Kennedy Road Stakes
| Grade II race | |
| Location | Woodbine Racetrack Toronto, Ontario Canada |
|---|---|
| Inaugurated | 1989 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred - Flat racing |
| Website | www |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 6 furlong sprint |
| Surface | Tapeta synthetic dirt |
| Track | left-handed |
| Qualification | Three-years-old & up |
| Weight | Assigned |
| Purse | $175,000 (plus up to $35,000 for eligible Ontario breds)[1] |
The Kennedy Road Stakes is a thoroughbred horse race run annually at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Run during the latter part of November, the Grade II sprint race is open to horses aged three and older. Raced over a distance of 6 furlongs, it currently offers a purse of C$200,000. The race was originally run on a natural dirt surface, but since 2006 has been on a synthetic "all weather" surface (Polytrack from 2005 to 2015, Tapeta starting in 2016).[1]
Inaugurated in 1989 as the Kennedy Road Handicap, it was named in honour of Kennedy Road, the 1973 Canadian Horse of the Year and a Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame inductee.
Records[]
Speed record:
- 1:08.05 - (2003) (on natural dirt)
Most wins:
- 2 - Pink Lloyd (2017, 2019)
- 2 - (2015, 2016)
- 2 - (1994, 1995)
Most wins by an owner:
- 4 - Frank Stronach (1994, 1995, 1996, 1997)
Most wins by a jockey:
- 6 - Todd Kabel (1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2001, 2006)
Most wins by a trainer:
- 5 - Robert P. Tiller (1994, 2002, 2005, 2017, 2019)
- 3 - Daniel J. Vella (1995, 1996, 1997)
Winners[]
| Year | Winner | Age | Jockey | Trainer | Owner |
Dist. (Furlongs) |
Time | Win $ | Gr. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Pink Lloyd | 9 | Rafael Hernandez | Robert Tiller | Entourage Stable | 6 f | 1:08.84 | $120,000 | G2 |
| 2020 | Ride A Comet | 5 | Patrick Husbands | Mark Casse | John C. Oxley & My Meadowview Farm LLC (Leonard Riggio) | 6 f | 1:08.25 | $105,000 | G2 |
| 2019 | Pink Lloyd | 7 | Eurico Rosa da Silva | Robert Tiller | Entourage Stable (Frank Di Giulio Jr., et al.) | 6 f | 1:08.72 | $126,000 | G2 |
| 2018 | Ikerrin Road | 4 | Ademar Santos | Vito Armata | Alpine Stable Limited (John Armata) | 6 f | 1:08.42 | $105,000 | G2 |
| 2017 | Pink Lloyd | 5 | Eurico Rosa da Silva | Robert Tiller | Entourage Stable (Frank Di Giulio Jr., et al.) | 6 f | 1:08.46 | $126,000 | G2 |
| 2016 | Stacked Deck | 5 | Barbara J. Minshall | Bruce Lunsford | 6 f | 1:08.19 | $120,000 | G2 | |
| 2015 | Stacked Deck | 4 | Luis Contreras | Barbara J. Minshall | Bruce Lunsford | 6 f | 1:08.34 | $120,000 | G2 |
| 2014 | 4 | Eurico Rosa Da Silva | Stephen Chesney & Cory Hoffman | 6 f | 1:08.46 | $120,000 | G2 | ||
| 2013 | Bear No Joke | 5 | Emma-Jayne Wilson | Reade Baker | Bear Stables, Ltd. (Danny Dion) | 6 f | 1:08.63 | $108,000 | G2 |
| 2012 | Bear Tough Tiger | 4 | Reade Baker | Bear Stables, Ltd. (Danny Dion) | 6 f | 1:08.77 | $90,000 | G3 | |
| 2011 | 4 | Jesse Campbell | Audre & Gordon Cappuccitti | 6 f | 1:08.75 | $108,000 | G3 | ||
| 2010 | 6 | Jeffrey Sanchez | Donald Barr | Lindy M. Redding | 6 f | 1:09.00 | $90,000 | G3 | |
| 2009 | Smokey Fire | 4 | Emma-Jayne Wilson | Sid C. Attard | Jim Dandy Stable (Jim J. Lawson) | 6 f | 1:08.49 | $103,500 | G3 |
| 2008 | Shadowless | 3 | Heather M. Takahashi | 6 f | 1:09.08 | $99,000 | G3 | ||
| 2007 | Connections | 6 | Jeremy Rose | Ruman Stable (Kathleen Manhatton) | 6 f | 1:08.78 | $75,000 | G3 | |
| 2006 | Main Executive | 4 | Todd Kabel | Bruno Brothers Farm | 6 f | 1:10.02 | $75,000 | ||
| 2005 | Are You Serious | 3 | Robert Tiller | Robert Tiller & | 6 f | 1:09.40 | $84,075 | ||
| 2004 | Race not held due to weather conditions | ||||||||
| 2003 | Chris's Bad Boy | 6 | Jono Jones | Alpine Stable Limited (John Armata) | 6 f | 1:08.05 | $82,425 | ||
| 2002 | Cheap Talk | 3 | Patrick Husbands | Robert Tiller | Robert Tiller & Tom Lottridge | 6 f | 1:09.50 | $82,500 | |
| 2001 | Olympian | 4 | Todd Kabel | Rexdale Stable & Partner | 6 f | 1:09.77 | $65,700 | ||
| 2000 | Wake At Noon | 3 | David Clark | 6 f | 1:10.89 | $64,500 | |||
| 1999 | Great Defender | 3 | Slade Callaghan | Robert & Shirley Wilson | 6 f | 1:08.17 | $51,435 | ||
| 1998 | Uncle Woger | 3 | Patrick Husbands | Brandon Brako Stable | 6 f | 1:09.20 | $38,628 | ||
| 1997 | All Firmed Up | 5 | Todd Kabel | Daniel J. Vella | Frank Stronach | 6 f | 1:10.80 | $38,988 | |
| 1996 | Goldminers Gold | 3 | Todd Kabel | Daniel J. Vella | Frank Stronach | 6 f | 1:09.60 | $50,130 | |
| 1995 | Blitzer | 6 | Todd Kabel | Daniel J. Vella | Frank Stronach | 6 f | 1:09.80 | $47,460 | |
| 1994 | Blitzer | 5 | Todd Kabel | Robert P. Tiller | Frank Stronach | 6 f | 1:09.80 | $37,890 | |
| 1993 | British Banker | 5 | Dave Penna | Dogwood Stable | 6 f | 1:10.20 | $37,386 | ||
| 1992 | Canadian Silver | 4 | Dave Penna | Pinejoy Stable | 6 f | 1:09.80 | $37,323 | ||
| 1991 | King Corrie | 3 | Richard Dos Ramos | 6 f | 1:09.20 | $35,935 | |||
| 1990 | 4 | Larry Attard | Angus McArthur | Angus McArthur | 6 f | 1:10.00 | $19,188 | ||
| 1989 | Mr. Hot Shot | 4 | James McAleney | William J. Stewart | Jimmy Stewart & Michelle Upton | 6 f | 1:10.40 | $35,160 | |
See also[]
References[]
- ^ a b "Kennedy Road Stakes Profile". www.equibase.com. Retrieved 29 November 2016.
Categories:
- Graded stakes races in Canada
- Open sprint category horse races
- Recurring sporting events established in 1989
- Woodbine Racetrack
- 1989 establishments in Ontario