Luis Contreras

Boardroom Seals the Deal in Duchess

TORONTO, ON – LNJ Foxwoods’ Boardroom sealed the deal as the bettors’ choice in Saturday’s $100,000 Duchess Stakes at Woodbine. Boardroom broke from the far outside post 10 as the 2/1 favorite […]

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Count Again Succeeds in Singspiel

TORONTO, ON – Sam-Son Farm homebred Count Again succeeded in his stakes debut, winning Saturday’s $125,000 Singspiel (G3) at Woodbine. Sent from post 8 under Luis Contreras at 9/1 odds, Counta […] Read More

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Ontario-Breds Rule All 4 Woodbine Stakes Sunday

TORONTO, ON – Woodbine’s four stakes restricted to Canadian-breds on Sunday all went to Ontario natives as Dragon’s Brew, El Bayern, Marjorie’s Dream, and Told It All each found success. […] Read More

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Souper Escape Doubles Up in Seaway

TORONTO, ON – Live Oak Plantation homebred Souper Escape doubled up with her second straight victory in Sunday’s $150,000 Seaway Stakes (G3) at Woodbine. Souper Escape was the 2/1 favorite as she […] Read More

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Ready to Repeat Exactly That in Victoria

TORONTO, ON – Trainer Gail Cox’s eponymously-named Ready to Repeat did exactly that on Sunday, matching his last-out maiden-breaking effort with a strong gate-to-wire performance in the $100,000 Victoria Stakes at […] Read More

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Joy’s Rocket Blasts Off In My Dear

TORONTO, ON – Team Hanley’s Joy’s Rocket rounded the far turn under a full head of steam and blasted off in the stretch to win Saturday’s $100,000 My Dear Stakes at Woodbine. […] Read More

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Souper Escape Dominates Trillium

TORONTO, ON – Live Oak Plantation homebred Souper Escape dominated from start to finish in Saturday’s $125,000 Trillium Stakes (G3) at Woodbine. Souper Escape was the narrow second choice in the […] Read More

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Newstome, Owlette Find Success at Woodbine

TORONTO, ON – Marie Trombetta’s Newstome and Ten Broeck Farm’s Owlette each found success in the first two stakes of the 2020 Woodbine meet, both for 3-year-olds: the $100,000 Woodstock and the […] Read More

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Another celebration for Cooler Mike and company

TORONTO, ON – Cooler Mike gave the father-son team of Mike and Nick Nosowenko something to celebrate during their post-race tradition after the four-year-old chestnut gelding won the $100,000 Sir Barton […] Read More

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Starship Jubilee Outlasts Foes in E. P. Taylor

TORONTO, ON – Blue Heaven Farm’s Starship Jubilee, who was caught late after leading much of last year’s edition, had enough left this time to outlast her foes and win Saturday’s $600,000 […] Read More