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The King is back: my photos from the Wando Stakes at Woodbine Racetrack

May 9, 2017 By 1 Comment

My two worlds are colliding at the moment. Days after the Stars On Ice tour landed in Toronto, a group of Queen’s Plate hopefuls tested out their legs in the Wando Stakes at Woodbine. The race is named after a spectacular Canadian colt called Wando, a copper-coloured gentle sort that became the first to win […]

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Laurie Silvera, the Jamaican gentleman

April 13, 2017 By Barb 13 Comments

On  the backside of Woodbine Racetrack one balmy summer morning, Laurie Silvera chugged up a gentle slope in his SUV, and parked it to watch a horse work. Classical music filled the cab. It’s not what you’d expect from a horse trainer who has spent the 85 years of his life on dusty backstretches and […]

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Dan Loiselle: Tough Act to Follow

May 6, 2015 By Leave a Comment

A story I wrote for The Paulick Report, based in Kentucky, about thoroughbred race announcer Dan Loiselle, who I’ve known for a great part of my life: www.paulickreport.com/news/ray-s-paddock/salute-to-dan-loiselle-a-tough-act-to-follow/

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Metis Magic

May 23, 2014 By Leave a Comment

Here is a heart-warming horse racing story I did for The Paulick Report website in Kentucky about an impossible triumph.   http://www.paulickreport.com/news/ray-s-paddock/paladin-bay-canadas-answer-to-california-chrome/

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Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Ladouceur, Metis, Paladin Bay, Woodbine

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