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38,957 Attend Black-Eyed Susan Program

38,957 Attend Black-Eyed Susan Program

An on-track crowd of 38,957 watched Fiftyshadesofhay win the $500,000 Black-Eyed Susan Stakes (gr. II) May 17 at Pimlico Race Course.

 Friday, May 17, 2013
Canada's Wilson Wins Pimlico Jockey Challenge

Canada's Wilson Wins Pimlico Jockey Challenge

Canadian jockey Emma-Jayne Wilson compiled 36 points to easily win the inaugural $34,000 Xpressbet 'Battle of the Sexes' Jockey Challenge May 17 at Pimlico Race Course.

 Friday, May 17, 2013
Heathcote Shows Heels in Valedictory Romp

Heathcote Shows Heels in Valedictory Romp

Heathcote led at every call of the marathon Valedictory (Can-III) on closing day for 2012 at Woodbine Dec. 16, romping to a 12 1/4-length victory in his stakes debut.

 Sunday, December 16, 2012
Magic Broomstick Flies to Bessarabian Victory

Magic Broomstick Flies to Bessarabian Victory

Magic Broomstick flew home late under jockey Emma-Jayne Wilson to take the $154,535 Bessarabian Stakes (Can-III) by 1 1/4 lengths Nov. 24 at Woodbine.

 Saturday, November 24, 2012
Emma-Jayne Wilson Collects 1,000th Victory

Emma-Jayne Wilson Collects 1,000th Victory

Champion jockey Emma-Jayne Wilson collected her 1,000th lifetime score aboard D'wildcat Gold in the first race at Woodbine Sept. 16.

 Sunday, September 16, 2012
Hunters Bay Handles Distance in Dominion Day

Hunters Bay Handles Distance in Dominion Day

Odds-on choice Hunters Bay had no problem with the 1 1/4-mile distance in his first try, putting away Pender Harbour in deep stretch to post a one-length victory in the $204,961 Dominion Day Stakes (Can-III) at Woodbine.

 Sunday, July 01, 2012
Hunters Bay Impresses in Stakes Debut

Hunters Bay Impresses in Stakes Debut

Stronach Stables homebred Hunters Bay made the most of his first opportunity in stakes company, winning the Eclipse Stakes (Can-III) at Woodbine in impressive fashion by three lengths

 Saturday, May 26, 2012
City Wolf Runs Streak to Four in Durham Cup

City Wolf Runs Streak to Four in Durham Cup

City Wolf, making his stakes debut, shook loose of his rivals at the head of the stretch to register his fourth consecutive victory for trainer Reade Baker in the $144,589 Durham Cup (Can-III) at Woodbine Oct. 2.

 Sunday, October 02, 2011
Windward Islands Sails to Nijinsky Defense

Windward Islands Sails to Nijinsky Defense

Windward Islands collared odds-on choice Fifty Proof just past mid-stretch and edged away in the closing strides to successfully defend his title in the $329,793 Nijinsky Stakes (Can-IIT) on a yielding Woodbine turf course.

 Sunday, July 24, 2011
Moonshine Mullin Brews Victoria Park Surprise

Moonshine Mullin Brews Victoria Park Surprise

Passed in mid-stretch, pacesetter Moonshine Mullin fought back along the rail for jockey Emma-Jayne Wilson to capture the $155,685 Victoria Park Stakes by a nose over Alpha Bettor in a big upset at Woodbine June 12.

 Sunday, June 12, 2011
Wilson Wins Pimlico Female Jockey Challenge

Wilson Wins Pimlico Female Jockey Challenge

When Canadian Emma-Jayne Wilson won the inaugural $30,000 Pimlico Female Jockey Challenge at Pimlico Race Course in Maryland May 20, it was a no-brainer for her to turn around and donate the winner's share to a worthy cause.

 Friday, May 20, 2011
Pimlico Female Jockey Challenge May 20

Pimlico Female Jockey Challenge May 20

Six top female riders are set to square off in the inaugural $30,000 Pimlico Female Jockey Challenge on Black-Eyed Susan Day, May 20, at Pimlico Race Course.

 Wednesday, May 18, 2011
Veteran Rahy's Attorney Takes Pan American

Veteran Rahy's Attorney Takes Pan American

Rahy's Attorney, narrowly beaten by Prince Will I Am last out, turned the tables on his rival with an upset victory in the $150,000 Pan American Stakes (gr. IIIT) March 26 at Gulfstream Park.

 Saturday, March 26, 2011
Free Fee Lady Adds Jewel in Wonder Where

Free Fee Lady Adds Jewel in Wonder Where

Free Fee Lady's game victory in the $243,904 Wonder Where Stakes gave the daughter of Victory Gallop two jewels in Canada's Triple Tiara for 3-year-old fillies Aug. 1 at Woodbine.

 Sunday, August 01, 2010

Free Fee Lady Collects Bison City Shocker

Free Fee Lady collected the pieces when 1-10 favorite Embur's Song burnt out in upper stretch, drawing away to a four-length win for jockey Emma-Jayne Wilson in the $241,851 Bison City Stakes at Woodbine July 11.

 Sunday, July 11, 2010
Southdale Makes the Grade in Eclipse Stakes

Southdale Makes the Grade in Eclipse Stakes

Lightly-raced Southdale, a 4-year-old son of Street Cry, took over from pacesetter Fatal Bullet in mid-stretch and held off Stunning Stag by three-quarters of a length to win the Eclipse Stakes (Can-III) June 5 at Woodbine.

 Saturday, June 05, 2010
Smokey Fire Blazes to Kennedy Road Win

Smokey Fire Blazes to Kennedy Road Win

Smokey Fire, making his stakes debut for trainer Sid Attard, took the lead approaching mid-stretch and held off Field Commission for a three-quarters of a length victory in the $159,787 Kennedy Road (Can-III) at Woodbine Nov. 21.

 Saturday, November 21, 2009

Tell It as It Is Has Maple Leaf Answer

Tell It as It Is was up in the final jump to capture the $175,000 Maple Leaf Stakes by a nose over favored Arden Belle at Woodbine Oct. 19.

 Sunday, October 19, 2008
Artie Hot Burns Favorite in Seagram Cup

Artie Hot Burns Favorite in Seagram Cup

Artie Hot slipped through an opening along the rail to challenge even-money choice True Metropolitan at the eighth pole and gamely prevailed in the $148,281 Chinese Cultural Centre Seagram Cup (Can-III) at Woodbine July 27.

 Sunday, July 27, 2008

Whyte Earns Top Honors in IJC

Douglas Whyte aimed for a record and stole a title in a remarkable night of action at Happy Valley Racecourse Dec. 5, with an adoring public roaring their approval for the new Cathay Pacific International Jockeys Championship hero.

 Wednesday, December 05, 2007
Like a Gem Stops Monashee's Streak

Like a Gem Stops Monashee's Streak

Like a Gem ran her winning streak to three races in the US$219,564 Maple Leaf Nov. 10 while spoiling the Woodbine debut of Western Canada invader Monashee, who was looking for her 12th consecutive win.

 Saturday, November 10, 2007
Mike Fox Chases Canadian Triple Crown in Prince of Wales

Mike Fox Chases Canadian Triple Crown in Prince of Wales

Queen's Plate winner Mike Fox and jockey Emma-Jayne Wilson will aim for the second jewel in the Triple Crown of Canadian racing when the field goes postward in Sunday's Prince of Wales Stakes at Fort Erie Race Track.

 Friday, July 13, 2007
Wilson, On Mike Fox, First Female to Win Queen's Plate

Wilson, On Mike Fox, First Female to Win Queen's Plate

Emma-Jayne Wilson became the first female jockey to win the Queen's Plate in 148 editions when she guided 15-1 shot Mike Fox to a late-running half-length victory in the first leg of the Canadian Triple Crown at Woodbine Sunday.

 Sunday, June 24, 2007

Just Rushing Outshines Top Foes in Vigil Victory

Just Rushing, a seven-time winner in 2006, made his seasonal debut a winning one, defeating some big-name rivals in the $150,000 Vigil Stakes (Can-III) at Woodbine Saturday.

 Saturday, April 28, 2007

Stradivinsky Dominates First 2007 Woodbine Stakes

Stradivinsky, under Emma-Jayne Wilson, dominated some of Canada's top sprinters in Woodbine's first stakes event of the year, Saturday's $125,000 Jacques Cartier Stakes.

 Saturday, April 14, 2007

Wilson Quickly Finds Fair Grounds' Win Circle

It didn't take top Canadian jockey and North America's 2005 Eclipse Award-winning apprentice rider Emma-Jayne Wilson long to visit the winner's circle at Fair Grounds.

 Friday, December 22, 2006

Marsh Side Takes Valedictory on Closing Day at Woodbine

Marsh Side kept his perfect Polytrack record intact by taking Sunday's $125,000 Valedictory Stakes on closing day of the 2006 season at Woodbine under meet riding champion Emma-Jayne Wilson.

 Sunday, December 10, 2006

Howaboutrightnow Reaches Maple Leaf Wire in Time

Under a sly ride from Emma-Jayne Wilson, Howaboutrightnow, a dark bay daughter of Montbrook, eked out a narrow win in Saturday's $187,300 Maple Leaf Stakes for fillies and mares at Woodbine.

 Saturday, November 11, 2006

Rave Reviews for Woodbine's Polytrack Unveiling

Woodbine unveiled its state-of-the-art Polytrack racing surface for training on Sunday. Hundreds of horses galloped, jogged, or walked while 84 recorded timed workouts ranging from two furlongs to seven furlongs during the morning session.

 Sunday, August 27, 2006

Eclipse Award: Emma-Jayne Wilson, Apprentice Jockey

Emma-Jayne Wilson won the Eclipse Award as apprentice jockey of the year Monday night, becoming the second woman to win in 35 years.Emma-Jayne Wilson, who accepted the Sovereign Award last month for outstanding apprentice jockey in Canada, was awarded another well-deserved honor: an Eclipse Award.

 Monday, January 23, 2006

Wilson First Female to Win Woodbine Riding Title

Jockey Emma-Jayne Wilson put an exclamation point on her 2005 riding title with four wins on the final card of Woodbine's 167-day, eight-month Thoroughbred meet on Sunday.

 Monday, December 12, 2005

Our Madison Scores Upset in Ontario Lassie

Leading jockey Emma-Jayne Wilson recorded her second stakes win on the Woodbine season, guiding 12-1 longshot Our Madison to an upset score in Sunday's $162,550 Ontario Lassie Stakes for 2-year-old Canadian breds.

 Sunday, December 04, 2005

Woodbine's Leading Rider Injured in Fall

Leading rider Emma Jayne Wilson bruised her right thigh on Saturday after a scary incident in the stretch of the featured Carotene Stakes on the Woodbine turf course.

 Sunday, October 09, 2005

Wilson Guides Classic Stamp to Bell Canadian Win

Woodbine's leading rider, Emma-Jayne Wilson, celebrated the first stakes victory of her career, guiding 7-1 shot Classic Stamp to a successful title defense in the 1 1/8-mile $316,536 Bell Canadian Stakes (Can-II) for fillies and mares.

 Sunday, September 18, 2005

Wilson Can Put Stamp On Big Woodbine Meet

Emma-Jayne Wilson, Woodbine's leading rider, teams with a familiar partner, Classic Stamp, in the $336,000 Bell Canadian Stakes (Can-II), one of two undercard features on Sunday's Atto Mile (Can-I) program at the Toronto oval.

 Friday, September 16, 2005