Two-year-olds were the headliners at Woodbine on Sunday with two graded stakes races and a fast maiden win by Ontario-bred Bunyan.
Grey Stakes
A pair of $175,000 main track Sunday stakes for two-year-olds are on tap as the final full month of racing of the Woodbine 2026 season gets underway.
The Big Con (GB) came north for trainer Miguel Clement and stole the Grey with Canada's reigning rider returning for the ride.
Two Grade 3 stakes races for two-year-olds at Woodbine came up light, which means Sunday's stakes will offer a big payday for someone.
American-bred two-year-olds won both the Grade 3 Grey Stakes and Grade 3 Mazarine Stakes on November 3 at Woodbine.
Florida invader Bluebirds Over remained undefeated in his Grey win and Renegade Rebel led a 1-2 Mark Casse finish in the Mazarine.
Forever Dixie, Renegade Rebel and Ryder Ryder Ryder have been entered in both 1 1/16 mile races on Saturday at Woodbine.
Trainer Mark Casse and his Woodbine team won both Grade 3 juvenile stakes at Woodbine on Nov. 28 and jockey Rafael Hernandez sweeps weekend.
The major 2-year-old stakes races at Woodbine on Nov. 28 could determine Sovereign Award candidates for both filly and colt divisions.
Muskoka Gold tries to double up after Cup and Saucer victory; faces plenty of invaders in Grade 3 route race for juveniles
Two-year-old colt Solidify was the stakes star of Woodbine’s second annual Grey Day on Sunday, as he won the $125,000 Grade 3 Grey Stakes.
Monticule’s homebred colt Archaggelos came through between horses in the stretch to win the $125,000 Grey Stakes (Grade 3) for two-year-olds featured on Sunday afternoon at Woodbine Racetrack. Rafael Hernandez worked out the ground-saving trip in the 1-1/16 mile event aboard the Michael Dickinson trainee, who bided his time in fifth-place as the leaders stacked […]
Live Oak Plantation’s Golden Hawk remained undefeated in two starts and completed a sweep of the weekend 2-year-old stakes for the Mark Casse stable with a handy score in Sunday’s Grade 3 Grey Stakes. Breaking from post 4 in the compact field of five, Golden Hawk was away alertly but was pressed by Han Sense […]
A star on the rise, Riker, in command throughout, will look to make his next start in the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile after wiring the $150,000 Grade 3 Grey Stakes on Sunday, at Woodbine. Trained by Nick Gonzalez for owner Tucci Stables, the dark bay son of Include-Desviacion, remained undefeated through four starts with an impressive […]
Kenneth and Sarah Ramsey’s International Star made a successful voyage from Kentucky to Toronto to capture Sunday’s co-featured Grade 3 $156,300 Grey Stakes, at Woodbine. Trained by Michael Maker and patiently steered by Rafael Hernandez, the bay son of Fusaichi Pegasus-Parlez arrived at the 1 1/16-miles ‘Poly’ tilt from a troubled second-place run in the […]
