Paramount Prince rules King’s Plate
The first winner of the C$1 million King’s Plate in the reign of Charles III turned out to be the aptly-named Paramount Prince, who used his speed to rule the classic from the start. […]
Dance Smartly Stakes
Moira smashes Woodbine Oaks; Sir for Sure upsets Plate Trial
On a busy Sunday of racing at Woodbine, possible Queen’s Plate S. contender Moira caught eyes with a terrific victory in the Woodbine Oaks. […]
Wakanaka, Lady Speightspeare square off in Dance Smartly on Woodbine Oaks Day
Woodbine hosts four stakes on Sunday. While the Woodbine Oaks opens the classic series for three-year-old fillies, Queen’s Plate hopefuls audition in the Plate Trial. Bookending those Canadian-restricted events are the Dance Smartly (G2) and Hendrie (G3). […]
Silent Poet upsets Highlander; Mutamakina holds on in Dance Smartly
Favorites were overturned in the three Woodbine turf stakes on Queen’s Plate Day, culminating in Silent Poet’s upstaging of odds-on Caravel in the $308,458 Highlander (G1). […]
Caravel makes debut for Motion in Highlander
The Queen’s Plate is supported by a trio of graded turf stakes at Woodbine, with the C$350,000 Highlander S. (G1) anchoring the Sunday card. […]
March to the Arch gives jockey Hernandez three stakes wins at Woodbine
March to the Arch set himself up for a possible tilt in next month’s Woodbine Mile (G1) while improving his record on the Toronto turf to 2-for-2 in Saturday’s $134,808 King Edward Stakes (G2). It […]
Plate Trial, Woodbine Oaks among stakes smorgasbord at Woodbine
A trio of graded stakes and a pair of important tests for Canadian-bred 3-year-olds highlight a stakes-laden card at Woodbine on Saturday. Here’s a rundown of what’s on tap. Dance Smartly (G2) The C$175,000 Dance […]