The 2026 Kennedy Road Stakes (G2) goes Saturday, November 14, as Race 10 at Woodbine, with a 5:42 p.m. ET post time at 6 furlongs on the Tapeta. Victory Achieved tops the Kennedy Road Stakes odds as the 2-1 morning-line favorite, per the official Woodbine morning line, with stablemate My Boy Prince at 5-2 and Arbiter at 3-1.
| # | Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | G T Five Hundred | C. Douglas | Dale A. Desruisseaux | 8/1 |
| 2 | Arbiter | P. Moran | Wesley A. Ward | 3/1 |
| 3 | My Boy Prince | F. Aebly | Mark E. Casse | 5/2 |
| 4 | Nobals | W. A. Rodriguez | Larry Rivelli | 6/1 |
| 5 | Victory Achieved | R. M. Hernandez | Mark E. Casse | 2/1 |
| 6 | War Strategy | S. Civaci | Michael Wright, Jr. | 10/1 |
| 7 | Ready to Collect | K. Nicholls | Roger Broomes | 20/1 |
The Kennedy Road Stakes is scheduled for November 14, 2026, at Woodbine (Post Time: 5:42 PM ET). All information is subject to scratches and race-day changes.
Last Updated on 11/13/2026
Victory Achieved is the 2-1 morning-line favorite. Mark Casse trains the 5-year-old gelding, and Rafael Manuel Hernandez rides. He enters off a three-length win in the Nearctic Stakes on October 3 at Woodbine. Casse also sends out My Boy Prince, the 5-2 second choice, so the barn owns the top of the Kennedy Road Stakes odds.
Victory Achieved sports a 14: 5-4-1 record and $343,097 in earnings, according to Woodbine. He stands 2-3-0 from five starts this year. Every one of those starts came after his connections gelded him.
The 2026 Kennedy Road Stakes has a 5:42 p.m. ET post time on Saturday, November 14. It runs as Race 10 on the Woodbine card in Toronto. Toronto shares Eastern Time, so the local post time matches the ET post time. Plan your Kennedy Road Stakes betting before the field reaches the gate.
Equibase lists seven starters. That small field shapes every exotic ticket you build.
Nobals won the 2025 Kennedy Road Stakes for trainer Larry Rivelli. Rafael Hernandez rode him to a half-length score as the 4-5 favorite, and he paid $3.80 to win. Lucky Score crossed the wire second, but the stewards placed him fourth. Nobals also won the 2024 edition and now chases a third straight title.
In 2024, Nobals beat Canadian champion Patches O'Houlihan by three-quarters of a length. He stopped the clock in 1:08.59 that day and paid $8.40, per Daily Racing Form.
Nobals can join Pink Lloyd as the only three-time winner of the Kennedy Road Stakes. The 2023 Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint (G1) winner owns a 36: 13-7-4 record for Rivelli and owner Patricia's Hope. He returns at 6-1 with a new rider, Walter Rodriguez. His recent form, however, trails his peak years.
Seven sprinters line up for C$200,000. Two millionaires headline the group: Nobals and My Boy Prince. Victory Achieved brings the freshest graded win.
Arbiter is the only 3-year-old. He won the Woodstock Stakes over this track and distance in April. G T Five Hundred brings a 31-1 graded upset from July. War Strategy and Ready to Collect fill out the field as the local longshots.
The pace looks honest, not crazy. Arbiter wants the lead. Victory Achieved can sit just behind it. My Boy Prince and Nobals will need the speed to soften late.
1. The Casse entry controls the race. Mark Casse saddles the 2-1 favorite and the 5-2 second choice. These two met in the Van Clief Stakes at Colonial Downs in August. My Boy Prince won that day by a head over Victory Achieved. Any trifecta that leaves out both Casse runners fights long odds.
2. Surface switches cloud the form. Victory Achieved won his last start on turf. My Boy Prince won all three of his 2026 stakes on turf: the Turf Dash, the Shakertown (G2) and the Van Clief. Nobals, by contrast, has already proven himself twice in this exact race on this Tapeta surface.
3. Layoffs hit the speed horses. Arbiter has not raced since June 7. G T Five Hundred has not raced since July 19. Both carry real talent, but both need to fire fresh. That uncertainty creates value lower in the Kennedy Road Stakes odds.
One more note: every Kennedy Road starter races on Lasix, per BloodHorse. Victory Achieved posted both 2026 wins and his best Equibase Speed Figures with the diuretic.
Dale A. Desruisseaux trains this 6-year-old son of Astern for Centennial Farms Niagara. Christoff Douglas rides. He has made 44 starts, with an 11-6-7 record and $659,542 in earnings after the Connaught Cup.
His 2026 past performances jump off the page. He won the Forego Stakes at Turfway Park in February for trainer Michael Maker, going 6½ furlongs on the synthetic in 1:18.26. He then won the Thorncliffe Stakes at Woodbine on May 3 by a neck at 5½ furlongs on the main track.
Next, he ran sixth in the Jacques Cartier Stakes (G3) at 6 furlongs on this surface on May 30. He dead-heated for third in the Highlander Stakes on June 27. On July 19, he shocked the Connaught Cup Stakes (G2) at 31-1 and paid $64.20.
The Connaught came at 7½ furlongs on turf. He now cuts back to 6 furlongs after 118 days off. At 8-1, he fits underneath on most tickets.
Wesley A. Ward trains this 3-year-old Charlatan colt for Resolution Road Stables. Pietro Moran, the 2025 Eclipse Award-winning apprentice, rides at 120 pounds. Ward's team bought him for $375,000 at the 2025 OBS April Sale.
Arbiter won his debut on the Churchill Downs turf on November 30, 2025. He then won an optional claiming race at Turfway Park on December 17. After a troubled seventh in the Texas Glitter Stakes in March, he romped in the Woodstock Stakes on April 26.
That Woodstock win came by six lengths, wire to wire, at 6 furlongs on this Tapeta. He paid $4.70 and ran 1:10.31. His last start, on June 7, ended fourth in a Churchill Downs allowance.
The Woodstock time matters. Nobals won the 2024 Kennedy Road in 1:08.59, 1.72 seconds faster. Arbiter must improve sharply off a 160-day layoff to justify 3-1 in the Kennedy Road Stakes odds.
Mark E. Casse trains this 5-year-old Ontario-bred son of Cairo Prince for Gary Barber. Fraser Aebly rides at 124 pounds. My Boy Prince won the 2023 Sovereign Award as Canada's champion 2-year-old colt.
He owns a 29: 10-6-2 record and $1,611,425 in earnings, per Woodbine. In 2026, he won the Turf Dash at Tampa Bay Downs in February. He added the Shakertown Stakes (G2) at Keeneland in April. He then edged Victory Achieved by a head in the Van Clief Stakes in August.
His last start ended fifth in the Woodford Stakes (G2) at Keeneland. He landed on the also-eligible list for the Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint and missed the cut. The Kennedy Road became his backup spot.
Assistant trainer Kathryn Sullivan describes a horse who drops far back early and unleashes a big late kick. That style needs pace. Seven runners may not supply enough, which makes 5-2 a short price for a deep closer.
Larry Rivelli trains this Noble Mission gelding for Patricia's Hope. Walter Rodriguez picks up the mount. Nobals won the 2024 and 2025 Kennedy Road Stakes and the 2023 Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint (G1).
His career record reads 36: 13-7-4. In his last start, he ran third in a Keeneland allowance on October 22. That effort hardly shouts peak form.
Still, the Woodbine Tapeta brings out his best. His 2025 Kennedy Road win gave him three victories from four starts over this surface, per TrueNicks. He ran third in this race in 2022 as well. Horses with that kind of course record often run better than their recent past performances suggest.
At 6-1, Nobals offers the most interesting price in the Kennedy Road Stakes odds. He has beaten tougher fields here than this one.
Mark E. Casse trains this 5-year-old Street Sense gelding for breeder-owner Live Oak Plantation. Rafael Manuel Hernandez rides. Hernandez rode Nobals to win this race last year, and he chose Victory Achieved this time.
The gelding won three straight races at Woodbine in fall 2024. In 2026, he finished second by a head to My Boy Prince in the Van Clief. He then won the Nearctic Stakes by three lengths on October 3, his first graded win.
Sullivan calls him tactical. He can lead or sit just off the pace. That flexibility fits a seven-horse sprint with one clear speed horse.
The Nearctic came on turf. He now switches to Tapeta, but he won those three straight Woodbine races in 2024 on the same oval. He deserves favoritism and anchors most smart Kennedy Road Stakes betting tickets.
Michael Wright, Jr. trains this 7-year-old War Front gelding for TEC Racing. Sahin Civaci rides. War Strategy has raced at Belmont at Aqueduct, Gulfstream Park, Saratoga and Woodbine.
He won an optional claiming race at 6 furlongs on the Woodbine Tapeta on July 11, paying $27.60 at 12-1. He followed with another optional claiming win at Woodbine on September 27. Those two wins show a horse in good form on this surface.
He has never won a graded stakes, though. He needs a big jump in class. At 10-1, he fits only in the bottom slot of a trifecta or superfecta.
Roger Broomes trains this son of Reload. Keveh Nicholls rides. Ready to Collect ran fifth in the Highlander Stakes on June 27, behind G T Five Hundred.
He ran third in his last start, the Overskate Stakes, a race for Ontario-sired runners. That result came against a softer field than this one. At 20-1, he looks like a superfecta filler at best.
The morning line leans hard on the two Casse runners. Together, they sit at 2-1 and 5-2. Bettors looking for value should consider who might split or upset them.
Nobals stands out at 6-1. He has won this race twice and owns the best course record in the field. Recent form explains the price, but the surface explains the upside.
G T Five Hundred at 8-1 brings real back class. He has won on synthetic and turf this year. A fresh horse with tactical speed can grab a piece behind Arbiter's early pace.
Arbiter at 3-1 looks like the most vulnerable short price. He must beat older horses off a layoff and run much faster than his Woodstock time.
Woodbine offers a $0.20 trifecta, so you can spread without spending much. The examples below show common ticket structures and their cost. They illustrate approaches, not current prices or guaranteed outcomes.
Favorite key: 5 with 2, 3, 4 with 1, 2, 3, 4. This ticket puts Victory Achieved on top and uses Arbiter, My Boy Prince, and Nobals for second. It covers nine combinations, or $1.80 at the $0.20 base.
Value top: 3, 4 with 3, 4, 5 with 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. This ticket bets that a closer or the defending champ beats the favorite. It covers 12 combinations, or $2.40 at $0.20.
Tight box: 3-4-5 box. This ticket assumes the two Casse runners and Nobals fill the top three in any order. It costs $1.20 for six combinations at $0.20 each.
For a win bet, weigh Nobals at 6-1 against Victory Achieved at 2-1. For an exacta, many players box 3, 4, and 5. Always check live tote prices before you bet on Kennedy Road Stakes exotics, because the board will move.
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Use the full field table above to match horses with program numbers. Track the Kennedy Road Stakes odds through the afternoon. Late changes often reveal where sharp money lands.
When is the 2026 Kennedy Road Stakes?
Saturday, November 14, 2026, as Race 10 at Woodbine, with a 5:42 p.m. ET post time.
Who is the favorite in the 2026 Kennedy Road Stakes?
Victory Achieved at 2-1, ahead of My Boy Prince at 5-2 and Arbiter at 3-1.
How long is the Kennedy Road Stakes?
Six furlongs on Woodbine's Tapeta all-weather track, for 3-year-olds and up.
What is the purse?
C$200,000.
Who won the 2025 Kennedy Road Stakes?
Nobals, under Rafael Hernandez for Larry Rivelli. He paid $3.80 as the 4-5 favorite.
Has any horse won the Kennedy Road Stakes three times?
Yes. Pink Lloyd is the only three-time winner. Nobals tries to join him.
What bets does Woodbine offer on the race?
Win, place, show, Rolling Double, Exacta, $0.20 Trifecta, $0.20 Superfecta, and $1 Swinger.
Where can I bet?
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Visit the Kennedy Road Stakes betting page for wager types and strategy. Check the Kennedy Road Stakes race page for history and results. Compare the latest Kennedy Road Stakes odds right up to post time.
Saturday's Kennedy Road Stakes packs a lot into six furlongs. Mark Casse brings a double-barreled attack. Arbiter brings youth and speed. Nobals brings two trophies and a shot at history beside Pink Lloyd.
The chalk looks logical, but the Kennedy Road Stakes odds leave room for a price to crash the party. Smart Kennedy Road Stakes betting starts with a plan, a budget, and the right bonus. Lock in your tickets at BUSR, and let the Woodbine Tapeta decide the rest.
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