Woodbine: Nobals looks for repeat win in Kennedy Road

Western Whirl on top of his game for Kennedy Road Stakes

The speedy Western Whirl has blossomed this year for trainer Stuart Simon and could land his first stakes in Saturday's Grade 2, $175,000 Kennedy Road at Woodbine.

Woodbine: Nobals looks for repeat win in Kennedy Road

Breeders’ Cup winner and defending champion Nobals will face five rivals in the Grade 2 Kennedy Road Stakes, for 3-year-olds and up, Saturday at Woodbine.  A 6-year-old son of Noble Mission out of the Empire Maker mare Pearly Blue, Nobals, the 2023 Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint winner, arrives at the six-furlong main track test off a narrow runner-up defeat in the Nearctic Stakes (G2) at the Toronto oval. Click here for Woodbine entries and results.…

Nobals back to defend Grade 2 Kennedy Road crown

TORONTO, November 12, 2025 – Breeders’ Cup winner and defending champion Nobals will face five rivals in the $175,000 bet365 Kennedy Road Stakes (G2), for 3-year-olds and up, Saturday at Woodbine. A 6-year-old son of Noble Mission (GB) out of the Empire Maker mare Pearly Blue, Nobals, the 2023 Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint winner, arrives at the six-furlong main track test off a narrow runner-up defeat in the Nearctic Stakes (G2T) at the Toronto ova…