Loiselle Enters The Homestretch May 16, 2015 Heading down the homestretch of his legendary race-calling career, Canadian sports icon Dan Loiselle was profiled this weekend by Global News.
Madefromlucky Scores First Stakes Win May 09, 2015 Madefromlucky earned his way into the Grade 1 Belmont Stakes on Saturday, coming from off the pace to take the lead in midstretch and hold off a closing Conquest Curlinate to win the Grade 2, $200,000...
American Pharoah Wins Kentucky Derby May 02, 2015 Zayat Stables’ homebred American Pharoah, ridden by now three-time Derby winner Victor Espinoza and trained by now four-time Derby winner Bob Baffert, collared leaders Dortmund and Firing Line at the ...
From Blue Bonnets To Bluegrass April 30, 2015 The worlds of thoroughbred and standardbred racing rarely intersect, but there’s a Canadian standardbred angle to Dortmund, one of the favourites for Saturday’s Kentucky Derby.
Record Single-Day Rainbow 6 Handle April 25, 2015 Gulfstream Park's mandatory payout of its 20-cent Rainbow 6 resulted in a total pool of $7.125 million Saturday, producing multiple-winning tickets each returning $14,504.92.
Fan To Extend Decades-Long Streak April 22, 2015 Some people take pride in the fact that they make the annual pilgrimage down to Ohio for the Little Brown Jug or to New Jersey for the Hambletonian. Some revelers may even make reference to their atte...
Update On Ron Turcotte April 22, 2015 The spokesman for hall of fame Thoroughbred jockey Ron Turcotte has announced that the 73-year-old has been released from hospital and is recuperating at home after being involved in a single vehicle ...
Veterinarians Plead Guilty April 14, 2015 It has been reported that four veterinarians have pleaded guilty to charges related to their roles in the illegal doping of racehorses.
Chaplaincy May Get ‘Lucky’ On Saturday April 09, 2015 A $1-million purse will be up for grabs this Saturday (April 11) when Madefromlucky, the only Thoroughbred member of the ‘Stable of Horses That God Loves,’ breaks from Post 4 in the Arkansas Derby at ...
Federal Investigation, Charges In PA March 27, 2015 Federal investigators in the United States have charged four veterinarians with illegally administering drugs to racehorses on race day.
A Thoroughbred To Cheer For March 11, 2015 The cheers from the harness racing fraternity in Southwestern Ontario will be loud and long this Saturday when Madefromlucky heads postward in the $750,000 Rebel Stakes at Oaklawn Park in Hot Springs,...
Woodbine Switching Polytrack To Tapeta March 11, 2015 On Wednesday, March 11, the Woodbine Entertainment Group announced Tapeta will be installed on Woodbine Racetrack’s one-mile main track in time for the 2016 Thoroughbred racing season.
