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Riding the River Slips Home in Soggy Nijinsky

Shut off while making a move for the lead in the stretch, Riding the River dipped to the inside for racing room and emerged with a 9-1 upset win in the $318,180 Nijinsky Stakes (Can-IIT) July 22 on the Woodbine turf course.

 Sunday, July 22, 2012
Riding the River Earns King Edward Upset

Riding the River Earns King Edward Upset

Unleashing a strong turn of foot entering the stretch, longshot Riding the River rallied from last to first under jockey Todd Kabel to post an upset in the King Edward Stakes Presented by TVG (Can-IIT).

 Sunday, June 24, 2012

Ghost Fleet Scares Up a Win in Swynford

Odds-on choice Ghost Fleet fought off the filly Jenny's So Great by a neck in an all-out stretch duel in Canada's $157,004 Swynford for 2-year-olds Sept. 13, earning his second stakes win over the Woodbine Polytrack.

 Sunday, September 13, 2009
Jungle Wave Rumbles Home in Play the King

Jungle Wave Rumbles Home in Play the King

Favored Jungle Wave shook loose in upper stretch and held off Field Commission by three-quarters of a length in the $189,754 Play the King Stakes (Can-IIT) on a "yielding" Woodbine turf Aug. 29, making him a major contender in next month's Woodbine Mile (Can-IT).

 Saturday, August 29, 2009
Weight Problem Sidelines Kabel for Year

Weight Problem Sidelines Kabel for Year

Six-time Sovereign Award-winning jockey Todd Kabel has decided to sit out the rest of the 2008 Canadian racing season due to weight issues.

 Sunday, August 03, 2008

No Catching Alezzandro in Prince of Wales Stakes

Left alone on the lead, lightly raced Alezzandro got brave in the stretch run of Sunday's CAN$500,000 Prince of Wales Stakes under Todd Kabel and went gate to wire for a 1 3/4-length win at Fort Erie.

 Sunday, July 15, 2007

Kabel Wins 5th Straight Toronto Cup

Jockey Todd Kabel, the four-time reigning jockey of the year in Canada, won his fifth consecutive edition of Woodbine's CAN$151,600 Toronto Cup for 3-year-olds on the turf with Windward Islands on Saturday.

 Saturday, July 14, 2007
Front-Running True Metropolitan Wins Dominion Day

Front-Running True Metropolitan Wins Dominion Day

Tenacious True Metropolitan made every post a winning one in capturing Sunday's $200,400 Dominion Day Stakes (Can-III) at Woodbine.

 Sunday, July 01, 2007

Strike Softly Stalks to Nassau Victory

Sam-Son Farm's Strike Softly won her third consecutive race while taking the CAN$336,700 Nassau Stakes (Can-II) Saturday at Woodbine over a firm E.P. Taylor Turf Course.

 Saturday, June 02, 2007

Strike Softly Connects in Hendrie Romp

Sam-Son Farm homebred Strike Softly capitalized on fast fractions to win Sunday's CAN$186,700 Hendrie Stakes (Can-III) by four lengths at Woodbine.

 Sunday, May 13, 2007

Arravale Named Canada's 2006 Horse of Year

Arravale was named Canada's Sovereign Award winner as Horse of the Year, the Jockey Club of Canada announced during its annual award ceremony Dec. 16 at InterContinental Toronto Centre.

 Sunday, December 17, 2006

True Metropolitan Hits Jackpot at Woodbine

British Columbia invader True Metropolitan proved his mettle Saturday when he rolled to a dominating four-length victory in the $150,400 Woodbine Slots Cup (Can-III) at the Toronto oval.

 Saturday, November 18, 2006

Strike Softly Turns in Lovely Effort at Woodbine

Favored Strike Softly swept past the leaders approaching the eighth pole and drew away for an easy victory in the (US)$133,646 Jammed Lovely for 3-year-old Canadian-bred fillies at Woodbine Sunday.

 Sunday, November 12, 2006

'Conqueror Has Answer in Northern Dancer BC Turf

On a rainy day in Toronto, Sky Conqueror rallied stoutly down the stretch to catch the pacesetting Last Answer and capture the inaugural edition of the $615,653 Northern Dancer Breeders' Cup Turf (Can-II) by a half-length at Woodbine on Sunday.

 Sunday, July 23, 2006

Appeal Filed Over Malakoff's Prince of Wales DQ

Stronach Stable and jockey Todd Kabel have appealed separately to the Ontario Racing Commission the Fort Erie stewards decision to disqualify Malakoff from Sunday's $500,000 Prince of Wales.

 Thursday, July 20, 2006

First Stake for Ambitious Cat in Dance Smartly

Ambitious Cat, last year's Sovereign Award winner as Canada's top female turf horse, captured her first stakes race on Saturday in the $300,000 Dance Smartly (Can-II) at Woodbine.

 Saturday, July 15, 2006

Queen's Plate Next for Marine Winner Malakoff

Malakoff is Queen's Plate bound after dominating four rivals in Saturday's $150,000 Marine Stakes (Can-III) Saturday at Woodbine.

 Saturday, May 20, 2006

Cryptograph No Secret in Woodbine Slots Win

Cryptograph, with Todd Kabel in the irons, rallied from just off the pace to win Saturday's $165,600 Woodbine Slots Cup (Can-III) at the Toronto oval.

 Saturday, November 19, 2005

Charming Ruckus Fights Wind to Win Jammed Lovely

Charming Ruckus saved her best for last, as the 3-year-old daughter of Silver Charm captured her first added-money race in late-running fashion Sunday in the $169,250 Jammed Lovely Stakes at windy Woodbine.

 Sunday, November 13, 2005

Thinking Out Loud Captures Coronation Futurity

Thinking Out Loud, under Todd Kabel, held off a determined Pyramid Park in Thursday's $251,970 Coronation Futurity at Woodbine, a key event on the road to the 2006 Queen's Plate.

 Thursday, November 10, 2005

Canadian Todd Kabel Rides 3,000th Winner

Jockey Todd Kabel collected his 3,000th lifetime win in Woodbine's second race on Saturday afternoon.

 Sunday, October 30, 2005

Lemon Maid Dusts Duchess Foes

Lemon Maid made easy work of five rivals in Saturday's $165,550 Duchess Stakes (Can-III) as the 2-5 favorite at Woodbine.

 Saturday, August 13, 2005

T. D. Vance Holds on to Win Hall of Fame Stakes

T.D. Vance, a 3-year-old Rahy gelding trained by H. Graham Motion, outlasted Silver Whistle to win the Aug. 8 National Musuem of Racing Hall of Fame Stakes (gr. IIT) at Saratoga the same day that racing honored its newest Hall of Famers.

 Monday, August 08, 2005

Silver Ticket Grabs Gold in King Edward Victory

Sam-Son Farm's Silver Ticket was as good as gold in capturing the $331,800 King Edward Breeders' Cup Stakes (Can-II) at Woodbine.

 Sunday, July 03, 2005

Getting Better With Age, Soaring Free Repeats in Highlander

Sam-Son Farm's 8-year-old Soaring Free, Canada's reigning Horse of the Year, not only successfully defend his title in the Scott Highlander Stakes Handicap (Can-III) at Woodbine on Sunday, but also surpassed the $2 million mark in career earnings in the process.

 Sunday, June 26, 2005

Unbridled Energy Finds Spark in Marine Stakes

Unbridled Energy, under Todd Kabel, used a late surge to capture the $166,700 Marine Stakes (Can-III) for 3-year-olds Saturday at Woodbine.

 Saturday, May 21, 2005

Kabel, Ministers Wild Cat Win Woodbine Opener

Todd Kabel, who equaled the late Avelino Gomez's mark of most stakes wins by a jockey in one season (36) in 2004, began another assault on the record by taking Saturday's 2005 opening day feature at Woodbine, the $140,475 Jacques Cartier Stakes aboard Ministers Wild Cat.

 Saturday, April 16, 2005

Kabel Has 'Enough' to Tie Woodbine Mark

Jockey Todd Kabel equaled a 38-year-old record with his 36th stakes victory of the season by guiding 2-year-old Enough Is Enough home first in the $134,875 Kingarvie Stakes at Woodbine on Sunday, the final card of the 167-day long meet.

 Sunday, December 12, 2004

Kabel Wins Five, Including Jammed Lovely

Financingavailable capped off a five-win day for Todd Kabel when the she captured Sunday's $160,350 Jammed Lovely Stakes for Canadian-bred 3-year-old fillies at Woodbine.

 Sunday, November 14, 2004

Kabel Equals Stakes Record at Woodbine

Todd Kabel, enjoying one of the finest seasons ever by a jockey in Ontario, equaled a 38-year-old Woodbine record of 32 added-money victories in a season set by the late Avelino Gomez.

 Thursday, October 28, 2004

Norfolk Knight Upsets Mobil in Durham Cup

Norfolk Knight, with a well-judged Jillian Scharfstein ride, shocked heavily favored Mobil and jockey Todd Kabel in Saturday's $159,450 Durham Cup Stakes (Can-III) at Woodbine.

 Saturday, October 16, 2004

Mobil Can Provide Fuel as Kabel Chases Mark

Jockey Todd Kabel can match a 38-year-old Woodbine record for stakes wins in a season when he partners with 126-pound high weight Mobil in the $150,000-added Durham Cup Stakes (Can-III) Saturday.

 Thursday, October 14, 2004

Soaring Free Jets to Atto Redemption

Soaring Free became the first favorite to win the Atto Mile (Can-I) Sunday, avenging his only loss in nine career starts at Woodbine in last year's edition of the $1 million race.

 Sunday, September 19, 2004

Brass in Pocket Shines in Seaway Repeat

Brass in Pocket made every pole a winning one, sweeping to victory in the seven furlong, $186,500 Seaway Stakes (Can-III) Saturday at Woodbine.

 Saturday, September 11, 2004

Strut the Stage Tops Bill in Niagara Repeat

Sam-Son Farm's Strut the Stage flashed his best stuff Monday on the Woodbine turf, capturing the $324,000 Niagara Breeders' Cup Handicap (Can-II) in impressive fashion for the second straight year.

 Monday, September 06, 2004

Soaring Free Dominates Play the King Again

Sam-Son Farm's heavily favored Soaring Free overcame a bumping incident coming out of the gate to register a three-quarter of a length win in the $173,400 Play the King (Can-III) at Woodbine Saturday.

 Saturday, August 28, 2004

Moonshine Justice Gains Vandal Verdict

Moonshine Justice kept his added-money record unblemished with a late stretch charge to take the featured $164,550 Vandal Stakes for 2-year-old Canadian breds Sunday at Woodbine.

 Sunday, August 15, 2004

Soaring Free Flies to 7-Furlong Turf Mark

Sam-Son Farm's Soaring Free made short work of his five rivals for his ninth win in his last 10 starts at Woodbine in Saturday's $107,000 Ontario Jockey Club Stakes.

 Saturday, July 24, 2004

Soaring Free Flies to 7-Furlong Turf Mark

Sam-Son Farm's Soaring Free made short work of his five rivals for his ninth win in his last 10 starts at Woodbine in Saturday's $107,000 Ontario Jockey Club Stakes.

 Saturday, July 24, 2004

Fusaichi Pegasus Filly Rips Shady Well Foes

South Bay Cove, from the first crop of 2000 Kentucky Derby winner Fusaichi Pegasus, crushed a small field in Saturday's $160,350 Shady Well Stakes for Canadian-bred 2-year-old fillies at Woodbine.

 Saturday, July 24, 2004

Silver Ticket Returns to Turf, Wins Toronto Cup

Jockey Todd Kabel recorded his Woodbine-leading twelfth stakes score of the season, guiding Sam-Son Farm's Silver Ticket to victory in the $168,600 Toronto Cup (Can-III).

 Saturday, July 17, 2004

I'm the Tiger Menaces, Takes Bold Venture

After stalking the pace throughout most of the 6 ½-furlong $141,250 Bold Venture Stakes at Woodbine on Sunday, I'm the Tiger, piloted by Todd Kabel, pounced on his rivals.

 Sunday, July 11, 2004

Unbeaten My Lordship Romps in Hill 'n' Dale

Undefeated My Lordship came up with another sterling performance, this time in the inaugural $109,500 Hill 'n' Dale Stakes for 3-year-old fillies Saturday at Woodbine.

 Sunday, July 04, 2004

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

Eye of the Sphynx Romps in Woodbine Oaks

Sam-Son Farm's Eye of the Sphynx remained perfect in four career starts after a surprisingly easy 4 1/4-length triumph in the $500,000 Labatt Woodbine Oaks Sunday at Woodbine.

 Sunday, June 13, 2004

'Todd the Sod' Slows Inish Glora, Wins Nassau

Jockey Todd Kabel and Inish Glora stole the featured $322,250 Nassau Stakes (Can-III) with a cleverly planned pace strategy Saturday at Woodbine.

 Saturday, June 05, 2004

Kabel's Remarkable Turf Streak Ends at Seven

Jockey Todd Kabel's incredible seven-race winning streak on the turf came to an end Sunday at Woodbine when he finished second aboard Gangster in the third race.

 Sunday, May 30, 2004

Top Combo Behind Shoal Water in Connaught

Owner Sam-Son Farm, trainer Mark Frostad and jockey Todd Kabel team up once again Sunday to try for a third straight win in the $164,400 Connaught Cup Stakes (Can-III) at Woodbine with Shoal Water.

 Friday, May 28, 2004

Eye of the Sphynx Takes Selene Thriller

Employing a gallant final surge, unbeaten Eye of the Sphynx overcame a determined Silver Bird to win Sunday's $275,000 Selene Stakes (Can-II) for 3-year-old fillies by a neck at Woodbine.

 Sunday, May 23, 2004

Eye of The Sphynx One to Watch for Woodbine Oaks

In one of the best performances of the early Woodbine racing season, Eye of the Sphynx, making her Toronto oval debut, and jockey Todd Kabel combined for a masterful effort in capturing the $16,200 Fury Stakes for 3-year-old fillies.

 Sunday, May 09, 2004
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