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Golf Benefit Raises $40,000 for Chad Beckon

A golf tournament, dinner and silent auction raised $40,000 on July 30 to support recovering Canadian jockey Chad Beckon.

 Saturday, August 01, 2009
Marlang Shows Way in Breeders' Stakes

Marlang Shows Way in Breeders' Stakes

Gus Schickedanz's Marlang led from gate to wire in the $488,745 Breeders' Stakes at Woodbine Aug. 3 to capture the turf jewel of Canada's Triple Crown.

 Sunday, August 03, 2008
Last Answer Uses Theft Tactics in Nijinsky Stakes

Last Answer Uses Theft Tactics in Nijinsky Stakes

Last Answer, under an astute front-running ride from Emile Ramsammy, upset 2006 Sovereign Award champion Sky Conqueror and the rest of the field in the CAN $300,000 Nijinsky Stakes (Can-II) on a yielding grass course Aug. 26 at Woodbine.

 Sunday, August 26, 2007

Canada's Triple Crown Winner Wando Retired

Wando, who swept Canada's Triple Crown of Thoroughbred racing in 2003, was retired Thursday morning because of a leg injury.

 Thursday, May 12, 2005

Dominion Day Field Gassed by Mobil

Gus Schickedanz's Mobil ran the race of his life and produced the most dominant performance by any horse at Woodbine this year when crushing six rivals in the $217,220 Dominion Day Stakes (Can-III) Thursday.

 Thursday, July 01, 2004

Mobil Motors Past 'Bad Boy in Vigil

Just days before the running of the $160,800 Vigil Stakes (Can-III), trainer Mike Keogh termed Mobil a "forgotten horse." Not after the 4-year-old colt's superb 2004 debut Saturday at Woodbine.

 Sunday, May 02, 2004

Wando Begins '04 Campaign With Grass Win

Wando, Canada's 2003 Horse of the Year and Triple Crown champion, defeated seven turf rivals in his first start as a 4-year-old at Keeneland Racecourse in Kentucky on Sunday.

 Sunday, April 18, 2004

Wando's Little Sis' Captures Ontario Lassie

Wando made a name for himself in 2003 becoming only the seventh Triple Crown winner in Canadian horse racing history. Sunday, it was little sister's turn in the spotlight when Six Sexy Sisters captured the $160,950 Ontario Lassie Stakes at Woodbine.

 Sunday, November 23, 2003

Wando Put Away for Remainder of Year


Gus Schickedanz's 2003 Canadian Triple Crown winner, Wando, will not race again this year, trainer Mike Keogh today said Thursday.

 Thursday, October 09, 2003

Mobil Tries to Make Grade in Sky Classic

Led by 2002 winner Strut the Stage, 3-year-old Mobil will face a tough field of older runners in Sunday's Sky Classic (Can-II) over 11 furlongs at Woodbine.

 Friday, September 26, 2003

Mobil Shows Gas in Easy Halton Stakes Win

Rider Todd Kabel admits Mobil has mellowed a bit over the past few months, but on Monday at Woodbine, the bay colt proved he's still as tough as nails when it comes to taking a bite out of the competition.

 Monday, September 01, 2003

Wando Turns in Low-Key Work for Atto Mile

It was a low-key morning work for Canadian Triple Crown champion Wando, but rider Patrick Husbands still had plenty of reasons to be geared up for what lies ahead.

 Sunday, August 24, 2003

Wando Goes for Canadian Triple Crown

Gus Schickedanz's brilliant three-year-old Wando will try to become only the seventh winner of the Canadian Triple Crown, when hevgoes postward in Saturday's $500,000 Breeders' Stakes at Woodbine.

 Friday, August 08, 2003

Seven Rivals Hope to Spoil Wando's Canadian Triple Crown Bid

Seven horses will try to end Wando's bid for the Canadian Triple Crown as they contest Saturday's Breeders' Stakes at Woodbine.

 Wednesday, August 06, 2003

Wando Works on Turf for Breeders' Stakes

Queen's Plate and Prince of Wales champion Wando was certainly in sync during a Breeders' Stakes workout over Woodbine's E.P. Taylor Turf Course on Friday morning.

 Friday, August 01, 2003

Wando Scares Off Prince of Wales Contenders

Queen's Plate winner Wando scared off the competition for Sunday's $500,000 Prince of Wales for Canadian-bred 3-year-olds at Fort Erie Race Track, and was installed as the 3-5 morning line favorite in a field of seven.

 Thursday, July 17, 2003

Mobil Rebounds from Queen's Plate Effort to win Toronto Cup

Queen's Plate runner-up Mobil pulled away in late stretch to win the featured CAN$164,100 Toronto Cup Handicap by one length, getting the 1 1/8-mile distance on a turf course listed as 'good', in 1:49.15.

 Sunday, July 13, 2003

Kabel Chooses Mobil for Queen's Plate

The last time Todd Kabel had to choose between Queen's Plate mounts, he found himself in the winner's circle in Canadian Thoroughbred racing's most prestigious event. This year, he's hoping for a similar result aboard Mobil, owner Gus Schickedanz's talented 3-year-old colt, in Sunday's race.

 Monday, June 16, 2003

Queen's Plate Hope Rock Again Runs in Trial

Stronach Stables' 3-year-old Rock Again, by champion Awesome Again, the 1997 Queen's Plate and 1998 Breeders' Cup Classic winner out of the mare Track Gal, who competed in two Breeders' Cup Sprints, has some large shoes shoes to fill. On Saturday, trainer Malcolm Pierce should find out whether the homebred colt is ready to try those shoes on when he goes postward in the $162,600 Plate Trial Stakes at Woodbine.

 Wednesday, May 28, 2003

Wando in the Pink With Woodstock Score

Now that he's resumed his healthy eating habits, Wando, the early Queen's Plate favorite, showed his appetite for victory on the racetrack, in taking Saturday's $135,875 Woodstock Stakes at Woodbine.

 Saturday, April 19, 2003

Trainer Wishes Wando Better Pace in Woodstock

Trainer Mike Keogh has a simple wish list for Saturday's running of the $135,875 Woodstock Stakes at Woodbine, when Queen's Plate Winterbook favorite Wando gets his second test of the season.

 Thursday, April 17, 2003

Wake at Noon to Answer Sprint Question

With six victories this year, including four stakes tallies, Bruno Schickedanz's Wake At Noon appears ready to take on the world's best at Arlington Park in the Breeders' Cup Sprint (gr. I).

 Friday, October 18, 2002

Mobil Motors to Cup and Saucer Victory

Six days after Wando dominated the Grey Breeders' Cup Stakes, owner Gus Schickedanz and trainer Mike Keough struck again at Woodbine Saturday, winning the $250,000 Cup and Saucer Stakes with Mobil.

 Saturday, October 12, 2002