Connaught Cup Stakes
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| Grade III race | |
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| Connaught Cup Stakes | |
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| Location | Woodbine Racetrack Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Inaugurated | 1912 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred - Flat racing |
| Website | www.woodbineentertainment.com |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 11/16 miles (8.5 furlongs) |
| Track | Turf, left-handed |
| Qualification | Four-Year-Olds & Up |
| Weight | Allowances |
| Purse | $150,000 |
The Connaught Cup Stakes is a Canadian Thoroughbred horse race run annually at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto, Ontario. Run in late May, the Grade III race is open to horses aged four and older. Raced over a distance of 11/16 miles (8.5 furlongs) on turf, it currently offers a purse of $150,000.
The Connaught Cup was first run in 1912 on dirt at Toronto's Old Woodbine Race Course. As a result of World War I, there was no race held in 1918 and 1919 and it was not run in 1930. The Great Depression saw much consolidation in the horse racing industry with track owners reducing the number of races run and the amount of the purses being offered. The Connaught Cup was suspened after the 1932 running and was not revived until 1952. In 1956 it was moved to the newly built Woodbine Racetrack where in 1958 it was converted to a turf race.
It was run in two divisions in 1984.
Since inception, the race has been contested at various distances:
On dirt:
- 11/16 miles : 1912 through 1955 at Old Woodbine Race Course, 1956-1957 at Woodbine Racecourse
On turf:
- 1 mile : 1994 at Fort Erie Racetrack
- 11/16 miles : 1958-1963, 1980-93, and since 1995 at Woodbine Racetrack
- 1⅛ miles : 1964-1966, 1979 at Woodbine Racetrack, 1967-1978 at Fort Erie Racetrack
[edit] Records
Speed record: (at present distance of 11/16 miles)
- 1:39.20 - Jet Freighter (1995)
Most wins:
- 2 - Plate Glass (1912, 1913)
- 2 - King Maple (1955, 1956)
- 2 - E. Day (1964, 1965)
- 2 - James Bay (1968, 1969)
- 2 - Bridle Path (1981, 1984)
- 2 - Kiridashi (1997, 1998)
Most wins by an owner:
- 5 - J. K. L. Ross (1916, 1920, 1922, 1924, 1927)
- 5 - Stafford Farms (1975, 1976, 1978, 1979, 1980)
Most wins by a jockey:
- 8 - Robin Platts (1968, 1969, 1975, 1976, 1978, 1979, 1988, 1992)
Most wins by a trainer:
- 5 - Gil Rowntree (1975, 1976, 1978, 1979, 1980)
[edit] Winners of the Connaught Cup
| Year |
Winner |
Age |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Owner |
Time |
| 2007 | Eccentric | 6 | David Clark | Roger Attfield | Gary A. Tanaka | 1:45.05 |
| 2006 | Remarkable News | 4 | Javier Castellano | Angel Penna, Jr. | Holly Rincon | 1:39.67 |
| 2005 | Le Cinquieme Essai | 6 | Steven Bahen | Paul Nielsen | William J. Scott | 1:40.79 |
| 2004 | Slew Valley | 7 | Jim McAleney | Reade Baker | Rich Meadow Farm | 1:40.24 |
| 2002 | Quiet Resolve | 7 | Todd Kabel | Mark Frostad | Sam-Son Farm | 1:40.88 |
| 2001 | Red Sea | 5 | Emile Ramsammy | Roger Attfield | Prince Fahd Salman | 1:47.49 |
| 2001 | Del Mar Show | 4 | Robbie Davis | William I. Mott | A.E. Paulson Trust | 1:48.17 |
| 2000 | Super Red | 4 | Emile Ramsammy | Malcom Pierce | Stronach Stables | 1:43.78 |
| 1999 | Incitatus | 6 | Slade Callaghan | Ronald Burke | John Kom-Tong | 1:40.57 |
| 1998 | Kiridashi | 6 | Todd Kabel | Barbara J. Minshall | Minshall Farms | 1:39.80 |
| 1997 | Kiridashi | 5 | Mickey Walls | Barbara J. Minshall | Minshall Farms | 1:40.00 |
| 1996 | Lahint | 5 | Todd Kabel | Kathy Patton-Casse | Harry T. Mangurian, Jr. | 1:40.20 |
| 1995 | Jet Freighter | 4 | Todd Kabel | Tony Mattine | Fishman/Peter/Yu | 1:39.20 |
| 1994 | Shiny Key | 6 | Mark Larsen | Alton Quanbeck | D. Morgan Firestone | 1:35.00 |
| 1993 | Rainbows For Life | 5 | Jack Lauzon | James E. Day | Pin Oak/Sam-Son | 1:43.40 |
| 1992 | Cozzene's Prince | 5 | Robin Platts | Tino Attard | Kirby Canada Farm | 1:42.60 |
| 1991 | Sky Classic | 4 | Pat Day | James E. Day | Sam-Son Farm | 1:41.20 |
| 1990 | With Approval | 4 | Don Seymour | Roger Attfield | Kinghaven Farms | 1:41.60 |
| 1989 | Granacus | 4 | Kent Desormeaux | Pat Collins | Knob Hill Stable | 1:46.20 |
| 1988 | Grey Classic | 5 | Robin Platts | James E. Day | Sam-Son Farm | 1:44.00 |
| 1987 | Boulder Run | 4 | Lloyd Duffy | Jerry G. Lavigne | R. Doe & B. Hutzel | 1:45.20 |
| 1986 | Corseque | 5 | Robert King, Jr. | David MacLean | Norcliffe Stables | 1:43.40 |
| 1985 | Mascot | 4 | Dave Penna | Alton Quanbeck | Maud McDougald | 1:44.40 |
| 1984 | George Dinkle | 4 | George HoSang | Laurie Silvera | Silverbrook Stable | 1:44.20 |
| 1984 | Bridle Path | 8 | David Clark | Macdonald Benson | Windfields Farm | 1:43.40 |
| 1983 | Fiddle Dancer Boy | 5 | David Clark | James C. Bentley | Jack B. W. Carmichael | 1:46 .00 |
| 1982 | Frost King | 4 | Lloyd Duffy | Bill Marko | Ted Smith/Bill Marko | 1:48.00 |
| 1981 | Bridle Path | 5 | J. Paul Souter | Macdonald Benson | Windfields Farm | 1:42.60 |
| 1980 | Great State | 4 | Jim Fazio | Gil Rowntree | Stafford Farms | 1:42.00 |
| 1979 | Bruce South | 4 | Robin Platts | Gil Rowntree | Stafford Farms | 1:49.40 |
| 1978 | Sound Reason * | 4 | Robin Platts | Gil Rowntree | Stafford Farms | 1:50.80 |
| 1977 | Reasonable Win | 5 | John LeBlanc | Fred H. Loschke | Hammer Kopf Farm | 1:51.40 |
| 1976 | Royal Chocolate | 6 | Robin Platts | Gil Rowntree | Stafford Farms | 1:50.40 |
| 1975 | Amber Herod | 4 | Robin Platts | Gil Rowntree | Stafford Farms | 1:50.20 |
| 1974 | Fabe Count | 6 | Sandy Hawley | Jerry G. Lavigne | Parkview Stable | 1:48.80 |
| 1973 | Suffix | 4 | Lloyd Duffy | Glenn Magnusson | Aubrey W. Minshall | 1:50.20 |
| 1972 | Briartic | 4 | Brian Swatuk | Andrew G. Smithers | Bennett Farms | 1:48.60 |
| 1971 | Yukon Eric | 5 | Sandy Hawley | Lou Cavalaris, Jr. | Gardiner Farm | 1:49.00 |
| 1970 | Son Costume | 5 | R. Armstrong | W. H. Moorhead | Paison Stable | 1:50.00 |
| 1969 | James Bay | 5 | Robin Platts | Lou Cavalaris, Jr. | Gardiner Farm | 1:51.00 |
| 1968 | James Bay | 4 | Robin Platts | Lou Cavalaris, Jr. | Gardiner Farm | 1:49.00 |
| 1967 | Stevie B. Good | 4 | Richard Grubb | B. Puccini | E. C. Pasquale | 1:48.40 |
| 1966 | Victorian Era | 4 | Avelino Gomez | Lou Cavalaris, Jr. | A. Case | 1:50.80 |
| 1965 | E. Day | 5 | Pat Remillard | Hume E. M. Pollock | Hume E. M. Pollock | 1:50.80 |
| 1964 | E. Day | 4 | Pat Remillard | Hume E. M. Pollock | Hume E. M. Pollock | 1:51.00 |
| 1963 | Roman Banquet | 3 | George Gubbins | S. U. Ross | E. C. Pasquale | 1:44.60 |
| 1962 | Axeman | 4 | Hugo Dittfach | Richard Townrow | Lanson Farms | 1:48.80 |
| 1961 | Hidden Treasure | 4 | Pat Remillard | Robert S. Bateman | William R. Beasley | 1:43.20 |
| 1960 | Winning Shot | 4 | Avelino Gomez | Willie Thurner | J. S. Evans | 1:43.80 |
| 1959 | White Apache | 4 | Don Hale | F. Russell | Four L's Stable | 1:43.80 |
| 1958 | West Four | 4 | Al Coy | S. Caplan | C. Bordonaro | 1:47.60 |
| 1957 | Censor | 4 | Avelino Gomez | Gordon J. McCann | Winnifred Taylor | 1:45.00 |
| 1956 | King Maple | 5 | C. Brown | J. Hornsby | McMacken Stable | 1:44.80 |
| 1955 | King Maple | 4 | Herb Lindberg | J. Hornsby | McMacken Stable | 1:44.40 |
| 1954 | Chain Reaction | 4 | William Zakoor | Richard Townrow | Mrs. J. Tomlinson | 1:45.00 |
| 1953 | Visible | 4 | Emile Roy | F. Robinson | E. Elman | 1:47.00 |
| 1933 | - 1952 | No races held | ||||
| 1932 | Khorasan | 4 | Eddie Legere | William H. Bringloe | Seagram Stables | 1:46.40 |
| 1931 | Marine | 5 | Frankie Mann | Harry Giddings, Jr. | Mount Royal Stable | 1:45.80 |
| 1930 | No race held | |||||
| 1929 | Young Kitty | 4 | John Maiben | William H. Bringloe | Seagram Stables | 1:49.20 |
| 1928 | Clear Sky | 4 | T. Burns | G. Alexandra | J. E. Smallman | 1:49.60 |
| 1927 | Lactarius | 4 | R. Fisher | Fred H. Schelke | J. K. L. Ross | 1:49.80 |
| 1926 | Goldbeater | 4 | John Maiben | J. Boden | D. Raymond | 1:47.20 |
| 1925 | King's Court | 6 | B. Kennedy | William H. Bringloe | Seagram Stables | 1:49.20 |
| 1924 | Deep Thought | 3 | Edward Scobie | Henry McDaniel | J. K. L. Ross | 1:46.40 |
| 1923 | James F. O'Hara | 5 | A. Abel | J. Adkins | Kirkfield Stable | 1:45.40 |
| 1922 | Baby Grand | 4 | Clarence Turner | Henry McDaniel | J. K. L. Ross | 1:49.60 |
| 1921 | Lucky B. | 6 | Harold Thurber | G. Hennessy | G. Macfarlane | 1:47.60 |
| 1920 | Boniface | 5 | Earl Sande | Fred H. Schelke | J. K. L. Ross | 1:48.60 |
| 1918 | - 1919 | No races held | ||||
| 1917 | Smart Money | 3 | L. Mink | E. Trotte | R. E. Millett | 1:48.60 |
| 1916 | Uncle Bryn | 4 | Linus McAtee | W. Presgrave | J. K. L. Ross | 1:47.20 |
| 1915 | Private Petal | J. Smyth | Ed Whyte | John S. Hendrie | 1:47.40 | |
| 1914 | Calgary | nf | A. Claver | Henry McDaniel | Robert T. Davies | 1:47.20 |
| 1913 | Plate Glass | 7 | Willie Knapp | John Nixon | Robert T. Davies | 1:47.00 |
| 1912 | Plate Glass | 6 | E. Martin | C. Patterson | Robert T. Davies | 1:48.40 |
*In 1978, Hopeful Answer finished first but was disqualified and set back to second.
