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The 2024 George Royal stakes goes to Settecento at Hastings racetrack.
Settecento ran a heluva of a race on Saturday June 8th at Hastings racetrack in the George Royal stakes. It was Settecento's fourth...

Derek Headley
Jun 13, 20241 min read
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Jockey Rocco Bowen impressively shaves the rail at Thistledown Racetrack.
Over the past several months I have been reviewing the movement of jockey Rocco Bowen and witnessing the determination of him to complete...

Derek Headley
Jun 13, 20242 min read
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On a quiet Sunday afternoon the Woodbine racetrack showed value.
In the horse racing world, when people speak of value they often refer it to the money being won from the wagering. On a quiet Sunday...

Derek Headley
Jun 5, 20242 min read
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One month into racing at Woodbine and a female leads all and the leaders board looks different.
Reading it and saying it are two completely different things. It wasn't going to be a surprise when Sofia Vives started winning races...

Derek Headley
May 28, 20242 min read
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Ride of the day came from apprentice Pietro Moran with Pat's Gamble squeezing through at the rail.
It was just over a week that the young jockey Pietro was celebrating a ride with his dad David Moran within the same race at Woodbine...

Derek Headley
May 26, 20241 min read
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She isn't perfect but English Shirl got the job done in perfect fashion.
If you saw only the results of the last race today at Woodbine racetrack you would figure it was an upset. If you saw the ML odds you...

Derek Headley
May 25, 20241 min read
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Fort Erie Racetrack will commence racing after gaining strides in 2023.
Fort Erie racetrack sits on the borderline of Buffalo NY, separated by the Niagara River, with the Peace Bridge making the connection to...

Derek Headley
May 25, 20243 min read
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Roy Sturgeon continues to introduce others to horse riding.
If you didn't know anything about Roy Sturgeon, you should know this. He started his riding career as a jockey at sixteen years old and...

Derek Headley
May 25, 20241 min read
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Flowers 'n Berries Kicked off her season with a very strong foot.
The now four year old Souper Speedy filly 'Flowers 'n Berries' showed a fleet foot on the Woodbine green in the third race. Flowers 'n...

Derek Headley
May 23, 20241 min read
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Horsing around behind the scenes at Hastings racetrack in Vancouver, BC.
Welcome to my new blog!

Derek Headley
Feb 9, 20242 min read
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