WOODBINE — By: Matthew Lomon The 164th running of the King’s Plate is fast approaching. This year’s 17 horse field is filled with interesting storylines and characters to boot. To help you narrow down which horse or horses you’ll want to bet on, we’ve gone ahead and drawn up...

TORONTO — For a race about to add the 164th winner to its honor roll, there’s a lot about Sunday’s King’s Plate that feels like a fresh start. First off, the name. Since its inaugural running in 1860 when Queen Victoria made her first donation of 50 guineas to the race, the...

TORONTO — The $1 million King’s Plate is the first jewel of the Canadian Triple Crown as well as that country’s oldest Thoroughbred horse race. Founded in 1860, the King’s Plate is the oldest continuously run race in North America. Held as the Queen’s Plate from 1952 to 2022 in...

TORONTO By: Matthew Lomon Bedazzle Me Impressed Is an upset brewing at this Sunday’s Bison City Stakes at Woodbine? If Bedazzle Me has anything to say about, the answer is a resounding yes. In what is the second leg of the Triple Tiara for Canadian-bred 3-year-old fillies, Bedazzle...

TORONTO — Let’s ‘Dance’ Uphill Dance, trained by Rachel Halden, and ridden by Emma-Jayne Wilson, made an impressive debut on Saturday, notching a 1 ¼-length win in the sixth race. The daughter of Tonalist-Stormy Below, owned by Up Hill Stable, paid $12.40 for the win. Uphill...

TORONTO — Dual hall of fame trainer Mark Casse swept the top three spots in Sunday’s $100,000 Hamilton Stakes, at Woodbine. The Hamilton, a 7 ½-furlong inner turf event for 3-year-olds, went postward with six hopefuls (Dreaming of Kona was scratched), including the Casse trio...

TORONTO — Aim for the Sky aims for the top prize in Saturday’s $150,000 Vice Regent Stakes, a five-furlong inner turf race for Ontario-bred 3-year-olds and up, at Woodbine. Trained by Steven Chircop, who co-owns with Eric Ross, Aim for the Sky, a 6-year-old son of Sky...

TORONTO — Win-win situation Chasing Bourbon ($4.70) and Vandoo ($2.50) dead-heated for top spot in Saturday’s fifth race. It was the first race for the 2-year-olds, who covered five furlongs on the Tapeta in :59.37. Krista Cole-Simpson trains Chasing Bourbon, a son of Old...

By: Matthew Lomon Weekend action from around the world of horse racing – here are five storylines you may have missed.   Matchups Matter In horse racing, just like any other sport, matchups matter. Think about it like this, if a Major League Baseball pitcher were to face...

TORONTO — Trainer Mike DePaulo has booked the hot Hall-of-Famer Javier Castellano to ride Stanley House in the $1 million King’s Plate at Woodbine. Full story by Ron Gierkink here. (Michael Burns – Photo)