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. […]
E.P. Taylor
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 […]
Blond Me the highlight of E.P. Taylor
Blond Me’s connections have shown that they aren’t afraid to ship their star Tamayuz filly, and although it didn’t pay off in her last visit to North America, when a troubled sixth in the 2015 […]
International profiles for E.P. Taylor: Blond Me better value than Nezwaah, Rain Goddess
Team Europe has three go to bat against a fierce North American squad in the E.P. Taylor (G1) at Woodbine Sunday and the best value of them could be Blond Me at 6-1. Hitting her prime […]
O’Brien record watch: after Fillies’ Mile loss, weekend chances to reach Bobby Frankel’s 25 G1 wins
Aidan O’Brien entered Friday with a total of 23 Group 1 wins this season, just two shy of Bobby Frankel’s all-time mark for a calendar year, and was poised to make it 24 in the […]
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 […]