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2026 Eclipse Stakes Day at Woodbine

Jockey Sofia Vives aboard Maycocks Bay after the 2026 Eclipse Stakes at Woodbine.

There were three graded stakes contested at Woodbine Racetrack on Saturday afternoon, all over the Tapeta main track. Conditions were typical for the last weekend of May in Southern Ontario, with sunny skies and a daytime high of 19.3 C (66.7 F).

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. Maycocks Bay was sent off as the even-money favorite in the field of 7 off a third place finish in a Keeneland allowance on April 16. In to challenge him included 3-1 second choice Jokestar, winner of the Post Time Stakes at Laurel before finishing second in the Temperance Hill at Oaklawn, and 11-2 third choice Stanley House, winless since the Niagara Stakes on August 2 and 5th in an allowance last out.

Jockey Sofia Vives sent Maycocks Bay loose on the lead first time by through fractions of 23.69, 47.08, and 1:11.01 while chased by Stanley House as many as 11 lengths behind, with 12-1 Church and State sitting third. Turning for home Maycocks Bay continued to lead by 5 lengths through 1 mile in 1:36.02, and coasted to a 2 length win over Stanley House in 1:43.05. It was a neck back to 13-1 Runaway Again third.

Pgm Horse Jockey Win Place Show 6 Maycocks Bay Vives 4.10 2.70 2.40 1 Stanley House Salles 4.60 3.20 7 Runaway Again Munger 4.60 Winning Time: 1:43.05 $1 Exacta 6-1 8.25 $0.20 Trifecta 6-1-7 9.99 $0.20 Superfecta 6-1-7-3 28.36 Results Chart Left: Maycocks Bay in the winner's circle. Parker Hendricks, assistant to winning trainer Mike Stidham said, "We're fortunate enough, this horse has been based down at Fair Hill Training Center for the last six or eight weeks, and he has galloped on (Tapeta) and worked on it, and he had a really nice breeze over the surface about two weeks ago, his second to last work, so we were pretty confident he would handle the surface." Right: Maycocks Bay gets hosed off on his way back to the barn. Winning jockey Sofia Vives said, "I heard that he's a very eager horse, he likes to be forward. He's quick on his own. If you grab him, it's like pulling against the wall, so I just had to find a happy rhythm." Left: Maycocks Bay heads to the track before the race. Vives added, "In the first turn on this surface, he was just floating, so I figured he was going to open up a little bit. But when we turned for home, we had plenty of horse to keep pulling away." Right: Maycocks Bay heads to the winner's circle. Hendricks added, "He's a very exuberant horse. I actually ride him myself. He is very fast, so he doesn't really feel like he's going that fast." Left: Second place finisher Stanley House returns after the race. The Mike De Paulo trainee improved his record to 4 wins, 9 seconds, and 3 thirds in 26 starts, earning $487,523 for owners John and Diana Russell. Right: Third place finisher Runaway Again in the paddock. The Sid Attard trainee improved his record to 3 wins, 0 seconds, and 2 thirds in 7 starts, earning $276,833 for owner-breeder Stronach Stables. The horses break from the gate for the Eclipse Stakes. Possiblemente wins the Jacques Cartier Stakes (G3) Closing out the stakes action was the $150,000 Jacques Cartier Stakes (G3) for older horses sprinting 6 furlongs. After 1 scratch, a field of 7 went to post with Playmea Tune sent off as the 5-2 favorite off a third place finish in the Army Mule Stakes at Gulfstream Park. In to chalenge him included 3-1 second choice Its Bourbon Thirty, 9th in the Twin Spires Turf Sprint (G2) at Churchill Downs, and 4-1 third choice Possiblemente, 5th in the Twin Spires Turf Sprint. Jockey Fraser Aebly sent 9-2 fourth choice Western Whirl to the lead out of the chute through fractions of 22.31 and 45.40 while pressed by Its Bourbon Thirty and stalked by 6-1 G T Five Hundred. Turning for home Western Whirl continued to lead through 5f in 57.31 before tiring. Possiblemente, 4th early under Eswan Flores, came out for room and outfinished late-running 17-2 Lithe Spirit to win by a length in 1:10.01. It was a nose back to Western Whirl third, and a head back to favorite Playmea Tune fourth. Results Chart Left: Possiblemente in the winner's circle. Winning jockey Eswan Flores said, "I think Raffi (Hernandez aboard G T Five Hundred) knows his horse too. I think he was trying to keep me in the outside as much as possible, but I found a way to relax him and find myself in the inside, save a little bit of ground in the turn." Right: Possiblemente gets hosed off on his way back to the barn. Left: Possiblemente in the paddock. Flores added, "I got to give all the credit to Joe (Sharp, trainer), bringing and shoring this horse up. I think that was one of the best things anybody could have done to this horse. Joe's training just puts two and two together." Right: Possiblemente heads to the winner's circle. Left: Second place finisher Lithe Spirit in the paddock. The Kevin Attard trainee improved her record to 7 wins, 2 seconds, and 1 third in 17 starts, earning $408,509 for owners Bradley Thoroughbreds, Gainesway Stable, Laura Leigh Stable, Scott Estes, and Cambron Equine. Right: Third place finisher Western Whirl returns after the race. The Stuart Simon trainee improved his record to 3 wins, 4 seconds, and 5 thirds in 18 starts, earning $255,758 for owner-breeder Chiefswood Stables. Fourth place finisher and beaten favorite Playmea Tune in the paddock. The Josie Carroll trainee has a record of 5 wins, 1 second, and 1 third in 16 starts, earning $321,910 for owner-breeder Chiefswood Stables. Deloraine wins the Belle Mahone Stakes (G3) Kicking off the Saturday stakes trio was the $150,000 Belle Mahone Stakes (G3) featuring a field of 7 older fillies and mares going 1 1/16 miles. Latonia Stakes winner Stylish Sue was sent off as the 3-2 favorite off her 5th place finish in the Modesty (G3) at Churchill Downs. In to challenge her included 3-1 second choice Elysian Field, unraced since finishing 7th in the Presque Isle Downs Masters (G2) in September, and 7-2 third choice Equitas off a 4th place finish in a Keeneland allowance. Jockey Rafael Hernandez sent Stylish Sue to the lead first time by through fractions of 23.53, 48.18, and 1:12.67 while pressed by 13-2 No Time and stalked by 12-1 Hurricane Clair. Into the stretch Stylish Sue continued to lead through 1 mile in 1:37.81 but 9-1 Deloraine, 5th early under Ryan Munger, came out 3 wide for room and rallied by late to win by 3/4 length in 1:44.47. It was a long 3 3/4 lengths back to Equitas third. Results Chart Left: Deloraine in the winner's circle. Winning jockey Ryan Munger said, "Going around I had a ton of horse. I saw Raffy getting away but I knew if I get out, I'm going to catch him. From the half mile I can tell if I got out, she was going to win. Once the split opened, she took it like a brave soldier. And she won a very gallant, gutsy win today." Right: Deloraine gets hosed off on her way back to the barn. Emma Lovatt representing winning owner-breeder Godolphin said, "Very important (to get her first graded stakes win) She's obviously had a few attempts at it, finally getting the win, bringing her back on the all-weather, bringing her up to Woodbine was a perfect combination for her." Left: Deloraine heads to the track from the paddock. Right: Deloraine heads to the winner's circle. Munger added, "When you put on these silks, it's like you're putting on history. They look even better in the winner's box." Left: Second place finisher and beaten favorite Stylish Sue heads to the track. The Joe Sharp trainee improved her record to 5 wins, 3 seconds, and 0 thirds in 16 starts, earning $483,423 for owner Highlander Training Center. Right: Third place finisher Equitas returns after the race. The Mike De Paulo trainee improved her record to 3 wins, 0 seconds, and 2 thirds in 8 starts, earning $106,157 for owner Zilli Racing Stables. The horses break from the gate for the Belle Mahone Stakes. Back to Horse-Races.Net main page Search Horse-Races.Net: ©1994-2026,  Cindy Pierson Dulay   Privacy Policy   About Us   Search   Site Map   Add a Link   Advertise   Suggest to a friend   RSS Feed   Follow on Twitter