Canadian International Stakes
Grade 1 race | |
Location | Woodbine Racetrack Toronto, Canada |
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Inaugurated | 1938 |
Race type | Thoroughbred – Flat racing |
Website | Canadian International Stakes |
Race information | |
Distance | 1+1⁄2 miles |
Surface | Turf |
Track | Left-handed |
Qualification | 3-Years-Old & Up |
Weight | Weight-For-Age |
Purse | CA$600,000[1] |
The Canadian International Stakes is a Grade I stakes race for thoroughbred racehorses three years of age and up on Turf. It is held annually in October at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.[2] The current purse is CA$800,000[3]
Since its creation in 1938, the race has undergone many changes including the conditions, track surface, distance, location, and name. The first renewal was run as the Long Branch Championship, held at the Long Branch Racetrack in Etobicoke. and was restricted to Canadian-bred three-year-olds. In 1939, it was renamed the Canadian International Stakes and was restricted to Canadian-owned horses. In 1940, the race was opened to horses of all ages, though the owner still had to be a Canadian resident. In 1954, the eligibility was revised to ages three and up with no residence restriction.[4] The race name was modified slightly from 1966 to 1980 when it was known as the Canadian International Championship Stakes. From 1981 through to 1995 the race was known as the Rothmans International for its sponsor, the Canadian subsidiary of Rothmans International plc. Since 2003 it has been sponsored by Pattison Outdoor Advertising.[1]
Inaugurated in 1938 on the dirt at Toronto's Long Branch Racetrack, except for consolidation during World War II it remained there until 1956 when the track closed its doors. Moved to Woodbine Racetrack in 1956, in 1958 it became a turf race.[5]
On dirt:
- 1938–1941 : 1+1⁄16 miles at Long Branch Racetrack
- 1942–1945 : 1+1⁄16 miles at Dufferin Racetrack
- 1946–1952 : 1+1⁄16 miles at Long Branch Racetrack
- 1953–1954 : 1+1⁄8 miles at Long Branch Racetrack
- 1955 1+3⁄16 miles at Long Branch Racetrack
- 1956–1957 : 1+5⁄8 miles at Woodbine Racetrack
On turf at Woodbine Racetrack:
- 1958–1986 1+5⁄8 miles
- 1987–1993 1+1⁄2 miles (Out of Chute, inside of main track)
- 1994–present 1+1⁄2 miles (One full circuit, outside of main track)
Since 1958, winners have come from breeding farms in Canada, the United States, Ireland, the United Kingdom, France and Argentina. The Canadian International has been contested by many of the greatest horses, jockeys, and trainers in thoroughbred racing history from around the world. Its success as a North American race drawing an international field helped inspire the creation of the Breeders' Cup races in 1984 which were held at Woodbine in 1996.
The Canadian International has been won by many notable horses. The most renowned renewal was in 1973 when the Canadian International was the final race for Secretariat. His 6+1⁄2 lengths victory is the widest winning margin in the race's history.[6] Other famous winners include Bunty Lawless, voted "Canadian Horse of the Half Century", who won in 1938 and 1941.[7] In 1974, Dahlia was the first European-based horse to win the race, becoming the first horse to win Group / Grade One stakes in England, France, Ireland, Canada and the U.S.[8]
Since Eclipse Award voting began in 1971, eight winners of the International were named Champion turf horse for that year: Secretariat (1973), Dahlia (1974), Snow Knight (1975), Youth (1976), Mac Diarmida (1978), All Along (1983), Singspiel (1996) and Chief Bearhart (1997).[9]
In 2005, the purse for the race was increased to $2 million to help attract European horses who did not choose to enter the Breeders' Cup Turf. The purse was reduced to $1.5 million in 2011, then to $1 million in 2013 and to $800,000 in 2017.[1]
Records[]
Time record: (Turf)
Most wins:
- 3 – Joshua Tree (2010, 2012, 2013)
- 2 – Bunty Lawless (1938, 1941)
- 2 – Shepperton (1942, 1943)
- 2 – George Royal (1965, 1966)
- 2 – Majesty's Prince (1982, 1984)
- 2 – (2018, 2019)
Most wins by an owner:
- 4 – E. P. Taylor / Windfields Farm (1950, 1951, 1953, 1975)
- 3 – Nelson Bunker Hunt (1974, 1976, 1977)
Most wins by a jockey:
- 4 – Frankie Dettori (2000, 2004, 2012, 2021)
- 3 – Bobby Watson (1942, 1943, 1944)
- 3 – Ryan Moore (2013, 2014, 2015)
Most wins by a trainer:
- 3 – Gordon J. McCann (1941, 1951, 1953)
- 3 – Horatio Luro (1956, 1957, 1971)
- 3 – Maurice Zilber (1974, 1976, 1977)
- 3 – Michael Stoute (1996, 2014, 2015)
Winners[]
Year |
Winner |
Age |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Owner |
Dist. (m) (t) / (d) |
Time |
Win$ |
Ref | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2021 | Walton Street | 7 | Frankie Dettori | Charles Appleby | Godolphin | 11⁄2 M (t) | 2:29.07 | $360,000 | [10] | |
2020 | Not run due to the COVID-19 pandemic, at Woodbine rescheduled racing program, the race replaced by Northern Dancer Turf Stakes[11] | |||||||||
2019 | Desert Encounter | 7 | Andrea Atzeni | Abdulla Al Mansoori | 11⁄2 M (t) | 2:28.62 | $480,000 | [12] | ||
2018 | Desert Encounter | 6 | Andrea Atzeni | Abdulla Al Mansoori | 11⁄2 M (t) | 2:28.88 | $480,000 | [13] | ||
2017 | 5 | Eurico Rosa Da Silva | Wayne Spalding/Faron McCubbins | 11⁄2 M (t) | 2:34.37 | $480,000 | [14] | |||
2016 | 4 | Stéphane Pasquier | Niarchos family | 11⁄2 M (t) | 2:30.87 | $600,000 | [15] | |||
2015 | 4 | Ryan Moore | Michael Stoute | Saeed Suhail | 11⁄2 M (t) | 2:29.26 | $600,000 | [16] | ||
2014 | Hillstar | 4 | Ryan Moore | Michael Stoute | Evelyn de Rothschild | 11⁄2 M (t) | 2:29.00 | $600,000 | [17] | |
2013 | Joshua Tree | 6 | Ryan Moore | Ed Dunlop | K. K. Nabooda/K. Albahou | 11⁄2 M (t) | 2:35.45 | $600,000 | [18] | |
2012 | Joshua Tree | 5 | Frankie Dettori | Marco Botti | K. K. Nabooda/K. Albahou | 11⁄2 M (t) | 2:30.89 | $900,000 | [19] | |
2011 | 4 | Christophe Soumillon | John Hammond | Mrs. Robert G. Ehrnooth | 11⁄2 M (t) | 2:34.90 | $900,000 | [20] | ||
2010 | Joshua Tree | 3 | Colm O'Donoghue | Aidan O'Brien | D. Smith, S. Magnier, M. Tabor | 11⁄2 M (t) | 2:32.72 | $1,200,000 | [21] | |
2009 | Champs Elysees | 6 | Garrett Gomez | Robert J. Frankel | Juddmonte Farms | 11⁄2 M (t) | 2:28.36 | $1,200,000 | [22] | |
2008 | 5 | Javier Castellano | Neil D. Drysdale | 11⁄2 M (t) | 2:28.73 | $1,200,000 | [23] | |||
2007 | Cloudy's Knight | 7 | S J Stables LLC | 11⁄2 M (t) | 2:27.71 | $1,200,000 | [24] | |||
2006 | Collier Hill | 8 | Dean McKeown | Alan Swinbank | R. Hall, D. Abell, R. Crowe | 11⁄2 M (t) | 2:37.34 | $1,200,000 | [25] | |
2005 | Relaxed Gesture | 4 | Corey Nakatani | Christophe Clement | Moyglare Stud | 11⁄2 M (t) | 2:32.64 | $1,200,000 | [26] | |
2004 | Sulamani | 5 | Frankie Dettori | Saeed bin Suroor | Godolphin | 11⁄2 M (t) | 2:28.64 | $900,000 | [27] | |
2003 | Phoenix Reach | 3 | Martin Dwyer | Andrew Balding | 11⁄2 M (t) | 2:33.62 | $900,000 | [28] | ||
2002 | Ballingarry | 3 | Michael Kinane | Aidan O'Brien | Coolmore Stud | 11⁄2 M (t) | 2:31.68 | $900,000 | [29] | |
2001 | 6 | Richard Hills | Shadwell Racing | 11⁄2 M (t) | 2:28.46 | $900,000 | [30] | |||
2000 | Mutafaweq | 4 | Frankie Dettori | Saeed bin Suroor | Godolphin | 11⁄2 M (t) | 2:27.62 | $900,000 | [31] | |
1999 | Thornfield | 5 | Richard Dos Ramos | Knob Hill Stable | 11⁄2 M (t) | 2:32.39 | $936,000 | [32] | ||
1998 | Royal Anthem | 3 | Gary Stevens | Henry Cecil | The Thoroughbred Corp. | 11⁄2 M (t) | 2:29.60 | $630,000 | [33] | |
1997 | Chief Bearhart | 4 | José A. Santos | Mark Frostad | Sam-Son Farm | 11⁄2 M (t) | 2:29.00 | $600,000 | [34] | |
1996 | Singspiel | 4 | Gary Stevens | Michael Stoute | Sheikh Mohammed | 11⁄2 M (t) | 2:33.20 | $600,000 | [35] | |
1995 | 4 | Pat Day | William I. Mott | Prince Sultan al Kabeer | 11⁄2 M (t) | 2:29.80 | $653,250 | [36] | ||
1994 | Raintrap | 4 | Robbie Davis | André Fabre | Juddmonte Farms | 11⁄2 M (t) | 2:25.60 | $606,900 | [37] | |
1993 | 3 | Cash Asmussen | 11⁄2 M (t) | 2:36.40 | $623,100 | [38] | ||||
1992 | Snurge * | 5 | Richard Quinn | Paul Cole | Martyn Arbib | 11⁄2 M (t) | 2:39.00 | $636,000 | [39] | |
1991 | Sky Classic | 4 | Pat Day | Jim Day | Sam-Son Farm | 11⁄2 M (t) | 2:27.80 | $624,750 | [40] | |
1990 | 4 | Pat Eddery | André Fabre | Juddmonte Farms | 11⁄2 M (t) | 2:34.80 | $619,650 | |||
1989 | 4 | Jean Cruguet | Willard C. Freeman | 11⁄2 M (t) | 2:33.80 | $575,400 | ||||
1988 | 4 | Ray Cochrane | Luca Cumani | 11⁄2 M (t) | 2:29.00 | $508,680 | ||||
1987 | River Memories | 3 | Chris McCarron | Robert Collet | 11⁄2 M (t) | 2:32.80 | $456,900 | |||
1986 | 3 | José A. Santos | Angel Penna Sr. | Dogwood Stable | 15⁄8 M (t) | 2:54.60 | $421,500 | |||
1985 | Nassipour | 5 | Jean-Luc Samyn | Stephen A. DiMauro | Dogwood Stable | 15⁄8 M (t) | 2:48.20 | $360,000 | ||
1984 | Majesty's Prince | 5 | Laffit Pincay Jr. | 15⁄8 M (t) | 2:42.80 | $360,000 | ||||
1983 | All Along | 4 | Walter Swinburn | Patrick Biancone | Daniel Wildenstein | 15⁄8 M (t) | 2:45.00 | $312,210 | ||
1982 | Majesty's Prince | 3 | Eddie Maple | 15⁄8 M (t) | 2:49.40 | $251,790 | ||||
1981 | 3 | Jorge Velásquez | John M. Gaver Jr. | Greentree Stable | 15⁄8 M (t) | 2:53.40 | $185,250 | |||
1980 | 4 | Mike Venezia | Tartan Stable | 15⁄8 M (t) | 2:42.60 | $120,000 | ||||
1979 | Golden Act | 3 | Sandy Hawley | / | 15⁄8 M (t) | 2:48.60 | $120,000 | |||
1978 | Mac Diarmida | 3 | Jean Cruguet | Scotty Schulhofer | 15⁄8 M (t) | 2:41.20 | $111,180 | |||
1977 | Exceller | 4 | Ángel Cordero Jr. | Maurice Zilber | Nelson Bunker Hunt | 15⁄8 M (t) | 2:52.40 | $116,100 | ||
1976 | Youth | 3 | Sandy Hawley | Maurice Zilber | Nelson Bunker Hunt | 15⁄8 M (t) | 2:48.00 | $114,600 | ||
1975 | Snow Knight | 4 | Jorge Velásquez | MacKenzie Miller | Windfields Farm | 15⁄8 M (t) | 2:43.20 | $113,220 | ||
1974 | Dahlia | 4 | Lester Piggott | Maurice Zilber | Nelson Bunker Hunt | 15⁄8 M (t) | 2:40.00 | $91,650 | ||
1973 | Secretariat | 3 | Eddie Maple | Lucien Laurin | Meadow Stable | 15⁄8 M (t) | 2:41.80 | $92,755 | ||
1972 | Droll Role | 4 | Braulio Baeza | Thomas J. Kelly | John M. Schiff | 15⁄8 M (t) | 2:51.80 | $52,330 | ||
1971 | 5 | Ron Turcotte | Horatio Luro | 15⁄8 M (t) | 2:45.20 | $41,550 | ||||
1970 | Drumtop | 4 | Chuck Baltazar | Roger Laurin | 15⁄8 M (t) | 2:50.80 | $39,900 | |||
1969 | * | 4 | 15⁄8 M (t) | 2:47.20 | $45,000 | |||||
1968 | 4 | Robin Platts | Lou Cavalaris Jr. | Gardiner Farm | 15⁄8 M (t) | 2:49.20 | $30,900 | |||
1967 | He's A Smoothie | 4 | 15⁄8 M (t) | 2:59.60 | $34,500 | |||||
1966 | George Royal | 5 | Ismael Valenzuela | Hammond & | 15⁄8 M (t) | 2:42.40 | $32,700 | |||
1965 | George Royal | 4 | Johnny Longden | Hammond & | 15⁄8 M (t) | 3:05.40 | $35,800 | |||
1964 | 4 | Ron Turcotte | Fitz Eugene Dixon Jr. | 15⁄8 M (t) | 2:47.80 | $34,800 | ||||
1963 | 5 | John L. Rotz | John M. Gaver Sr. | Greentree Stable | 15⁄8 M (t) | 2:41.00 | $35,600 | |||
1962 | 5 | Ray Broussard | Joseph H. Pierce Jr. | 15⁄8 M (t) | 2:50.80 | $35,700 | ||||
1961 | 4 | Sam Boulmetis Sr. | John M. Schiff | 15⁄8 M (t) | 2:45.80 | $32,500 | ||||
1960 | 4 | Kenneth Church | Spring Hill Farm | 15⁄8 M (t) | 2:42.20 | $35,400 | ||||
1959 | 5 | Harry Trotsek | 15⁄8 M (t) | 2:56.00 | $33,000 | |||||
1958 | Jack Ketch | 4 | Johnny Sellers | Harry Trotsek | 15⁄8 M (t) | 2:46.60 | $34,900 | |||
1957 | 4 | Horatio Luro | Louis R. Rowan | 15⁄8 M (d) | 2:46.20 | $42,300 | ||||
1956 | 4 | Horatio Luro | 15⁄8 M (d) | 2:43.40 | $42,700 | |||||
1955 | 5 | Bobby Ussery | P. Brady | 13⁄16 M (d) | 2:00.80 | $34,524 | ||||
1954 | 4 | H. W. Williams | Killian Farms | 11⁄8 M (d) | 1:54.00 | $23,075 | ||||
1953 | 3 | Nick Shuk | Gordon J. McCann | E. P. Taylor | 11⁄8 M (d) | 1:53.20 | $10,875 | |||
1952 | 7 | R. Anderson | Wilma Kennedy | 11⁄16 M (d) | 1:46.00 | $5,225 | ||||
1951 | Bull Page | 4 | Gordon J. McCann | E. P. Taylor | 11⁄16 M (d) | 1:49.00 | $5,090 | |||
1950 | 3 | E. P. Taylor | 11⁄16 M (d) | 1:46.80 | $4,810 | |||||
1949 | Arise | 3 | Douglas Dodson | 11⁄16 M (d) | 1:46.80 | $4,800 | ||||
1948 | 4 | Mrs. Morris Fishman | 11⁄16 M (d) | 1:48.00 | $3,910 | |||||
1947 | 4 | Charles H. Hemstead | 11⁄16 M (d) | 1:46.20 | $2,550 | |||||
1946 | Kingarvie | 3 | Parkwood Stable | 11⁄16 M (d) | 1:51.40 | $2,770 | ||||
1945 | 5 | 11⁄16 M (d) | 1:55.40 | $2,900 | ||||||
1944 | 4 | Robert B. Watson | Harry C. Hatch | 11⁄16 M (d) | 1:47.60 | $1,768 | ||||
1943 | Shepperton | 4 | Robert B. Watson | Fred H. Schelke | 11⁄16 M (d) | 1:51.80 | $3,326 | |||
1942 | Shepperton | 3 | Robert B. Watson | Fred H. Schelke | 11⁄16 M (d) | 1:52.40 | $1,876 | |||
1941 | Bunty Lawless | 6 | Gordon J. McCann | 11⁄16 M (d) | 1:49.20 | $3,354 | ||||
1940 | 7 | Harry Meynell | A. Bennie | Art J. Halliwell | 11⁄16 M (d) | 1:46.00 | $1,400 | |||
1939 | 3 | Conn Smythe | 11⁄16 M (d) | 1:48.00 | $2,450 | |||||
1938 | Bunty Lawless | 3 | 11⁄16 M (d) | 1:45.80 | $2,125 |
- In 1969 Tradesman won but was disqualified and placed last.
- In 1992 Wiorno finished first but was disqualified and placed third.
See also[]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c "Canadian International Stakes Profile". Equibase. Retrieved 19 October 2016.
- ^ Thoroughbred racing news at Woodbine Entertainment Archived 2009-12-16 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ http://www.woodbineentertainment.com/canadianinternational/RaceTrackNewsPage.aspx?NewsId=163914b3-8a02-492f-897f-2859f6b83fbb
- ^ "Canadian International History & Records". www.woodbineentertainment.com. Archived from the original on 19 October 2016. Retrieved 19 October 2016.
- ^ Canadian International Stakes details 1938–2001 Archived March 23, 2006, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ October 29, 1973 New York Times
- ^ "Bunty Lawless". Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame. Retrieved 19 October 2016.
- ^ "Dahlia". Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame. Retrieved 19 October 2016.
- ^ "Facts & Figures". www.woodbineentertainment.com. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 19 October 2016.
- ^ "2021 Pattison Canadian International Stakes Grade 1 - (race 9)". Equibase. 18 September 2021. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
- ^ Woodbine postpones Pattison International thoroughbred race for a year
- ^ "2019 Pattison Canadian International Stakes Grade 1 - (race 9)". Equibase. 12 October 2019. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
- ^ "2018 Pattison Canadian International Stakes Grade 1 - (race 9)". Equibase. 13 October 2018. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
- ^ "2017 Pattison Canadian International Stakes Grade 1 - (race 10)". Equibase. 15 October 2017. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
- ^ "2016 Pattison Canadian International Stakes Grade 1 - (race 9)". Equibase. 16 October 2016. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
- ^ "2015 Pattison Canadian International Stakes Grade 1 - (race 9)". Equibase. 18 October 2015. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
- ^ "2014 Pattison Canadian International Stakes Grade 1 - (race 6)". Equibase. 19 October 2014. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
- ^ "2013 Pattison Canadian International Stakes Grade 1 - (race 10)". Equibase. 27 October 2013. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
- ^ "2012 Pattison Canadian International Stakes Grade 1 - (race 10)". Equibase. 14 October 2012. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
- ^ "2011 Pattison Canadian International Stakes Grade 1 - (race 10)". Equibase. 16 October 2011. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
- ^ "2010 Pattison Canadian International Stakes Grade 1 - (race 10)". Equibase. 16 October 2010. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
- ^ "2009 Pattison Canadian International Stakes Grade 1 - (race 10)". Equibase. 17 October 2009. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
- ^ "2008 Pattison Canadian International Stakes Grade 1 - (race 10)". Equibase. 4 October 2008. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
- ^ "2007 Pattison Canadian International Stakes Grade 1 - (race 7)". Equibase. 21 October 2007. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
- ^ "2006 Pattison Canadian International Stakes Grade 1 - (race 7)". Equibase. 22 October 2006. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
- ^ "2005 Pattison Canadian International Stakes Grade 1 - (race 8)". Equibase. 23 October 2005. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
- ^ "2004 Pattison Canadian International Stakes Grade 1 - (race 9)". Equibase. 24 October 2004. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
- ^ "2003 Pattison Canadian International Stakes Grade 1 - (race 9)". Equibase. 19 October 2003. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
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- ^ "2001 Canadian International Stakes Grade 1 - (race 8)". Equibase. 30 September 2001. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
- ^ "2000 Canadian International Stakes Grade 1 - (race 8)". Equibase. 15 October 2000. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
- ^ "1999 Canadian International Stakes Grade 1 - (race 8)". Equibase. 17 October 1999. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
- ^ "1998 Canadian International Stakes Grade 1 - (race 6)". Equibase. 18 October 1998. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
- ^ "1997 Canadian International Stakes Grade 1 - (race 8)". Equibase. 19 October 1997. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
- ^ "1996 Canadian International Stakes Grade 1 - (race 8)". Equibase. 29 September 1996. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
- ^ "1995 Rothmans Ltd. International Stakes Grade 1 - (race 9)". Equibase. 15 October 1995. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
- ^ "1994 Rothmans Ltd. International Stakes Grade 1 - (race 9)". Equibase. 16 October 1994. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
- ^ "1993 Rothmans Ltd. International Stakes Grade 1 - (race 8)". Equibase. 17 October 1993. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
- ^ "1992 Rothmans Ltd. International Stakes Grade 1 - (race 8)". Equibase. 18 October 1992. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
- ^ "1991 Rothmans Ltd. International Stakes Grade 1 - (race 8)". Equibase. 20 October 1991. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
External links[]
- Grade 1 stakes races in Canada
- Open middle distance horse races
- Turf races in Canada
- Woodbine Racetrack
- Recurring sporting events established in 1938
- 1938 establishments in Ontario
- Horse races in Ontario