The inner turf contests feature Mark Casse's trio of trainees in the Royal North and Miss Vyvyanne looking to make it five in a row in the Highlander.
Races
Dominion Day hopeful Wyoming Bill is “coming into his own as a four-year-old,” says trainer and part-owner Catherine Day Phillips.
Here are Canadian Thoroughbred's Top 10 fillies for the Woodbine Oaks and Top 18 for the King's Plate coming up July 19 and Aug. 15.
Sue Leslie and trainer Evette Chartrand-Hoek won two races with longshots at Woodbine on Sunday including the Lake Huron Stakes.
Torrential rain made Century Mile a sea of slop for the weekend, but BC champion Avana won again, this time over Big Hug.
Former Hastings trainer brought just one horse to Assiniboia Downs and that fellow, Nu Soup for Baby, lit up the tote board on June 14.
Canada's Sovereign Award-winning Jockey of 2024, Sahin Civaci, will return to Woodbine beginning next weekend.
An Ontario-bred colt named Canada sold to Len and Jon Green's D.J. Stable for $400,000 in Ocala on Thursday.
The rivals – both named Horse of the Year in their respective provinces – will meet again in the McKenzie Handicap on Saturday at Century Mile.
The Georgian Bay and Lake Huron stakes for three-year-olds take place on Sunday at Woodbine on the inner turf to kick off the series.
Longtime horsepeople at Woodbine are still winning races even when a rainy day like Sunday makes the main track speed-favouring.
The tough Canadian-bred filly is not eligible for the Woodbine Oaks and is not likely to come as a dirt specialist.
Woodbine fans will have Mile winner Notable Speech and recent maiden winner EZ Tina to cheer on during the prestigious meeting.
Cyle Larin scored the goal to get the first point ever for Canada in World Cup soccer and the next morning he was with his horses at Woodbine.
Almost half of the top 10 contenders for the Woodbine Oaks/King's Plate are homebreds for the Krembil family.
