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2025 Eclipse Stakes Day at Woodbine

Jockey Eswan Flores aboard Classic Mo Town after the 2025 Eclipse Stakes at Woodbine.

There were four graded stakes contested at Woodbine Racetrack on Saturday afternoon. It was unusually chilly for the last day of May in Southern Ontario, with a daytime high of 13.5 C (56.3 F) under partly cloudy skies but with fields facing headwind gusts of 64 km/h (40 MPH) in the stretch. The E.P. Taylor turf course used for the Royal North Stakes was good-to-firm (GoingStick reading 10.3).

Down the stretch in the Eclipse Stakes (G2)

The headliner was the $175,000 bet365 Eclipse Stakes (G2) featuring some of the top older horses in Canada going 1 1/16 miles on the Tapeta. Get Smokin was sent off as the 5-2 favorite in the field of 8, making his first start of the year after winning the Valedictory Stakes (G3) in November. In to challenge him included 3-1 second choice Dataman off an allowance win after finishing 4th in the Sycamore (G3) in October, and 9-2 third choice Possiblemente, 5th in the Tampa Bay Stakes (G3) last out.

Jockey Sahin Civaci sent Get Smokin to the lead first time by and he set fractions of 24.04, 47.86, and 1:11.47 while pressed by Possiblemente and stalked by Dataman. Turning for home 9-1 Classic Mo Town, 6th early under Eswan Flores, found room to gain the lead at the 1/8 pole and held off late-running 6-1 Webslinger by 3/4 length in 1:42.97. It was another 2 1/4 lengths back to pacesetting favorite Get Smokin third.

Pgm Horse Jockey Win Place Show 5 Classic Mo Town Flores 20.10 7.50 4.50 7 Webslinger Husbands 6.30 3.50 3 Get Smokin Civaci 3.50 Winning Time: 1:42.97 $1 Exacta 5-7 55.60 $0.20 Trifecta 5-7-3 47.95 $0.20 Superfecta 5-7-3-8 421.11 Results Chart Left: Classic Mo Town in the winner's circle. Winning trainer Martin Drexler said, "Well, he's always been a hard-knocking type of horse, and I figured he was in good order going into it. He was a good one right from the time we took him – he's always there. And Eswan's riding confident right now, so I think that's the biggest thing." Right: Classic Mo Town heads back to the barn after the race. Left: Classic Mo Town heads to the track before the race. Winning jockey Eswan Flores said, "He's such a nice horse, it's so easy to get along. We're inside, the inside was my only worry that, you know, maybe I could get stuck in there. Marty had him so ready today. It was just a press button." Right: Classic Mo Town heads to the winner's circle. Left: Second place finisher Webslinger heads out to the track before the race. The Mark Casse trainee improved his record to 5 wins, 6 seconds, and 4 thirds in 20 starts, earning $1,433,589 for owner D.J. Stable. Right: Third place finisher and beaten favorite Get Smokin returns after the race. The Mark Casse trainee improved his record to 8 wins, 7 seconds, and 3 thirds in 33 starts, earning $2,144,220 for owners Ironhorse Racing Stable, BlackRidge Stables, Saratoga Seven Racing Partners, and T-N-T Equine Holdings. The horses break from the gate for the Eclipse Stakes. Ms. Tart wins the Royal North Stakes (G3) The first turf stakes of the Woodbine meeting is the $150,000 HPIbet Royal North Stakes (G3) for older fillies and mares sprinting 6 1/2 furlongs on the E.P. Taylor turf course. Earhart was sent off as the 9-10 favorite in the field of 10 off her 5 1/2 length romp in the Whimsical Stakes (G3). In to challenge her included 5-2 second choice Toupie, 4th in the Giants Causeway (G3) at Keeneland after winning the Las Cienegas (G3) at Santa Anita, and 17-2 third choice Gal in a Rush, second in the Whimsical after finishing 9th in the Bessarabian (G3). Jockey Manny Franco sent Toupie to the lead and she set fractions of 22.1 and 44.49 while pressed by 15-1 Dancing Duchess and stalked by Earhart. Turning for home, the pacesetters tired as 13-1 Ready to Jam, 6th early, came out 5 wide and swept to the lead through 3/4 in 1:08.87. 70-1 longest shot Ms. Tart, last early under Huber Villa-Gomez, fanned out 9 wide into the stretch and rallied to win by 1/2 a length over Ready to Jam in 1:15.56. It was another 1/2 length back to 39-1 Ticker Tape Home third, while favorite Earhart finished last beaten 9 1/4 lengths. Results Chart Left: Ms. Tart in the winner's circle. Winning trainer Kevin Rice, celebrating his first graded stakes win said, "It's amazing. It's my first graded stakes win. It was exciting watching because going to the gate, we were 70-1. It was a full field, trying the turf here. It's just amazing. I hauled her up here myself today. She's been a really classy filly. I didn't have to do anything special with her, just keep her happy and bring her over here." Right: Ms. Tart heads back to the barn after the race. Left: Ms. Tart heads to the track before the race. Winning jockey Huber Villa-Gomez said, "When I see everybody getting back, I said, 'Wow, I still have more horse.' I didn't have anywhere to go. When I put her in the clear, she was, 'Okay, let's go.'" Right: Ms. Tart heads to the winner's circle. Left: Second place finisher Ready to Jam walks over before the race. The Mark Casse trainee improved her record to 2 wins, 2 seconds, and 3 thirds in 10 starts, earning $148,323 for owners Gary Barber and D.J. Stable. Right: Third place finisher Ticker Tape Home in the post parade. The Mark Casse trainee improved her record to 4 wins, 2 seconds, and 1 third in 18 starts, earning $290,824 for owner Live Oak Plantation. Last place finisher and beaten favorite Earhart returns after the race. The Josie Carroll trainee has a record of 3 wins, 0 seconds, and 1 third in 5 starts, earning $137,143 for owner-breeder LNJ Foxwoods. Old Chestnut wins the Jacques Cartier Stakes (G3) Kicking off the Saturday card of racing was the $135,000 Jacques Cartier Stakes (G3) for older horses sprinting 6 furlongs on Tapeta. After 1-9 morning line favorite and 2024 Horse of the Year Patches O'Houlihan was scratched by trainer Bob Tiller due to a fever, just 3 horses went to post with Simcoe sent off as the 1-2 favorite off a 2 race win streak in allowance company. Okiro was the 2-1 second choice off 6th place finishes in the Gulfstream Park Sprint and an allowance at Keeneland, with 7-2 Old Chestnut completing the field, 4th in an allowance last out. Jockey Eswan Flores sent Old Chestnut to the lead out of the chute and he set fractions of 22.40 and 44.13 while a length ahead of Simcoe who was 2 lengths ahead of Okiro. Turning for home Old Chestnut left the other two behind, opening a 2 1/2 length lead through 5f in 55.62 and finishing up 2 3/4 lengths in front of Simcoe in 1:08.17, just 0.54 second off the track record. It was another 3 3/4 lengths back to Okiro last. Results Chart Left: Old Chestnut in the winner's circle. Winning trainer Martin Drexler said, "(Patches O'Houlihan scratched) was something you didn't expect. But, I mean, horse racing always throws something at you, so glad to take it. So, I actually thought we were live in here." Right: Old Chestnut heads back to the barn after the race. Left: Old Chestnut in the post parade. Winning jockey Eswan Flores said, "He broke so sharp, you know, I just had to take the take his best move, which is, we won with him last year, going to the front. When it was time to go, he gave me what he had, because (Simcoe) was trying to move on you and just couldn't do it." Right: Old Chestnut heads to the winner's circle. Left: Second place finisher Simcoe in the post parade. The Katerina Vassilieva trainee improved his record to 4 wins, 4 seconds, and 0 thirds in 16 starts, earning $207,952 for owner-breeder Chiefswood Stables. Right: Third place finisher Okiro returns after the race. The Saffie Joseph Jr. trainee improved his record to 3 wins, 2 seconds, and 3 thirds in 16 starts, earning $271,533 for owner Jonathan Mandelblum. Caitlinhergrtness wins the Belle Mahone Stakes (G3) Closing out the stakes action was the $150,000 Belle Mahone Stakes (G3) featuring a field of 8 older fillies and mares going 1 1/16 miles on the Tapeta main track. 2-2024 champion 3-year-old filly and King's Plate winner Caitlinhergrtness was sent off as the 2-1 favorite off a 4th place finish in the Maple Leaf (G3) after finishing third in the Queen Elizabeth II Cup (G1) at Keeneland. In to challenge her included 3-1 second choice and 2024 champion older female and last year's winner Fashionably Fab off her win in the La Prevoyante Stakes, and 7-2 third choice Literate off a 6th place finish in the La Troienne (G1) at Churchill Downs. Jockey Manny Franco sent 11-1 For Flying to the lead first time by through fractions of 24.17, 47.56, and 1:11.74 while pressed by 4-1 fourth choice Dana's Beauty and stalked by Caitlinhergrtness. Into the stretch Dana's Beauty tired as Caitlinhergrtness split horses to lead through 1 mile in 1:35.76. Kept to task by Rafael Hernandez, Caitlinhergrtness drew off to win by 5 lengths over For Flying in 1:42.26. It was a neck back to 14-1 Ready for Shirl third. Results Chart Left: Caitlinhergrtness in the winner's circle. Winning trainer Kevin Attard said, "I was a little more nervous with her, just because she had been working so fast, and we were making a conscious effort trying to slow her down in the mornings. She came into us early in the year from WinStar, just looking like a different animal. She matured so much, she filled out, she grew and, you know, it all transpired onto the racetrack." Right: Caitlinhergrtness heads back to the barn after the race. Winning jockey Rafael Hernandez said, "I was just trying to get her to relax. She's been working really hard, and I just want to get her back on her feet and relax good." Left: Caitlinhergrtness in the walking ring before the race. Hernandez added, And I know when she is able to do that, when I put her in the clear, she's going to explode like she did today. She's been working amazing, and everything paid off today." Right: Caitlinhergrtness heads to the winner's circle. Attard added, "She was just working that much faster and just doing everything so easy, but the times were quick, and I was worried she might be a little rank, but the race set up perfectly. Raffi did a good job with her, and she showed why she's a champion." Left: Second place finisher For Flying returns after the race. The Graham Motion trainee improved her record to 4 wins, 3 seconds, and 0 thirds in 9 starts, earning $122,608 for owner Newstead Stables. Right: Third place finisher Ready for Shirl in the walking ring before the race. The Roger Attfield trainee improved her record to 3 wins, 1 second, and 1 third in 10 starts, earning $166,993 for owner-breeder Charles Fipke. The horses break from the gate for the Belle Mahone Stakes. 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