Nassau Stakes (Canada)
Grade II race | |
Location | Woodbine Racetrack Toronto, Ontario |
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Inaugurated | 1956 |
Race type | Thoroughbred – Flat racing |
Website | www.woodbineentertainment.com |
Race information | |
Distance | 1 mile (8 furlongs) |
Surface | Turf |
Track | Left-handed |
Qualification | Fillies & Mares, Three-years-old & up |
Weight | Assigned |
Purse | $175,000 (2021) |
The Nassau Stakes is a Canadian Thoroughbred horse race held annually at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto, Ontario. A Grade II event raced in early June, it is open to horses aged three and older and run over a distance of one mile on turf. Currently, the Nassau Stakes offers a purse of $153,540.
Inaugurated in 1956, it was raced on dirt until 1968 when it was shifted permanently to the turf. Over the years, it has been run at various distances both at the Woodbine Racetrack and at Fort Erie Race Track:
On dirt:
- 7 furlongs : 1956–1958 at Woodbine
- 1 mile : 1959–1966 at Woodbine, 1967 at Fort Erie
On turf:
- 1 mile : beginning 2010 at Woodbine Racetrack
- 1+1⁄16 miles : 1968 & 1994 at Fort Erie, 1969–1993, 1995 to present at Woodbine
The Nassau Stakes was run in two divisions in 1978, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1989, 1990
Records[]
Time record: (at 1+1⁄16 miles on turf)
- 1:39.60 – Bold Ruritana (1996 on Woodbine Racetrack)
Most wins:
- 2 – (1971, 1972)
- 2 – Momigi (1976, 1977)
- 2 – (1978, 1979)
- 2 – Eternal Search (1982, 1983)
- 2 – Lake Country (1985, 1986)
- 2 – (1991, 1992)
- 2 – Bold Ruritana (1995, 1996)
- 2 – (2013, 2014)
Most wins by an owner:
- 6 – Sam-Son Farm (1989, 1991, 1992, 1998, 2001, 2007)
Most wins by a jockey:
- 5 – Todd Kabel (1994, 1998, 2001, 2004, 2007)
Most wins by a trainer:
- 3 – (1973, 1985, 1986)
- 3 – James E. Day (1989, 1991, 1992)
- 3 – Mark Frostad (1998, 2001, 2007)
- 3 – (1989, 1990, 1999)
Winners of the Nassau Stakes[]
Year |
Winner |
Age |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Owner |
Time |
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2021 | Jolie Olympica | 5 | Luis Contreras | Josie Carroll | Fox Hill Farms | 1:34.83 |
2020 | Elizabeth Way | 4 | Emma-Jayne Wilson | Roger Attfield | John J McCormack | 1:35.30 |
2019 | Secret Message | 4 | Trevor McCarthy | Graham Motion | Madaket Stables, ERJ Racing et al. | 1:35.30 |
2018 | Niigon's Eclipse | 5 | Gary Boulanger | Rachel Halden | Chiefswood Stable | 1:32.74 |
2017 | Starship Jubilee | 4 | Eurico Rosa Da Silva | Kevin Attard | Kevin Attard/Soli Mehta | 1:36.86 |
2016 | Lexie Lou | 5 | Patrick Husbands | Mark E. Casse | Gary Barber | 1:32.98 |
2015 | 5 | Gary Boulanger | Mark E. Casse | John C. Oxley | 1:33.54 | |
2014 | 5 | Jesse M. Campbell | Reade Baker | Jim & Susan Hill | 1:33.04 | |
2013 | 4 | Jesse M. Campbell | Reade Baker | Jim & Susan Hill | 1:34.01 | |
2012 | 4 | Julien Leparoux | Thomas F. Proctor | Glen Hill Farm | 1:37.74 | |
2011 | 4 | Luis Contreras | Robert Smithen | 1:36.48 | ||
2010 | 5 | Chantal Sutherland | 1:34.23 | |||
2009 | 5 | Alan Garcia | Christophe Clement | Virginia Kraft Payson | 1:41.89 | |
2008 | 4 | Eurico Rosa Da Silva | Roger Attfield | Harlequin Ranches | 1:40.46 | |
2007 | 4 | Todd Kabel | Mark Frostad | Sam-Son Farm | 1:39.90 | |
2006 | 4 | Kent Desormeaux | Christophe Clement | Monceaux Stable | 1:46.16 | |
2005 | 5 | Cornelio Velásquez | Earle I. Mack | 1:41.96 | ||
2004 | Inish Glora | 6 | Todd Kabel | Macdonald Benson | Robert J. Costigan | 1:40.38 |
2003 | 4 | Richard Dos Ramos | James Michael | 1:42.92 | ||
2002 | 4 | José A. Santos | Christophe Clement | Skymarc Farm | 1:41.01 | |
2001 | 5 | Todd Kabel | Mark Frostad | Sam-Son Farm | 1:47.31 | |
2000 | 5 | Neil Poznansky | R. F. & J. E. Shaw | 1:40.14 | ||
1999 | 4 | Robert Landry | & | 1:41.52 | ||
1998 | 5 | Todd Kabel | Mark Frostad | Sam-Son Farm | 1:41.80 | |
1997 | 5 | Mickey Walls | Rudy Singh | 1:41.00 | ||
1996 | Bold Ruritana | 6 | Robert Landry | Barbara Minshall | Minshall Farms | 1:39.60 |
1995 | Bold Ruritana | 5 | Robert Landry | Barbara Minshall | Minshall Farms | 1:41.20 |
1994 | 4 | Todd Kabel | et al. | 1:41.20 | ||
1993 | 4 | Robert Landry | 1:43.60 | |||
1992 | * | 4 | Garrett Gomez | James E. Day | Sam-Son Farm | 1:41.00 |
1991 | 3 | Pat Day | James E. Day | Sam-Son Farm | 1:42.20 | |
1990 | 5 | Larry Attard | 1:40.80 | |||
1990 | Maison Close | 5 | Dave Penna | 1:41.00 | ||
1989 | 5 | Sandy Hawley | James E. Day | Sam-Son Farm | 1:43.60 | |
1989 | 6 | Pat Day | Seltzer/Fernwood Stable | 1:43.40 | ||
1988 | 4 | Golden Willow Farm | 1:42.00 | |||
1987 | Carotene | 4 | Don Seymour | Roger Attfield | Kinghaven Farms | 1:43.20 |
1986 | Lake Country | 5 | Jeffrey Fell | Prowse / Mclntosh | 1:43.80 | |
1985 | Lake Country | 4 | Jeffrey Fell | Prowse / McIntosh | 1:46.00 | |
1985 | 5 | Jonathan Sheppard | Augustin Stable | 1:46.00 | ||
1984 | 4 | Gil Rowntree | B. K. Y. Stable | 1:44.60 | ||
1983 | 4 | David Clark | James C. Bentley | D. W. Carmichael | 1:47.20 | |
1983 | Eternal Search | 5 | James C. Bentley | 1:47.00 | ||
1982 | Eternal Search | 4 | Brian Swatuk | 1:43.40 | ||
1982 | 3 | Jean-Luc Samyn | Scotty Schulhofer | Greyhound Stable | 1:44.60 | |
1981 | 3 | 1:45.40 | ||||
1980 | 5 | P. & J. Petrakos | 1:43.40 | |||
1979 | * | 5 | N. Rajnovich | 1:44.20 | ||
1978 | 4 | N. Rajnovich | 1:43.00 | |||
1978 | 4 | Sandy Hawley | Windhaven | 1:43.60 | ||
1977 | Momigi | 5 | Sandy Hawley | Koichiro Hayata | 1:52.20 | |
1976 | Momigi | 4 | Sandy Hawley | Koichiro Hayata | 1:45.00 | |
1975 | 3 | John B. LeBlanc | Hammer Kopf Farm | 1:42.20 | ||
1974 | 4 | Kinghaven Farms | 1:44.40 | |||
1973 | 5 | Conn Smythe | 1:44.20 | |||
1972 | 4 | Mrs. W. D. Latimer | 1:43.40 | |||
1971 | 3 | Mrs. W. D. Latimer | 1:42.80 | |||
1970 | 3 | Willard C. Freeman | Peter D. Fuller | 1:42.60 | ||
1969 | 5 | Hugo Dittfach | Lou Cavalaris Jr. | Gardiner Farm | 1:44.20 | |
1968 | 4 | Arthur H. Warner | Lanson Farm | 1:42.40 | ||
1967 | Ice Water | 4 | Avelino Gomez | Lou Cavalaris Jr. | Gardiner Farm | 1:37.00 |
1966 | 3 | Avelino Gomez | Mrs. H. A. Luro | 1:35.40 | ||
1965 | 4 | John B. LeBlanc | 1:36.00 | |||
1964 | 4 | Wayne Harris | S. Cocomile | 1:40.00 | ||
1963 | 5 | 1:37.40 | ||||
1962 | 3 | B. & G. Stable | 1:35.20 | |||
1961 | 4 | Newtondale Stable | 1:37.60 | |||
1960 | Wonder Where | 4 | Hugo Dittfach | & Smythe | 1:36.40 | |
1959 | Kitty Girl | 5 | Hugo Dittfach | Yonnie Starr | & Smythe | 1:36.20 |
1958 | 3 | Gordon McCann | Windfields Farm | 1:23.40 | ||
1957 | 3 | 1:23.20 | ||||
1956 | 4 | M. Long | Mrs. R. Y. Graul Jr. | 1:23.60 |
- In 1979, Christy's Mount finished first but was disqualified and set back to second.
- In 1992, Lady Shirl finished first but following a positive test for a banned medication was disqualified and placed last.
See also[]
References[]
Categories:
- Graded stakes races in Canada
- Open mile category horse races
- Recurring sporting events established in 1956
- Woodbine Racetrack
- 1956 establishments in Ontario