A day in the life of the Sylvain Pion stable: horses tuck into their hay; one called My Silent Present, rests her head, snoozing, against a large stuffed monkey hanging on the wall; a little mouse emerges, peeks into the darkness of a stall and retreats as the star of the stable, English Illusion, gets a haircut, as if he was going to the prom. And he is. … [Read more...] about Sylvain Pion, Riding a Wave
Johnny Bear
Woodbine Mile: Running Shoes Needed
Woodbine was giving away $1,575,000 in purse money on Woodbine Mile day, enough to attract horses that had run in Britain, France, Germany and the United States. They came all that way, only to find some Canadian horses had tied their racing slippers on and just wouldn’t give in. Northern Dancer would have approved. The Dancer raced the last start of his … [Read more...] about Woodbine Mile: Running Shoes Needed