TORONTO, August 13, 2026 – Epic Affair, a daughter of Epicenter out of the Speightstown mare Reluctant Bride, takes on nine rivals in the $150,000 Catch a Glimpse, Saturday at Woodbine. Trained by Gail Cox, who owns with John Menary, Epic Affair arrives at the Catch a Glimpse, a 6 ½-furlong test over the E.P. Taylor turf for 2-year-old fillies, off a third-place effort in her career bow on July 25. Ridden by Ryan Munger, who will be aboard on Saturday, the dark bay filly chased along the inside in the 5-furlong maiden special weight that was run on the inner turf, before closing to secure third in the race run in :56.50 over firm ground. “I thought it was great,” said Cox. “I was impressed with her. We knew that was not the ideal distance she wanted to go – she’s not a fast sprinter – but I thought she handled herself well and was closing in on end. She has a big, long stride and she showed it on that day. We wanted to see how she ran before we made any further decisions on where to run her and that performance led us to here.” Cox lauded the filly’s maturity despite just having one race under her saddle. “She is easy to deal with and has a great mind. She is very willing to do whatever you ask of her. I think that first race helped qualify what I thought about her, which is that she wants to go a little bit further. I can’t say that I know the turf will move her up, it’s just having her going farther and that these races are there for her. “This is a tough race. The horse (Go for Launch) who won the race she was in isn’t in this one, but the horse (Royal Foxtrot) who was second will be and she is a nice one as well.” Bred in Kentucky by Delia Nash and Jun Park, Epic Affair was a $95,000 purchase at the 2025 Keeneland Association September Yearling Sale. “I like Epicenter a lot and I thought he would be a good new sire,” said Cox. “She’s a good-looking, decent-sized filly, who had a great walk, so I really liked her.” The groom is Carlos Balbuena. Recent works: Epic Affair covered 4 furlongs in :47.80 over the main track on Aug. 8. “It was a great breeze, in-hand,” said Cox. “She always works really quite easily. She went with an older horse, and I was impressed in how she went about it from start to finish.” Fast facts: The Catch a Glimpse was run for the first time in 2018, with My Gal Betty winning the inaugural edition. The race is named for Canada’s 2015 Horse of the Year, who won the Natalma Stakes at Woodbine before capturing the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf and five other graded turf stakes. Mark Casse trained the City Zip filly for owners Gary Barber, Michael James Ambler and Windways Farm. Wagering menu for the Catch a Glimpse: Includes Rolling Double / Exacta / 0.20 Trifecta / 0.20 Superfecta / 0.20 Pick 3 (Races 9-10-11) / 0.20 $250,000 Guaranteed Pick 5 (Races 9-10-11-12-13) / $1 Swinger. Field for the $150,000 Catch a Glimpse Stakes Post – Horse – Jockey – Trainer 1 – Liberty Beach – Romero Ramsay Maragh – Mark Casse 2 – Royal Foxtrot – Fraser Aebly – Mark Casse 3 – Meloni – John Velazquez – Kevin Attard 4 – Epic Affair – Ryan Munger – Gail Cox 5 – Ghost Me – Sahin Civaci – George Weaver 6 – Mo Cookie – Leo Salles – Mike De Paulo 7 – Sarayu – Pietro Moran – Jamie Begg 8 – Humble and Kind – Emma-Jayne Wilson – Mark Casse 9 – Mrs D – Jose Campos – Steven Chircop 10 – Madeleine Swann – Rafael Hernandez – Josie Carroll -30- Chris Lomon, Woodbine Share This:Share
