Rougir rallies in E. P. Taylor, Cazadero surprises in Nearctic
A pair of rich turf stakes with possible Breeders’ Cup implications served as the highlights of an action-packed Saturday afternoon at Woodbine. […]
Nearctic
Moira tries turf in E. P. Taylor, Bound for Nowhere returns to Woodbine for Nearctic
Turf stars head to Woodbine this Saturday for a pair of lucrative graded stakes with possible Breeders’ Cup implications. […]
Desert Encounter last to first again in Canadian International
For the second straight year, Abdulla al Mansoori’s Desert Encounter overcame a tardy start, and a dawdling pace, to top a European finish in the $606,261 Canadian International (G1) at Woodbine. And once again the […]
Europeans invade for Canadian International, E.P. Taylor
Saturday’s turf stakes at Woodbine have an international flair. Four of the six entrants in the $800,000 Canadian International (G1) are overseas raiders, including last year’s winner Desert Encounter and recent French Group 2 scorer […]
Desert Encounter, Sheikha Reika give Atzeni Grade 1 double at Woodbine
Jockey Andrea Atzeni wasn’t riding the most heralded of the English imports that invaded Woodbine Saturday for the Canadian International (G1) and E.P. Taylor (G1), but he did ride the best. In the 1 1/2-mile […]
European invaders prominent in Canadian International, E.P. Taylor
A trio of European invaders are among a field of 11 in Saturday’s C$800,000 Canadian International (G1), the annual 1 1/2-mile turf highlight at Woodbine. Thundering Blue has won two of his last three, including […]
Field of Courage stuns Nearctic at 40-1
Thanks to a soft turf course at a stormy Woodbine, Sunday’s $226,192 Nearctic (G2) turned into more of a war of attrition than a typical six-furlong sprint. Handling the conditions best was the 40-1 longest […]
International profile for Nearctic: Cotai aims to go out in blaze of glory
If Sunday’s C$800,000 Canadian International (G1) lives up to its name with a notable European presence, the C$500,000 E.P. Taylor (G1) counters with three internationals of its own, and there’s also a foreign interest in […]
Nezwaah spearheads European brigade in E.P. Taylor
British shipper Nezwaah, beaten only a couple of lengths in seventh here a year ago, gets another chance at Sunday’s C$500,000 E.P. Taylor (G1) at Woodbine. The 5-2 morning-line favorite, the Roger Varian trainee tops […]