Vigil Stakes

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Vigil Stakes
Grade III race
LocationWoodbine Racetrack
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Inaugurated1956
Race typeThoroughbred - Flat racing
Websitewww.woodbineentertainment.com
Race information
Distance6 furlongs
SurfaceTapeta synthetic dirt
TrackLeft-handed
QualificationThree-year-olds & up
Weight120 pounds for three-year-olds, 124 pounds for older horses with allowances[1]
PurseC$150,000 (since 2002)[2]

The Vigil Stakes is a thoroughbred horse race run annually at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is a Grade III sprint race open to horses aged three and older with a purse of C$150,000. It is currently run in late July over a distance of 6 furlongs on Woodbine's Tapeta (synthetic dirt) surface.

Inaugurated as the Vigil Handicap, it was first run in 1956 at Fort Erie Race Track where it remained until 1980. Since inception it has been contested at various distances:

  • 5.5 furlongs :1956-1958
  • 6 furlongs : 1959
  • 6.5 furlongs : 1960
  • 1+1⁄16 miles (8.5 furlongs) : 1961-1979
  • 7 furlongs : 1980–2017
  • 6 furlongs : 2018 - present

Records[]

Speed record: (Through 1998, Woodbine times were recorded in fifths of a second. Since 1999 they are in hundredths of a second)

  • 1:08.06 - Pink Lloyd (2020) (at current distance of 6 furlongs)
  • 1:20.07 - Hollywood Hit (2009) (at distance of 7 furlongs)

Most wins:

Most wins by an owner:

  • 4 - Gardiner Farm (1969, 1970, 1973, 1974)
  • 4 - Entourage Stable (2017, 2018, 2019, 2020)

Most wins by a jockey:

Most wins by a trainer:

  • 6 - Lou Cavalaris, Jr. (1964, 1966, 1969, 1970, 1973, 1974)

Winners[]

Year
Winner
Age
 Jockey
Trainer
Owner
Time
2021 Souper Stonehenge 5 Patrick Husbands Mark E. Casse Live Oak Plantation 1:09.52
2020 Pink Lloyd 8 Bob Tiller Entourage Stable 1:08.06
2019 Pink Lloyd 7 Eurico Rosa da Silva Bob Tiller Entourage Stable 1:08.68
2018 Pink Lloyd 6 Eurico Rosa da Silva Bob Tiller Entourage Stable 1:09.26
2017 Pink Lloyd 5 Eurico Rosa da Silva Bob Tiller Entourage Stable 1:22.18
2016 Passion for Action 4 Eurico Rosa Da Silva Benjamin Hutzel 1:21.65
2015 Black Hornet 5 Luis Contreras Joey Gee Thoroughbreds/Ventresca 1:21.70
2014 Really Sharp 4 N & R Kaster 1:21.83
2013 Laugh Track 4 Luis Contreras Mark E. Casse Barber/WinStar Farm 1:21.85
2012 Essence Hit Man 5 Jesse Campbell Audre & Cappuccitti 1:22.28
2011 Stunning Stag 7 Sid Attard Janice Attard 1:22.15
2010 Hollywood Hit 4 Jim McAleney Peter Redekop 1:20.07
2009 Field Commission 4 Tyler Pizarro Daniel J. Vella Daniel J. Vella & Solera Farm 1:22.74
2008 Disfunction 4 Emile Ramsammy J M J's Stable & Weila Ye 1:20.51
2007 Just Rushing 6 Emma-Jayne Wilson Sid C. Attard Tucci Stables 1:23.87
2006 Judiths Wild Rush 5 James McAleney Reade Baker Tenenbaum Racing Stable 1:22.51
2005 Judiths Wild Rush 4 Slade Callaghan Reade Baker Tenenbaum Racing Stable 1:23.19
2004 Mobil 4 Todd Kabel 1:21.81
2003 Wake At Noon 6 Emile Ramsammy 1:23.25
2002 Wake At Noon 5 Emile Ramsammy 1:23.13
2001 Exciting Story 4 Patrick Husbands Mark E. Casse Mockingbird Farm Inc 1:23.49
2000 One Way Love 5 Patrick Husbands & John Hillier 1:22.66
1999 Deputy Inxs 8 1:23.54
1998 Deputy Inxs 7 1:22.40
1997 Kiridashi 5 Mickey Walls Barbara Minshall Minshall Farms 1:21.80
1996 Kiridashi 4 Sandy Hawley Barbara Minshall Minshall Farms 1:22.80
1995 Sea Wall 4 Richard Dos Ramos Barbara Minshall Minshall Farms 1:23.00
1994 Berry Moonolow 5 Kings Lane Farm 1:21.80
1993 Canadian Silver 5 Dave Penna Pinejoy Stable 1:23.40
1992 Hawk In Flight 6 Todd Kabel Laurie Silvera Silverbrook Stable 1:24.20
1991 Key Spirit 5 Mickey Walls Big Bux Stable 1:25.00
1990 Mr. Hot Shot 5 James McAleney Jimmy Stewart & Michelle Upton 1:23.60
1989 Mr. Hot Shot 4 James McAleney Jimmy Stewart & Michelle Upton 1:23.40
1988 Jamaican Gigolo 5 Rodger Bawden 1:23.40
1987 Play The King 4 Robin Platts Roger Attfield Kinghaven Farms 1:25.40
1986 Regal Remark 4 James E. Day Sam-Son Farm 1:24.40
1985 Jacksboro 6 David Clark Elizabeth Hunt Curnes 1:24.40
1984 My Only Love 7 (lessee) 1:26.20
1983 Jacksboro 4 David Clark Nelson Bunker Hunt 1:22.60
1982 Great Gladiator 5 Larry Attard Tom Campbell 1:23.00
1981 Von Clausewitz 4 Robin Platts Roger Attfield 1:22.60
1980 Stutz Bearcat 5 James E. Day Sam-Son Farm 1:25.20
1979 Knight's Turn † 4 Constance Terfloth 1:45.80
1978 Giboulee 4 Joe & Don Johnson 1:45.00
1977 Coverack 4 John J. Tammaro, Jr. Kinghaven Farm 1:44.60
1976 Brilliant Sandy 4 Robin Platts Jerry C. Meyer Smith/Willow Downs Farm 1:44.80
1975 Spirit Rock 6 Arthur H. Warner Sam-Son Farm 1:46.40
1974 Henry Tudor 5 Robin Platts Lou Cavalaris, Jr. Gardiner Farm 1:42.60
1973 Sea Rider 4 Avelino Gomez Lou Cavalaris, Jr. Gardiner Farm 1:44.00
1972 Cool Moon 4 Avelino Gomez W. P. Gilbride 1:44.60
1971 Rouge Chanteur 4 Prime Acres Stable 1:45.80
1970 Perfect Tan 5 Lou Cavalaris, Jr. Gardiner Farm 1:44.00
1969 James Bay 5 Robin Platts Lou Cavalaris, Jr. Gardiner Farm 1:46.80
1968 The Cheat 5 Jim Fisher Ward C. Pitfield, Jr. 1:45.40
1967 Gauchesco 6 Dane Hill Acres 1:43.80
1966 Sunstruck 6 Avelino Gomez Lou Cavalaris, Jr. Hillcrest Stable 1:43.20
1965 Sunny 5 1:44.00
1964 Vindent de Paul 6 Avelino Gomez Lou Cavalaris, Jr. Hillcrest Stable 1:45.20
1963 Lord Quillo 4 1:43.80
1962 Axeman 4 Hugo Dittfach Lanson Farm 1:44.40
1961 Moony 5 Hugo Dittfach Roxie Gian & Fred Tosch 1:48.00
1960 Anita's Son 4 Hugo Dittfach Arthur H. Warner Lanson Farm 1:17.00
1959 Nearctic 5 Gordon J. McCann Windfields Farm 1:10.60
1958 Nearctic 4 Gordon J. McCann Windfields Farm 1:05.40
1957 Pot Hunter 6 Yonnie Starr & Smythe 1:05.20
1956 Fleet Path 4 H. B. Wilson Arthur H. Warner Lanson Farm 1:07.40
  • † In 1979, Coverack finished first but was disqualified and set back to third.

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Chart for the 2018 Vigil Stakes". equibase.com. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
  2. ^ "Vigil Stakes Profile". equibase.com. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
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