AJAX DOWNS, JULY 5, 2023 - SNOW MOOSE left no doubt as to who is the best 3-year-old Quarter Horse at Ajax Downs, and most likely in the country, as the grey gelding powered to a half-length win in the $56,340 Ontario Bred Derby, posting an impressive 102 speed index.
AJAX DOWNS, JULY 4, 2023 - Summertime means it's Derby season in Quarter Horse racing and the first big event for 3-year-olds is this Wednesday, July 5 with the 12th running of the Ontario Bred Derby at Ajax Downs, worth $56,340. The 10 fastest qualifying times from two Trials on June 18 advanced to the final which will be run at 300-yards. The Ontario Bred Derby is race 6 of the afternoon and first race post time is 1:30 p.m.
The 2023 American Quarter Horse Youth World Cup Team Heads to Bryan, Texas. Read the first hand reports from team members.
AJAX DOWNS, JUNE 28, 2023 - Two-year-old GENERAL SKYWALKER, making just his second career start, proved best in the first running of the $36,360 Stallion Auction Futurity Stakes at Ajax Downs on a warm and windy June 28 afternoon. The eighth day of the Quarter Horse meeting at Ajax Downs also featured the final of the new 'Never Better Than 79' Unclassified Maturity, which was won in a mild upset by James Bogar's CHEEKO MALO, an Ontario bred who was winning or the first time in the $ $31,320...
AJAX DOWNS, JUNE 18, 2023 - On a picture-perfect June afternoon, a huge crowd attended a special Father's Day card of Quarter Horse racing at Ajax Downs and fans were treated to some remarkable racing moments.
There’s a new product on the horse show scene, developed by Ontario resident Sheri Roberts. Best Braid is a braiding wax that is 100% all natural and makes braiding or banding easier.
Fatal Envy is the third and final book of author Dowling’s Red Dust Trilogy featuring Australian outback romance, history, love, grief, joy and envy, focused on two families interlaced with all of the above, and addresses issues that confront racism, violence, sexual awakenings, missing persons, murder, to Indigenous Dreamtime stories.
Toronto, Ontario – Having celebrated its centennial in 2022, the Royal Horse Show will continue its tradition of equestrian excellence as it prepares for this year’s Royal Agricultural Winter Fair to be held from November 3 to 12, 2023, at Exhibition Place in downtown Toronto, ON.
AJAX DOWNS, JUNE 18, 2023 - On a picture-perfect June afternoon, a huge crowd attended a special Father's Day card of Quarter Horse racing at Ajax Downs and fans were treated to some remarkable racing moments.
Ottawa, ON, June 9, 2023– The Equestrian Canada (EC) High Performance Advisory Group, Eventing (HPAG) is pleased to announce that Canada will officially name two Nations Cup Teams in 2023. And thanks to a generous donation from Kelly McCarthy-Maine and Shane Maine, travel grants will be available to help athletes get there.
