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 William Buick celebrates aboard Notable Speech after the Woodbine Mile. |
Date: 09/13/2025
The $1 million Rogers Woodbine Mile (G1) celebrated its 29th renewal on Saturday afternoon. It features some of the best turf milers in North America and Europe looking for an automatic entry into the Breeders' Cup Mile at Del Mar on November 1, under the Breeders' Cup Challenge "Win and You're In" promotion. Traditionally run over the one-turn mile on the outer E.P. Taylor Turf Course, for 2025 and possibly 2026 it is run around two turns of the 7-furlong Inner Course while the Taylor Course undergoes a year-long renovation on its backstretch. Conditions were typical for "Woodbine Turf Champions Day" with partly cloudy skies and a post time temperature of 24.9 C (76.8 F), with the inner course rated firm (GoingStick 11.1).
 Notable Speech rallies down the center in the stretch |
Jockey Joel Rosario sent My Boy Prince to the lead first time by through fractions of 23.31, 47.33, and 1:10.88 while pressed by Gas Me Up and stalked by 19-1 Stanley House. Turning for home, My Boy Prince continued to lead through 7f in 1:23.14. Favorite Notable Speech, 5th early under William Buick, came out 5 wide for room and rallied to win going away by 1 3/4 lengths in 1:35.33. It was another 1 3/4 lengths back to Gas Me Up third.
Pgm Horse Jockey Win Place Show 2 Notable Speech Buick 2.80 2.20 2.10 6 My Boy Prince Rosario 4.80 3.30 9 Gas Me Up Prat 3.40 Winning Time: 1:35.33 $1 Exacta 2-6 5.75 $2 Trifecta 2-6-9 53.20 $2 Superfecta 2-6-9-7 1,098.50 |
Left: Notable Speech in the winner's circle. Alex Merriam, assistant to winning trainer Charlie Appleby said, "He's a special horse for everyone in Godolphin, from His Highness Sheikh Mohammed, all the way down. He's been a bit unfortunate this season. It's nice to get a group one by his name this season."
Right: Notable Speech parades for the fans. Winning jockey William Buick said, "Obviously, we're on the inside track for these races. So, it changed the dynamics a lot, and I think our horses find it challenging. So, I was not going to give up my position on Notable Speech. And he's an experienced horse, so I knew I could do that with him."
Left: Notable Speech in the paddock before the race.
Right: Notable Speech in the post parade. Buick added, "And he had to be brave for a little bit there, but he was, and once he got into that position, he relaxed beautifully, and he got into nice rhythm. And he was, for me, he was winning from a long way out."
Left: Notable Speech heads to the winner's circle. Merriam added, "Look, he ran a solid race last year (3rd in BC Mile). I think the experience from going there and coming here again, hopefully sharpening up on the two turns, and he shouldn't be too far away."
Right: Notable Speech heads back to the barn.
Left: The trophy presentation for the Woodbine Mile. Buick added, "His last race (Prix Jacques le Marois) was very frustrating. He should have won that day, and he deserved to win. It was a hard pill to swallow, but he put it right today."
Right: The horses break from the gate for the Woodbine Mile
Left: Second place finisher My Boy Prince leads first time by. The Mark Casse trainee improved his record to 7 wins, 6 seconds, and 1 third in 19 starts, earning $1,210,467 for owner Gary Barber.
Right: Third place finisher Gas Me Up in the paddock before the race. The Kevin Attard trainee improved his record to 4 wins, 1 second, and 1 third in 9 starts, earning $350,262 for owners Exline-Border Racing, Michael Jawl, Aaron Kennedy, and Tom Zwiesler.
 Caitlinhergrtness wins the Ontario Matron Stakes (G3) |
Jockey Eswan Flores sent 24-1 Hurricane Clair to the lead first time by through fractions of 24.68, 49.62, and 1:13.17 while pressed by 13-1 Fashionably Fab and stalked by Caitlinhergrtness. Turning for home, jockey Flavien Prat moved Caitlinhergrtness 3 wide for room to sweep to the lead through 1 mile in 1:36.66. Kept to task by Prat, Caitlinhergrtness drew off to win by 3 1/4 lengths over Hurricane Clair in 1:42.92. It was another 1/2 length back to 21-1 For Flying third.
Left: Caitlinhergrtness in the winner's circle. Winning trainer Kevin Attard said, "I just personally think she just needs two turns. And the way the E.P. Taylor turf course is configured, it's not to her liking and when she did win on the turf, it was on the inner turf course. With the E.P. Taylor in your backyard, you've got to give it a stab, but obviously, now she's kind of back doing what she likes. And obviously she showed her true colours today."
Right: Caitlinhergrtness gets hosed off after the race. Attard added, "Like I said, she just kind of reiterated the fact that she wants two turns. And sure enough, today, she got that, and she showed what she's capable of."
Left: Second place finisher Hurricane Clair heads out to the track before the race. The Martin Drexler trainee improved her record to 4 wins, 5 seconds, and 2 thirds in 17 starts, earning $433,214 for owners David Rowbotham, Rodney Carpenter, and Tony Boogmans.
Right: Third place finisher For Flying returns after the race. The Graham Motion trainee improved her record to 4 wins, 3 seconds, and 1 third in 11 starts, earning $140,010 for owner Newstead Stables.
Left: The horses break from the gate for the Ontario Matron Stakes.
Closing out the stakes action on Saturday, a field of 7 older horses contested the $150,000 Branded Cities Vigil Stakes (G3), a 7 furlong sprint on the Tapeta main track. Bold Venture (G3) winner Simcoe was sent off as the 6-5 favorite over 4-1 second choice Victory Achieved, second in the Bold Venture, and 9-2 third choice Cruden Bay, 4th in the King Edward (G2) after winning the Connaught Cup (G2).
Jockey Rafael Hernandez sent Simcoe to the lead out of the chute through fractions of 22.21 and 44.21 while pressed by Victory Achieved and stalked by 15-1 I'm a Gambler. Turning for home Simcoe opened up a 1 1/2 length lead through 3/5 in 1:08.38, and cruised to a 1 3/4 length win over late-running 9-1 Horsepower in 1:21.19. It was another length back to Cruden Bay third.
Left: Simcoe in the winner's circle. Winning trainer Katerina Vassilieva said, "He's been training really well since his last race, and just feeling like the man, feeling full of himself and really confident. And I was confident in him, but, of course, you never know if they're going to give you a bounce. I was hoping it wasn't going to be today. And you know, he proved that he’s still on his game."
Right: Simcoe gets hosed off after the race. Winning jockey Rafael Hernandez said, "When the gates opened, he was laying back, and then he missed the break a little bit. But I hustled to get in the lead, and you can see what he can do."
Left: Second place finisher Horsepower in the post parade. The Joe Orseno trainee improved his record to 5 wins, 5 seconds, and 0 thirds in 15 starts, earning $303,542 for owner D. J. Stable.
Right: Third place finisher Cruden Bay returns after the race. The Donald MacRae trainee improved his record to 8 wins, 9 seconds, and 2 thirds in 26 starts, earning $551,691 for owner Michael Lay.
Summer and Natalma Stakes also on the card.
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