Colin Stakes
Ungraded Stakes race | |
Location | Woodbine Racetrack Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
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Inaugurated | 1956 |
Race type | Thoroughbred - Flat racing |
Website | woodbine |
Race information | |
Distance | 6 furlong sprint |
Surface | Polytrack |
Track | left-handed |
Qualification | Two-year-olds |
Weight | Allowances |
Purse | $95,800 (2016) |
The Colin Stakes is a Canadian Thoroughbred horse race run annually during the later half of July at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto, Ontario. Open to two-year-old horses, it is contested over a distance of 6 furlongs on Tapeta and currently carries a purse of $95,800.[1]
Inaugurated in 1956 at Fort Erie Racetrack, the great filly La Prevoyante won the 1972 race by beating her male counterparts then went on to a career that would see her inducted in both the Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame and the U.S. Racing Hall of Fame. The 1982 edition was won by Sunny's Halo who won the following year's Kentucky Derby. In 2004, Francine Villeneuve became the first female jockey to win the race.
Since inception, the Colin Stakes has been run at various distances:
- 5 furlongs : 2006 at Woodbine Racetrack
- 5+1⁄2 furlongs : 1956-1957, 1959 at Fort Erie Racetrack
- 6 furlongs : 1958, 1960-1966 at Fort Erie Racetrack, 1980-2005, 2007 at Woodbine Racetrack
- 6+1⁄2 furlongs : 1967-1976 at Fort Erie Racetrack, 1977-1979 at Woodbine Racetrack
Records[]
Speed record: (Through 1998, times were recorded in fifths of a second. Since 1999 they are in hundredths of a second)
- 1:09.44 - (2015) (at current distance of 6 furlongs)
Most wins by an owner:
- 3 - Jean-Louis Levesque (1963, 1972, 1978)
Most wins by a jockey:
- 5 - David Clark (1983, 1984, 1987, 2005, 2011)
Most wins by a trainer:
- 3 - Daniel J. Vella (1994, 1995, 1997)
Winners of the Colin Stakes[]
Year |
Winner |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Owner |
Time |
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2016 | Sid C. Attard | Norseman Racing Stable | 1:10.48 | ||
2015 | Jesse M. Campbell | Tucci Stables | 1:09.44 | ||
2014 | Patrick Husbands | Mark Casse | 1:10.22 | ||
2013 | Eurico Rosa Da Silva | J.R. Racing Stable | 1:10.19 | ||
2012 | Michael Maker | Wade M. Wacker | 1:11.05 | ||
2011 | David Clark | R Plus Partners | 1:11.12 | ||
2010 | Patrick Husbands | Martha K. Gonzalez | 1:09.93 | ||
2009 | Slade Callaghan | D. Lanzman & J. Singer | 1:10.88 | ||
2008 | Jono Jones | Bill & Vicki Poston | 1:10.74 | ||
2007 | Reade Baker | Bear Stables | 1:11.05 | ||
2006 | Constant Montpellier | David Dwyer | 0:57.11 | ||
2005 | Edenwold | David Clark | Josie Carroll | Jim and Alice Sapara | 1:11.04 |
2004 | Francine Villeneuve | M.A.D. Racing/Gonzalez | 1:11.19 | ||
2003 | Emile Ramsammy | Kelynack Racing Stable | 1:10.47 | ||
2002 | Robert Landry | /John Mitchell | 1:11.51 | ||
2001 | Hammett et al. | 1:12.07 | |||
2000 | Patrick Husbands | R. W. Pletan | 1:10.30 | ||
1999 | Slade Callaghan | C.E.C. Farms | 1:11.89 | ||
1998 | Jim McAleney | C. Scott Abbott | 1:12.00 | ||
1997 | Robert Landry | Daniel J. Vella | Andy Stronach | 1:11.00 | |
1996 | Slade Callaghan | Tenenbaum Racing | 1:10.40 | ||
1995 | Sandy Hawley | Daniel J. Vella | Frank Stronach | 1:11.40 | |
1994 | Jack M. Lauzon | Daniel J. Vella | Frank Stronach | 1:11.80 | |
1993 | Robert Landry | Kingsbrook Farm | 1:11.40 | ||
1992 | Robin Platts | Richard L. Duchossois | 1:11.00 | ||
1991 | Larry Attard | Elizabeth A. Farr | 1:12.40 | ||
1990 | Dave Penna | J. Giglio / M. Ryan | 1:11.20 | ||
1989 | Dave Penna | Windhaven | 1:11.20 | ||
1988 | Don Seymour | King Caledon Farm | 1:11.20 | ||
1987 | David Clark | Linmac Farms | 1:10.60 | ||
1986 | Larry Attard | V.C.L./Spatafora | 1:10.40 | ||
1985 | Jeffrey Fell | James E. Day | Sam-Son Farm | 1:10.40 | |
1984 | David Clark | Victura Farm | 1:11.60 | ||
1983 | New Connection | David Clark | J. D. Cameron | 1:10.80 | |
1982 | Sunny's Halo | Dave Penna | David C. Cross Jr. | David J. Foster | 1:10.40 |
1981 | Deputy Minister | Lloyd Duffy | Centurion/Kinghaven | 1:10.60 | |
1980 | J. C. Delongis | 1:11.00 | |||
1979 | Lloyd Duffy | E. B. Seedhouse | 1:17.00 | ||
1978 | Yonnie Starr | Jean-Louis Levesque | 1:16.60 | ||
1977 | Larry Attard | J. M. Martin | 1:19.80 | ||
1976 | Avelino Gomez | 1:19.60 | |||
1975 | Robin Platts | Gil Rowntree | 1:18.80 | ||
1974 | W. Green | W. P. Gilbride | 1:17.00 | ||
1973 | Sandy Hawley | Doug Banks | 1:20.80 | ||
1972 | La Prevoyante | John LeBlanc | Yonnie Starr | Jean-Louis Levesque | 1:17.80 |
1971 | J. T. Bottomley | 1:20.40 | |||
1970 | Kennedy Road | John LeBlanc | James C. Bentley | 1:18.20 | |
1969 | Robin Platts | W. A. Gordon | 1:20.00 | ||
1968 | Viceregal | Gordon J. McCann | Windfields Farm | 1:18.40 | |
1967 | L. Poloniato & J. Ippolito | 1:18.80 | |||
1966 | Avelino Gomez | Jerry C. Meyer | Willow Downs Farm | 1:12.00 | |
1965 | Titled Hero | John LeBlanc | Peter K. Marshall | 1:12.80 | |
1964 | T. Hays / D. Weldon | 1:13.80 | |||
1963 | Jean-Louis Levesque | 1:13.20 | |||
1962 | D. G. Ross | 1:12.00 | |||
1961 | W. J. Farr | 1:12.20 | |||
1960 | Avelino Gomez | W. J. Farr | 1:12.40 | ||
1959 | G. B. Elliott | 1:05.80 | |||
1958 | Lou Cavalaris, Jr. | P. Del Greco | 1:13.20 | ||
1957 | Chris Rogers | 1:05.20 | |||
1956 | Kinrara Stable | 1:07.60 |
References[]
- ^ "Woodbine Thoroughbred Stakes Results 2017" (PDF). Ontario Racing. 2017-04-01. Retrieved 2018-12-17.
- Ungraded stakes races in Canada
- Flat horse races for two-year-olds
- Recurring sporting events established in 1956
- Woodbine Racetrack
- Fort Erie Race Track