A winner of 8 of 10 races, the almost-black colt could be retired from racing after his scintillating score in the Japan Cup.
Races
Woodbine Entertainment announced a mandatory payout on Nov. 30, with a carryover of $153,700, starting with Race 3.
Jockeys Eswan Flores and Leo Salles scored the biggest wins of their Canadian careers on Nov. 25 on Canadian juveniles.
The 2022 Horse of the Year had a strong 2023 campaign and ended the season with a third-place run in the Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf.
Canadian-bred two-year-olds go for big money this weekend at Woodbine and local breeders have their fingers crossed.
The week of racing through Nov. 19 at Woodbine saw a fast inside speed-biased track, fast times and some notable efforts.
Apprentice rider Desean Bynoe and a gate crew member ended up in hospital as the last race of the day was abandoned.
Tracking some of the Canadian buyers from the final four sessions of the Keeneland November sale that wrapped up last week.
Well-prepared by trainer Julia Carey, Flag of Honour was making only his second start in Canada since arriving from down under.
One of Woodbine's most popular stars will try to stay unbeaten this year with a win in the Kennedy Road Stakes on Saturday.
The final points for the colts/geldings division are currently pending the results of an appeal involving the Lake Erie Stakes.
About halfway through the Keeneland November Breeding sale, Canadians have purchased more than a dozen horses
"It's a big problem, it strikes at the integrity of this - of the sport," said Stuart Janney, chairman of The Jockey Club.
Both Woodbine stakes races were won by daughters of star Kentucky stallion Hard Spun and both could win Sovereign Awards.
Two graded stakes races at Woodbine on November 11 have big fields and several mares in the running for a Sovereign Award.