Queenston Stakes
Restricted Stakes race | |
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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 | Tapeta |
Track | left-handed |
Qualification | Three-year-olds, foaled in Ontario |
Weight | Assigned |
Purse | $150,000 |
The Queenston Stakes is a Canadian Thoroughbred horse race run annually at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto, Ontario. Run in early May, the stakes race is open to three-year-old horses who were foaled in the Province of Ontario. Raced over a distance of seven furlongs on Polytrack synthetic dirt, it currently offers a purse of $150,000.
The Queenston Stakes was first run in 1956 at Fort Erie Racetrack in Fort Erie, Ontario as a 5+1⁄2 furlong sprint race. From 1976 through 1979 the race was hosted by Greenwood Raceway then in 1980 it was moved to Woodbine Racetrack. Since inception, it has been run at various distances:
- 5 furlongs : 1958, 1961
- 5.5 furlongs : 1956-1957, 1959
- 6 furlongs : 1960, 1962-1975
- 6.5 furlongs : 1976
- 7 furlongs : 1977–present
The race was run in two divisions in 1960, 1961, and 1976.
Records[]
Speed record: (Through 1998, Woodbine times were recorded in fifths of a second. Since 1999 they are in hundredths of a second)
- 1:20.97 - Essence Hit Man (2010)
Most wins by a jockey:
- 4 - Robin Platts (1972, 1974, 1977, 1990)
- 4 - David Clark (1980, 2000, 2004, 2007)
Most wins by a trainer:
- 4 - Yonnie Starr (1960 (2), 1968, 1971)
- 4 - Gil Rowntree (1974, 1975, 1977, 1990)
- 4 - Robert P. Tiller (1989, 1998, 2001, 2004)
Most wins by an owner:
- 3 - Jean-Louis Lévesque (1968, 1971, 1983)
- 3 - (1974, 1975, 1977)
Winners[]
Year |
Winner |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Owner |
Time |
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2010 | Essence Hit Man | Chantal Sutherland | Audre & Gordon Cappuccitti | 1:20.97 | |
2009 | El Brujo | Patrick Husbands | Windways Farm | 1:22.17 | |
2008 | Not Bourbon | Jono Jones | Roger Attfield | Charles E. Fipke | 1:21.86 |
2007 | Jiggs Coz | David Clark | Sid C. Attard | Jim Dandy Stable | 1:24.42 |
2006 | Atlas Shrugs | Reade Baker | C. Roberts & J. Pepper | 1:24.12 | |
2005 | Verne's Baby | Emile Ramsammy | Sid C. Attard | G B Stable | 1:23.40 |
2004 | Twisted Wit | David Clark | Robert P. Tiller | Rolph A. Davis | 1:23.38 |
2003 | Mobil | Todd Kabel | 1:24.26 | ||
2002 | Shaws Creek | Jam Jar Racing | 1:23.46 | ||
2001 | Win City | Constant Montpellier | Robert P. Tiller | & | 1:24.13 |
2000 | Wake At Noon | David Clark | 1:21.64 | ||
1999 | Woodcarver | Mickey Walls | 1:22.84 | ||
1998 | Zap Happy | Todd Kabel | Robert P. Tiller | Laser Quest & Partners | 1:22.80 |
1997 | Randy Regent | Todd Kabel | Mark Frostad | Sam-Son Farm | 1:23.40 |
1996 | Victor Cooley | Emile Ramsammy | Mark Frostad | Windways Farm | 1:23.40 |
1995 | Tethra | Dave Penna | Josie Carroll | 1:21.40 | |
1994 | Parental Pressure | Dave Penna | Hammer Kopf/Corrente/partners | 1:23.20 | |
1993 | How Should I Know | 1:23.60 | |||
1992 | San Romano | Mickey Walls | Knob Hill Stable | 1:24.40 | |
1991 | Don Seymour | Roger Attfield | Kinghaven Farms | 1:22.40 | |
1990 | Spencer Gorge | Robin Platts | Gil Rowntree | F. H. Sherman | 1:24.00 |
1989 | Domasca Dan | Robert P. Tiller | & | 1:23.40 | |
1988 | Regal Intention | Jack Lauzon | James E. Day | Sam-Son Farm | 1:23.20 |
1987 | Afleet | 1:22.80 | |||
1986 | Control Zone | Jeffrey Fell | Roger Attfield | Kinghaven Farms | 1:24.40 |
1985 | Regal Snow | W. F. Edmiston | W. F. Edmiston | 1:24.00 | |
1984 | New Connection | Dave Penna | J. D. Cameron | 1:23.20 | |
1983 | Feu D'Enfer | Jean-Louis Lévesque | 1:25.60 | ||
1982 | Brave Regent | Macdonald Benson | Windfields Farm | 1:23.60 | |
1981 | Frost King | Lloyd Duffy | Ted Smith & | 1:23.20 | |
1980 | My Only Love | David Clark | Mrs. M. Sutherland | 1:23.80 | |
1979 | Lover's Answer | Brodie Stable | 1:25.00 | ||
1978 | Maple Grove | E. & F. Racing Stable | 1:25.40 | ||
1977 | Sound Reason | Robin Platts | Gil Rowntree | 1:25.00 | |
1976 | Hopeful Answer | Jeffrey Fell | W. P. Gilbride | 1:19.60 | |
1976 | Maitre de Danse | J. Long | V. Martin Jr. | 1:20.00 | |
1975 | Hagelin | Gil Rowntree | 1:12.20 | ||
1974 | Robin Platts | Gil Rowntree | 1:10.40 | ||
1973 | Symmetric | H. A. Grant | 1:12.20 | ||
1972 | Henry Tudor | Robin Platts | Lou Cavalaris, Jr. | Gardiner Farm | 1:13.00 |
1971 | Coco la Terreur | D. Thomas | Yonnie Starr | Jean-Louis Lévesque | 1:12.00 |
1970 | Dance To Market | Chris Rogers | E. Harbourne | V. Martin, Jr. | 1:11.80 |
1969 | Jumpin Joseph | Avelino Gomez | 1:11.60 | ||
1968 | Rouletabille | Yonnie Starr | Jean-Louis Lévesque | 1:13.00 | |
1967 | Ette Rule | E. Harbourne | The Pheasant Stable | 1:13.40 | |
1966 | Stevie B. Good | B. Pucccini | E. C. Pasquale | 1:11.60 | |
1965 | Wayne Harris | Lou Cavalaris, Jr. | Allen Case | 1:11.40 | |
1964 | Peacock Pike | Avelino Gomez | J. MacKinnon | J. H. - J. C. MacKinnon | 1:11.60 |
1963 | Sea Service | W. A. Peake | D. G. Ross | 1:10.60 | |
1962 | Burnt Roman | K. Nicholds | Keane & Waggoner | 1:12.40 | |
1961 | Bourbon Blue | J. MacKinnon | J. & J. MacKinnon | 1:08.60 | |
1961 | Crown Attorney | Hugo Dittfach | Arthur H. Warner | Lanson Farm | 1:08.20 |
1960 | Men at Play | Yonnie Starr | & Conn Smythe | 1:12.40 | |
1960 | Royal Win | Yonnie Starr | Conn Smythe | 1:11.80 | |
1959 | Hugo Dittfach | Arthur H. Warner | Lanson Farm | 1:05.20 | |
1958 | Silver Ship | Gordon F. Hall | 0:58.40 | ||
1957 | Faultless Maid | W. Mooney | W. R. Wesley | 1:06.00 | |
1956 | Dining Alone | M. L. Wilson | 1:06.60 |
References[]
- Queenston Stakes at Pedigree Query
- The 2010 Queenston Stakes at Woodbine Entertainment[permanent dead link]
- Restricted stakes races in Canada
- Flat horse races for three-year-olds
- Recurring sporting events established in 1956
- Woodbine Racetrack