Princess Elizabeth Stakes (Canada)
Restricted race | |
Location | Woodbine Racetrack Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
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Inaugurated | 1946 |
Race type | Thoroughbred – Flat racing |
Website | www |
Race information | |
Distance | 1+1⁄16 miles (8.5 furlongs) |
Surface | Tapeta synthetic dirt |
Track | left-handed |
Qualification | Canadian-foaled two-year-old fillies |
Weight | Scale Weight |
Purse | CAN$250,000[1] |
The Princess Elizabeth Stakes is a Canadian Thoroughbred horse race run annually at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto, Ontario. Run in mid October, the stakes race currently offers a purse of CAN$250,000, the richest race of the year for Canadian-foaled two-year-old fillies. It is contested at a distance of 1+1⁄16 miles on Tapeta synthetic dirt.
Inaugurated in 1946 as a six furlong sprint race at Toronto's Greenwood Raceway, the Princess Elizabeth Stakes was named in honor of Britain's future Queen, the then Princess Elizabeth. Since inception it has been raced at three different distances:
- 6 furlongs : 1946–1956 at Greenwood Raceway
- 7 furlongs : 1957–1958 at Greenwood Raceway and 1959–1960 at Woodbine Racetrack
- 8.5 furlongs : 1961 to present 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)
- 1:43.48 – Ginger Gold (2001) (at current distance of 1+1⁄16 miles)
Most wins by an owner:
- 6 – Sam-Son Farm (1976, 1984, 1986, 1990, 2000, 2006)
Most wins by a jockey:
- 3 – Avelino Gomez (1957, 1960, 1964)
- 3 – Brian Swatuk (1968, 1978, 1990)
- 3 – Sandy Hawley (1970, 1973, 1988)
- 3 – Dave Penna (1983, 1985, 1986)
- 3 – Mickey Walls (1991, 1993, 1997)
Most wins by a trainer:
- 6 – Roger Attfield (1989, 1991, 1993, 1997, 2002, 2016)
Winners of the Princess Elizabeth Stakes[]
Year |
Winner |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Owner |
Time |
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2017 | Clickity Clack | Rafael Hernandez | Tony Gattellaro | Tony Gattellaro, T. Baker, P. Statchuk, Carlson, etc. | 1:46.07 |
2016 | Roger Attfield | Chiefswood Stable | 1:43.90 | ||
2015 | Caren | Jesse M. Campbell | Robert Marzilli | 1:44.56 | |
2014 | Emma-Jayne Wilson | John Ross | 1:44.35 | ||
2013 | Jessie L. Ladouceur | 1:44.61 | |||
2012 | 1:45.25 | ||||
2011 | Rose and Shine | Luis Contreras | James Sabiston | 1:45.56 | |
2010 | Grand Style | Eurico Rosa Da Silva | G. Watts Humphrey Jr. | 1:46.31 | |
2009 | Roan Inish | Robert J. Costigan | 1:46.23 | ||
2008 | Retraceable | Patrick Husbands | Mark E. Casse | Mark E. Casse | 1:44.76 |
2007 | Mrs. Began | Jim McAleney | Reade Baker | Zayat Stables LLC | 1:47.10 |
2006 | Catch the Thrill | Robert Landry | Mark Frostad | Sam-Son Farm | 1:46.11 |
2005 | Sugar Swirl | Todd Kabel | Robert J. Frankel | Stronach Stables | 1:50.00 |
2004 | Victorious Ami | Emile Ramsammy | Ivan Dalos | 1:48.44 | |
2003 | My Vintage Port | Jono Jones | Richard Pettifer/ | 1:48.95 | |
2002 | Kabeeb | Jim McAleney | Roger Attfield | Bill Werner et al. | 1:49.49 |
2001 | Ginger Gold | Richard Dos Ramos | Sid C. Attard | 1:43.48 | |
2000 | Dancethruthedawn | Gary Boulanger | Mark Frostad | Sam-Son Farm | 1:44.56 |
1999 | Talk Back | David Clark | Robert P. Tiller | Kinghaven Farms | 1:44.80 |
1998 | Bag Lady Jane | Todd Kabel | Patrick B. Byrne | Stronach Stables | 1:46.40 |
1997 | Primaly | Mickey Walls | Roger Attfield | Kinghaven Farms | 1:44.00 |
1996 | Navajo Pearl | Constant Montpellier | Daniel J. Vella | Frank Stronach | 1:49.80 |
1995 | Sammie'sidelady | Larry Attard | Shadow Meadow Farm | 1:49.40 | |
1994 | Bo Cheryl | Emile Ramsammy | Joseph Shiewitz | 1:46.40 | |
1993 | Term Limits | Mickey Walls | Roger Attfield | December Hill Farm | 1:45.80 |
1992 | Robin Platts | Macdonald Benson | Lady Slipper Farm | 1:45.20 | |
1991 | Vid Kid | Mickey Walls | Roger Attfield | Kinghaven Farms | 1:47.40 |
1990 | Wilderness Song | Brian Swatuk | James E. Day | Sam-Son Farm | 1:47.60 |
1989 | Super You | Richard Dos Ramos | Roger Attfield | Kinghaven Farms | 1:50.20 |
1988 | Sweet Briar Too | Sandy Hawley | P. Lamantia et al. | 1:47.60 | |
1987 | Galway Song | Julie Krone | William I. Mott | Bertram R. Firestone | 1:48.00 |
1986 | Ruling Angel | Dave Penna | James E. Day | Sam-Son Farm | 1:47.40 |
1985 | Stage Flite | Dave Penna | 1:47.60 | ||
1984 | In My Cap | Jeffrey Fell | James E. Day | Sam-Son Farm | 1:46.20 |
1983 | Halo's Princess | Dave Penna | Kingsbrook Farm | 1:47.60 | |
1982 | Appalachian Affair | Robin Platts | Kinghaven Farms | 1:47.20 | |
1981 | Choral Group | Macdonald Benson | Windfields Farm | 1:45.80 | |
1980 | Rainbow Connection | Fleetwood/Cameron | 1:44.60 | ||
1979 | Par Excellence | Lloyd Duffy | Knightsbridge/Greenberg | 1:49.20 | |
1978 | Sundae Star | Brian Swatuk | Hindmarsh/Magnusson | 1:46.80 | |
1977 | L'Alezane | Yonnie Starr | Jean-Louis Levesque | 1:46.20 | |
1976 | Loudrangle | Lloyd Duffy | Sam-Son Farm | 1:44.60 | |
1975 | Regal Alibi | Jeffrey Fell | J. M. B. Stable | 1:47.00 | |
1974 | Ruthie's Run | Hugo Dittfach | 1:45.40 | ||
1973 | Trudie Tudor | Sandy Hawley | Doug Banks | 1:47.40 | |
1972 | La Prevoyante | John LeBlanc | Yonnie Starr | Jean-Louis Levesque | 1:47.40 |
1971 | Dawn Deluxe | Gil Rowntree | 1:46.00 | ||
1970 | Queen Louie | Sandy Hawley | W. Chris | Ca-Vett Stable | 1:47.00 |
1969 | Fanfreluche | Chris Rogers | Yonnie Starr | Jean-Louis Levesque | 1:47.00 |
1968 | Hello Lucky | Brian Swatuk | Conn Smythe | 1:47.60 | |
1967 | Solometeor | Windfields Farm | 1:47.00 | ||
1966 | Allquillo | Larry Adams | J. Hood | 1:47.20 | |
1965 | Shipmate | Wayne Harris | 1:47.00 | ||
1964 | Lady Victoria | Avelino Gomez | Windfields Farm | 1:46.60 | |
1963 | Ciboulette | Jean-Louis Levesque | 1:45.20 | ||
1962 | Breezy Answer | Horatio Luro | Windfields Farm | 1:48.40 | |
1961 | First Note | Frank R. Conklin | 1:44.80 | ||
1960 | Avelino Gomez | Gordon J. McCann | Windfields Farm | 1:24.80 | |
1959 | Naughty Flirt | Gardiner / Bell | 1:25.40 | ||
1958 | Doug's Serenade | Con Errico | James C. Bentley | B. R. Steen | 1:26.00 |
1957 | Bonnie Flight | Avelino Gomez | Yonnie Starr | Conn Smythe | 1:29.00 |
1956 | Lady Ruth | Armstrong Bros. | 1:13.00 | ||
1955 | Gracefield | Luxiana Stable | 1:13.40 | ||
1954 | Teddikins | 1:12.20 | |||
1953 | Windina | James C. Bentley | B. R. Steen | 1:13.00 | |
1952 | Canadiana | Gordon J. McCann | E. P. Taylor | 1:12.40 | |
1951 | Summerhill | François Dupré | 1:12.60 | ||
1950 | Britannia | Gordon J. McCann | E. P. Taylor | 1:14.00 | |
1949 | Isis | Double Blue Stable | 1:14.00 | ||
1948 | Graydon Tina | H. R. Bain | 1:13.00 | ||
1947 | Bunty Lou | Robert Watson | Garden City Stable | 1:15.60 | |
1946 | Casa Camara | 1:11.60 |
References[]
- ^ "Woodbine Stakes Schedule" (PDF). Woodbine Entertainment Group. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 July 2016. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
- Restricted stakes races in Canada
- Flat horse races for two-year-old fillies
- Recurring sporting events established in 1946
- Woodbine Racetrack