It was a good week for a two-year-old named Verge and several horsepeople including Bill Tharrenos, Phil Hall, and more.
Woodbine 2026
Thanks to a superb ride by Sahin Civaci, Pondering ended a long winless streak and won her second Bessarabian Stakes.
A maniacal pace battle in the Overskate Stakes set the race up for favoured Ciunas, making his first start for American interests.
Two of the faster winners during the past four days of the 2026 Woodbine season ended lengthy losing streaks in fine fashion.
Fast filly Lamirada, an impressive debut winner, bounced back and won her first stakes race when she romped in Sunday's Glorious Song.
Ontario-bred son of Nyquist is two-for-two this year for D.J. Stable and trainer Mark Casse after a romp in the Display Stakes.
After a long road to recovery from injury, Emma-Jayne Wilson is winning again, overcoming significant hurdles along the way.
Empiricist wins his career debut at 24-to-1, a chaotic 2yo race start, top Beyer Speed Figures, another big win by Coburg, and more.
Jonathan Green and father Leonard's DJ Stable love Canadian racing even more now that their two-year-old Canada won the Cup & Saucer.
The 11-to-1 longshot is a different horse when he gets the lead to himself and he won the 137th Breeders' for owner Paul Ryder.
For the 2nd consecutive year, Notable Speech has won the Woodbine Mile (G1) and he heads to the Breeders' Cup Mile, seeking to win that again.
American hotshot Deterministic is seen as a tough rival for the Godolphin star in the $1 million race this Saturday.
French-based colt Silius (Ire) will try to do what his full brother did last year, come to Woodbine and win a Grade 1.
Garland Williamson's homebred Dixie Law captured the third jewel of the Triple Tiara, the Wonder Where Stakes, at Woodbine on Sept. 6
His trainer didn't know if the colt would survive an illness, let alone return to the races. But Scorching defied the odds.
