The great SECRETARIAT completed his racing career at Woodbine in the iconic CANADIAN INTERNATIONAL (G1) and on October 8, the 50th anniversary of Big Red’s victory will be celebrated with the 84th running of the race.
The International has had a start-and-stop history in recent years; it was not held in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic and was again canceled last year due to lingering pandemic protocols which made it difficult for overseas horses to travel to Ontario.
The race is back, albeit it has been shortened to 1 1/4 miles from 1 1/2 miles, the distance the race was run at since 1987.