Great weather on the Canada Day weekend brought fans out in droves to witness great finishes and a historic win by one of Canada's greats.
Highlander Stakes
The Ontario-bred/Ontario-sired gelding won the Grade 1 for Stronach Stables and trainer Nick Gonzalez on Plate day.
Supporting stakes races on Plate weekend are so much more than that, as US invaders such as the fast Caravel visit.
Wet Your Whistle stormed home down the long E.P. Taylor Turf Course to take top honours in Saturday’s $304,800 Highlander Stakes, at Woodbine.
Wet Your Whistle, a four-year-old son of Stroll, struts into Saturday’s Grade 1 $300,000 Highlander Stakes in excellent form.