By PERRY LEFKO
Woodbine Entertainment Group is re-
spected for its spectacular training and rac-
ing facilities, considered among the best in
the world, but within the last few years it
has gained additional respect for its excep-
tional white-glove concierge service for
visiting horsemen.
From the moment they make the deci-
sion to come to Woodbine to the time they
leave, there is someone to take care of their
every need – both for the front stretch and
the backstretch – and this applies to every-
thing from allowance races to Grade Is.
"Trainers and owners that are out of town
make a choice to come to Woodbine to com-
pete, that's very important and we want to
repay that by giving them the best experi-
ence," says Jonathan Zammit, who is in his
first year as WEG's Vice-President of Thor-
oughbred Racing. "We want to make that as
easy as possible. There's so much emphasis
on new guests coming to the track and all
that stuff with the young generation and
that's very important, but for me and my
team we live in the world where the own-
er and the trainer is our guest. That's the
