TORONTO — By Matthew Lomon Gloria! For the first time in her career, Vergara is a graded stakes winner. Named after Modern Family star, Sofia Vergara, the 4-year-old was finally able to add a graded stakes to her resume after claiming the $1 million Ladies Marathon at Kentucky...

TORONTO — By Matthew Lomon Don’t Call it a Comeback 13 months between races? No problem. If Alrajah One IT could talk, that’s probably what he would have said heading into this past weekend’s Canadian Pacing Derby Final at Mohawk. The 7-year-old stallion made his 2023 season...

TORONTO — By Matthew Lomon Changing of the Guard? There’s a youth movement going on in California, and no, I’m not referring to the Los Angeles Rams, who believe it or not, are the second-youngest team by average age (25.3) heading into the 2023-24 NFL season. I’m talking about...

TORONTO — Sports betting sites across Canada could offer legal sports betting on horse racing before next year’s Kentucky Derby, according to one industry executive. Woodbine Entertainment Group CEO Jim Lawson told Covers on Monday that the not-for-profit-like horse-racing...

TORONTO — By: Matthew Lomon Oh, How Sweet it is Canadiansweetheart stole the show in the Sweet Briar Too Stakes at Woodbine this past Saturday. Despite a 4-0-1 record in six 2023 starts, the filly entered the contest at 36-1, by far the highest odds of anyone in the field. It...

WOODBINE — In sports betting, one popular strategy involves looking at a team or player’s past performance and comparing it to the present as a means of predicting a potential outcome. The same can be done in horse racing. We’ve decided to spice things up a little bit and put a...

TORONTO — Jim Lawson, CEO of Woodbine Entertainment Group, joins BNN Bloomberg to talk about bringing horse racing to online sports betting in Ontario ahead of the annual King’s Plate. Watch the full interview here.

TORONTO — By: Matthew Lomon Royal Rumble Have you heard that the 164th running of The King’s Plate is happening this weekend? For those who aren’t caught up, Canadian Thoroughbred racing’s most illustrious event is taking centre stage at Woodbine Racetrack on Sunday, August 20....

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...