Summer Stakes (Canada)
Grade I race | |
Location | Woodbine Racetrack Toronto, Ontario |
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Inaugurated | 1953 |
Race type | Thoroughbred – Flat racing |
Website | woodbineentertainment.com |
Race information | |
Distance | 1 mile (8.0 furlongs) |
Surface | Turf |
Track | Left-handed |
Qualification | Two-year-olds |
Weight | Scale Weight |
Purse | C$400,000 (2021)[1] |
The Summer Stakes is a Thoroughbred horse race run annually in mid-September at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Contested on turf over a distance of 1 mile (8 furlongs), it is open to two-year-old horses. It became a Grade II in 1999 but in 2006 was downgraded to a Grade III status. In 2012, it returned to Grade II status.[1] In 2018, the Jockey Club of Canada moved it to Grade I status.[2]
Part of the Breeders' Cup Challenge series, the winner of the Summer Stakes automatically qualifies for the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf.[3]
Inaugurated in 1953 at Fort Erie Racetrack as a sprint race on dirt, the Summer Stakes was moved to the turf in 1962. Since inception it has been run at various distances:
- 5 furlongs : 1953–1956 on dirt at Fort Erie Racetrack
- 5.5 furlongs : 1957–1960, 1961 on dirt at Fort Erie Racetrack
- 8 furlongs (1 mile) : 1962–1984 on turf at Fort Erie Racetrack, since 1985 on turf at Woodbine Racetrack
The race was run in two divisions in 1958, 1967, and 1969.
Records[]
Speed record:
- 1:34.38 – Good Samaritan (2016)
Most wins by an owner:
- 8 – Sam-Son Farm (1980, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1993)
Most wins by a jockey:
- 6 – Robin Platts (1975, 1976, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1988)
Most wins by a trainer:
- 8 – James E. Day (1980, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1993)
Winners[]
Year |
Winner |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Owner |
Time |
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2021 | Albahr (GB) | Frankie Dettori | Charlie Appleby | Godolphin | 1:35.77 |
2020 | Gretzky The Great | Kazushi Kimura | Mark E. Casse | Gary Barber & Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners | 1:34.53 |
2019 | Decorated Invader | Irad Ortiz Jr. | Christophe Clement | West Point Thoroughbreds, William T Freeman & William Sandbrook | 1:36.34 |
2018 | Fog of War | Javier Castellano | Chad C. Brown | Peter Brant | 1:33.90 |
2017 | Untamed Domain | Joe Bravo | H. Graham Motion | West Point Thoroughbreds | 1:34.73 |
2016 | Joel Rosario | William Mott | China Horse Club & WinStar Farm | 1:34.38 | |
2015 | Joe Bravo | Mark E. Casse | 1:36.61 | ||
2014 | Patrick Husbands | Mark E. Casse | 1:41.10 | ||
2013 | Eurico Rosa Da Silva | Mark E. Casse | Conquest Stables | 1:34.81 | |
2012 | Rankin/Davis | 1:37.75 | |||
2011 | John Velazquez | Todd Pletcher | Tabor/Magnier/Smith | 1:35.51 | |
2010 | Garrett Gomez | Todd Pletcher | Team Valor International | 1:37.70 | |
2009 | Robert Landry | Kenneth McPeek | Melynk Racing Stables | 1:35.04 | |
2008 | Eurico Rosa Da Silva | Mark Frostad | Sam-Son Farms | 1:35.86 | |
2007 | Kent Desormeaux | William I. Mott | Monticule LLC | 1:35.26 | |
2006 | Dreaming of Anna | René Douglas | Wayne Catalano | Frank C. Calabrese | 1:35.03 |
2005 | Jim McAleney | Reade Baker | Bear Stables | 1:40.35 | |
2004 | Corey Nakatani | Todd A. Pletcher | /P. Wetterman | 1:34.69 | |
2003 | Todd Kabel | Josie Carroll | William C. Schettine | 1:34.95 | |
2002 | Pat Day | Todd A. Pletcher | J. J. Pletcher/Barry Simon | 1:35.33 | |
2001 | Gary Stevens | Stronach Stables | 1:35.14 | ||
2000 | Emile Ramsammy | Larry Spindler | 1:34.51 | ||
1999 | Jim McAleney | A. Cotey et al. | 1:35.41 | ||
1998 | Riddell's Creek | Clausen/Buck/Buck | 1:37.40 | ||
1997 | Sandy Hawley | Roger Attfield | Kinghaven Farms | 1:37.40 | |
1996 | Mickey Walls | K-5 Stable | 1:38.00 | ||
1995 | Todd Kabel | Daniel J. Vella | Frank Stronach | 1:35.00 | |
1994 | Dave Penna | John A. Franks | 1:34.40 | ||
1993 | David Clark | James E. Day | Sam-Son Farm | 1:39.60 | |
1992 | Richard Dos Ramos | Sheehan Farms | 1:41.00 | ||
1991 | Todd Kabel | Laurie Silvera | Silverbrook Stable | 1:38.40 | |
1990 | Rainbows For Life | Brian Swatuk | James E. Day | Sam-Son Farm | 1:36.60 |
1989 | Sky Classic | Sandy Hawley | James E. Day | Sam-Son Farm | 1:36.00 |
1988 | Robin Platts | King Caledon Farm | 1:37.00 | ||
1987 | Regal Classic | Dave Penna | James E. Day | Sam-Son Farm | 1:39.80 |
1986 | Dave Penna | James E. Day | Sam-Son Farm | 1:46.60 | |
1985 | Grey Classic | James E. Day | Sam-Son Farm | 1:40.20 | |
1984 | Dauphin Fabuleux | Jeffrey Fell | James E. Day | Sam-Son Farm | 1:38.60 |
1983 | Robin Platts | J. B. Racing Stable | 1:37.60 | ||
1982 | Robin Platts | John Tammaro Jr. | Kinghaven Farms | 1:38.60 | |
1981 | Robin Platts | Gil Rowntree | B. K. Y. Stable | 1:44.40 | |
1980 | James E. Day | Sam-Son Farm | 1:37.00 | ||
1979 | Meadowview Stable | 1:38.80 | |||
1978 | Sandy Hawley | Jerry C. Meyer | Syl Asadoorian | 1:43.00 | |
1977 | Sandy Hawley | 1:43.00 | |||
1976 | Robin Platts | Gil Rowntree | 1:43.40 | ||
1975 | Robin Platts | Gil Rowntree | 1:37.80 | ||
1974 | L'Enjoleur | Sandy Hawley | Yonnie Starr | Jean-Louis Levesque | 1:42.40 |
1973 | O'Maonaigh Abu Stable | 1:39.20 | |||
1972 | Avelino Gomez | 1:38.20 | |||
1971 | Garden City Stable | 1:39.40 | |||
1970 | 1:39.40 | ||||
1969 | Tudor Queen | Avelino Gomez | Gil Rowntree | 1:37.60 | |
1969 | Mrs. C. H. Sturrock | 1:39.20 | |||
1968 | Viceregal | Gordon J. McCann | Windfields Farm | 1:38.60 | |
1967 | Paison Stable | 1:41.40 | |||
1967 | Est. F. A. Sherman | 1:40.60 | |||
1966 | Cool Reception | Avelino Gomez | Lou Cavalaris Jr. | Margaret Seitz/Joan Reid | 1:39.20 |
1965 | Titled Hero | Avelino Gomez | Peter K. Marshall | 1:38.80 | |
1964 | T. Hays / D. Weldon | 1:39.80 | |||
1963 | Northern Dancer | Horatio Luro | Windfields Farm | 1:43.40 | |
1962 | J. Farr | 1:40.40 | |||
1961 | 1:12.60 | ||||
1960 | Avelino Gomez | The Pheasant Stable | 1:05.40 | ||
1959 | Hidden Treasure | 1:05.40 | |||
1958 | Lou Cavalaris Jr. | P. Del Greco | 1:07.00 | ||
1958 | Grand Passion | R. Gonzalez | Yonnie Starr | & Smythe | 1:06.00 |
1957 | Gordon F. Hall | 1:06.00 | |||
1956 | John L. Appelbaum | 0:59.20 | |||
1955 | Yonnie Starr | 1:00.40 | |||
1954 | 1:00.40 | ||||
1953 | 1:00.00 |
See also[]
References[]
- ^ a b "Summer Stakes Profile". Equibase. Retrieved 18 September 2017.
- ^ "Jockey Club of Canada Graded Stakes Committee Announces Upgrades for 2018". The Jockey Club Canada. 31 January 2018. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2008-09-13. Retrieved 2008-08-02.
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- Grade 1 stakes races in Canada
- Turf races in Canada
- Flat horse races for two-year-olds
- Breeders' Cup Challenge series
- Recurring sporting events established in 1953
- Woodbine Racetrack
- 1953 establishments in Ontario