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Join us for Opening Day at the Fort – May 7th

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In this edition of At the Gate, Norm Borg speaks with Elissa Blowe, Media & Communications Manager at Fort Erie, about May 7th – Opening Day at the Fort, where the first 1,000 customers will receive license plates covers that read “Follow me to Fort Erie Race Track”. Adding to the excitement of opening day is the introduction of a new voice at the track Mike Dimoff as well as the new Morning Line oddsmaker, Jennifer Morrison. Fans will also have an opportunity to meet the voice of At the Gate - Norm Borg on June 5th, HBPA Day at Fort Erie as he makes an appearance there as the Guest Handicapper. For a taste of what is to follow this season, listen on line and then visit Fort Erie’s new webiste at http://www.forterieracing.com. See you on 7th.

Prince of Wales Stakes Interview

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Woodbine Mile 2010 – Interview with Sandy Hawley

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Woodbine Mile 2010 Interview with Sandy Hawley

Quarter Horse Racing at Fort Erie Racetrack

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Host Norm Borg discusses the introduction of Quater Horse Racing at Fort Erie Racetrack on October 2nd, 2010.

FORT ERIE Q-HORSES

Hall of Fame Trainer – Roger Attfield on the 2010 Breeders’ Stakes

admin — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 19:51:22 +0000

12 August 2010

Roger Attfield, who has a record eight Breeders’ wins, including Perfect Shower in 2009, is represented by Alphabet Kid (PP9, 30-1, Roger Attfield, Corey Fraser) in the 2010 Breeders’ Stakes at Woodbine this coming Sunday. Listen to his interview with Norm Borg today.

2010 Breeders’ Stakes – Interview with conditioner Roger Attfield

Woodbine Mile – Interview with Dawn Lupal

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WOODBINE MILE – Interview with Dawn Lupal

Interview with LongRun

admin — Tue, 07 Jun 2011 17:53:06 +0000

In 3rd edition of At the Gate this season, Norm Borg interviews Vicki Pappas, Chairperson and one of the founding members of LongRun Thoroughbred Retirement Society about the adoption process and the support of the industry for LongRun’s mission. For more information regarding LongRun please visit their website at www.longrunretirement.com. Click here to listen now.

2010 Pattison Canadian International takes place October 13, 2010

admin — Fri, 15 Oct 2010 14:58:20 +0000

PATTISON WOODBINE TODAY

Host of Woodbine Today, Norm Borg interviews Glen Crouter, Vice President of Media Relations and Communications at Woodbine Entertainment about the 2010 Pattison Canadian International, the EP Taylor Stakes, the Neartic Stakes and the events planned for this exciting day at Woodbine Race Track, on Satruday, October 13th.

The 73rd edition of the International is slated to go postward at 5:40 pm ET. ESPN HD will provide special two-hour live coverage of the racing extravaganza from Woodbine. Joe Tessitore, Randy Moss, Jerry Bailey, Jeannine Edwards and Jay Privman will be featured on air. TSN HD will be carrying the presentation across Canada from 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm ET.

Polytrack at Woodbine

admin — Tue, 07 Jun 2011 18:12:08 +0000

Irwin Driedger, a former Woodbine jockey and head of the Jockeys’ Benefit Association for a numbers of years retired to become the Director of Thoroughbred Racing Surfaces at Woodbine Entertainement. Mr. Dreidger has spent the a great deal of time over the last number of years visiting various racing jurisdictions with synthetic surfaces to hone Woodbine’s Polytrack and is regarded as the expert at Woodbine when its comes to all surfaces at the race track. On the sixth anniversary of the installation of Polytrack at Woodbine Race Track, Mr. Driedger took sometime out to chat with Norm Borg, host of the the HBPAs At The Gate. Click here to listen.

The Gate “Springs” Open at Woodbine for the 2011 Season

admin — Fri, 01 Apr 2011 15:48:04 +0000

It’s the premiere edition of “At The Gate”, HPBA’s newest podcast covering a wide range of issues members will be interested in. This week, we focus on opening day at Woodbine with host Norm Borg and guest, Jeff Bratt, WEG TV’s Thoroughbred analyst.