Sinclairity visually impressive in Ballade

TORONTO, July 5, 2026 – Stretch running Sinclairity stole the show, while winning her stakes debut in Sunday’s $100,000 Ballade Stakes at Woodbine. ​

The 6-furlong main track sprint for Ontario-sired fillies and mares 4-year-olds and up, drew a field of 9, headlined by Little Teddy, Canada’s Champion Female Sprinter in 2025.

Early on, multiple stakes winner Olivia Rose and 33-1 longshot Cara Cara dueled up front, through an opening-quarter in :22.41. The second flight featured the grey Little Teddy, who raced between Foresters Exec and Minimum Forty. Sinclairity raced well back in 8th, with Speedy Freeze trailing the field. ​ ​

Approaching the top of the lane, Little Teddy, a winner of her last 3 races, emerged to get first run at Olivia Rose, with the field beginning to bunch through an opening half-mile in :45:44. Sinclairity, still alone in 8th, started to commence her charge for regular pilot Pietro Moran.

Inside the 1/8th pole, Little Teddy was set down by jockey Austin Adams, but they soon had company to their outside with Give Me the Boots, Home for a Rest and the hard charging stakes debutante Sinclairity flying out widest, with the latter going on to score by 1 1/2 lengths in a final time of 1:10.54. ​

Moran, aboard for all 4 of Sinclairity’s previous wins, judged the collapsing pace brilliantly to earn the 5-year-old bay mare the first black type of her career. ​

“She’ll do anything you want. Today I probably was a little further back than I wanted, but they were going quick,” said Moran. “Halfway around the turn when I asked her she really quickened and she run by them all.” ​

Bred in Ontario by Tabitha Lee, the daughter of Souper Speedy – Heres Mud Inyr Eye, (by Court Vision), began her career with three straight wins, marked by an 11-month layoff between the first two triumphs. ​ ​

Owned by Canuck Racing Club and trained by Kevin Attard,

Sinclairity then endured an eight-race losing streak before scoring by 1 1/4 lengths in her Ballade tune up. ​

“Obviously this was a tough race. ​ You’re hooking the reigning filly-mare champ,” said Attard. “It’s an Ontario-sired race so you’ve got to give them a chance. She’s obviously done nothing wrong to this point, been a very honest horse throughout her career and Pietro gave her a fabulous ride.” ​

Going 3rd off the layoff again proved to be a lucrative betting angle for supporters of Sinclairity, who opened at 8-1 on the morning line, went to post at 11-1 and paid $23.80 for the win. ​ ​

With the blue-ribbon Ballade added to her resume, Sinclairity’s record now stands at 5-4-0 from 12 career starts. ​ She also improved her record at the 6-furlong distance to 4-1-0 from 7 starts.

Home for a Rest finished 2nd, Give Me the Boots was 3rd and Olivia Rose was 4th by a head over race favourite Little Teddy.

Phil McSween, Woodbine