Seaway Stakes
| Grade III race | |
| Location | Woodbine Racetrack Toronto, Ontario |
|---|---|
| Inaugurated | 1956 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred - Flat racing |
| Website | www |
| Race information | |
| Distance | Seven furlong sprint |
| Surface | Tapeta |
| Track | left-handed |
| Qualification | Fillies & Mares, 3-Years-Old & Up |
| Weight | Allowances |
| Purse | C$150,000 (since 2005) |
The Seaway Stakes is a Thoroughbred horse race run annually in late August or early September at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. A Grade III race since 2004, it is open to dillies and mares aged three and older. Contested over a distance of 7 furlongs on Tapeta synthetic dirt, it carries a purse of C$150,000.
There was no race run in 1965 and 1966. In 1984 it was run in two divisions.
Inaugurated in 1956, over the years the race has been contested at various distances:
- 6 furlongs : 1958-1964
- 6+1⁄2 furlongs : 2006
- 7 furlongs : 1956–1957, 1967–2005, 2007
Records[]
Speed record: (Through 1998, times were recorded in fifths of a second . Since 1999 they are in hundredths of a second)
- 1:21.51 - (2008)
Most wins:
- 3 - Prospective Dolly (1991, 1992, 1994)
Most wins by an owner:
- 4 - Conn Smythe (1970, 1971, 1975, 1976)
Most wins by a jockey:
- 6 - Robin Platts (1968, 1972, 1979, 1981, 1984, 1985)
Most wins by a trainer:
- 4 - Arthur H. Warner (1961, 1962, 1969, 1983)
- 4 - (1970, 1971, 1975, 1976)
Winners of the Seaway Stakes[]
| Year |
Winner |
Age |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Owner |
Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Boardroom | 4 | Luis Contreras | Josie Carroll | LNJ Foxwoods | 1:22.02 |
| 2020 | Souper Escape | 4 | Luis Contreras | Michael Trombetta | Live Oak Plantation | 1:22.10 |
| 2019 | Alnilah | 5 | Patrick Husbands | Terry Jordan | Canvasback Farms | 1:24.39 |
| 2018 | Code Warrior | 5 | Jesse M. Campbell | Michael P. De Paulo | Zilli Racing Stables | 1:22.35 |
| 2018 | Code Warrior | 5 | Jesse M. Campbell | Michael P. De Paulo | Zilli Racing Stables | 1:22.35 |
| 2017 | Ami's Mesa | 4 | Luis Contreras | Josie Carroll | Van Dalos | 1:22.17 |
| 2016 | Midnight Miley | 4 | Rafael Manuel Hernandez | Julia Carey | Little Red Feather Racing | 1:22.07 |
| 2015 | Midnight Miley | 4 | Rafael Manuel Hernandez | Julia Carey | Little Red Feather Racing | 1:22.07 |
| 2015 | 4 | Alan Garcia | Christophe Clement | Haras de Saint Pair/Monceaux Stable | 1:22.22 | |
| 2014 | 4 | Gary Boulanger | Josie Carroll | 1:22.27 | ||
| 2013 | 4 | Murray Stroud | 1:22.95 | |||
| 2012 | 3 | James McAleney | Reade Baker | Brereton C. Jones | 1:24.12 | |
| 2011 | 4 | Emile Ramsammy | Simon/ B & R McLellan/Hollick | 1:21.88 | ||
| 2010 | 4 | Emile Ramsammy | Donald C MacRae | Derby Daze Farm/Hoffman | 1:23.51 | |
| 2009 | 4 | James McAleney | Canvasback Farms | 1:22.44 | ||
| 2008 | 4 | Eurico Rosa da Silva | Tim Ritchey | 1:21.51 | ||
| 2007 | 4 | Patrick Husbands | 1:22.54 | |||
| 2006 | 4 | David Clark | 1:16.88 | |||
| 2005 | Fifth Overture | 4 | Robert Landry | Chiefswood Stable | 1:21.88 | |
| 2004 | 4 | Todd Kabel | Robert P. Tiller | 1:22.26 | ||
| 2003 | 3 | David Clark | Robert P. Tiller | 1:24.45 | ||
| 2002 | 5 | Todd Kabel | 1:24.48 | |||
| 2001 | 4 | Patrick Husbands | 1:24.24 | |||
| 2000 | Saoirse | 4 | David Clark | Knob Hill Stable | 1:24.15 | |
| 1999 | 3 | Mickey Walls | D. Morrison & K. Schmidt | 1:22.95 | ||
| 1998 | 3 | Robert P. Tiller | Frank DiGiulio Sr. & Jr. | 1:23.00 | ||
| 1997 | Santa Amelia | 4 | Robert Landry | Macdonald Benson | Augustin Stable | 1:23.40 |
| 1996 | 3 | Sandy Hawley | Beclawat Stable | 1:22.60 | ||
| 1995 | 5 | Todd Kabel | Daniel J. Vella | Frank Stronach | 1:23.40 | |
| 1994 | Prospective Dolly | 7 | Dave Penna | Est. M. Rich & partner | 1:22.40 | |
| 1993 | 4 | Richard Dos Ramos | Lieberman et al. | 1:23.80 | ||
| 1992 | Prospective Dolly | 5 | Dave Penna | Est. M. Rich & partner | 1:23.80 | |
| 1991 | Prospective Dolly | 4 | Mickey Walls | N. Clements / Est. M. Rich | 1:24.20 | |
| 1990 | 4 | Sunlight Farm | 1:23.60 | |||
| 1989 | 4 | Lloyd Duffy | Schwartz/Gampel | 1:23.60 | ||
| 1988 | 4 | Golden Willow Farm | 1:23.60 | |||
| 1987 | 4 | Bender / Hughes | 1:24.00 | |||
| 1986 | Bessarabian | 4 | 1:24.60 | |||
| 1985 | 5 | Robin Platts | 1:23.80 | |||
| 1984 | 4 | Robin Platts | Roger Attfield | Anderson Farms | 1:24.20 | |
| 1984 | 4 | David Clark | Whitco Farms | 1:25.80 | ||
| 1983 | 4 | Dave Penna | Arthur H. Warner | 1:24.00 | ||
| 1982 | Eternal Search | 4 | 1:24.40 | |||
| 1981 | 5 | Robin Platts | Kinghaven Farms | 1:24.00 | ||
| 1980 | La Voyageuse | 5 | Yonnie Starr | Jean-Louis Levesque | 1:23.20 | |
| 1979 | 4 | Robin Platts | Gil Rowntree | 1:21.80 | ||
| 1978 | 4 | Sandy Hawley | Frank Stronach | 1:22.80 | ||
| 1977 | 4 | Jeffrey Fell | 1:22.60 | |||
| 1976 | 4 | Jeffrey Fell | Conn Smythe | 1:23.80 | ||
| 1975 | 4 | Brian Swatuk | Conn Smythe | 1:24.20 | ||
| 1974 | 6 | Sandy Hawley | Grovetree Stable | 1:22.00 | ||
| 1973 | 4 | Gil Rowntree | 1:25.40 | |||
| 1972 | 4 | Robin Platts | Peter D. Fuller | 1:25.00 | ||
| 1971 | 5 | Conn Smythe | 1:24.00 | |||
| 1970 | 4 | Brian Swatuk | Conn Smythe | 1:22.80 | ||
| 1969 | 5 | Chris Rogers | Arthur H. Warner | Lanson Farm | 1:26.20 | |
| 1968 | Ice Water | 5 | Robin Platts | Lou Cavalaris, Jr. | Gardiner Farm | 1:22.60 |
| 1967 | 3 | Hugo Dittfach | Lou Cavalaris, Jr. | Peter D. Fuller | 1:23.40 | |
| 1964 | 3 | Avelino Gomez | Gordon F. Hall | 1:09.40 | ||
| 1963 | 4 | Ron Turcotte | Addison-Hall Stable | 1:10.20 | ||
| 1962 | 6 | Chris Rogers | Arthur H. Warner | Phil E. Boylen | 1:11.80 | |
| 1961 | 5 | Hugo Dittfach | Arthur H. Warner | Lanson Farm | 1:10.00 | |
| 1960 | 4 | Hugo Dittfach | Mrs. A. Chris | 1:12.20 | ||
| 1959 | 5 | Lou Cavalaris, Jr. | P. Del Greco | 1:04.80 | ||
| 1958 | Nearctic | 4 | Gordon J. McCann | Windfields Farm | 1:09.20 | |
| 1957 | 6 | C. O'Brien | Col. K. R. Marshall | 1:23.60 | ||
| 1956 | 4 | Avelino Gomez | Gordon J. McCann | E. P. Taylor | 1:24.00 |
See also[]
References[]
Categories:
- Graded stakes races in Canada
- Sprint category horse races for fillies and mares
- Recurring sporting events established in 1956
- Woodbine Racetrack
- 1956 establishments in Ontario