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Leading Canadian Sire Bold Executive Dies

Bold Executive, a perennial leading Canadian sire, was euthanized the night of Sept. 26 at Gardiner Farms near Caledon, Ontario, Canada.

 Tuesday, September 27, 2011

Increases at Canadian-Bred Yearling Sale

A trio of yearlings topped the open session of the annual Canadian-Bred yearling sale, selling for $45,000 each at the Woodbine Sales Pavilion on Sept. 10.

 Tuesday, September 13, 2011
Favored Marlang Runs Off With Sunset 'Cap

Favored Marlang Runs Off With Sunset 'Cap

Favored Marlang galloped to victory on the front end for meet-leading rider Joel Rosario in the Sunset Handicap (gr.IIIT) July 18 as Hollywood Park dropped the stakes curtain on the 2010 spring/summer season.

 Sunday, July 18, 2010
Marlang Wires Rivals in Saranac

Marlang Wires Rivals in Saranac

Gustav Schickedanz's Marlang made his first start outside of Canada a successful one, as he took his rivals all the way around the Saratoga turf to win the $111,100 Saranac Stakes (gr. IIIT) by 1 3/4 lengths Aug. 31.

 Sunday, August 31, 2008
Classic Winner to Show Up in the Saranac

Classic Winner to Show Up in the Saranac

Gustav Schickedanz's homebred Marlang, winner of the 12-furlong Breeders' Stakes (Can-IRT) in his last effort, offers plenty of intrigue as he takes on seven rivals in the Saranac Stakes (gr. IIIT) Aug. 31 at Saratoga.

 Friday, August 29, 2008
Smart Strike Nominated to Canadian Hall

Smart Strike Nominated to Canadian Hall

A total of 22 nominees have been put forward by the Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame's Thoroughbred and Standardbred Nominating Committees. The nominees consist of six Thoroughbred horses, four Standardbreds and 12 people.

 Wednesday, May 07, 2008

Jambalaya Jumps Up in Gulfstream Turf Surprise

Jambalaya angled to the outside in the stretch and then won a mad dash to the wire by a neck over favored Honey Ryder and Einstein, attaining grade I glory for his Canadian connections in the $300,000 Gulfstream Park Breeders' Cup Turf at 1 3/8 miles Saturday in south Florida.

 Saturday, February 24, 2007

Canadian Champion Mobil to Windfields in Canada

Gustav Schickedanz' Canadian champion Mobil has been retired from racing and will stand at Windfields Farm near Oshawa, Ontario, Canada.

 Tuesday, October 25, 2005

Wando to Enter Stud at Lane's End

Wando, Canada's Horse of the Year and champion 3-year-old colt following his sweep of the 2003 Triple Crown, has been retired from racing and will enter stud at William S. Farish's Lane's End Farm near Versailles, Ky.

 Monday, August 08, 2005

Canadian Horse of the Year Wando Retired

Wando, a Canadian Triple Crown winner for breeder/owner Gustav Schickedanz, was retired after suffering a slight tear in his left hind suspensory during the May 4 Westchester Handicap (gr. III).

 Friday, May 13, 2005

Wando Works at Palm Meadows

Wando, who became the seventh horse to win Canada's Triple Crown, took to the training track on Friday morning at Palm Meadows Training Center in Florida, and worked three furlongs in :39.60 that definitely pleased trainer Mike Keogh

 Friday, January 30, 2004

Mare in Foal to Langfuhr Tops Canadian Mixed Sale at Woodbine

Numberonetreasure, a mare in foal to Langfuhr, brought the top price of $32,000 during the winter mixed sale conducted by the Ontario division of the Canadian Thoroughbred Horse Society.

 Monday, December 08, 2003

Wando Honored as Canada's Horse of the Year

Gustav Schickedanz's homebred Wando, who became the first horse in 10 years to sweep Canada's Triple Crown, was crowned Canadian Horse of the Year and top 3-year-old male when Sovereign Awards were announced Saturday.

 Saturday, December 06, 2003

Langfuhr to Relocate to Lane's End

Langfuhr, the leading third-crop sire of 2003 and currently the fifth-ranked sire in North America on the general sire list, will be relocated to William S. Farish's Lane's End Farm near Versailles, Ky. The son of Danzig, who has seven individual stakes winners this year, will stand the 2004 breeding season for a fee of $20,000 live foal.

 Friday, November 07, 2003

Willing Wando Claims Canadian Triple Crown

Ontario-bred Wando became the first horse in 10 years to sweep Canada's Triple Crown Saturday, overcoming trouble to register a 1 1/2-length victory in the $500,000 Breeders' Stakes for 3-year-olds on the turf at Woodbine.

 Sunday, August 10, 2003

Wando One Win Away From Canada's Triple

To the surprise of no one, Gustav Schickedanz's Wando won the Prince of Wales Stakes (Can-I) by a comfortable four lengths Sunday at Fort Erie Race Track, picking up the second jewel of the Canadian Triple Crown.

 Sunday, July 20, 2003

Queen's Plate Race Report: Simply Wando-ful

Colts owned by Gus Schickedanz and trained by Mike Keogh run one-two in Canada's premier race, the Queen's Plate.

 Sunday, June 22, 2003

Mobil 2-1 Choice to Motor in Queen's Plate

Mobil, unbeaten in two stakes starts this year including the Plate Trial Stakes, is the 2-1 morning line choice for Sunday's $1,000,000 (Canadian) Queen's Plate at Woodbine.

 Friday, June 20, 2003

Mobil Moves to Head of Plate Class with Trial Win

Gustav Schickedanz's Mobil made his case for Queen's Plate favoritism stronger Saturday, edging away from Rock Again in deep stretch win Saturday's $162,200 Plate Trial Stakes at Woodbine.

 Saturday, May 31, 2003

Mobil Wins Queenston Impressively

Four years after watching Woodcarver win the 1999 Queenston Stakes, Trainer Mike Keogh and owner Gustav Schickedanz were in familiar territory on Saturday, as Mobil captured the 2003 edition of the $160,500 race at Woodbine.

 Saturday, May 03, 2003

Wando's Queen Plate Quest Begins in Achievement

Queen's Plate winterbook favorite Wando, makes his 2003 debut in Sunday's $161,100 Achievement Stakes at Woodbine, the first major race on the road to the Canada's premier race.

 Friday, March 28, 2003

Pierce Has Secret in Canada's Cup and Saucer

Trainer Malcolm Pierce will saddle Classified Secret in Woodbine's $250,000 Cup and Saucer Stakes for 2-year-olds over 1 1/16 miles on the E.P. Taylor Turf Course at Woodbine Saturday.

 Thursday, October 10, 2002