GII Dance Smartly Stakes

   In this series, the TDN takes a look at notable successes of European-based sires in North America. This column is highlighted by the victory of Silawi at Woodbine. Dubawi Gelding Claims The Canadian International Wathnan Racing's Silawi (Dubawi) earned his first top-tier win in the Canadian International Stakes at Woodbine on October 4 (video). Bred by Wertheimer and Frere, he is trained by Hamad Al Jehani. Sold for €380,000 out of the Arqana Arc Sale in 2023, the five-year-old gelding is also a winner of the G3 Winter Hill...

Woodbine Entertainment plans to partner with 1/ST Racing and turn the GII bet365 Dance Smartly Stakes into a qualifying race for the GII Pegasus World Cup Filly & Mare Turf Invitational Stakes, the Canadian track said via a press release on Thursday. The winner of the Dance Smartly at Woodbine will receive an automatic invitation to the 2026 $500,000 race at Gulfstream Park in January. The Dance Smartly is carded for Saturday, Oct. 4 and will be contested at 1 1/16 miles on the inner turf. "We're pleased to partner...