A colourful, entertaining and passionate weekly look at thoroughbred, standardbred and quarter horse racing in Ontario hosted by Peter Gross.
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It was the Seaway Stakes at Woodbine and the favourite could see her way to the winner’s circle. An interesting way for Chantal Sutherland to win two races at Monmouth Park. It was Friday Night Stakes races at Mohawk Park and Louis-Philippe Roy loved it. We’ve got Audrey Cheung telling us about her first Stakes winner in her first year of training and former NHL player Randy Exelby explains why…
It was the 167th running of the King’s Plate at Woodbine and 5 other Stakes. The filly, Luster proved she is the best racehorse in Canada. Trainer Josie Carroll has a 4th King’s Plate, and trainer Kevin Attard dominated the rest of the card with 5 wins. We have coverage of the Class of 26 getting inducted into the Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame, including Mike Saftic, Michael Burns Jr . and…
From Woodbine, the Bison City Stakes for the fillies and the Niagara for the boys. Garnet Barnsdale calls in from New Jersey with the Hambletonian and the Hambo Oaks. Trainer Dale Desruisseaux won the Plate Trial with Highwaytothemoon. He discusses the colt’s Kings Plate chances. Trainer Kevin Attard sent out a winner at Colonial Downs last Thursday. Jockey Christoph Douglas is the new kid on the…
It was the Seagram Cup Stakes at Woodbine on Saturday and it featured 2 Kings Plate champions. Trainer Jordan Lay has just one horse – Go Olivia - and you will wish you bet her in her second lifetime start. It rained so hard last Wednesday that the races at Saratoga were cancelled. We wondered how that would affect the quarter horses that day at Ajax Downs. And we skew younger this week thanks to…
A Stakes filled weekend at Woodbine – we have the Ontario Colleen, the Hendrie, the Trillium, the Thunder Bay and the Lake Superior. Will trainer Josie Carroll add a King’s Plate to her 3 Queen’s Plates? She tells us no decision has been made yet about Oaks winner, Luster. Corbourg’s Melanie Giddings won another at Saratoga and you’ll wish you bet it. Chantal Sutherland won a pair at Monmouth and…
Sunny and smoke free skies on Sunday at Woodbine for 3 Stakes races, including the Woodbine Oaks and the King’s Plate Trial . Also, a tribute to legendary trainer Roger Attfield . There was also great weather at Ajax Downs for special Sunday card. We have Canadians winning in the U.S. – Charles Fipke’s Shirl’s Soul Town was brilliant in her debut at Saratoga, and Chantal Sutherland won on Friday…
The Provincial Government announced some lovely gifts for horse racing: Dave Briggs of Ontario Racing Management breaks the totals down. Trainer Steve Owens won the Pink Lloyd Stakes with Poulin In Ot and tells us how a boy horse was named after a woman. A natural hattrick at Mohawk for Bob McClure and of the 4 wins that night from James MacDonald , one of them pushed him past the $90 million…
This podcast has a record 19 horse race calls as follows: + 3 from Robert Geller , including the Pink Lloyd and Ballade Stakes and the Highlander Stakes, which trainer Gail Cox really liked thanks to Miss Vyvyanne + The very last horse race at Aqueduct called by Chris Griffen + 7 calls from the great Tom Durkin , including his guest appearance on the last day at the Big A, some of his historic…
From a huge Saturday at Woodbine, we have the Marine, the Highlander, the Selene, the Dominion Day and the Royal North Stakes and what a good day it was for Julia Carey, Gail Cox, Josie Carroll, Ryan Munger, Fraser Aebly and Sid Attard . Could Beau Jangles return to the winners’ circle in an OSS Gold Leg at Mohawk? On the first Thursday card of racing at Mohawk, let’s just say it was a good night…
From Woodbine, the Lake Huron and Georgian Bay Stakes. A monster night at Mohawk for Doug McNair and we’re saying what he did will never happen again. James MacDonald talks with us about his North America Cup win and what’s left on his bucket list. We drop into Aqueduct for another win by Canadian trainer, Melanie Giddings Yves Turcotte is the only survivor of the 5 Turcottes who rode…
The biggest night at Mohawk featured multiple Stakes races including the $1 Million North America Cup . On the thoroughbred side, after almost 2 months of racing at Woodbine, the leading Stakes winning trainer is Dale Desruisseaux . He talks with us about his 4 Stakes wins. The 4-year-old Conn Smythe won again to become the first horse to capture 3 races this year. Which Canadian-born trainer has…
