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Winbak Farm welcomes first foal of 2013
January 21, 2013
From January to June, Winbak Farm is expected to welcome close to 400 foals. Early Friday morning, January 18, Winbak Farm welcomed its first foal of 2013. Born at 5:00 a.m., the colt is by Art Colony and out of the Falcon Seelster mare, Pass With Caution p,2, 1:56.4z; 3, 1:54.1; 1:
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Yarrah Boko won't race in Prix d'Amerique
January 21, 2013
Yarrah Boko, who won the last prep for the Prix d'Amerique when he captured the Prix de Belgique on Jan. 13 at the Vincennes track in Paris, will not be racing in the big event after all. The 8-year-old stallion injured his suspensory and was scheduled to be shipped home to Norway on Monday (Jan
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And the O'Brien for Driver of the Year goes to...
January 21, 2013
When the 2012 O'Brien Awards take place this Saturday at the Delta Meadowvale Hotel in Mississauga, there will be plenty of drama, including the battle for Canada's Driver of the Year honors. Both nominees, Scott Zeron and Sylvain Filion, regular fixtures on the Woodbine Entertainment circuit, c
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Hollywood Heyden reports on Tattersalls sale
January 21, 2013
An enthusiastic racehorse-hungry crowd filled the back paddock at the Meadowlands Racetrack Monday (Jan. 21) for the annual Tattersalls January Mixed Sale. The emphasis was on racehorses, and all the major players were in attendance.   Among the sale toppers was hip number 171, M
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New guarantee for mares bred to Shadow Play
January 21, 2013
Blue Chip Farms, Winbak Farms and the Shadow Play syndicate are proud to announce the Shadow Play Money Back Guarantee Program for the 2013 Breeding Season.To be eligible for the program a mare must be booked to Shadow Play in 2013 and race at 2YO in the 2016 Ontario Sire Stakes Program. If t
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