Duchess Stakes
Ungraded Stakes race | |
Location | Woodbine Racetrack Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
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Inaugurated | 1956 |
Race type | Thoroughbred - Flat racing |
Website | web |
Race information | |
Distance | 7 furlongs |
Surface | Polytrack |
Track | left-handed |
Qualification | Three-year-old fillies |
Weight | Allowances |
Purse | $96,363 (2015) |
The Duchess Stakes is a Thoroughbred horse race run annually at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is open to three-year-old fillies. Held during the first part of August, it is contested over a distance of 7 furlongs on Polytrack synthetic dirt. It currently offers a purse of $96,363 with an additional $50,000 for Ontario-bred horses. Previously a Grade III race, it lost its graded status in 2006.
Inaugurated in 1956 at Fort Erie Racetrack, the Duchess Stakes has also been hosted by Toronto's Greenwood Raceway. Since inception the race has been run at various distances:
- 8.5 furlongs (1+1⁄16 miles) : 1956-1966 and 1970-1979 at Fort Erie Racetrack, 1967 at Greenwood Raceway, 1969 at Woodbine Racetrack, 1+1⁄16 miles; Fort Erie; main track
- 8 furlongs (1 mile) : 1968 at Greenwood Raceway
- 7.5 furlongs : 2006 at Woodbine Racetrack
- 7 furlongs : 1980-2005 and since 2007 at Woodbine Racetrack
Records[]
Speed record: (at current distance of 7 furlongs)
- 1:22.03 - Lemon Maid (2005)
Most wins by a jockey:
- 4 - Todd Kabel (1992, 1994, 1999, 2005)
Most wins by a trainer:
- 3 - (1963, 1964, 1973)
- 3 - (1974, 1975, 1980)
- 3 - Macdonald Benson (1978, 1996, 2008)
Most wins by an owner:
- 4 - (1963, 1964, 1966, 1970)
Winners[]
Year |
Winner |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Owner |
Time |
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2015 | Her Majesty's Flag | David Cotey | Dominion Bloodstock/Butzer | 1:22.91 | |
2014 | Pirate's Trove | Florent Geroux | Shahania Racing | 1:22.75 | |
2013 | Gary Boulanger | Josie Carroll | Melnyk Racing Stables | 1:22.95 | |
2012 | Spirited Miss | Patrick Husbands | Mark Casse | John Oxley | 1:23.48 |
2011 | Anne's Beauty | Patrick Husbands | Robert Smithen | 1:22.83 | |
2010 | Sharp Secretary | Eurico da Silva | 1:23.45 | ||
2009 | Carem Crescent | Eurico da Silva | Eugene Melnyk | 1:22.50 | |
2008 | Sugar Bay | Chantal Sutherland | Macdonald Benson | Augustin Stable | 1:22.38 |
2007 | Reade Baker | Bear Stables Ltd. | 1:22.15 | ||
2006 | Vestrey Lady | James McAleney | Reade Baker | Harlequin Ranches | 1:31.74 |
2005 | Lemon Maid | Todd Kabel | 1:22.03 | ||
2004 | Blonde Executive | Richard Dos Ramos | Bruno Brothers Farm | 1:23.26 | |
2003 | Finally Here | Patrick Husbands | Tom Amoss | Pop-A-Top LLC | 1:24.15 |
2002 | Mulrainy | Chantal Sutherland | Wings of Erin Farm | 1:23.98 | |
2001 | Meadow Gem | David Clark | Robert P. Tiller | LQ Racing/Kinghaven Farms et al. | 1:22.48 |
2000 | Heat It Up | 1:22.50 | |||
1999 | Gregorian Chance | Todd Kabel | D. Morrison & K. Schmidt | 1:22.81 | |
1998 | Kissedbyacrusader | 1:22.80 | |||
1997 | Cotton Carnival | Robert Landry | Roger Attfield | Windhaven | 1:24.80 |
1996 | Autumn Slew | Robert Landry | Macdonald Benson | Augustin Stable | 1:23.40 |
1995 | Heavenly Punch | Dave Penna | Sid C. Attard | C. C. Stable | 1:23.80 |
1994 | Mysteriously | Todd Kabel | Daniel J. Vella | Frank Stronach | 1:23.40 |
1993 | Elderberry Drive | Dave Penna | Kings Lane Farm | 1:23.40 | |
1992 | Parisinthespring | Todd Kabel | Laurie Silvera | Silverbrook Stable | 1:24.20 |
1991 | Flicker Queen | 1:24.60 | |||
1990 | Premier Question | Richard Dos Ramos | John A. Franks | 1:22.80 | |
1989 | Blushing Katy | Kingsbrook Farm | 1:23.80 | ||
1988 | Volterra | Sandy Hawley | Knob Hill Stable | 1:24.20 | |
1987 | Burgandy Dancer | Lloyd Duffy | Willow Downs Farm | 1:24.00 | |
1986 | Miss Tressette | Larry Attard | F. & C. Russo | 1:24.40 | |
1985 | Greyechel | F. & J. Cosentino | 1:24.00 | ||
1984 | Baldski's Holiday | 1:23.40 | |||
1983 | L'Epee | Terforth Farm | 1:25.00 | ||
1982 | Ambassador of Luck | Flint S. Schulhofer | Richard Ransom | 1:23.00 | |
1981 | Eternal Search | Brian Swatuk | 1:23.60 | ||
1980 | Solartic | Robin Platts | Douglas Banks | 1:23.80 | |
1979 | Kamar | Sandy Hawley | B. K. Y. Stable | 1:44.20 | |
1978 | Flower Princess | Robin Platts | Macdonald Benson | Windfields Farm | 1:44.60 |
1977 | Majestic Kahala | Windhaven | 1:43.60 | ||
1976 | Regal Gal | Earlie Fires | Chris W. Voyce | 1:42.80 | |
1975 | Momigi | Koichiro Hayata | 1:42.60 | ||
1974 | Trudie Tudor | Sandy Hawley | Douglas Banks | 1:42.60 | |
1973 | Sharp Quill | Lloyd Duffy | Lucky C. Stable | 1:44.20 | |
1972 | Susceptible | Del W. Carroll | Windfields Farm | 1:43.20 | |
1971 | Essie Bs Venture | E. Lieberman | 1:45.60 | ||
1970 | Tudor Queen | Robin Platts | Gil Rowntree | 1:44.40 | |
1969 | Not Too Shy | Avelino Gomez | Conn Smythe | 1:44.60 | |
1968 | Leprechaun Lady | J. Mack | M. H. Dudgeon | 1:38.00 | |
1967 | Toward | John W. Russell | Mrs. John W. Sifton | 1:42.00 | |
1966 | Royal Tara | Hugo Dittfach | J. Hechter | 1:44.80 | |
1965 | Ciboulette | Jean-Louis Levesque | 1:44.80 | ||
1964 | Royal Spirit | J. Davidson | 1:46.20 | ||
1963 | Royal Spirit | Hugo Dittfach | 1:44.80 | ||
1962 | Reluctant Deb | G. Roser | A. Hickling | J. Simon | 1:45.00 |
1961 | Purple Bow | Newtondale Stable | 1:49.60 | ||
1960 | Chick Miss | J. A. Adams | R. Gian & Tosch | 1:45.20 | |
1959 | Kitty Girl | Hugo Dittfach | Yonnie Starr | & Smythe | 1:45.60 |
1958 | Real Cute | A. Nash | J. Calhoun | View Hulloa Farms | 1:44.60 |
1957 | Kitty Girl | Yonnie Starr | & Smythe | 1:47.00 | |
1956 | Infusion | D. Kennedy | Kennedy-Veale Stable | 1:43.40 |
References[]
Categories:
- Ungraded stakes races in Canada
- Horse races in Canada
- Flat horse races for three-year-old fillies
- Recurring sporting events established in 1956
- Woodbine Racetrack
- Summer events in Canada
- 1956 establishments in Ontario