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It's Time to Buy a Yearling!
It's Time to Buy a Yearling! By Jennifer Morrison If you have always wanted to get into Thoroughbred ownership by way of purchasing a...

HBPA
Aug 23, 20252 min read


KING'S PLATE: WHO DO YOU LIKE?
KING'S PLATE: WHO DO YOU LIKE? RACING CORNER BY JENNIFER MORRISON Mike Burns Photo It's King's Plate time in Canadian racing and Woodbine...

HBPA
Aug 14, 20253 min read


Cheering Section
Cheering Section Photo 2 - Bob Krembil (right) recently received the Mint Julep Cup from CTHS president David Anderson Robert and...

HBPA
Aug 8, 20251 min read


Yawen Wu's First King's Plate
Yawen Wu's First King's Plate by JENNIFER MORRISON Mike Burns Photo It's a good bet that Yawen Wu never thought the foal she helped...

HBPA
Aug 8, 20252 min read


FIRST STAKES WIN - GREG SECKO
RACING CORNER - FIRST HORSE, FIRST STAKES WIN for GREG SECKO BY JENNIFER MORRISON Photo of Greg Secko and Dark Screen Mississauga...

HBPA
Aug 1, 20252 min read


Ontario's Newest Thoroughbred Trainer
RACING CORNER BY JENNIFER MORRISON KRISTI ROBERTS LEADS OUT NINO DE MAMA at Fort Erie on July 8 KRISTI ROBERTS Ontario's Newest...

HBPA
Jul 25, 20253 min read


First win for owner Karen Carroll!
The fifth race at Woodbine on July 12 was an exciting maiden special weight race with the heavy favourite, the 3-year-old filly Spirited,...

HBPA
Jul 18, 20252 min read


Remembering Patches
Remembering Patches The HBPA of Ontario offers its deepest sympathies to owner and breeder Frank DiGiulio, Jr., trainer Bob Tiller and...

HBPA
Jul 11, 20251 min read


Handel Viarruel – Loving His Horses
Handel Viarruel – Loving His Horses By Jennifer Morrison Handel Viarruel vividly remembers the moment he became hooked on horse...

HBPA
Jul 11, 20253 min read


The 50th Hendrie Stakes, July 5, Woodbine
Photo is Ticker Take Home by Michael Burns Jr. Cheering Section – The 50th Hendrie Stakes, July 5, Woodbine The Grade 3 Hendrie Stakes...

HBPA
Jul 5, 20251 min read


Connect It, Alysha Robillard and Gage Travis
Success Story: Connect It, Alysha Robillard and Gage Travis Photo is Alysha Robillard and Connect It by Norm Files Alysha Robillard...

HBPA
Jul 5, 20252 min read


Cheering section
Oh Canada! Who to bet in the Stakes Race Extravaganza at Woodbine on June 28 Some of the equine stars in Canadian racing will be action...

HBPA
Jun 26, 20252 min read


Joe DeMarinis and his 'Lady'
Joe DeMarinis and his 'Lady' by Jennifer Morrison The phone began ringing soon after Joe DeMarinis's 3-year-old filly OUR LADY won...

HBPA
Jun 26, 20252 min read


Cheering section and Horses to watch
Cheering Section KYLE SHARMAN celebrated his first victory as a trainer on June 15 when his homebred Sprung Loose won a maiden $40,000...

HBPA
Jun 19, 20252 min read


Steve and Mark and Clive
Steve and Mark and Clive by Jennifer Morrison In what is very likely a first, CLIVE CROSS became the first Thoroughbred raised on...

HBPA
Jun 19, 20252 min read


Alderson Family Horse Returns on Father's Day
RACING CORNER JUNE 13, 2025 By Jennifer Morrison Alderson Family Horse Returns on Father's Day Jeffery Bowen photo Every...

HBPA
Jun 15, 20253 min read


Cheering Section - Belmont & Woodbine Oaks
The road to the Woodbine Oaks and King's Plate later this summer begins this weekend with the $125,000 Fury Stakes and $125,000...

HBPA
Jun 6, 20251 min read


RANDY EXELBY – BEHIND THE MASK
RANDY EXELBY – BEHIND THE MASK, By Jennifer Morrison The black and white winner's circle photograph provides Randy Exelby with a...

HBPA
Jun 6, 20252 min read


Paul Buttigieg October 24, 1946 – May 27, 2025
Paul Buttigieg was just a teenager when he discovered the racetrack. But it didn't take him long to know he wanted to be surrounded by...

HBPA
May 30, 20254 min read


Kettleson's Head East, Horses to Watch
“I have never seen a grass race in person,” said Alivia. “I can't wait for that. Woodbine has great facilities, it's pretty awesome.”

HBPA
May 23, 20253 min read
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