Bison City Stakes
Restricted race | |
Location | Woodbine Racetrack Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
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Inaugurated | 1954 |
Race type | Thoroughbred - Flat racing |
Website | web |
Race information | |
Distance | 1+1⁄16 miles (8.5 furlongs) |
Surface | dirt |
Track | left-handed |
Qualification | Three-year-old fillies |
Weight | Scale Weight |
Purse | $191,725 (2016) |
The Bison City Stakes is a Thoroughbred horse race run annually at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.[1] Held during first week of July, it is open to Canadian-foaled three-year-old fillies. Since the 1999 creation of the Canadian Triple Tiara, the race has been the second leg of the series.[2] It is contested over a distance of 1+1⁄16 miles on Polytrack synthetic dirt, the race currently offers a purse of $191,725.
The Bison City Stakes was first run in 1954 at Fort Erie Race Track in Fort Erie, Ontario. Since inception it has been contested at two different distances and at two different venues:[3]
- 6+1⁄2 furlongs : 1954-1964 at Fort Erie
- 1+1⁄16 miles : 1965-1976 at Fort Erie, 1977-1979 at Woodbine Racetrack, 1980-2006 at Fort Erie or Woodbine, 2007 to present at Woodbine
It was run in two divisions in 1956 and 1962. In 1991, Francine Villeneuve became the first female jockey to win the race. In 2003 there was a Dead heat for first.
Records[]
Speed record: (Through 1998, Woodbine times were recorded in fifths of a second. Since 1999 they are in hundredths of a second)
- 1:42.15 - (2005)
Most wins by an owner:
- 7 - Sam-Son Farm (1972, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1991, 2000, 2003)
Most wins by a jockey:
- 5 - Avelino Gomez (1959, 1964, 1965, 1967, 1972)
- 5 - Patrick Husbands (2004, 2006, 2007, 2017, 2019)
Most wins by a trainer:
- 5 - Mark E. Casse (2006, 2007, 2017, 2018, 2019)
Winners[]
Year |
Winner |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Owner |
Time |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2020 | Mizzen Beau | Steven Bahen | Norm Casse | Daniel Investment Holdings | 1:44.35 |
2019 | Speedy Soul | Patrick Husbands | Mark E. Casse | Joey Gee Thoroughbreds | 1:44.51 |
2018 | Safe to Say | Jerome Lermyte | Mark E. Casse | Gary Barber and Windways Farm | 1:44.41 |
2017 | Enstone | Patrick Husbands | Mark E. Casse | East West Stables | 1:44.88 |
2016 | Caren | Jesse M. Campbell | Robert Marzilli | 1:45.47 | |
2015 | Emma-Jayne Wilson | J.R. Racing Stable Inc. | 1:44:06 | ||
2014 | Roger Attfield | Christine Hayden | 1:45.47 | ||
2013 | Jesse M. Campbell | Chiefswood Stable | 1:45.09 | ||
2012 | Alex Solis | Amerman Racing | 1:45.77 | ||
2011 | Luis Contreras | Reade Baker | Bear Stables, Ltd. | 1:44.72 | |
2010 | Emma-Jayne Wilson | Reade Baker | Harlequin Ranches | 1:44:02 | |
2009 | Chantal Sutherland | Barbara J. Minshall | Minshall Farms | 1:44.59 | |
2008 | Jim McAleney | Knob Hill Stable | 1:44.82 | ||
2007 | Sealy Hill | Patrick Husbands | Mark E. Casse | Melnyk Racing stable | 1:44.01 |
2006 | Patrick Husbands | Mark E. Casse | Seasoft Stable | 1:42.92 | |
2005 | Todd Kabel | William A. Sorokolit, Sr. | 1:43.15 | ||
2004 | Patrick Husbands | Reade Baker | George Farr | 1:45.57 | |
2003 | (DH) | Slade Callaghan | Mark Frostad | Sam-Son Farm | 1:44.23 |
2003 | (DH) | Jam Jar Racing | 1:44.23 | ||
2002 | Mickey Walls | Dick & Jo Ellen Shaw | 1:44.00 | ||
2001 | Emile Ramsammy | Linda L. Rice | J. P. Lacombe | 1:43.60 | |
2000 | Robert Landry | Mark Frostad | Sam-Son Farm | 1:45.64 | |
1999 | Reade Baker | John A. Franks | 1:44.67 | ||
1998 | Robert P. Tiller | Hillsbrook Farms | 1:46.80 | ||
1997 | Mickey Walls | J. E. & R. F. Shaw | 1:45.20 | ||
1996 | Peter Chiodo | 1:44.20 | |||
1995 | Todd Kabel | R. F. & J. E. Shaw | 1:43.20 | ||
1994 | Todd Kabel | Daniel J. Vella | Frank Stronach | 1:46.20 | |
1993 | Don Seymour | Roger Attfield | Michael Canino | 1:43.80 | |
1992 | Herb McCauley | Paul Nielsen | Hopefield Farm | 1:43.80 | |
1991 | Wilderness Song | Francine Villeneuve | James E. Day | Sam-Son Farm | 1:42.40 |
1990 | Don Seymour | Roger Attfield | Kinghaven Farms | 1:46.40 | |
1989 | Sandy Hawley | Macdonald Benson | Windfields Farm | 1:43.80 | |
1988 | Sandy Hawley | Knob Hill Stable | 1:45.00 | ||
1987 | Dave Penna | James E. Day | Sam-Son Farm | 1:44.00 | |
1986 | Richard Dos Ramos | Roger Attfield | Kinghaven Farms | 1:47.40 | |
1985 | Jeffrey Fell | James E. Day | Sam-Son Farm | 1:46.00 | |
1984 | Classy 'n Smart | James E. Day | Sam-Son Farm | 1:43.20 | |
1983 | Gil Rowntree | B. K. Y. Stables | 1:45.80 | ||
1982 | Brian Swatuk | Arthur H. Warner | 1:43.80 | ||
1981 | Fleetwood/Cameron | 1:44.00 | |||
1980 | E. Wilson | 1:45.80 | |||
1979 | Cliff C. Hopmans | Conn Smythe | 1:46.60 | ||
1978 | La Voyageuse | Yonnie Starr | Jean-Louis Levesque | 1:44.00 | |
1977 | Don MacBeth | John Tammaro, Jr. | Kinghaven Farm | 1:42.60 | |
1976 | Jeffrey Fell | Conn Smythe | 1:43.20 | ||
1975 | Lloyd Duffy | Kinghaven Farm | 1:43.20 | ||
1974 | Robin Platts | David C. Cross Jr. | J. F. Hand | 1:43.80 | |
1973 | A. Chris | S. Asadoorian | 1:46.60 | ||
1972 | Avelino Gomez | Arthur H. Warner | Sam-Son Farm | 1:44.00 | |
1971 | Lauries Dancer | Robin Platts | James C. Bentley | 1:42.80 | |
1970 | Fanfreluche | Chris Rogers | Yonnie Starr | Jean-Louis Levesque | 1:43.40 |
1969 | L. Grant | Green Hills Farm | 1:43.20 | ||
1968 | Robin Platts | Gil Rowntree | 1:44.60 | ||
1967 | Avelino Gomez | Lou Cavalaris, Jr. | G. Gardiner/Golden West | 1:47.60 | |
1966 | W. J. Farr | 1:44.40 | |||
1965 | Avelino Gomez | W. J. Farr | 1:46.20 | ||
1964 | Avelino Gomez | Gordon F. Hall | 1:16.80 | ||
1963 | Cesca | H. Hoffman | 1:19.20 | ||
1962 | 1:18.80 | ||||
1962 | W. J. Farr | 1:18.40 | |||
1961 | Mrs. Henry Hecht | 1:18.40 | |||
1960 | Hidden Treasure | 1:17.00 | |||
1959 | Avelino Gomez | J. S. Evans | 1:17.00 | ||
1958 | Gordon F. Hall | 1:20.20 | |||
1957 | 1:18.40 | ||||
1956 | R. Bureau | E. Howard | Lanson Farm | 1:19.00 | |
1956 | T. Johnson | J. Tomlinson | 1:19.60 | ||
1955 | 1:20.00 | ||||
1954 | 1:18.80 |
References[]
- ^ The Bison City Stakes at Pedigree Query
- ^ Woodbine Entertainment Group, July 9, 2017
- ^ "Woodbine Media Guide (pdf)" (PDF). woodbine.com. p. 13. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
- Restricted stakes races in Canada
- Flat horse races for three-year-old fillies
- Recurring sporting events established in 1954
- Woodbine Racetrack
- 1954 establishments in Ontario
- Summer events in Canada