Town Cruise earns Breeders’ Cup Mile berth with Woodbine Mile upset
Speed is a danger in any horse race, as Town Cruise vividly demonstrated when upsetting Saturday’s Woodbine Mile (G1) in gate-to-wire fashion. […]
Woodbine Mile
Breeders’ Cup berth on line in Woodbine Mile; Desert Encounter seeks International hat trick
Woodbine Mile (G1) Set Piece and Raging Bull are the leading U.S. invaders entered for Saturday’s C$1 million Woodbine Mile (G1), which will confer on its winner an automatic bid to the Breeders’ Cup Mile […]
2020 Breeders’ Cup: early look at landscape ahead of final preps
With the Breeders’ Cup prep action going into overdrive for the next couple of weeks, it’s helpful to get the lay of the land – how the various divisions are shaping up, and the main […]
Starship Jubilee defeats males in Breeders’ Cup WAYI Woodbine Mile
Canadian Horse of the Year Starship Jubilee made history in Saturday’s $757,336 Woodbine Mile (G1), and it wasn’t just for beating males as Ventura (2009) and Tepin (2016) had done in this “Win and You’re […]
War of Will aims for third Grade 1 triumph in Woodbine Mile
Trainer Mark Casse’s goal for 2019 Preakness (G1) winner War of Will this season was a Grade 1 win on turf, which the son of War Front achieved last out in the Maker’s Mark Mile […]
44-1 El Tormenta upsets Got Stormy in Breeders’ Cup WAYI Woodbine Mile
Sam-Son Farm’s homebred El Tormenta gave retiring jockey Eurico Rosa da Silva a parting gift, and trainer Gail Cox her biggest victory, by springing a 44-1 surprise in Saturday’s $843,703 Woodbine Mile (G1). Getting through […]
Got Stormy favored at 8-5 in Woodbine Mile
After rolling to a convincing win in the Fourstardave (G1) at Saratoga, Got Stormy will seek a second consecutive Grade 1 victory over males in Saturday’s $1 million Woodbine Mile. The four-year-old filly has been […]
Ortiz’s supporting role earns Oscar Performance victory in the Woodbine Mile
Every quarter of Oscar Performance’s gate-to-wire victory in Saturday’s $637,977 Woodbine Mile (Can-G1) at Woodbine was faster than the previous one, a strategy drawn up by assistant trainer Erin Lynch and executed perfectly by jockey […]
How to bet the Woodbine Mile with Oscar Performance
There is no question who the fastest horse in the Woodbine Mile is. It’s Oscar Performance. Of course, when a handicapper makes a statement like that, the actual information s/he is trying to ascertain is, […]
Delta Prince ascends throne in King Edward; Santa Monica tops Brown exacta in Dance Smartly
As a Street Cry half-brother to triple Eclipse Award champion Royal Delta, Delta Prince has long shouldered the burden of high expectations. The Stronach Stables homebred is now living up them with a breakout performance […]