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In the next issue of Down The Stretch, Canada’s most informative and entertaining horse racing newspaper, we’re going all estrogen, dedicating most of the paper to the remarkable accomplishments of female horses, lady jockeys and trainers in 2009. The following is my attempt to get Chantal Sutherland some attention for the Bobbie Rosenfeld Award as […]

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Here’s how I see the 8 races on Saturday going. Aside from the fact that I clearly have employed a European bias, the quality of the horses coming from outside the US and Canada is extraordinary.
Saturday:
 Juvenile Turf  for Colts: 
1)      Pounced – 7 furlongs in 1:19.4 – are you kidding me!
2)      Buzzword – I’m picking Europe […]

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Ok…here’s the first installment of my Breeders’ Cup selections. You will notice a trend. In many cases, I have shown preference for European horses. The trainers overseas have figured out how to win these races. It’s a huge feather in their caps to come over and steal the money from the North American horses. They […]

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Last week I wrote about daily doubles and I alluded to how betting on the horses offers the player the best odds and potential payoffs. I wish to re-inforce that idea today with a look at the new Lotto Max offered by the generous Ontario Lottery Corp.  This is the draw that has replaced Super […]

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I may have neglected to sum up how I did in the somewhat less than historic 50 days of doubles that started in August and ran into October. The idea was that I would forsake all forms of betting, except for horse race doubles. I had to resist the urge to bet pro-line, scratch tickets, […]

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Unlike other major league sports, there is no actual ’season’ for horse racing. It’s a 12 month a year deal and most months, there’s something important going on somewhere.
For example, last Saturday at Woodbine was important on both the Thoroughbred and Standardbred fronts. Woodbine had three huge Turf races, all with Breeders’ Cup implications. The fantastic Champs Elysees […]

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Let’s get caught up here. Did you see the Prix de lArc de Triomphe from Paris on Saturday?  I was in the backstretch to do an interview with the ever pleasant Roger Attfield and as I returning to my car from his trailer outside barn four, jockey agent Jack Lauzon said hello and asked if […]

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Every horseplayer should  have the experience I had yesterday. Woodbine racetrack held a number of races on the turf yesterday, but this time with people, not horses, running down the stretch for charity. I was in the United Way corporate relay against 9 or ten other teams entrusted with the seeming easy challenge of a […]

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They had two great grass races at Woodbine on Sunday resulting in one amazing finish and a precedent setting outcome for a female horse and one controversial decision by the stewards.
The $Million Woodbine Mile was won by the five year-old Mare Ventura who kicked in down the long stretch of the E.P. Taylor Turf Course, […]

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I had quite the revealing visit to the home of jockey Robert Landry yesterday. I’ve written a small feature on Landry, which will appear in the next issue of Down The Stretch, Canada’s most informative and entertaining horse racing newspaper and to be honest, I’ve completely missed the real story.
My piece is more or less […]

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