Blockbuster card at Woodbine has Win and You're In Races, Summer, Natalma plus Grade 1 E.P. Taylor and more.
Races
Frank Stronach's homebred gelding was green but forceful under jockey Jose Campos to win Fort Erie's biggest race.
One of two invaders for the Rogers Woodbine Mile is Big Rock, a French-bred colt who had a big win in 2023 and seeks a turnaround.
Jayson and Courtney Horner and trainer Justin Nixon hope Passioned can emulate his half-brother, the 2014 POW winner.
Champion rider will stay at Woodbine until end of the month before going back to California to collect Breeders' Cup mounts.
Trainer Martin Drexler had the hard-trying Silent Name filly in top form for the final leg of the Triple Tiara.
The Niagara Stakes was the seventh win in 24 races for Lac Macaza; plus other Saturday winners at Woodbine.
Longtime owner, breeder and stallion owner in Ontario watched Simply in Front win the $1.7 million AGS Music City at Kentucky Downs.
The first horse Mark Casse trained for Len and Jon Green had been unplaced in claiming races this year and was recently purchased.
The Niagara Overnight Stakes is the Saturday feature, while the three-year-old fillies settle up the Triple Tiara on Sunday.
A field of 10, including a supplemental entry, was drawn for the September 10 Prince of Wales Stakes at Fort Erie.
Gary Chudobiak had to jump in the infield pond at Fort Erie after his Society Joe won the Puss N Boots Cup on Labour Day at 40-to-1.
There have been seven fillies to win the Prince of Wales, second jewel of the Canadian Triple Crown, and there is one in this year's field.
There are 16 nominations for the 37th Woodbine Mile on September 14, part of Turf Champions day at Woodbine.
Chiefswood Stables' colt wins his grass debut and first stakes race while defeating the much-hyped Travis Kelce gelding.
