Published Nov 5, 2026, 4:06 PM ET
The 2026 Bessarabian Stakes (Grade 3) is Race 10 at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto on Saturday, November 7, 2026, with a 5:42 PM ET post time. Reagan’s Flame is the 5-2 morning-line favorite in a field of 10 fillies and mares, according to the official entries, with Creed’s Gold second choice at 3-1.
| # | Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Home for a Rest | Daisuke Fukumoto | Robert P. Tiller | 20/1 |
| 2 | Crystal Visions | Keveh Nicholls | Stuart C. Simon | 20/1 |
| 3 | Quadruple | Ryan Munger | Josie Carroll | 4/1 |
| 4 | Creed's Gold | Rafael Hernandez | Mark E. Casse | 3/1 |
| 5 | Ultimate Authority | Pietro Moran | Saffie A. Joseph Jr. | 8/1 |
| 6 | Purr Factor | Susan Chernetz | Darwin Gittens | 20/1 |
| 7 | Quiet Street | Fraser Aebly | William I. Mott | 12/1 |
| 8 | Reagan's Flame | Edgard J. Zayas | Saffie A. Joseph Jr. | 5/2 |
| 9 | Pondering | Sahin Civaci | Brendan P. Walsh | 15/1 |
| 10 | Eponine | Emma-Jayne Wilson | Kevin Attard | 6/1 |
Official entries for the Bessarabian Stakes (Grade III). Post time: 5:42 PM ET. Entries are subject to scratches and race-day changes.
Last Updated on 11/05/2026
Reagan’s Flame is the 5-2 morning-line favorite for the 2026 Bessarabian Stakes (Grade 3). Trained by Saffie A. Joseph Jr. and ridden by Edgard J. Zayas from post 8, she arrives off a win in the Grade 2 Presque Isle Downs Masters and carries top weight of 125 pounds with Creed’s Gold.
Reagan’s Flame already knows this track: she won the Grade 3 Seaway Stakes at Woodbine on August 22 by 3 1/4 lengths. Earlier in 2026, she also won the Grade 3 Whimsical Stakes. Quadruple finished third behind her in that Seaway.
The 2026 Bessarabian Stakes is scheduled for 5:42 PM ET on Saturday, November 7, 2026, as Race 10 on the Woodbine card. It is one of three Grade 3 stakes that afternoon, alongside the Autumn Stakes and the Maple Leaf Stakes. Woodbine is in Toronto, so local time and Eastern Time are the same.
The main contenders are Reagan’s Flame (5-2), Creed’s Gold (3-1), Quadruple (GB) (4-1), Eponine (IRE) (6-1) and Ultimate Authority (8-1). Pondering (15-1) is the defending champion. Ten fillies and mares, 3 years old and up, were entered, according to Equibase.
Pondering won the 2025 Bessarabian Stakes on November 8, 2025, for trainer Brendan P. Walsh and jockey Declan Cannon. She rallied five wide in the stretch at 13-1, finished in 1:23.34 for 7 furlongs and paid $27.90 to win, per the official Woodbine results. She returns in 2026 at 15-1.
The clearest price gap is between Creed’s Gold and Ultimate Authority. Both ran in the Ontario Fashion on October 17: Ultimate Authority finished second, Creed’s Gold fifth. The morning line has Creed’s Gold at 3-1, and Ultimate Authority at 8-1, so the horse that finished in front last out is priced at more than double the odds.
Quadruple (GB) at 4-1 is the improving horse in the field, but the one horse who has already beaten her this year, Reagan’s Flame, is in the race. Reagan’s Flame has three 2026 graded wins and a win over this track. The favorite looks legitimate; the value sits underneath her.
Woodbine’s own handicapper, Sheri Riddoch, sides with Creed’s Gold and names Eponine (IRE) as her wildcard, suggesting Creed’s Gold will take money from Woodbine-focused bettors.
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Available wagers on the race include exacta, $0.20 trifecta, $0.20 superfecta, $1 swinger, and the rolling double, per Woodbine.
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Saturday, November 7, 2026, at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto, with post time at 5:42 PM ET.
The Bessarabian Stakes is 7 furlongs on Woodbine’s Tapeta synthetic main track.
The Bessarabian Stakes is a Grade 3 race for fillies and mares, 3 years old and up, with a CA$175,000 purse.
Reagan’s Flame at 5-2, followed by Creed’s Gold at 3-1 and Quadruple (GB) at 4-1.
Pondering won in 2025 in 1:23.34 and paid $27.90 to win.
Josie Carroll and Roger Attfield share the record with four wins each. Josie Carroll saddles Quadruple (GB) in 2026.
Bessarabian, Canada’s 1986 champion older female, a daughter of Vice Regent trained by Michael Doyle for Eaton Hall Farm.
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