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Come out to Ajax Downs' closing day, Oct. 25, to see Quarter Horses take on Thoroughbreds

Come out to Ajax Downs' closing day, Oct. 25, to see Quarter Horses take on Thoroughbreds

Posted in Equestrian News, Home Page articles, horse-racing

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.

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Canada’s Santiago 2023 - Day 2 Update

Canada’s Santiago 2023 - Day 2 Update

Posted in English riding, Equestrian News, Home Page articles, horse-shows-clinics

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.

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Canada’s Santiago 2023 - Day 1 Update

Canada’s Santiago 2023 - Day 1 Update

Posted in English riding, Equestrian News, Home Page articles, horse-shows-clinics

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.

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Toronto’s Royal Horse Show Welcomes Riders From Around the World

Toronto’s Royal Horse Show Welcomes Riders From Around the World

Posted in English riding, Equestrian News, Home Page articles, horse-shows-clinics

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.

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Dreams Come True;  Adreamtobuildakisson Wins OSS Derby for Angelle Carter

Dreams Come True;  Adreamtobuildakisson Wins OSS Derby for Angelle Carter

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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.

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Woodbine Entertainment Adds Monte Mcnaughton To Executive Leadership Team

Woodbine Entertainment Adds Monte Mcnaughton To Executive Leadership Team

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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.

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Will A Shades of Cold Get Hot in Derby? Who Is Going to Win The Heated Jockey Race?

Will A Shades of Cold Get Hot in Derby? Who Is Going to Win The Heated Jockey Race?

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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.

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Rising Hope, the latest novel by Christine Martin

Rising Hope, the latest novel by Christine Martin

Posted in Home Page articles, Reviews

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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Realty With Ruth October 2023

Realty With Ruth October 2023

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Are you feeling THE SQUEEZE?  Financially or square footage, this a great growth option.

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The Jockey Club of Canada 50th Anniversary Race Presentation at Woodbine

The Jockey Club of Canada 50th Anniversary Race Presentation at Woodbine

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The Jockey Club of Canada is proud to participate in the festivities of the Grade 1 Canadian International and E. P. Taylor Stakes at Woodbine Racetrack with our presentation of a commemorative cooler to the winner of the Jockey Club of Canada 50th Anniversary Cup race on the October 8 undercard. 

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