Vandal Stakes
Discontinued Stakes race | |
Location | Woodbine Racetrack Toronto, Ontario |
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Inaugurated | 1956 |
Race type | Thoroughbred - Flat racing |
Website | woodbineentertainment.com |
Race information | |
Distance | 6.5 furlongs |
Surface | Turf |
Track | Left-handed |
Qualification | Two-Year-Olds, bred in Ontario |
Weight | Allowances |
Purse | CAN$150,000 |
The Vandal Stakes was a Canadian Thoroughbred horse race run annually from 1956 through 2016 at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto, Ontario. The race has been on hiatus since the 2016 edition. The sprint race was open to two-year-old horses bred in Ontario. In 2016, the distance was changed to 6+1⁄2 furlongs and the surface was changed to turf. It currently offers a purse of $150,000.[1]
The Vandal Stakes was hosted by Fort Erie Racetrack from 1970 through 1985. In 1961, it was run in two divisions. Since inception in 1956 the race has been run at various distances:[2]
- 5 furlongs : 2006
- 5.5 furlongs : 1956-1957, 1959, 1967
- 6 furlongs : 1958, 1960, 1968-1969 1986-2005, 2007–2015
- 6.5 furlongs : 1962-1966, 1970-1985, 2016
- 7 furlongs : 1961
Prior to 2016, the race was held on the main track,[2] which was a Polytrack synthetic dirt surface from 2006 to 2015 and a natural dirt surface before then. As of 2016, the race is held on the turf.
Historical race notes[]
The great Northern Dancer finished second in the 1963 running of the Vandal Stakes but went on to win the following years Kentucky Derby. 1967 winner Dancer's Image also went on to win the Derby.
Records[]
Speed record: (At current distance of six furlongs)
- 1:09.64 - Ghost Fleet (2009)
Most wins by a jockey:
- 9 - David Clark (1982, 1987, 1991, 1996, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2008)
Most wins by a trainer:
- 4 - Gil Rowntree (1969, 1975, 1978, 1990)
Most wins by an owner:
- 3 - (1969, 1975, 1978)
Winners[]
Year |
Winner |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Owner |
Time |
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2016 | Channel Maker | Luis Contreras | Daniel Vella | Joey Gee Thoroughbreds | 1:17.50 |
2015 | Ruth Less Blue | Michelle Rainford | Scott Fairlie | Rijack Farm & Ace Racing Stable | 1:10.71 |
2014 | Imperial Dream | Patrick Husbands | Nicholas Gonzalez Jr. | Tucci Stables (Lou & Carlo Tucci) | 1:09.58 |
2013 | Go Greeley | Eurico Rosa Da Silva | J.R. Racing Stable Inc. | 1:10.33 | |
2012 | Uncaptured | Patrick Husbands | Mark Casse | John Oxley | 1:10.37 |
2011 | Buongiorno Johnny | Tyler Pizarro | Sid C. Attard | Norseman Racing Stable | 1:10.27 |
2010 | Sensational Slam | Patrick Husbands | Todd Pletcher | Bobby Flay | 1:11.21 |
2009 | Ghost Fleet | Todd Kabel | Sid C. Attard | Jim Dandy Stable | 1:09.64 |
2008 | Win and Reign | David Clark | Hillsbrook Farms | 1:10.88 | |
2007 | Stuck In Traffic | David Clark | M.A.D. Racing Stables & Martha Gonzalez | 1:10.01 | |
2006 | Leonnatus Anteas | Jono Jones | Knob Hill Stable | 0:59.86 | |
2005 | Edenwold | David Clark | Josie Carroll | Jim & Alice Sapara | 1:10.29 |
2004 | Moonshine Justice | Todd Kabel | David Cotey | D. Cotey, D. Ball, H. Galbraith | 1:12.73 |
2003 | Twisted Wit | David Clark | Robert P. Tiller | Rolph Davis | 1:13.37 |
2002 | Wando | Richard Dos Ramos | 1:11.90 | ||
2001 | Rare Friends | David Clark | Robert P. Tiller | F. DiGiulio Jr. & R. P. Tiller | 1:11.66 |
2000 | San Mont Andreas | Ronald P. Christman | 1:12.12 | ||
1999 | Swampster | Robert Landry | Roger Attfield | Attfield & Libeau Jr. | 1:11.23 |
1998 | Catahoula Parish | Jam Jar Racing Stable | 1:11.60 | ||
1997 | Nite Dreamer | Emile Ramsammy | Marcello Stables, J.B.S. Racing Stable, Frank Stronach | 1:10.60 | |
1996 | Air Cool | David Clark | Colebrook Farms (John Bmjas) | 1:11.20 | |
1995 | Heavenly Valley | Todd Kabel | Daniel J. Vella | Frank Stronach | 1:12.60 |
1994 | Tethra | Dave Penna | 1:11.20 | ||
1993 | Welbred Fred | Dave Penna | David B. Seyler | 1:11.80 | |
1992 | Dancing Deputy | Don Seymour | Peter DaCosta | 1:11.20 | |
1991 | Marious | David Clark | 1:12.40 | ||
1990 | Waheed | Larry Attard | Gil Rowntree | B. K. Y. Stable | 1:12.00 |
1989 | Ever Steady | Don Seymour | Roger Attfield | Kinghaven Farms | 1:10.20 |
1988 | Harry Laric | Hi-Lo Acres | 1:11.60 | ||
1987 | Highland Ruckus | David Clark | Linmac Farm | 1:11.40 | |
1986 | Fozzie Bear | Larry Attard | V. C. L. Farms/Spatafora | 1:11.60 | |
1985 | Fred C. Dobbs | Jeffrey Fell | Whispering Hills / Green | 1:18.60 | |
1984 | Pre Emptive Strike | Robin Platts | Arthur H. Warner | & B. J. Cullen | 1:17.20 |
1983 | Archregent | Hugo Dittfach | Arthur H. Warner | 1:17.80 | |
1982 | Haliburton Huskie | David Clark | G. Vasey & Partner | 1:19.00 | |
1981 | Son of Briartic | Larry Attard | Paddockhurst Stable | 1:20.20 | |
1980 | Moteral | Langill/O’Connor/Willcocks | 1:18.60 | ||
1979 | Corvette Chris | Lloyd Duffy | Edward B. Seedhouse | 1:18.40 | |
1978 | Port Master | Robin Platts | Gil Rowntree | Stafford Farm | 1:19.60 |
1977 | Tikvah | Avelino Gomez | John Bakos | Mr. & Mrs. S. Shapiro | 1:19.20 |
1976 | Swain | James C. Bentley | Windfields Farm | 1:20.00 | |
1975 | Ambassador, B. | Robin Platts | Gil Rowntree | 1:19.00 | |
1974 | Colonel's Clarion | Jeffrey Fell | Nester Danysh | Ernest Lieberman | 1:21.20 |
1973 | Trojan Bronze | Robin Platts | A. B. Roks | 1:17.80 | |
1972 | Happy Chant | Robin Platts | Roxie & N. Gian | 1:19.80 | |
1971 | Gentleman Conn | Sandy Hawley | Jerry C. Meyer | Willow Downs Farm (Saul Wagman) | 1:18.00 |
1970 | Hook It Up | Sandy Hawley | Douglas M. Davis Jr. | Wolkin & Cooperman | 1:16.80 |
1969 | Tudor Queen | Robin Platts | Gil Rowntree | 1:12.20 | |
1968 | Viceregal | Gordon J. McCann | Windfields Farm | 1:10.60 | |
1967 | Dancer's Image | Lou Cavalaris, Jr. | Peter D. Fuller | 1:05.40 | |
1966 | Avelino Gomez | Jerry C. Meyer | Willow Downs Farm | 1:17.60 | |
1965 | Stevie B. Good | Nick Shuk | B. Puccini | E. C. Pasquale | 1:18.80 |
1964 | Jerry C. Meyer | Edward B. Seedhouse | 1:19.40 | ||
1963 | Ramblin Road | Ron Turcotte | Gordon F. Hall | 1:19.00 | |
1962 | Sea Service | D. G. Ross | 1:18.80 | ||
1961 | Princess Davelle | Douglas M. Davis Jr. | Mrs. G. Holtsinger | 1:29.60 | |
1961 | Wilcock | Douglas M. Davis Jr. | P. Shawn | 1:33.40 | |
1960 | Jammed Lucky | Yonnie Starr | Conn Smythe | 1:12.40 | |
1959 | Men at Play | Yonnie Starr | C. Smythe & | 1:05.80 | |
1958 | Rapid Break | Eugene Rodriguez | Gordon F. Hall | 1:13.20 | |
1957 | Lady Yolande | Chris Rogers | Yolande Seremba | 1:06.20 | |
1956 | Myanna | Shermanor Farm | 1:07.40 |
References[]
- ^ "Woodbine 2016 Stakes Schedule" (PDF). woodbineentertainment.com. p. 8. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
- ^ a b "Woodbine Stakes History" (PDF). woodbineentertainment.com. pp. 140–1. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 September 2016. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
- Discontinued horse races
- Restricted stakes races in Canada
- Flat horse races for two-year-olds
- Recurring sporting events established in 1956
- Woodbine Racetrack
- Sport in Toronto