Thirteen horses have been nominated to the $750,000 Canadian International (G1) on a turf showcase day at Woodbine on October 3.
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A fan of Woodbine, Appleby won his 100th and 101st Group 1s of his career on Turf Champions Day at Woodbine.
French-based colt Silius (Ire) will try to do what his full brother did last year, come to Woodbine and win a Grade 1.
Winners of three of the last four Woodbine Miles, Godolphin and Charlie Appleby are making plans for this year's race.
The remarkable Rebel's Romance, who just won the Princess of Wales's Stakes last week, has been retired at age eight.
Eoin Harty, Michael Stidham and Joe Sharp sent out Deloraine, Maycocks Bay and Possiblemente to win all three graded stakes May 30.
For the third time in the last four years, Godolphin, Charlie Appleby and jockey William Buick have owned the Woodbine Mile.
The British team have won bunches of Woodbine's Group 1s in recent years and will try to scoop all three on September 13.
Godolphin's Kentucky Derby winner passed up the Preakness and then rolled in the slop in the Belmont Stakes on June 7.
Over a very sloppy track, Sovereignty, trained by Bill Mott for Godolphin, won the 151st Kentucky Derby over favoured Journalism.
Fifteen Florida Derby winners have gone on to win the Kentucky Derby; three Arkansas Derby winners have won at Churchill Downs.
Highly-regarded East Avenue, owned by Godolphin, is among 12 three-year-olds entered in the Risen Star Stakes (G2) on Saturday at Fair Grounds.
Blockbuster card at Woodbine has Win and You're In Races, Summer, Natalma plus Grade 1 E.P. Taylor and more.
One of two invaders for the Rogers Woodbine Mile is Big Rock, a French-bred colt who had a big win in 2023 and seeks a turnaround.
There are 16 nominations for the 37th Woodbine Mile on September 14, part of Turf Champions day at Woodbine.
