Hastings racecourse closed down and keen trainers had to race elsewhere. Edgar Mendoza came to Woodbine and won big on July 4.
Woodbine 2026
The Woodbine Oaks is in less than two weeks and a small group of fillies are set to try for the $500,000 purse.
Canuck Racing Club won a stakes race with one of their first purchases on July 5 as Sinclairity upset the Ballade.
Thursday and Friday cards this week were cancelled due to a sewer leak, but races have been added Sunday and Monday.
Brachetto upset top King's Plate contender Magical Factor in a close Marine Stakes, while Luster looked good in the Selene.
The Highlander Stakes (G2) was shortened to five furlongs this year and the field was modest, which worked out perfectly for the winner.
King's Plate and Woodbine Oaks contenders compete in the Marine and Selene Stakes on June 27, and Kazushi Kimura is in town.
Here are Canadian Thoroughbred's Top 10 fillies for the Woodbine Oaks and Top 18 for the King's Plate coming up July 19 and Aug. 15.
Sue Leslie and trainer Evette Chartrand-Hoek won two races with longshots at Woodbine on Sunday including the Lake Huron Stakes.
Longtime horsepeople at Woodbine are still winning races even when a rainy day like Sunday makes the main track speed-favouring.
Cyle Larin scored the goal to get the first point ever for Canada in World Cup soccer and the next morning he was with his horses at Woodbine.
Eoin Harty, Michael Stidham and Joe Sharp sent out Deloraine, Maycocks Bay and Possiblemente to win all three graded stakes May 30.
More than half a dozen horses previously trainer by currently-retired Martin Drexler have won in the early days of the Woodbine season.
There were no stakes races this past weekend at Woodbine, but there was plenty of action and memorable events.
Dixie Law is creeping up the Plate and Oaks list after her Ruling Angel victory, while we wait for some more big names to return.
