Woodbine’s Saturday racing card features four graded stakes supporting the Grade 1 Woodbine Mile, with winners of the Woodbine Mile, Summer Stakes (G1), and Natalma Stakes (G1) earning automatic berths to the Breeders’ Cup at Del Mar. Trainer Kevin Attard will enter three undefeated 2-year-olds—Bill of Ice, Marcus J, and Two Out Hero—in the Summer Stakes, which will be run for the first time over one mile on the inner turf, emphasizing the importance of post position. Two Out Hero, a son of War Front, is a standout with two wins, while Bill of Ice and Marcus J also show promise. Charlie Appleby will also send Godolphin’s Wild Desert, who is stepping up to a race with turns for the first time.

In the Natalma Stakes for 2-year-old fillies, Dale Desruisseaux aims for his first graded stakes win with Dixie Law, a promising Tiz the Law filly who won her debut at Woodbine. She faces unbeaten Godolphin homebred Dance To The Music, fresh off a G3 victory in England. The Vigil Stakes (G3) features Simcoe, a confident 5-year-old gelding trained by Katerina Vassilieva, coming off a dominant Bold Venture (G3) win. Meanwhile, Attard also fields a strong trio in the Ontario Matron Stakes (G3), including Wild Pansy making her North American debut, defending champion Fashionably Fab, and 2024 King’s Plate winner Caitlinhergrtness, all aiming to continue their successful campaigns in this 1 1/16-mile main-track race for fillies and mares.