The meeting Dan Loiselle had long hoped for was finally here. Throughout his celebrated career as Woodbine Racetrack’s revered Thoroughbred race caller, Loiselle brought numerous high-profile champions to the finish...
Mark Casse always has time to talk Tepin. With a stable of horses that competes nearly every day of the week for a majority of the season across the U.S....
It was fitting that this year’s running of the Belmont Stakes produced a different winner from the first two jewels of the Triple Crown. Mystik Dan pulled off the upset...
Seize the Grey was simply perfect in the Preakness. The $2 million Preakness Stakes, the second jewel of the Triple Crown, played out to a packed house at Pimlico on Saturday....
It was a picture-perfect finish for Mystik Dan in the 150th running of the Kentucky Derby. As far as dramatic endings go, Saturday’s edition of the $5 million, Grade 1 classic at Churchill...
There was a point in time when the trainer of the beautifully bred bay gelding felt breaking his maiden was a longshot hope. A son of Candy Ride (ARG) and...
When Holly Simkins went looking for a horse, she was eventually drawn to a breed she believed could take her to the next level in the show ring. In April...
It was a banner 2023 for Southern Belle Thoroughbreds. When Katie Larsen looks back on the year that was, she exhales briefly, perhaps a perfect encapsulation of the busy times...
There are times when the unexpected victories are the most treasured ones. Everyone connected to the maiden 2-year-old filly felt she would step up in a big way in her...
His name suggests a regal life from the day he was born, but Frost King was very much a horse of the people. In many ways, the royal-looking roan had...
When the regal-looking chestnut took his first steps onto the racetrack just over 20 years ago, the thousands who had packed the Woodbine grandstand roared in approval, hopeful that they...
Ericka Rusnak was able to view an historic edition of Canada’s most famous horse race through a most unique lens on August 20. As the breeder of Paramount Prince, Rusnak...
News that the “Gutsy Gelding” had passed away brought about a myriad of emotions in Jose (Joe) Santos, Jr. It was less than a week ago when Santos, at the...
Jena Antonucci watched in awe and amazement as Arcangelo slipped through along the rail to take the 155th edition of the Belmont Stakes and with it, made her the first...
It was a memorable Memorial Day for the Pete Eurton-trained Exaulted, who put in a stout rally to turf his rivals in the $500,000 Shoemaker Mile (G1), Monday at Santa...
The Preakness Stakes (G1) was short on starters, but certainly not in drama. It was a field of seven, including Kentucky Derby winner Mage (the only horse from the Derby...
One of the only things missing on Red Knight’s impressive résumé was a Grade 1 victory. On Saturday, at Belmont Park, that all changed. Last time out, the 9-year-old son...
In a race with plenty of drama in its leadup, it was only fitting that the 149th Kentucky Derby delivered a captivating two minutes of must-see TV on Saturday. When...
It was pure sporting excellence, a flawless performance in front of a captive audience of thousands, a moment none who witnessed it, live or otherwise, will likely ever forget. On...
