Pender Harbour

Valedictory Distance Just Right for Turkish

• By Jack Shinar
• December 7, 2014
• Racing, International, Northeast Region, Midwest Region

Favored Turkish gave longtime owner Lawrence Cordes an early Christmas gift when he held on to win the marathon-distance Valedictory Stakes (Can-III) on closing day of the 2014 meet at Woodbine.

Pender Harbour Enters Valedictory Marathon

• By Jack Shinar
• December 4, 2014
• Racing, Northeast Region, Midwest Region

Pender Harbour will attempt to go farther than he ever has before when he lines up against an expected eight opponents in the $150,000 Valedictory Stakes (Can-III) on closing day of the 2014 Woodbine meet Dec. 7.

San Nicola Thunder Digs In for Sir Barton Win

• November 30, 2014
• Racing, International, Midwest Region

San Nicola Thunder overcame a delay at the start before holding off the late rail bid from Freitag to take the $109,489 Sir Barton Stakes by a head Nov. 30 at Woodbine.

Chris' Brew, Galina Point Top Woodbine Stakes

• By Claire Novak
• November 28, 2014
• Racing, Midwest Region

Chris' Brew rides a three-race win streak into the co-featured $125,000 Sir Barton Stakes Nov. 30 at Woodbine, while South Ocean Stakes victress Galina Point tops the $150,000 Ontario Lassie Stakes.

Canadian Premier Yearling Sale Posts Gains

• By Blood-Horse Staff
• September 3, 2014
• International, Sales

A full brother to Canadian champion Pender Harbour was sold for the top price of $325,000 at the Sept. 2 selected Canadian premier yearling sale, which saw large gains in every key statistical category.

Seagram Cup Next on Sky Captain's Itinerary

• By Frank Angst
• July 31, 2014
• Racing, International, Midwest Region

John Oxley's Sky Captain will try to extend his win streak to four straight when he faces an expected five rivals in the $150,000 Seagram Cup Stakes (Can-III) Aug. 3 at Woodbine.

Alpha Bettor Up in Time in Woodbine's Autumn

• By Jack Shinar
• November 15, 2013
• Racing, Northeast Region, Midwest Region

Alpha Bettor made his case for a Sovereign Award as Canada's champion older horse when he nailed pacesetter Occasional View at the line to capture the Autumn Stakes (Can-II) Nov. 15 on the Polytrack at Woodbine.

James Street, Alpha Bettor Rematch in Autumn

• By Claire Novak
• November 7, 2013
• Racing, International, Northeast Region

Bulldog Racing's Alpha Bettor and Melynk Racing Stable's James Street meet again in the $150,000 Autumn Stakes (Can-II) at Woodbine Nov. 10 after putting on a show in the Oct. 6 Durham Cup (Can-III).

Riding the River Seeking Repeat in Nijinsky

• By Jack Shinar
• July 19, 2013
• Racing, Northeast Region, Midwest Region

Riding the River, winner of the the King Edward Stakes (Can-IIT) in a blanket finish one month ago, is the 5-2 morning-line choice to register a repeat victory in the $200,000 Nijinksy Stakes (Can-IIT) July 21 at Woodbine.

Woodbine Veterans Vie for King Edward Title

• By Esther Marr
• June 20, 2013
• Racing, Midwest Region

Multiple stakes-winning Woodbine veterans Pender Harbour and Riding the River appear to be the most promising choices in a field of nine that are set for the June 23 King Edward Stakes Presented by TVG (Can-IIT).

Forte Dei Marmi Stretching Out in Sky Classic

• By Jack Shinar
• August 16, 2012
• Racing, International, Northeast Region

Trainer Roger Attfield is hoping a stretch-out to 1 1/4 miles in the $250,000 Sky Classic (Can-IIT) will enable Forte Dei Marmi to land his first North American stakes victory Aug. 19 at Woodbine.

Riding the River Slips Home in Soggy Nijinsky

• By Jack Shinar
• July 22, 2012
• Racing, Northeast Region

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.

Pender Harbour Fit and Ready for Nijinsky

• By Jack Shinar
• July 20, 2012
• Racing, Northeast Region

Pender Harbour, last year's 3-year-old Canadian champion, takes an undefeated record on the Woodbine turf course into the $300,000 Nijinsky Stakes (Can-IIT) July 22.

Hunters Bay Handles Distance in Dominion Day

• By Jack Shinar
• July 1, 2012
• Racing, Northeast Region

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.

Eclipse: Third Time Around for Stunning Stag

• By Jack Shinar
• May 23, 2012
• Racing, Northeast Region

Woodbine Polytrack specialist Stunning Stag makes his third attempt at winning the $150,000 Eclipse Stakes (Can-III) in the seasonal debut for Janice and Sid Attard's 8-year-old May 26.

Never Retreat Canada's Horse of the Year

• April 6, 2012
• International, Midwest Region

Team Block's Never Retreat narrowly beat out a pair of 3-year old champions in Inglorious and Pender Harbour to be named Canada's Horse of the Year for 2011 at the 37th Sovereign Awards.

Straight Story in Big Upset in Autumn Stakes

• By Tom LaMarra
• November 12, 2011
• Racing

Richard Santulli's Straight Story, at 38-1 the longest price in a 10-horse field, made his synthetic surface debut a winning one when he captured the $150,000 Autumn Stakes (Can-II) at Woodbine Nov. 12.

City Wolf Puts Win Streak On Line in Autumn

• By Jack Shinar
• November 9, 2011
• Racing, Northeast Region

Sharp winner of the Durham Cup (Can-III) last month, City Wolf puts his four-race winning streak at Woodbine on the line against a strong field in the $150,000 Autumn Stakes (Can-II) Nov. 12.

2011 Pennsylvania Derby - Predict the Order

• September 23, 2011

Nine three-year-olds battle at Parx Racing in the 1 1/8 mile Pennsylvania Derby (gr. II). Who will win it? How will the others finish? Predict the Order

THS: Pennsylvania Derby 2011

• September 22, 2011

Tom, Jason and Tim handicap the Pennsylvania Derby and Kent Stakes this week. watch video

Contreras Wins Breeders' to Complete Sweep

• By Jack Shinar
• August 7, 2011
• Racing, International, Northeast Region

It was jockey Luis Contreras' day at Woodbine when favored Pender Harbour got up by a nose to win the $512,764 Breeders' Stakes Aug. 7, making the rider the first to win the Canadian Triple Crown on more than one horse.

Contreras Seeks Canadian Triple Crown Sweep

• By Jack Shinar
• August 4, 2011
• Racing, International, Northeast Region

Luis Contreras will attempt to become the first jockey to win all three jewels of Canada's Triple Crown with different horses when he rides Pender Harbour in the $500,000 Breeders' Stakes on the Woodbine turf Aug. 7.

Pender Harbour Home Safely in Prince of Wales

• By Jack Shinar
• July 17, 2011
• Racing, International, Northeast Region

Pender Harbour, third in last month's Queen's Plate, captured the second leg of the Canadian Triple Crown when he held off the surging Bowman's Causeway by a nose in the $524,000 Prince of Wales Stakes at Fort Erie July 17.

Hippolytus Favored in Prince of Wales Stakes

• By Jack Shinar
• July 14, 2011
• Racing, International, Northeast Region

Queen's Plate runner-up Hippolytus, 61-1 in Canada's opening jewel of the Triple Crown, heads a field of seven Ontario-bred colts and geldings in the $500,000 Prince of Wales Stakes at Fort Erie July 17.

Filly Inglorious Triumphs in Queen's Plate

• By Jack Shinar
• June 26, 2011
• Racing, International, Breeders' Cup, Northeast Region

Inglorious became the first filly to win the $1 million Queen's Plate since 2001 with a spectacular performance for jockey Luis Contreras, sweeping past her rivals impressively for a 2 1/2-length victory June 26.

Check Your Soul Favored in Full Queen's Plate

• By Jason Shandler
• June 23, 2011
• Racing, International, Northeast Region

A full field of 17 Canadian-foaled 3-year-olds, led by Check Your Soul, Queen'splatekitten, and filly Inglorious lead the way in the $1 million Queen's Plate June 26 at Woodbine.