There have been 44 stakes races run throughout North America final week, together with a memorable King’s Plate card at Woodbine and key graded stakes motion at Saratoga and Del Mar, which led to important modifications in each division on the North American leaderboard. Fillies and mares shined brightest over the weekend with Luster beating the boys within the $1 million King’s Plate and Survie turning into the second feminine in historical past to win the Grade 1 Christophe Clement Turf Stakes, previously the Sword Dancer Stakes.
Luster, a 3-year-old daughter of Knicks Go educated by Josie Carroll, was merely spectacular within the 167th working of the King’s Plate and have become the 40th filly in historical past to win Canada’s oldest Thoroughbred race. Closely favored at odds of 0.25-1, Luster took the lead getting into the stretch and went on to win by 7 ¼ lengths below John Velazquez, including $432,449 in earnings to her resume.
Luster began her 3-year-old marketing campaign in April with a win on the turf at Keeneland earlier than switching to the all-weather Tapeta Footings floor at Woodbine in Might when third by 1 ¼ lengths within the Ruling Angel Stakes. Luster then gained the Grade 3 Selene Stakes by 1 ¾ lengths earlier than dominating the Woodbine Oaks Introduced by Stella Artois by 5 ½ lengths below Velazquez, who’s 3-for-3 aboard Luster by a mixed successful margin of 17 ¾ lengths. With 4 wins from 5 begins and $886,592 in 2026 purse earnings, Luster rose to fourth amongst 3-year-old fillies and 22nd on the general earnings leaderboard.
Survie, a 5-year-old mare by Churchill, has made fairly the impression since delivery to North America on the finish of July. She gained her U.S. debut at Saratoga on Aug. 2 by 1 ¾ lengths within the Grade 2 Glens Falls Stakes and simply 13 days later Survie rallied from final to first below Manny Franco to beat the boys within the Christophe Clement and earn an computerized berth within the Longines Breeders’ Cup Turf Oct. 31 at Keeneland. Survie earned the best Equibase Velocity Determine of the week with a 112 and moved into the highest 10 amongst older females and 48th total with $550,000 in 2026 North American earnings.
One other filly who beat the boys over the weekend at Woodbine was De la Renta, a 2-year-old Oscar Efficiency filly educated by Kevin Attard who rallied gamely to win by a head over Speaker’s Speech within the Hovering Free Stakes. De la Renta began her profession in July with a 3 ¼-length victory in a maiden particular weight on the all-weather floor at Woodbine earlier than switching to the turf within the Hovering Free. She moved into 20th within the 2-year-old filly division with $96,677 in earnings.
Three races later, one other Attard-trained filly moved into 21st within the 2-year-old filly division with a win within the Catch A Glimpse Stakes when switching to the turf from the all-weather. Meloni, an American Pharoah filly, swung seven extensive on the ultimate flip and utilized an excellent rally to win the Catch A Glimpse by 3 ½ lengths whereas incomes the best Equibase Velocity Determine of any 2-year-old final week with a 91.
Jose Ortiz, who retook the highest spot on the leaders checklist final week, continues to dominate this 12 months and gained at a 44% clip final week to guide all jockeys with 16 wins and $1,215,825. Brad Cox stays on high of the earnings leaderboard amongst trainers, extending his result in almost $3 million.
Godolphin, the Eclipse Award winner as excellent proprietor yearly since 2020, moved into first by purse earnings on the North American homeowners leaderboard, main Klaravich Stables by simply $7,893. Godolphin has 40 wins and $5,609,183 in earnings in North America thus far in 2026.
Final week’s high coach by earnings — Chad Brown: 6 wins, $587,703
Final week’s high jockey by earnings — Jose Ortiz: 16 wins, $1,215,825
Final week’s high Equibase Velocity Determine in a graded stakes — Survie: 112
North American leaders lists for horses, jockeys, trainers and homeowners can be found on equibase.com and you may filter the info to view by all kinds of classes together with age, intercourse, floor and race sort.
