Lieutenant Governor of Ontario to attend The Queen’s Plate
Jun 14, 2017
TORONTO, June 14, 2017 - Woodbine Entertainment Group today announced that Her Honour the Honourable Elizabeth Dowdeswell, Lieutenant Governor of Ontario, will be the Guest of Honour at the 158th running of The Queen’s Plate Stakes...
Line of Vision doubles up with South Ocean score
Nov 15, 2017
TORONTO, November 15 – Two-year-old filly Line of Vision picked up her second straight stakes victory with a big last-to-first run in the $125,000 South Ocean on Wednesday evening at Woodbine Racetrack.
A winner of the six-furlong...
Live Racing Returns to Fort Erie on Tuesday, May 30
May 26, 2017
FORT ERIE, May 26 - The 120th season of live racing is only days away at Fort Erie Race Track. The horses will break from the starting gate on Tuesday, May 30 at 4:20 p.m. to begin another exciting season at the historic...
Local colts shine in Grassroots on Balanced Image Night
Aug 26, 2017
Just three weeks after finishing fourth in the Dream Of Glory Final, Yo Yo Mass returned to Hanover Raceway and scored an effortless Grassroots victory to open the stakes action on Balanced Image Night.Starting from Post 2, with Hanover Raceway...
Longshots land the hardware at Flamboro Wednesday
Oct 04, 2017
Ontario’s two-year-old trotting fillies wrapped up their regular season at Flamboro Downs on Wednesday and fans of the longshot had a field day as the favourites faltered in both $94,800 Gold divisions.In the opener second choice Sorceress...
Louis-Philippe Roy: A heartfelt hometown gift
Dec 13, 2017
By: Chris Lomon
On a windy, winless night at Woodbine, driver Louis-Philippe Roy still found a way to make a difference through a selfless gesture.
It was less than a week ago when Roy, who earned the Future Star Award at the 2016 O’Brien...
MacDonald and McNair pilot fillies to Gold glory in Elora
Jun 26, 2017
(Photo of Doug McNair and Action Majesty courtesy of Iron Horse Photo)
James MacDonald climbed onto the race bike behind Future Headlines for the first time at Grand River Raceway on Monday evening and piloted the three-year-old pacing filly to...
MacDonald pilots Askmysecretary to championship berth
Sep 10, 2017
Rideau Carleton Raceway wrapped up its 2017 Ontario Sires Stakes season with the final Grassroots event for the two-year-old pacing fillies on Sunday evening.
In the first $18,800 Grassroots division heavy favourite Neon Moon cruised to a three...
MacDonald Wins Kawartha Downs Drivers’ Challenge
Oct 01, 2017
FRASERVILLE, Ontario - Brett MacDonald was the winner in the Shorelines Drivers’ Championship tonight, the feature event on the closing program of the 2017 meet at Kawartha Downs.
The top nine drivers over the season: Reg Gassien, Nick...