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Photo Essay: A visit with Fifty Proof, Rahy's Attorney and Wollemi Pine at Kinghaven Farms
Skippy Bowen, assistant trainer to Ian Black, made me an offer I couldn’t refuse when he invited me up to…
January 28 2012, 2:58pm | Visit source ›
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Katerina's wit: The Science of Success
Woodbine-based trainer Katerina Vassilieva, sporting a perfect record of two wins from two starts at Gulfstream Park to launch her…
January 18 2012, 12:52pm | Visit source ›
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Sovereign Award Review: Who will be Canada's Horse of the Year?
For the first time in my career as a turf writer, I've been asked to vote on the Sovereign Awards…
January 11 2012, 7:26pm | Visit source ›
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You can never go home again.It’s an expression made doubly true if you’re not even sure where home is to…
December 28 2011, 10:55am | Visit source ›
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Photo Essay: Running Around the Racetrack at #BC11
How was it?That’s the question I’ve been asked since returning home from my first ‘working’ trip to the Breeders’ Cup.Perfect…
November 9 2011, 8:08am | Visit source ›
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Casse 'Passion'-ate about his Breeders' Cup prospects
Mark Casse, Woodbine’s runaway leading trainer with 108 wins, will send out a pair of talented two-year-olds – Northern Passion…
November 1 2011, 9:51pm | Visit source ›
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Justin Stein's $250,000 Road Trip...
The last time Justin Stein answered the call to ride Stormy Lord, who will be among the favourites in Sunday’s…
October 27 2011, 8:56pm | Visit source ›
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Prince Raphael, a leggy son of Shakespeare, seems to enjoy a bit of playtime. I visited the Deborah England trainee…
October 21 2011, 7:14pm | Visit source ›
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Photo Essay: Sarah Lynx, Regally Ready and Miss Keller shine on International Day
Sunday's Breeders' Cup Win & You're In card at Woodbine was a lucrative one for the winners - in terms…
October 18 2011, 8:21pm | Visit source ›
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Mores Wells travels well for Canadian International
Mores Wells is such a tenacious traveller, Hank Snow’s I’ve Been Everywhere, Man could be his theme song. The seven-year-old…
October 16 2011, 8:40am | Visit source ›
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Could Rahystrada climb to Canadian International glory?
Rahystrada has always been a game horse. But the stakes of the game have changed as the chestnut matured from…
October 14 2011, 9:57pm | Visit source ›
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Tu Endie has more than a 'Wei' chance in the Alcibiades
Tu Endie Wei, the undefeated multiple stakes-winning Brereton C. Jones homebred, will carry the hopes of Woodbine racing fans this…
October 6 2011, 4:21pm | Visit source ›
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A long goodbye to the people's champ
Rahy’s Attorney wasn’t always the favourite on the tote board during his lengthy career, but he was a favourite friend…
September 30 2011, 2:18pm | Visit source ›
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Woodbine-based conditioner Paul Attard, who will be 30 in November, is quietly having an excellent year at the track. The…
September 22 2011, 5:31pm | Visit source ›
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Riding the River: Off the bench and into the trenches
If Riding the River was a hockey player, he'd be a grinder. The horse is something of a Bob Gainey,…
September 17 2011, 10:45am | Visit source ›
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Can Kara's Orientation claim victory in Sunday's Woodbine Mile?
There’s a well-worn line at the track that asks, ‘How do you make a million dollars in horse racing?’The answer?…
September 16 2011, 2:58pm | Visit source ›
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Run 'Lila' Run: Up-and-coming filly is Hard Not to Like
“She has a beautiful way of moving,” cooed Gail Cox, trainer of Hard Not to Like, a filly, who turned…
September 1 2011, 6:05pm | Visit source ›
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Kara's Orientation: Woodbine's Grade 2 Energizer Bunny
Leading by 17 1/2 lengths at the half (that's not a typo), Kara's Orientation refused to be caught in Sunday's…
August 25 2011, 11:17am | Visit source ›
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Photo Essay: Strolling the Saratoga Backstretch
A Saratoga trip is a difficult one to explain to my non-racing friends. It is akin to attending a horse…
August 22 2011, 12:01pm | Visit source ›
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Photo Essay: A Sweet Victory for Royal Delta in the Alabama
Even the best laid plans often go awry, to mangle the words of poet Robert Burns. Canadian filly Inglorious entered…
August 20 2011, 4:39pm | Visit source ›
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Photo Essay: A typically (In)glorious morning at Saratoga
I was up well before sunrise this morning and, after clearing the cobwebs and chugging a cup of coffee, I…
August 20 2011, 10:16am | Visit source ›
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"She hides her light under a bushel" - Inglorious Prepares to Shine on Saturday
Inglorious, who learned much about being a racehorse at Ciaran and Amy Dunne's Wavertree Stables in Florida, will carry the…
August 18 2011, 12:02pm | Visit source ›
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Woodbine: A Champ Retires as Contenders For The Crown Step Forward
Horse racing is a beautiful game in that it's easy to fall in love with its stars. Horses don't demand…
August 18 2011, 10:39am | Visit source ›
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Will winning tide continue for Inglorious in Alabama?
Inglorious, bred in Ontario by Arosa Farms, will have a chance to prove the depth of her talent in Saturday’s…
August 15 2011, 11:37am | Visit source ›
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It was a hot July afternoon and the Woodbine walking ring was a contentious corral of amped up two-year-olds snorting…
August 12 2011, 10:12am | Visit source ›
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Home and Away: Woodbine Stars on Parade
There will be much to follow, home and away, for Woodbine fans this weekend as Tu Endie Wei and Rahy's…
August 11 2011, 12:51pm | Visit source ›
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Triple Crown or Triple Digit Payouts?
Luis Contreras will be riding for a Triple Crown on Sunday when he leaves the gate in the Breeders' Stakes.…
August 5 2011, 12:21pm | Visit source ›
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Trying to find a HOTY at Woodbine
When the retirement of Canada's 2010 Horse of the Year, Biofuel, was announced this week, it got me to thinking…
July 27 2011, 9:52am | Visit source ›
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The Apprentice - A Quick Study on Jeffrey Alderson
Aspiring apprentice jockey Jeffrey Alderson spends his afternoons in the Woodbine grandstand, just like dozens of other horse racing fans.…
July 22 2011, 12:02pm | Visit source ›
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Speed Thrills: Fatal Bullet and Hollywood Hit Feature at Woodbine
If you blink at the start of the seventh race at Woodbine on Wednesday night (9:45PM EST), you just might…
July 20 2011, 3:05pm | Visit source ›
