A solid day of racing and stakes action at Woodbine Oct. 18 completed a long week of 40 races including 23 on the weekend.

Sunday’s card was supposed to be Canadian International day, one of Ontario’s most famous races that had some special runnings at Long Branch and of course on the Marshall/inner turf at Woodbine. It was the race that Secretariat ended his career with.

But the COVID-19 pandemic put an end to a lot in the world and at Woodbine, a shortened season meant cuts had to be made from the front side to the racetrack. The International was cancelled for 2020.

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