Al and Bill Ulwelling

The Jockey Club of Canada named the finalists for the 2025 Sovereign Awards and the winners, along with Canada's Horse of the Year, will be revealed during the 51st annual ceremony to be held on Thursday, Apr. 23 at Paramount Eventspace in Woodbridge, Ontario, the club said via a press release on Friday. The nominees for this year's Sovereign Awards include a pair of past King's Plate winners in Canadian MGSW Caitlinhergrtness (Omaha Beach)--a finalist for Older Main Track Female--and last year's hero Mansetti (Collected), who was named in the...

Al and Bill Ulwelling's Mansetti (Collected), upset winner of this year's C$1-million King's Plate at Woodbine, is one of 42 horses that have been added to the upcoming Keeneland January Horses of All Ages Sale in Lexington Jan. 12 and 13, 2026, the auction house said in a release Thursday. Consigned by Four Star Sales, agent, as a racing or stallion prospect, the Ontario-bred colt--a $40,000 OBS April grad--also took out this year's GIII Marine Stakes and showed his versatility when just run down in the Sept. 9 Prince of...

With on-track handle the highest since prior to the pandemic, Saturday's 166th running of the King's Plate at Woodbine brought in over $4 million in wagering. Overall, the 13-race card generated over $17 million in all-sources wagering, which marked the third highest in event history. The Plate record, set in 2023, holds at $18.1 million. This year's card generated the highest dollars wagered per starter of any Plate program and debuted the new "Kings & Queens Pick-3" wager that offered a $5 minimum and 15 percent takeout. "We were confident...

Al and Bill Ulwelling have certainly made a name for themselves on the Canadian racing scene. In fact, the son-and-father team have had such a presence north of the border that one might be tempted to assume that they are Canadian-based. Simply put, that assessment would be entirely incorrect. In fact, the Ulwellings appeared on the Canadian racing circuit a decade ago, after having spent the previous decade campaigning horses in the U.S. While their participation in Canada might signify only a slice of their overall racing history, the Ulwellings...

3rd-Gulfstream, $70,000, Msw, 2-11, 3yo, 6f, 1:10.35, ft, 2 3/4 lengths. GOLD MAGIC (c, 3, Good Magic--Golden Amber, by Gemologist), dismissed on the board at 9-1 in a field of majority first-time starters, tracked off the pace in third as Mr. Peeks (California Chrome) led the field through an opening quarter in :21.91. Still third but just off as the field swung around the bend, he began to move up to take command inside the final eighth of a mile. With the most left late, Gold Magic gained separation close...

Haddassah (Air Force Blue) took to dirt with aplomb to upset Tuesday's Prince of Wales S., the second jewel of Canada's Triple Crown. The 6-1 chance, third in the GIII Marine S. July 11 and eighth after getting rank early in the Queen's Plate last time Aug. 22, both over the Woodbine all-weather, chased in second as they passed the Fort Erie grandstand for the first time. He remained in a perfect, stalking position through a half mile in :47.30, made his move to take over on the far turn...