Thoroughbred Racing

Fort Erie Looking To Vary Schedule

September 26, 2012

On Wednesday, September 26, the Ontario Racing Commission announced that it was circulating an application from the operators of the Fort Erie Race Track for a variance to the track's 2012 approved ra

ORC Approves T-Bred Race Date Reduction

September 07, 2012

Following a public consultation process, the Director has issued a Notice of Decision to Woodbine Entertainment Group (WEG) approving their application to vary the approved 2012 Thoroughbred schedule.

CTHS 2012 Yearling Sales Concludes

September 04, 2012

Day 2 of the Canadian Thoroughbred Horse Society's 2012 Canadian-Bred Yearling Sale was presented Tuesday, September 4 at the sales pavilion located at Woodbine Racetrack.

CTHS 2012 Yearling Sales Underway

September 04, 2012

Day 1 of the Canadian Thoroughbred Horse Society's 2012 Canadian-Bred Yearling Sale got underway Monday, September 3 at the sales pavilion located at Woodbine Racetrack.

Revised: ORC Seeks Input On WEG Application To Reduce T-Bred Dates

August 27, 2012

The Implementation and Monitoring (IM) Group of the Ontario Racing Program (ORP) has received an application from Woodbine Entertainment Group (WEG) to vary their approved 2012 Thoroughbred Race Date ...

A Race-Calling First?

Quirky race calls from the announcer's booths are nothing new in the horse racing industry. Every once and a while an odd or colourful call will break the norm --- and the most recent instance may act...

Appellate Court Upholds Dutrow Fine, Suspension

It has been reported that on Thursday, July 19, a New York State appeals court upheld the 10-ban from racing which was handed to controversial thoroughbred trainer Rick Dutrow Jr. in October of last y...

Strait Of Dover Wins Queen's Plate

Canyon Farms’ homebred Strait Of Dover, ridden confidently by Justin Stein, made every pole a winning one while taking the $1 million Queen’s Plate, Canada’s most famous horse race, in record time Sun...

KHRC Passes T-Bred Lasix Ban

It has been reported that on Wednesday, June 13, the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission voted in favour of a regulation that will see the banning of the race-day administration of furosemide (lasix) in ...

I'll Have Another Out Of Belmont

The horse racing world is abuzz with the breaking news that Kentucky Derby and Preakness winner I'll Have Another has been scratched from Saturday's Belmont, the third and final leg of thoroughbred ra...

S-Bred Owner Wins Preakness

I'll Have Another wore down favourite Bodemeister once again to capture the second leg of the Triple Crown, the 137th Preakness Stakes, for standardbred owner J. Paul Reddam on Saturday at Pimlico Rac...

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S-Bred Owner Triumphant In Derby

I'll Have Another was victorious in the 138th running of the Kentucky Derby on Saturday in front of a record crowd of 165,307 at Churchill Downs for leading Vancouver jockey Mario Gutierrez and former...