On the season finale of Beyond the Break presented by the HBPA of Ontario, host Jamie Attard and the voice of Woodbine, track announcer Robert Geller recap the final week of racing in the 2024 Woodbine Thoroughbred season (1:19), including a feel good win for Terra Racing Stable's Fashionably Fab in the La Prevoyante Stakes on Saturday (10:44) and trainer Ron Sadler capping off a career year with Ron's Gizmo's gutsy win in Sunday's Steady Growth Stakes (19:15). Woodbine's newly crowned Champion jockey Sahin Civaci joins the show (36:41) to talk about his life and career in horse racing and shares what's made his incredible season possible. And for the final time this year, Jamie takes a quick look ahead (1:00:25) to 2025 and gives thanks to all those who have helped make Beyond the Break the show it is.

On this episode of Beyond the Break presented by the HBPA of Ontario, host Jamie Attard and Woodbine track announcer Robert Geller recap the last seven days of racing with the week that was (1:27) including Get Smokin's front-running score in last Saturday's Valedictory Stakes (12:49). Under heavy snowfall at Woodbine, LNJ Foxwoods’ Earhart (16:48) was a gray blur in her second career start and second career romp, making her first start against winners look even easier than her maiden breaking victory first time out. Apprentice jockey Austin Adams joins the show (33:12) to discuss everything from his start in the sport attending the North American Racing Academy in Lexington, Kentucky to winning a prestigious race in Deuville, France this past summer and hitting his stride in the second half of this his first full season as a jockey. And with just four racing days remaining in the 2024 Woodbine Thoroughbred racing season, Jamie will give you a look ahead (1:00:28) to what's coming up this week, including the final two stakes races of the year.

On this week's episode of Beyond the Break presented by the HBPA of Ontario, host Jamie Attard and Woodbine track announcer Robert Geller recap the past week of Thoroughbred racing (1:14) including two major 2-year-old stakes from last Saturday. Rachel Halden's Aristella scored big in the $250,000 Princess Elizabeth Stakes (7:36) and Notorious Gangster won the biggest stake of the year for Canadian-bred 2-year-old males when he closed late to capture the quarter million dollar Coronation Futurity (11:17). Executive Director of the HBPA of Ontario Steve Lym joins the show (27:41) to share his life and career in horse racing that's seen him do a little bit of everything in the sport from trainer to chief clocker, Racing Secretary to Director of Racing and his moves to California, Florida and ultimately what led him back home to his current role. Jamie then gives you a look ahead (56:30) to the upcoming week of racing at Woodbine.

On this episode of Beyond the Break presented by the HBPA of Ontario, host Jamie Attard and Woodbine track announcer Robert Geller catch you up on the week that was Thoroughbred racing (00:45), including an update on jockeys Justin Stein, Edgar Zenteno and Da-Sean Gaskin after a scary incident last Friday. They'll recap the Shady Well Stakes (5:57) won by leading jockey Shin Civaci aboard Pop Idol and trainer Kevin Attard's 11th stake win of the season thanks to Al & Bill Ulwelling's Mansetti in the Clarendon Stakes (12:22). Trainer Josie De Paulo joins the show (25:43) to discuss her life and career in the business that started on her father Joe's farm from a young age that continues with her husband Mike closing in on career win number 1,000. She'll tell us all about how their operation has truly become a family affair with her Sovereign Award winning sister Michelle and Josie's son Joey serving integral roles in the barn's success. And Jamie gives a look ahead (44:45) to the coming week, which features two historically significant stakes races this Saturday at Woodbine.

On this shortened episode of Beyond the Break presented by the HBPA of Ontario, host Jamie Attard and Woodbine track announcer Robert Geller get you up to date on a busy week of racing from Woodbine (1:13) that had 4 stakes and 42 total races over four days of racing. Last Saturday the ultra consistent and hard trying Wicked Django pulled off an upset in the rescheduled Grade 2 Autumn Stakes (4:12), and reigning Champion Male Sprinter Patches O'Houlihan was denied a 5th consecutive win and bid for a perfect season when the Larry Rivelli ship-in Nobals caught him just before the wire in the Grade 2 Kennedy Road Stakes (10:33). Sunday wrapped up the 2024 Ontario Sired Heritage series with a pair of stakes for the three-year-olds in each division: in the Ashbridges Bay Stakes (18:33) for the fillies, Canuck Racing Club's War Painter closed late to win a wild finish which saw first to fifth decided by only 3/4 of a length, and Mary Self's No More Options scored in the Lake Ontario Stakes (20:26) in the boys division. And to wrap up the episode, Jamie gives you a look ahead (34:41) to the coming week of racing from Woodbine.

On this episode of Beyond the Break presented by the HBPA of Ontario, host Jamie Attard and Woodbine track announcer Robert Geller get you up to date on a shortened week of Thoroughbred racing in Ontario (1:15), including leading trainer Mark Casse winning both stakes on Saturday with Elysian Field taking the Grade 3 Maple Leaf Stakes (9:13) and Stormcast's gutsy victory in the Grade 3 Bessarabian (14:37). With just a month remaining in the Woodbine season, they'll take a look at the leaderboard and make their picks for the HBPA Performance of the Week. Multiple ward winning Turf writer and author Jennifer Morrison joins the show (23:24) to share the story of her over three and a half decade career spent writing about the sport she's loved ever since she was a little girl. And Jamie gives you a look at the busy week of racing ahead (53:10) with Woodbine adding extra races to Friday, Saturday and Sunday's cards to make up for the cancelled races last weekend.

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On this episode of Beyond the Break presented by the HBPA of Ontario, host Jamie Attard and Woodbine track announcer Robert Geller take a close look at Moira's incredible victory in last Saturday's Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf at Del Mar (1:14), as well as her sale just 48 hours later at Fasig Tipton in Kentucky. U.S based trainer Brendan Walsh had his filly Somethinabouther more than ready for her first race on Tapeta in Sunday's Grade 3 Mazarine (11:25), and just a race later it was no laughing matter when Josie Carroll's He's Not Joking pulled away to an impressive win in the Grade 3 Grey Stakes (15:55). Jamie and Robert were easily in agreement as to who took home honours as HBPA Performance of the Week (21:30) and Marianne Ortepi, founder and owner of Quicksilver Equine Therapy joins the show (25:20) to share the unique story of her life and career devoted to taking care of and helping horses. From growing up on the hallowed grounds of legendary Windfield's Farm in Oshawa and Chesapeake City, Maryland to working with her brother Greg and father Rolph's veterinary practice and now the work she's doing through her own company, her whole life has been about bettering the health and happiness of the animals we all love. And Jamie gives a look ahead to the upcoming week of live racing at Woodbine (54:38).

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On this episode of Beyond the Break presented by the HBPA of Ontario, we send our best wishes to and give an update on jockey Emma-Jayne Wilson (1:58) who was involved in a scary incident last Friday afternoon at Woodbine. Host Jamie Attard and track announcer Robert Geller get you all caught up on the big winners from the last seven days, including multiple first career stakes wins in the Eternal Search Stakes (6:58) from Saturday, and hard trying Hunt Master giving trainer Angus Buntain his second stake win in seven days in Sunday's Overskate Stakes (12:41). Robert sticks around to tell us all about his globetrotting career as a race caller (21:43) that's seen him announce at tracks all over the world, and Jamie gives a look at the week of live racing ahead (47:06) including Canadian bred and based horses in this coming weekend's Breeders' Cup World Thoroughbred Championships at Del Mar Race Track in California.

On this episode of Beyond the Break presented by the HBPA of Ontario, host Jamie Attard and Woodbine track announcer Robert Geller get you all caught up on another exciting week of racing action from across the province (1:24), tell you all about a couple training Milestones for Kevin Attard and our guest this week Angus Buntain. Jamie and Robert will recap Woodbine's three stakes from the weekend including Dresden Row's victory in the Ontario Derby (7:01), Brengungirl's impressive win in Sunday's South Ocean Stakes (10:52), and Unbridled Weather's gutsy score in the Frost King (13:58). Fort Erie wrapped up their 2024 racing season and crowned this year's Champion jockey and trainer at the end of Tuesday's card (21:34), As mentioned, our guest this week is Angus Buntain who joins the show (25:17) and tells us all about his earliest memories of the sport and his career in horse racing. And Jamie gives you a look ahead to the week of racing to come (56:20).

On this week's episode of Beyond the Break presented by the HBPA of Ontario, Jamie Attard and Robert Geller recap the week's big winners (1:01), including some major upsets in the Ontario Damsel and Ontario Fashion Stakes from last Saturday, break down the Display and Glorious Song Stakes from Sunday as well as a huge third place finish from King's Plate Champion Caitlinhergrtness on Saturday in the Grade 1 Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup Stakes at Keeneland. Jockey's agent Steve Roberts joins the show (27:41) to tell us all about how he traded a career in Logistics Management to work on the family farm and learn the horse racing business, eventually training a stable of his own, to now working as a jockey's agent. And Jamie gives you a look ahead to the week of racing to come in the province (56:20).