The pair of Grade 3 events includes the well-travelled American Women, while Dakotah Blue stretches out on the inner turf.
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The project is completed several weeks ahead schedule and will be tested by horses and riders over the coming weeks.
Vina Arana (IRE) cruised to an easy win, while G T Five Hundred scored an upset and another big win for trainer Dale Desruisseaux on the day.
Sovereign champion Little Teddy chases a Ballade score, while Poulin in O T shoots for a Pink Lloyd win.
The Kevin Attard trainee gamely wore down Happy Destination in the final yards to win the $100,000 sprint for three-year-old fillies.
The inner turf contests feature Mark Casse's trio of trainees in the Royal North and Miss Vyvyanne looking to make it five in a row in the Highlander.
Dominion Day hopeful Wyoming Bill is “coming into his own as a four-year-old,” says trainer and part-owner Catherine Day Phillips.
The Mark Casse trainee faces five rivals in the $125,000 Queenston, an early season Plate prep which Casse has won on three occasions.
Undefeated Grade 1-winning Ontario-bred filly takes her first step to the Woodbine Oaks in Saturday's Fury Stakes at Woodbine.
Named after the winner of the 1917 edition of the King's Plate. the $150,000 G3 Saturday stakes features a field of seven.
Jokestar is all business ahead of the Grade 2 Eclipse Stakes; Awesome Bourbon looks to barrel over Jacques Cartier (G3) competition.
The three-year-old feature on Sunday has traditionally been an important race in the lead-up to The King’s Plate.
83 three-year-olds have been nominated to this year’s Triple Crown, consisting of the King’s Plate, Prince of Wales, and Breeders’ Stakes.
Opening Day is set for Sat. April 18 and the season features two $1 million classics – the 167th King’s Plate and the Grade 1 Woodbine Mile.
Canada’s most prestigious horse race launches the 2026 Canadian Triple Crown and offers a purse of $1 million.
