MILTON, Ontario (AP) – Dance Smartly, who in 1991 became the first Canadian-bred horse to win a Breeders’ Cup race, died after an injury in her paddock. She was 19.
The horse was euthanized last weekend because of an irreparable injury related to an arthritic joint in her knee, according to Sam-Son Farm, where the horse [...]

Emma-Jayne Wilson became the first female jockey to win the Queen’s Plate when she rode 15-1 longshot Mike Fox to victory Sunday in the first leg of the Canadian triple crown at Woodbine Racetrack. Wilson made her move after the turn, zipping between first Alezzandro and then 6-5 favorite Jiggs Coz to win by half a length.

For many years, MEC, as North America’s largest owner and operator of horse racetracks, based on revenue, has observed the failing business model for horse racing in New York State, including the difficult relationship between the racetracks and the off-track betting networks operating in the State.MEC has long been concerned regarding this [...]

TORONTO (AP) — Pat Valenzuela’s return to racing was a winning one Sunday when the jockey guided Becrux to a neck victory over Rebel Rebel in the $1 million Woodbine Mile. Valenzuela, out for two months with a back injury, replaced Corey Nakatani, who hurt his shoulder in a training accident at Santa Anita.

Shillelagh Slew won the $445,000 Prince of Wales Stakes at Fort Erie on Sunday after a stewards inquiry bumped first-place finisher Malakoff to fifth for interference down the final stretch. Four horses broke neck-in-neck toward the finish line in the second jewel of the Canadian Triple Crown, with Malakoff pulling away for the apparent victory.

Edenwold, ridden by Emile Ramsammy, rolled into victory at Sunday’s $1 million Queen’s Plate at Woodbine Racecourse. The 1 1/4 mile Queen’s Plate is the first race in Canada’s Triple Crown. Voted champion two-year-old in Canada last year, Edenwold recorded his first victory of 2006 by winning Canada’s most important race.

May 16, 2006. DAVE PERKINS TORONTO STAR
Woodbine turns 50 years of age this year, looking brighter and more inviting, if less populated, than ever. The proprietors of horse racing, both thoroughbred and harness, have seen their product both struggle and flourish over these past five decades. They have presented numerous vivid moments [...]