A look at some of this weekend’s most riveting stats and storylines at Woodbine and Woodbine Mohawk Park, including the return of a champion, a dual hall of fame conditioner who has a chance to reach the double-digit mark in Fury Stakes crowns, and some serious harness heavyweight elimination tilts. The Fast and the Fury Race Projection (Higher rating indicates projected winner) 6 Piper’s Gift – 87.2 5 Bossy Candy – 85.4 4 Corsia Veloce – 84.7 2 Katie’s Grace – 83.1 1 Pageant Queen – 75.4 3 Mathematical – 74.4 Raise a glass? Brachetto (a red Italian wine grape variety grown predominantly in the Piedmont region of northwest Italy) might be one to keep tabs on in Sunday’s Queenston Stakes. If there’s some lively early splits, the Manitoba-bred, trained by Julia Carey, should be rolling down the lane and have a shot to pull off the upset. Brachetto. Michael Burns Photography Firing on all cylinders Corsia Veloce, Canada’s 2025 champion 2-year-old female, posted a pair of 5-furlong main track bullet works (1/8, 1:00.40 on May 25 and 1/48, 1:00.00 on May 31) ahead of her first start since last September when she won the Natalma Stakes (G1T). The Josie Carroll trainee takes on five rivals in Saturday’s $125,000 Fury Stakes. “She looks wonderful,” said co-breeder and co-owner Glenn Sikura. “She’s training well. We’ll see what happens. I wouldn’t say it’s been a rush program, but it’s been one of those programs where everything has had to go perfectly, step by step by step.” Corsia Veloce. Michael Burns Photography Making his Mark Dual hall of fame trainer Mark Casse has won nine editions of the Fury Stakes, including four consecutive runnings from 2011-14 and three straight from 2023-25. He sends out Bossy Candy in this year’s edition. Process of eliminations Race 7 & 9 – Pepsi North America Cup – Eliminations – 9:12pm, 10pm $50,000 3-Year-Old Open – Pace A pair of elimination races for this year’s contest will be held on Saturday. The top five finishers in each race advance to the rich final. Superstar Beau Jangles will face a tough challenge in the second elimination (Race 9) by taking on world champion Odds On Mr Mamba and last week’s Somebeachsomewhere Stakes winner Brandon Blvd. Race 2, 4 & 6 – Fan Hanover Stakes – Eliminations – 7:13pm, 8pm, 8:48pm $35,000 3-Year-Old Fillies – Pace The Fan Hanover is the filly counterpart to the NA Cup. This year’s race has attracted 21 entrants, split into three elimination races. The top three finishers in each race advance to the $420,000 final on Cup night. The three fourth-place finishers will go into a draw to determine who gets the tenth spot in the rich final. Saturday’s third elimination features a showdown between last year’s Canadian champion filly A Clean Deal and American champion filly Loua Dipa. Share This:Share
