Stronach Stables’ homebred RUNAWAY AGAIN grabbed his second graded stakes win of 2026 with a powerful romp in the November 7 Autumn Stakes (G3) at Woodbine, worth $208,950.
The four-year-old son of Hard Spun – Golden Venus by Storm Cat won the Dominion Day Stakes in July, his first graded stakes win for Stronach, trainer Sid Attard and jockey Munger.
A late starter to his career – Runaway Again was a smashing debut winner just weeks before last year’s King’s Plate – the gelding won the Prince of Wales Stakes at Fort Erie last summer.
Noted by Attard to be a somewhat difficult and ‘quirky’ horse to manage, Runaway Again has been able to flaunt his talent under the careful direction of Sid Attard’s strong Woodbine backstretch team and jockey Munger.
The gelding was odds-on in the Autumn, which drew just five other entrants. The lone speed runner in the field, English Actor, upset winner of the grassy Niagara Stakes in the summer, set a soft pace under Rafael Hernandez and did well to lead for as long as he could. Around the last turn of the 1 1/8 mile race, however, Munger turned Runaway Again loose and the pair blew by for a 2 3/4 length win in 1:50.37. English Ascot was second over William T.
His Beyer Speed Figure of 101 was the second-highest from a Canadian-bred in this country in 2026, just behind Plate winner Luster.
His sire, Hard Spun, was also represented on Saturday by Bessarabian Stakes (G3) winner Pondering, maiden allowance winner Hard Right, and last week’s maiden allowance winner Bunyan.
Golden Venus is a half-sister to Awesome Again, Stronach’s Breeders’ Cup Classic and Queen’s Plate winner.
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