Casson won his second stakes race with a steady score in the King Corrie Stakes at Woodbine but don't look for him on the King's Plate trail.
Rafael Hernandez
King's Plate winner wins the big prize at the 51st Sovereign Awards and Chiefswood takes its first Outstanding Breeder trophy.
There will be a few new faces in the riders' room when Woodbine gets underway on April 18 and many familiar ones.
Breeders' Stakes winner comes off a near miss in the Grade 1 Hollywood Derby and meets Woodbine Mile winner Win for the Money.
Hernandez led all jockeys, Mark Casse took another trainer's title, and Bruno Schickedanz led all owners as 2025 Woodbine ends.
Rafael Hernandez, Pietro Moran, Devon Gittens, Dale Desruisseaux, Danny Yu, Maximum Fifty, Little Teddy are names for the year.
Bossy Candy was odds-on for the Shady Well Stakes and ran to those odds; Jose Campos broke a shin bone on Saturday.
For the second straight week, poor fall weather in southern Ontario halted racing at Woodbine, but Sid Attard won with three horses.
The 4-5 favourite defended his crown in Saturday’s $175,000 feature at Woodbine with Rafael Hernandez in the irons.
Trainer Dale Desruisseaux is on a roll, as is jockey Rafael Hernandez, as they combined to win the two-year-old stakes with the Chiefswood filly.
Miguel Clement has had a big year at Woodbine, most recently placing one-two in the Ontario Fashion with Les Reys and Gal in a Rush.
The Hillsbrook homebred filly is the latest star for Garland and Marie Williamson and trainer Dale Desruisseaux.
Son of Justify rebounded from a troubled run in the King's Plate to take down the Breeders' for his third stakes win.
In just its third full year of acquiring and racing high-priced horses around the world, Wathnan Racing won at Woodbine.
Trainer Rachel Halden was encouraged by the way Aristella trained on the grass and gave the hard-trying filly a chance.
