Royal North Stakes
Grade III race | |
Location | Woodbine Racetrack Toronto, Ontario Canada |
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Inaugurated | 1989 |
Race type | Thoroughbred - Flat racing |
Website | woodbineentertainment.com |
Race information | |
Distance | 6 furlongs (0.75 mi) sprint |
Surface | Turf |
Track | Left-handed |
Qualification | Fillies & Mares, three-years-old & up |
Weight | Allowances |
Purse | $175,000 (2021) |
The Royal North Stakes is a Canadian Thoroughbred horse race run annually since 1989 at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto, Ontario. Held in July or early August, the Grade III sprint race is open to fillies and mares aged three and older and is run over a distance of six furlongs on turf. It currently offers a purse of $115,065.
Inaugurated in 1989 as the Royal North Handicap, it was run as a six furlong race on dirt until 1996 when it was switched to Woodbine Racetrack's E. P. Taylor turf course.
Records[]
Speed record: (Through 1998, times were recorded in fifths of a second. Since 1999 they are in hundredths of a second)
- 1:07.39 - (2014)
Most wins:
- 2 - (2000, 2001)
Most wins by an owner:
- 2 - Knob Hill Stable (1993, 2003)
- 2 - Frank Stronach and/or Stronach Stables (1995, 2004)
- 2 - Pin Oak Stable (2000, 2001)
Most wins by a jockey:
- 3 - Todd Kabel (1995, 2003, 2004)
Most wins by a trainer:
- 3 - Robert P. Tiller (1990, 1997, 2013)
- 3 - Mark E. Casse (2012, 2017, 2020)
Winners[]
Year |
Winner |
Age |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Owner |
Time |
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2021 | Amalfi Coast | 5 | Justin Stein | Kevin Attard | Terra Racing Stable | 1:09.15 |
2020 | Lady Grace | 4 | Mark E. Casse | Tracy Farmer | 1:06.90 | |
2019 | Summer Sunday | 4 | Rafael Manuel Hernandez | Stuart Simon | Anne & William Scott | 1:08.26 |
2018 | Way To Versailles | 4 | Eurico Rosa Da Silva | Kevin Attard | Mahamoud Pootoolal | 1:08.00 |
2017 | Jennifer Lynnette | 4 | Patrick Husbands | Mark E. Casse | Conrad Farms | 1:08.17 |
2016 | 4 | Jesse M. Campbell | Kiaran P. McLaughlin | Ranlo Investments | 1:07.70 | |
2015 | 6 | Julien Leparoux | Lael Stables | 1:07.17 | ||
2014 | 5 | Lael Stables | 1:07.39 | |||
2013 | Nikkis Smartypants | 4 | Eurico Rosa Da Silva | Robert P. Tiller | Benjamin Hutzel | 1:09.49 |
2012 | Roxy Gap | 4 | Patrick Husbands | Mark E. Casse | 1:09.18 | |
2011 | Jenny's So Great | 4 | Jesse Campbell | Bill and Vicki Poston | 1:08.76 | |
2010 | Unzip Me | 4 | Joe Talamo | Harris Farms Inc., Valpredo et al. | 1:08.05 | |
2009 | Glitter Rox | 5 | Ellie-Boje Farm et al. | 1:09.03 | ||
2008 | Akronism | 4 | Eurico Rosa Da Silva | Timothy Ritchey | 1:07.88 | |
2007 | Vestrey Lady | 4 | Emile Ramsammy | Reade Baker | Harlequin Ranches | 1:09.17 |
2006 | Hide And Chic | 4 | David Clark | 1:08.69 | ||
2005 | Taras Touch | 6 | Robert Landry | Niall O'Callaghan | Team Valor/Margaux Farm | 1:09.79 |
2004 | Hour of Justice | 4 | Todd Kabel | Stronach Stables | 1:07.83 | |
2003 | 5 | Todd Kabel | Knob Hill Stable | 1:12.19 | ||
2002 | Quick Blue | 4 | Emile Ramsammy | Linda L. Rice | Joseph LaCombe | 1:09.53 |
2001 | Confessional | 5 | Ramon Dominguez | H. Graham Motion | Pin Oak Stable | 1:09.10 |
2000 | Confessional | 4 | Ramon Dominguez | H. Graham Motion | Pin Oak Stable | 1:08.35 |
1999 | Hide The Bride | 4 | Mickey Walls | Shelter Valley Farms | 1:10.61 | |
1998 | Going to Extremes | 4 | Patrick Husbands | Frejlich, Beer/C. & A. Patton | 1:09.00 | |
1997 | Domasca Bella | 5 | David Clark | Robert P. Tiller | & | 1:09.40 |
1996 | Special Moves | 4 | William S. Farish III | 1:09.40 | ||
1995 | Bar U Mood | 5 | Todd Kabel | Daniel J. Vella | Frank Stronach | 1:10.40 |
1994 | Early Blaze | 4 | Lloyd Duffy | Ken Ham | 1:10.40 | |
1993 | Apelia | 4 | Larry Attard | Knob Hill Stable | 1:09.20 | |
1992 | Meafara | 3 | Brian Swatuk | Frank L. Muench | 1:09.40 | |
1991 | Premier Question | 4 | Richard Dos Ramos | John A. Franks | 1:10.80 | |
1990 | Petite Duchess | 4 | Robert P. Tiller | Lerner/Taylor/Anderson | 1:10.20 | |
1989 | Blushing Katy | 3 | Kingsbrook Farm | 1:09.80 |
See also[]
References[]
Categories:
- Graded stakes races in Canada
- Turf races in Canada
- Sprint category horse races for fillies and mares
- Recurring sporting events established in 1989
- Woodbine Racetrack