Never underestimate the power of a group of young Canadian female athletes that when they put their mind to something, they will do everything it takes to achieve it. Though the path to Santiago 2023 was not always smooth for the young and tenacious quartet, full of the ups and downs of equestrian sport, nonetheless they persevered. And, in doing so, delivered what they came to Chile to do – earn a medal for Canada, and with it, an Olympic berth.
AJAX DOWNS, OCTOBER 24, 2023 - The 2023 Ajax Downs' Quarter Horse season is going out with a bang on Wednesday, October 25 with a huge 11-race card that includes the $76,680 Alex Picov Memorial Futurity, the richest race for 2-year-olds in the country and the first-ever BATTLE OF THE BREEDS race at the track, pitting Quarter Horses against Thoroughbreds.
Before October 22, three of Team Canada’s dressage athletes had yet to step into the ring of a major games. The fourth, only 26 years old, is the team’s ‘veteran’ rider. The time had come on Sunday to put everything they have worked for up to the test.
What may seem like a relatively easy non-competition day, the first full day of the Pan American Games period was still nerve wracking. The athletes have been preparing over such a long period of time, and they are now anxious to get things started.
Toronto, Ontario – Show jumping athletes from around the globe will meet in Toronto to contest world-class competition at the Royal Horse Show, held as part of the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair from November 3 to 12, 2023.
AJAX DOWNS, OCTOBER 18, 2020 - Angelle Carter's homebred gelding ADREAMTOBUILDAKISSON overcame an awkward start from the gate to win the 12th running of the $61,020 Ontario Sired Stakes Derby at Ajax Downs on October 18.
TORONTO, October 17, 2023 – Woodbine Entertainment announced today the appointment of former Ontario politician Monte McNaughton as Executive Vice President, Industry Relations and People Experience.
AJAX DOWNS, OCTOBER 17, 2023 - There are just two racing dates remaining in the 2023 Quarter Horse season at Ajax Downs but plenty of races still to be run and a 'battle royale' between three of the track's jockeys.
Fleeing a troubled past, horse-enthusiast Pascale Vladek leaves her native Québec for the United States, where she hopes to start a new life working at a racing barn in the Bluegrass Region of Kentucky.
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