Valedictory Stakes

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Valedictory Stakes
Grade III stakes race
LocationWoodbine Racetrack
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Inaugurated1952
Race typeThoroughbred - Flat racing
Websitewww.woodbineentertainment.com
Race information
Distance1+3⁄4 miles (14 furlongs)
SurfaceSynthetic "all weather" dirt
Trackleft-handed
QualificationThree-years-old & up
WeightThree-Year-Olds: 122 lbs.
Older horses: 124 lbs.
Allowances
PurseC$150,000 since 2009[1]
Bonuses$30,000 for eligible Ontario-breds

The Valedictory Stakes is a Canadian Thoroughbred horse race run annually in late November or early December at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto, Ontario. Open to horses age three and older, the Grade III stakes is contested on a synthetic "all weather" dirt surface over a distance of 1+3⁄4 miles (14 furlongs).

History[]

Inaugurated as the Valedictory Handicap in 1952 at the Dufferin Park Racetrack, it was moved to the new Woodbine Racetrack for the 1956 running where it remained through 1960. From 1961 through 1993, the race was hosted by Greenwood Raceway; thereafter, the race returned to Woodine where it remains.

The Valedictory was originally run on dirt but in 2006 Woodbine switched to a synthetic "all weather" surface[1] (originally Polytrack and then Tapeta starting in 2016). Always a longer distance race, over the years it has been contested at a variety of distances:

  • 1952 : 1+5⁄8 miles
  • 1954–1955 : 1+3⁄8 miles
  • 1956–present : 1+3⁄4 miles

There was no race run in 1953 and the regularly scheduled race on December 7, 2008 had to be canceled due to extreme cold weather.

The Valedictory was upgraded to grade III status in 2011.[1] It is the final stakes event of the year at Woodbine racetrack, which is closed to Thoroughbred racing during the winter.[2]

Records[]

Speed record:

  • 2:52.60 - Major Pots (1994) (On dirt at current distance of 1+3⁄4 miles)
  • 2:55.81 - Melmich (2015) (New track record on all-weather surface)[3]

Most wins:

  • 2 - Bernfield (1957, 1958)
  • 2 - Whiteborough (1962, 1963)
  • 2 - Caesar B. Good (1967, 1968)
  • 2 - Knight's Turn (1979, 1980)
  • 2 - Pumpkin Rumble (2018, 2019)

Most wins by a jockey:

Most wins by a trainer:

  • 5 - Lou Cavalaris, Jr. (1964, 1970, 1974, 1976, 1994)

Most wins by an owner:

Winners[]

Year
 Winner
 Age
 Jockey
 Trainer
 Owner
 Time
2021 Sir Winston 5 Patrick Husbands Mark Casse Tracy Farmer 2:31.51
2020 no race
2019 Pumpkin Rumble 8 Eurico Rosa da Silva Kevin Attard Al & Bill Ulwelling 2:57.67
2018 Pumpkin Rumble 7 Eurico Rosa da Silva Kevin Attard Al & Bill Ulwelling 2:56.16
2017 Leavem in Malibu 4 Patrick Husbands Mark Casse Barber, Gary and Conrad Farms 2:58.92
2016 5 Emma-Jayne Wilson W. Phillip Gracey Wood/Barbour 2:59.88
2015 4 Eurico Rosa Da Silva Chesney/Hoffman 2:55.81
2014 5 Emma-Jayne Wilson Lawrence Cordes 3:02.09
2013 Quaesitor 7 Patrick Husbands H. Graham Motion Riverdee Stable 2:59.42
2012 Heathcote 4 Emma-Jayne Wilson Chiefswood Stables 2:59.42
2011 Eagle Poise 5 Patrick Husbands Graham Motion Riverdee Stable 2:57.62
2010 5 Patrick Husbands Mark Casse 3:01.42
2009 Cloudy's Knight 9 Rosemary Homeister, Jr. Jonathan E. Sheppard S J Stables LLC 2:59.32
2008 no race
2007 Torquay 5 Eurico Rosa Da Silva 3:01.08
2006 Marsh Side 3 Emma-Jayne Wilson Michael Dickinson 2:58.27
2005 Seattlespectacular 5 Patrick Husbands Sid C. Attard RWP Corp. Inc. 3:01.81
2004 Daddy Cool 6 James McAleney Stronach Stable 3:03.52
2003 Hydrogen 4 Emile Ramsammy Mark E. Casse Earle I. Mack 3:00.28
2002 Lucky Molar 7 Chantal Sutherland Richard A. Englander 3:03.83
2001 Queensgate 5 Carmen Attard 2:57.37
2000 5 Robert Landry Roger Attfield 3:05.49
1999 Salty Note 4 David Clark 2:58.57
1998 Sunshine Journey 4 Richard Dos Ramos Rudy Singh 2:58.00
1997 Cimarron Secret 6 Emile Ramsammy Francis C. McDonnell 2:59.00
1996 Whomsoever Proud 6 3:00.00
1995 Stellarina 4 Todd Kabel Daniel J. Vella Frank Stronach 2:55.80
1994 Major Pots 5 Lou Cavalaris, Jr. Gardiner Farms 2:52.60
1993 All Canadian 4 Robert Landry Robert P. Tiller Frank Stronach 3:00.80
1992 Stage Actor 4 Todd Kabel Sais Singh 2:55.40
1991 4 Robin Platts Kirby Canada Farm 2:55.00
1990 Most Valiant 4 Brian Swatuk James E. Day Sam-Son Farm 2:57.00
1989 Take Account 3 Don Seymour Roger Attfield Kinghaven Farms 2:56.40
1988 Steady Power 4 Don Seymour Roger Attfield Kinghaven Farms 3:02.60
1987 Bodmin Moor 3 Don Seymour Roger Attfield Kinghaven Farms 3:02.20
1986 Royal Treasurer 3 Don Seymour James E. Day Sam-Son Farm 3:02.80
1985 Old Gun Powder 3 Lloyd Duffy Paddockhurst Stable 3:09.00
1984 Roman Strategy 3 D. Mann 3:04.60
1983 Creigneish 4 Richard Dos Ramos Hamilton/S. G. S. Stable 2:59.80
1982 Turnablade 5 2:57.60
1981 Jadosa Toker 4 L. Nacht Knightsbridge et al. 3:03.80
1980 Knight's Turn 5 Mrs. C. Tefloth 2:57.40
1979 Knight's Turn 4 Mrs. C. Tefloth 3:00.80
1978 Party Surprise 3 Lloyd Duffy Berketa/Buchanan 3:02.80
1977 Gore Park 5 B. Smythe Parkview Stable 3:02.00
1976 Double Quill 7 Lloyd Duffy Lou Cavalaris, Jr. Gardiner Farms 3:03.00
1975 George of Canada 6 Hugo Dittfach S. V. Lima & M. Rose 3:07.20
1974 Carney's Point 5 Robin Platts Lou Cavalaris, Jr. Gardiner Farms 2:55.40
1973 Fabe Count 5 Sandy Hawley Parkview Stable 3:01.80
1972 Monte Christo 5 Sandy Hawley Gardiner Farms 2:54.40
1971 Cool Moon 3 Sandy Hawley W. P. Gilbride 2:59.20
1970 Frenetico 6 C. Billingsley Lou Cavalaris, Jr. Gardiner Farms 3:02.60
1969 Mr. Amber 3 R. Pion Samuel Dixon P. M. P. Stable 3:00.00
1968 Caesar B. Good 5 B. Puccini E. C. Pasquale 3:02.60
1967 Caesar B. Good 4 Hugo Dittfach B. Puccini E. C. Pasquale 3:09.20
1966 He's A Smoothie 3 Hugo Dittfach 3:00.60
1965 Albion Star 5 M. Ferro D. Knight 3:12.80
1964 Latin Artist 4 G. Gordon Lou Cavalaris, Jr. Gardiner Farms 3:04.20
1963 Whiteborough 6 C. Softley 3:09.00
1962 Whiteborough 5 C. Softley 2:58.80
1961 Ramsay 3 George R. Gardiner 3:00.60
1960 Calais 5 Arthur H. Warner Lanson Farm 2:57.20
1959 Calais 4 Hugo Dittfach Arthur H. Warner Lanson Farm 2:59.40
1958 Bernfield 5 3:03.40
1957 Bernfield 4 J. Hunter 3:05.20
1956 Dark Armor 3 Horatio Luro Horatio Luro 2:57.00
1955 Captor 3 L. Richards Gordon J. McCann E. P. Taylor 2:26.60
1954 Teddy's Sister 6 F. Higgins R. Buisson J. J. Fleming 2:25.20
1953 no race
1952 Try On 3 2:57.80

Other North American Marathon races[]

On dirt:

On turf:

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c "Valedictory Stakes Profile". equibase.com. Retrieved 5 December 2016.
  2. ^ "Pender Harbour Looks to Close Meet on High". BloodHorse.com. Retrieved 5 December 2016.
  3. ^ "Melmich Breaks Track Record in Valedictory". BloodHorse.com. Retrieved 5 December 2016.
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