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Posted : admin On 4/15/2022Each week, the exciting evening of racing from Woodbine Racetrack and Woodbine Mohawk Park, is hosted by TSN’s Laura Diakun and Woodbine’s Jason Portuondo, Chad Rozema and Brodie Lawson.Along with calling the great track action, the hosts will serve up fun facts, tips, insights, and special segments featuring the faces of racing. Viewers across Canada have been joining in on RACING NIGHT LIVE action and wagering on live races through Woodbine’s new easy-to-use horse racing app Dark Horse. Broadcasts have also featured a slate of performances from top Canadian musical artists.
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IT’S OFFICIAL!
HORSE RACING IS BACK ON TRACK AND FIRST MAJOR SPORT TO RETURN IN CANADA
Dark Horse Launches as Innovative App to Engage Fans Across Canada
TORONTO, June 1, 2020 — Woodbine Entertainment is excited to officially announce that live racing is back on track at Woodbine Mohawk Park and Woodbine Racetrack starting this weekend, as horse racing continues to be the first major sport to return to live competition in Canada*. To provide fans with an added way to engage with the sport while it operates without spectators, Woodbine Entertainment also announced it has launched a new innovative app called Dark Horse.
“The horse racing industry supports tens of thousands of jobs throughout our province, making the return of live racing this weekend very meaningful for a lot of people,” said Jim Lawson, CEO, Woodbine Entertainment. “We have spent a significant amount of time and resources developing and implementing physical distancing protocols to protect against the spread of COVID-19. While we take great pride in being the first pro sport back competing in Canada, we also recognize that comes with a big responsibility. We are absolutely committed to operating our live racing with safety as the highest priority.”
Standardbred racing at Mohawk Park in Milton, Ontario resumes on Friday, June 5 at 7 p.m. and will run its normal summer schedule with live racing on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday evenings. Mohawk Park’s harness racing season was suspended on March 19 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The 2020 Thoroughbred meet will open at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto, Ontario on Saturday, June 6 at 1 p.m. The Thoroughbred schedule will run regularly four days a week, shifting to Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday**. All post times will be 1 p.m. except for Thursdays where post time will be 3:45 p.m. The 2020 Thoroughbred meet was originally scheduled to open on April 18 but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Both venues will continue to be closed to spectators and media due to the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent government regulations. Woodbine Entertainment has implemented strict physical distancing protocols at both racetracks to reduce the risk associated with the spread of COVID-19. Access to both racetracks is limited to essential personnel only.
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Woodbine Entertainment has been safely operating its backstretch at Woodbine Racetrack as an essential service for the care and stabling of upwards of 1,400 racehorses during the COVID-19 pandemic. It also safely ran two nights of Standardbred racing at Mohawk Park with physical distancing protocols in place and without spectators before the Ontario Government closed non-essential businesses.
DARK HORSE – AN INNOVATIVE APP FOR HORSE RACING
To complement the return of racing without spectators, Woodbine Entertainment also announced the launch of Dark Horse, an innovative App for horse racing that was built with the sports bettor in mind and is suitable for the first-time bettor or the experienced horse player. Using Artificial Intelligence, Dark Horse provides users with insights and strategies to help make smarter bets straight out of the gate. Dark Horse, the first legal sports betting app in Canada, also allows users to stream the races right in the App for immediate action. Users can play for free or bet with real money.
“Dark Horse is the perfect horse racing betting app for any sports bettor who is looking for some action,” Chris Lush, Senior Vice President, IT, Wagering and Distribution, Woodbine Entertainment. “The app was created with the sports bettor in mind and uses a simplified user experience and artificial intelligence to make it easy for new players to engage with the sport of horse racing.”
Dark Horse is now available in the Apple App Store and can be downloaded on other devices by visiting PlayDarkHorse.com. Dark Horse is being launched across Canada and is currently available in British Columbia, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec and Saskatchewan. Availability in other provinces and territories to follow.
* Assiniboia Downs returned to live racing last week.
**The Thoroughbred racing in the second week will run Thursday, Saturday and Sunday with the opening of the stakes calendar on the weekend.
Woodbine Entertainment unveiled its stakes schedule Friday for the 2021 Thoroughbred racing season at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto, set to open April 17 (subject to the latest Ontario Government COVID protocols).
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The lucrative 2021 Thoroughbred stakes program will offer more than $16.5 million in purses across 87 stakes and feature a pair of $1 million classics, including the iconic Queen's Plate (Sunday, Aug. 22), as well as the Grade 1 Woodbine Mile (Saturday, Sept. 18), a Breeders' Cup “Win and You're In” race.
The $600,000 Canadian International (G1) returns after a year hiatus due to the global COVID pandemic and will be featured on the Woodbine Mile card along with the $250,000 Canadian Stakes (G2).
The Natalma (G1) and Summer (G1), both designated as Breeders' Cup “Win and You're In” races, have each received notable purse increases to $400,000 from $250,000.
The Highlander Stakes (G1), with an increased purse of $350,000 (up from $300,000), also returns after a year hiatus due to the pandemic and will be featured on the Queen’s Plate card Aug. 22.
Purses for all Grade 3 Stakes races at Woodbine Racetrack are also receiving a 20-percent increase to $150,000.
“We are excited to bring back the Pattison Canadian International as part of our world-class stakes schedule for the 2021 Thoroughbred meet at Woodbine Racetrack,” said Jim Lawson, CEO of Woodbine Entertainment. “The 2021 stakes schedule includes several significant purse increases, including the Grade 1 Natalma and Grade 1 Summer, as well as all Grade 3 stakes. These increases, along with a strong complement of stakes races for all ages, and robust Ontario-bred stakes offerings, will deliver exciting racing, competitive fields, and an abundance of wagering options available on Woodbine’s outstanding live racing product.”
The Toronto racetrack will host the first and third legs of the Canadian Triple Crown of Thoroughbred racing, starting with the 162nd running of the historic Queen's Plate and concluding with the $400,000 Breeders' Stakes on Sunday, Oct. 3. The second leg, the $400,000 Prince of Wales Stakes, will be run at Fort Erie Race Track on Tuesday, Sept. 14.
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On Sept. 19, a pair of juvenile Breeders' Cup “Win and You're In” races take the spotlight: the Grade 1 Natalma for 2-year-old fillies and Grade 1 Summer for 2-year-olds. The Woodbine Cares and Ontario Racing Stakes, juvenile inner turf stakes introduced in 2019, will be contested on the same Sunday with purses of $125,000 each.
On Sunday, Oct. 17, the $600,000 E.P. Taylor Stakes (G1) headlines the day and serves as the final leg of Woodbine's Ladies of the Lawn Series, which offers $75,000 in bonuses to the top performers based on points accumulated in the designated graded turf routes for fillies and mares. The series also includes $175,000 Dance Smartly Stakes (G2) and $250,000 Canadian Stakes (G2). The winner of the Ladies of the Lawn Series in 2020 was Elizabeth Way.
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The $500,000 Woodbine Oaks, first leg of the prestigious Canadian Triple Tiara, headlines another major race card Sunday, July 25, which includes the $150,000 Plate Trial, a key prep on the road to The Queen’s Plate.
A strong Ontario-bred stakes offering includes the reinstatement of the Sir Barton Stakes, Shady Well Stakes, and Clarendon, each carrying a $150,000 purse.
“Our Ontario-bred and Ontario-sired stakes calendar and strong overnight opportunities remain an integral part of our racing program at Woodbine,” Lawson said. “We have very attractive opportunities for Ontario horses to stay and race at home and are excited about the return of the stakes races we were not able to run last year.”
The other classics for horses foaled in Canada are the Bison City (Sunday, Aug. 15), Wonder Where (Saturday, Oct. 2), Cup & Saucer (Sunday, Oct. 10), Princess Elizabeth (Saturday, Oct. 23) and Coronation Futurity (Saturday, Oct. 30). Each race carries a purse of $250,000.
Woodbine will celebrate Canada Day with a special Thursday afternoon program July 1 highlighted by the Dominion Day (G3).
This year's Yearling Sales Stakes day, slated for Sunday, Aug. 29, will feature four stakes, including a pair of 2-year-old events (Simcoe and Muskoka) and a pair of 3-year-old events (Elgin and Algoma).
Also of note for 2021, listed races have increased purses to $125,000, boosted from $100,000.
“Last year was obviously a challenging year for the industry due to COVID-19,” Lawson said. “While Woodbine Entertainment and the horse racing industry continue to be impacted, we are hopeful that the pandemic in Ontario improves in the coming months, allowing businesses and industries to safely re-open, including our ability to start our 2021 meet as planned on Saturday, April 17.”
Woodbine's 2021 stakes schedule is subject to approval by the Graded Stakes Committee.