TORONTO, October 14, 2026 – Mark Casse trainee Creed’s Gold will face nine rivals in the $175,000 Ontario Fashion Stakes Presented by Tanqueray (G3), Saturday at Woodbine. A daughter of Jimmy Creed out of the Fairbanks mare Foxyfromfairbanks, Creed’s Gold arrives at the six-furlong main track test for fillies and mares, 3-year-olds and up, off a second straight Hendrie Stakes (G3) score. She took the 6 ½-furlong main track event by 1 ½ lengths on July 25. The chestnut, who will contest her eighth straight stakes, and seventh at the graded level, was scratched ahead of a run in the Seaway Stakes (G3) on Aug. 22. “Before her last race, she stepped on a shoe,” said assistant trainer Kathryn Sullivan. “So, that is why we had to scratch her from the Seaway. It was a very unfortunate issue that she pulled the shoe off and stepped on it, but she is doing great and is on her toes.” Bred in Kentucky by Linda Griggs, Creed’s Gold debuted with a pair of sixth-place finishes at Gulfstream, including her debut on Jan. 11, 2024. She broke her maiden that May in a one-mile turf dash at the Hallandale oval. Since the initial win, Creed’s Gold has landed in the top three in 12 of her next 14 starts, including her first stakes triumph in the 2025 Seaway. “She’s ready to run her race every time,” said Sullivan. “It’s very nice to have a horse like her, where you know what to expect every time.” Creed’s Gold owns a record of 6-3-3 from 16 starts, along with $516,264 in purse earnings. Creed’s Gold and jockey Rafael Hernandez winning the Hendrie Stakes (G3) on July 25, 2026 at Woodbine (Michael Burns Photo) “She is the type of horse you love to be around,” said Sullivan. “She always has her game face on, whether it’s in the morning or on race day. From the walk over to post parade, to warming up, she is the ultimate professional.” Owned by Kristin Meldahl, who celebrated her first stakes win in last year’s Hendrie, Creed’s Gold was a $25,000 purchase at the 2022 Keeneland Association September Yearling Sale. “Creed’s Gold is not just a great racehorse on the track; she is also a super sweet horse off the track,” said Meldahl. “She’s very friendly and loves to get attention. I feel so lucky to have ended up with such a nice filly.” Prince Parris is her groom. Recent works: On Sept. 25, Creed’s Gold covered four furlongs in :48.60 over the main track. She went five panels on the same course in 1:01.00 on Oct. 1. “She has been training very well ahead of this race,” said Sullivan. “She has that focus the moment you take her to the track and her works have been exactly what we were looking for. We’re looking forward to this weekend and to her putting in the type of performance that we have come to know.” Fast facts: Several horses have won two editions of the Ontario Fashion, including La Voyaguese (1979-80), Summer Mood (1984-85) and Atlantic Hurricane (2011-12). Eurico Rosa da Silva has the most wins (four) by a jockey. Wagering menu for the Ontario Fashion: Includes Rolling Double / Exacta / 0.20 Trifecta / 0.20 Superfecta / $1 Swinger. Field for the Grade 3 Ontario Fashion Post – Horse – Jockey – Trainer 1 – Minimum Forty – Daisuke Fukumoto – Robert Tiller 2 – Sea Runner – Fraser Aebly – Josie Carroll 3 – Ultimate Authority – Edwin Gonzalez – Saffie Joseph, Jr. 4 – Sinclairity – Pietro Moran – Kevin Attard 5 – Quadruple (GB) – Ryan Munger – Josie Carroll 6 – Austere – Romero Ramsay Maragh – Brendan Walsh 7 – Les Reys (FR) – Emma-Jayne Wilson – Miguel Clement 8 – Tessellate (S) – Rasheed Hughes – Saffie Joseph, Jr. 9 – Spinelli – Sahin Civaci – Joe Orseno 10 – Creed’s Gold – Rafael Hernandez – Mark Casse -30- Chris Lomon, Woodbine Share This:Share
