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Old Forester Tops Ontario TIP List

Old Forester, who stands at T.C. Westmeath Stud Farm in Ontario, Canada, topped the Thoroughbred Improvement Program stallion awards list.

 Thursday, January 26, 2012

Ontario Champions Honored

The Canadian Thoroughbred Horse Society honored its 2010 Ontario-bred champions June 4 at its 29th annual awards ceremony held at Copper Creek Golf Club near Toronto.

 Tuesday, June 07, 2011

Old Forester Sires Initial Winner

Graded stakes winner Old Forester was represented by his first winner when his daughter Golden Gilda won May 30 at Woodbine

 Tuesday, June 01, 2010

Old Forester to T.C. Westmeath in Canada

Old Forester, a course-record setter at Gulfstream Park and a graded stakes winner, will stand in 2007 at John Carey's T.C. Westmeath Stud near Shelburne, Ontario, Canada.

 Wednesday, November 29, 2006

Old Forester Takes Cliff Hanger by Nose

Even-money favorite Old Forester got up in the final two strides to win the $150,000 Cliff Hanger Stakes (gr. IIIT) by a nose over 40-1 shot Tune of the Spirit on opening night at the Meadowlands Friday.

 Saturday, September 30, 2006

Art Master Makes U.S. Debut in Kelso BC

Juddmonte Farms' Art Master makes his first American start for trainer Bobby Frankel in Saturday's $250,000 Kelso Breeders' Cup Handicap (gr. IIT) on the Belmont Park turf.

 Thursday, September 28, 2006

Crown Point Seeks Coronation in Big M Opener

Crown Point, runner-up in last year's Pegasus (gr. III), will return to the Meadowlands for the $150,000 Cliff Hanger Stakes (gr. IIIT) on Friday, opening night of the 2006 Thoroughbred meet.

 Wednesday, September 27, 2006

Gigawatt Shocks Miami Mile BC Handicap

Gigawatt, a 25-to-1 outsider, made his first start at Calder Race Course a winning one by taking the $150,000 Miami Mile Breeders' Cup Handicap (gr. IIIT) on the turf Saturday.

 Saturday, April 29, 2006

Host Starts New Year in Appleton Handicap

Melnyk Racing Stable's grade I winner Host, beaten by a half-length when second in last year's $100,000 Appleton Handicap (gr. IIIT) at Gulfstream Park, gets another chance in Saturday's renewal of the one-mile turf course test.

 Thursday, February 09, 2006

St Averil Faces Full Field in First Try for Motion

Grade II winner St Averil makes his first start for trainer H. Graham Motion in the $150,000 Cliff Hanger (gr. IIIT) Saturday night at the Meadowlands, the final graded stakes of the track's 2005 meet.

 Friday, October 21, 2005

Vanderlin Surprises in Play the King

Vanderlin, a 6-year-old son of Halling, made his North American debut a winning one, capturing the (U.S.) $195,206 Play the King Stakes (Can-II) by a head Saturday at Woodbine.

 Saturday, August 27, 2005

Big Question for Soaring Free in Play the King

Soaring Free goes for his third victory in the $230,800 Play the King Handicap (Can-II) and a tenth career win over the E.P. Taylor Turf Course on Saturday at Woodbine.

 Thursday, August 25, 2005

Kitten's Joy Sparkles in Firecracker Comeback

Grass champion Kitten's Joy drove to the front along the hedge just inside the eighth pole and drew away to win the $274,000 Firecracker Breeders' Cup Handicap (gr. IIT) at Churchill Downs in his triumphant first start of the year.

 Monday, July 04, 2005

Firecracker Distance Concern for Kitten's Joy

Kenneth and Sarah Ramsey's Kitten's Joy, winner of the Eclipse Award as America's grass champion in 2004, makes his season debut as the 3-5 morning line favorite in Monday's Firecracker Breeders' Cup (gr. IIT) at Churchill Downs.

 Saturday, July 02, 2005

Ecclesiastic Earns First Grade in Jaipur Upset

Joseph Allen's homebred Ecclesiastic ended a 10-race losing streak when he swept past favored Old Forester in deep stretch to win the $111,600 Jaipur Handicap (gr. IIIT) by a head on the Belmont Park turf.

 Sunday, May 29, 2005

Thunder Touch to Get Feel of Belmont Lawn

Stronach Stables' Thunder Touch has been so good on the dirt that trainer Kiaran McLaughlin hasn't been able to try his 4-year-old colt on the lawn. Thunder Touch gets his first chance Sunday in the $100,000-added Jaipur Handicap (gr. IIIT) over seven furlongs on Belmont Park grass.

 Friday, May 27, 2005

Sand Springs Wins Honey Fox By Nose

Leading from the start, Sand Springs was all out to hold off Potra Fabulous by a nose in Sunday's $100,000 Honey Fox Handicap (gr. III) for fillies and mares at Gulfstream Park.

 Sunday, March 13, 2005