHEER
BILL WERNER leads in his horse SIMMARD after the McDiarmida yesterday – Werner owns the 7-year-old with Roger Attfield – EQUISPORT/JOE GANLEY photo MONDAY NEWS – ATTFIELD/WERNER win Grade 2 race with 7yo Simmard! *UNION RAGS wow’s ‘em,
OSCAR
Taylor is the REAL DEAL!!! Canadian-bred heading to Santa Anita…his race is at 2:00 of the video below, read about his win at bottom of post There was good news for Canadians yesterday in horse racing land…TAYLOR’S DEAL won another
LINK
I was lucky enough to visit one of this year’s newest thoroughbred babies – this leggy, handsome fellow by Canada’s leading sire Old Forester. He was just a day old and enjoying some snooze time. His mum, Creekside Cafe, was
GATHER
THOROUGHBLOG has confirmed that the top 2-year-old Canadian-bred colt of last year, MARITIMER, has arrived in Dubai, according to reports in The National paper. The colt is owned by Ramzan Kadryov who has 2 horses competing in Dubai today including
ZOO
Trainer Lorne Richards and True North may have a nice one in PERFECT TAY, maybe a Queen’s Plate horse, read below…some Canadian winners, the Derby hero is back and other stuff…. Sparkling – A shiny morning at
BAND
OLD FORESTER, read more bottom of post, he’s in DRF news! Dave Landry photo THANK YOU to comment-ers on Thoroughblog who have shared their letters and opinions, I have also received a lot of copies of