Whimsical Stakes

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Whimsical Stakes
Grade III race
LocationWoodbine Racetrack
Toronto, Ontario
Inaugurated1956
Race typeThoroughbred - Flat racing
Websitewoodbine.com
Race information
DistanceSix furlong sprint
SurfaceTapeta
TrackLeft-handed
QualificationFillies & Mares,
4-Years-Old & Up
WeightAllowances
Purse$115,500 (2016)

The Whimsical Stakes is a thoroughbred horse race run annually in mid April at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. A Grade III race since 2006, it is open to fillies and mares aged four and older. It is raced over a distance of 6 furlongs on Tapeta synthetic dirt and currently carries a purse of $115,500.[1]

Since its inception in 1956 at Toronto's Greenwood Raceway, the race has been contested at various distances:

  • 6 furlongs : 1956 at Greenwood Raceway, 1975 at Fort Erie Racetrack, 1976–1979, and since 1986 at Woodbine Racetrack
  • 6+1⁄2 furlongs : 1957 at Greenwood Raceway, 1968-1974 at Fort Erie Racetrack
  • 7 furlongs : 1958-1960, 1980-1985 at Greenwood Raceway
  • 1 mile : 1961-1966 at Greenwood Raceway
  • 1 mile : 1967 on turf at Fort Erie Racetrack

The race was run in two divisions in 1981 and 1984.

Records[]

Speed record: (at current distance of 6 furlongs)

  • 1:08.88 - (2016)

Most wins:

Most wins by an owner:

  • 3 - Estate of M. Rich & N. Clements (1991, 1993, 1994)
  • 3 - & Conn Smythe (1958, 1959, 1960)
  • 3 - Stafford Farm (1966, 1976, 1979)

Most wins by a jockey:

  • 6 - Dave Penna (1984, 1987, 1988, 1991, 1993, 1994)

Most wins by a trainer:

Winners of the Whimsical Stakes[]

Year
Winner
Age
 Jockey
Trainer
Owner
Time
2020 Jean Elizabeth 5 R Ravin, Patricia's Hope & L Rivelli 1:09.86
2019 Shakopee Town 4 Alan Garcia Al & Bill Ulwelling 1:09.55
2018 Let It Ride Mom 4 Patrick Husbands Mark Casse Live Oak Plantation 1:08.96
2017 Southern Ring 5 Eurico Rosa Da Silva Malcolm Pierce Sam-Son Farm 1:09.70
2016 6 Florent Geroux Speedway Stable 1:08.88
2015 4 Alan Garcia Roger L. Attfield Christine Hayden 1:09.18
2014 6 Chantal Sutherland Unlimited Equine 1:09.89
2013 4 Tyler Pizarro John Hillier 1:09.76
2012 4 Patrick Husbands Mark Casse Eugene Melnyk 1:09.15
2011 4 Tyler Pizarro Martin Drexler Baldesarra & Partners 1:09.11
2010 6 Chantal Sutherland Michael Cavey. 1:09.71
2009 4 James McAleney Bob Cheema 1:09.16
2008 4 Eurico Rosa Da Silva 1:09.71
2007 Seductively 4 Kinghaven Farms 1:12.27
2006 6 Patrick Husbands Josie Carroll Douglas Kent Racing 1:10.55
2005 4 David Clark Macdonald Benson Augustin Stable 1:11.80
2004 4 Joe Bravo Katherine Elam 1:10.37
2003 4 David Clark Robert P. Tiller 1:12.69
2002 5 1:10.54
2001 4 Richard Dos Ramos 1:11.78
2000 5 Patrick Husbands Barlee Farm 1:10.48
1999 4 Barlee Farm 1:10.62
1998 5 Sandy Hawley Theodore F. Burnett 1:10.60
1997 4 Mickey Walls Knob Hill Stable 1:10.00
1996 5 Robert Landry Frank Stronach 1:11.00
1995 4 Emile Ramsammy Theodore F. Burnett 1:10.40
1994 Prospective Dolly 7 Dave Penna Est. M. Rich/N. Clements 1:09.80
1993 Prospective Dolly 6 Dave Penna Est. M. Rich/N. Clements 1:10.80
1992 4 Todd Kabel L. S. Moore 1:12.20
1991 Prospective Dolly 4 Dave Penna Est. M. Rich/N. Clements 1:12.40
1990 4 Richard Dos Ramos 1:10.00
1989 Zadracarta 4 Sandy Hawley Knob Hill Stable 1:11.00
1988 4 Dave Penna James E. Day Sam-Son Farm 1:11.60
1987 4 Dave Penna John A. Franks 1:11.40
1986 4 David Clark E. H. Curnes 1:11.40
1985 5 Brian Swatuk L. & D. Lee 1:26.40
1984 4 Dave Penna 1:26.20
1984 4 L. & D. Lee 1:26.00
1983 4 James E. Day Sam-Son Farm 1:27.00
1982 Eternal Search 4 1:27.00
1981 4 Yonnie Starr Jean-Louis Levesque 1:26.00
1981 4 David Clark W. P. Gilbride/O'Connell 1:26.60
1980 5 G. Vasey & D. Finn 1:24.40
1979 4 Robin Platts Gil Rowntree Stafford Farm 1:10.40
1978 5 Sandy Hawley 1:10.20
1977 5 Avelino Gomez Hammer Kopf Farm 1:10.40
1976 4 Robin Platts Gil Rowntree 1:09.80
1975 4 Conn Smythe 1:11.20
1974 6 Sandy Hawley Grovetree Stable 1:16.80
1973 8 Peter D. Fuller 1:20.40
1972 4 Peter D. Fuller 1:16.60
1971 5 Conn Smythe 1:17.40
1970 7 G. W. Bydson 1:18.80
1969 4 Eldon Nelson John Tammaro, Jr. V. Mosca 1:18.60
1968 5 G. W. Brydson 1:19.00
1967 Ice Water 4 Avelino Gomez Lou Cavalaris, Jr. Gardiner Farm 1:47.20
1966 4 Avelino Gomez 1:38.20
1965 6 N. Fletcher N. Fletcher 1:40.20
1964 4 Jerry C. Meyer Edward B. Seedhouse 1:38.20
1963 4 Ron Turcotte Jerry C. Meyer H. Waggoner 1:39.00
1962 4 Jerry C. Meyer D. Mann 1:39.00
1961 4 Gordon J. McCann Windfields Farm 1:37.80
1960 Wonder Where 4 Yonnie Starr & Smythe 1:29.40
1959 Kitty Girl 5 Yonnie Starr & Smythe 1:25.40
1958 Kitty Girl 4 Yonnie Starr & Smythe 1:25.20
1957 4 Edward Plesa Arthur H. Warner Lanson Farm 1:21.40
1956 4 Jerry C. Meyer R. Papa 1:12.00

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Woodbine Thoroughbred Stakes Results 2017" (PDF). Ontario Racing. 2017-04-01. Retrieved 2018-12-17.
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