New Providence Stakes
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| Restricted Stakes race | |
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| New Providence Stakes | |
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| Location | Woodbine Racetrack Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Inaugurated | 1982 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred - Flat racing |
| Website | www.woodbineentertainment.com |
| Race information | |
| Distance | Six 6 furlongs sprint |
| Track | Polytrack, left-handed |
| Qualification | Three-Years-Old & Up (Ontario Sire Stakes program) |
| Weight | Allowances |
| Purse | $125,000 |
The New Providence Stakes is a Canadian Thoroughbred horse race run annually in mid May at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto, Ontario. An Ontario Sire Stakes, it is a restricted race for horses aged three and older. A sprint race, it is competed over a distance of 6 furlongs on Polytrack synthetic dirt and currently carries a purse of $125,000.
Inaugurated in 1982, the race is named in honour of the Windfields Farm Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame colt New Providence who in 1959 became the first official winner of the Canadian Triple Crown.
[edit] Records
Speed record:
- 1:09.00 - Glanmire (1996)
Most wins:
- 2 - Body Check (1986, 1987)
- 2 - Twist The Snow (1990, 1991)
- 2 - Carey The Belle (1993, 1995)
- 2 - Glanmire (1994, 1996)
Most wins by an owner:
- 3 - Kinghaven Farms (1984, 1986, 1987)
Most wins by a jockey:
- 4 - Larry Attard (1990, 1991, 1993, 1995)
Most wins by a trainer:
- 3 - Robert P. Tiller (1997, 2003, 2007)
[edit] Winners of the New Providence Stakes
| Year |
Winner |
Age |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Owner |
Time |
| 2007 | Dave The Knave | 5 | David Clark | Robert P. Tiller | Frank Di Giulio, Jr./Tiller | 1:11.10 |
| 2006 | Main Executive | 4 | Richard Dos Ramos | Radlie A. Loney | Bruno Brothers Farms | 1:09.20 |
| 2005 | Mister Coop | 6 | Robert Landry | Daniel J. Vella | R.M.C Stable | 1:10.56 |
| 2004 | Barbeau Ruckus | 5 | Emile Ramsammy | Ross Armata | J. Armata/T. Thayalan | 1:10.19 |
| 2003 | Forever Grand | 4 | Todd Kabel | Robert P. Tiller | Frank Di Giulio, Jr./Tiller | 1:10.96 |
| 2002 | Sambuca On Ice | 5 | Patrick Husbands | Rita A. Schnitzler | Frank Romano | 1:10.76 |
| 2001 | Krz Ruckus | 4 | Dino Luciani | Michael DePaulo | Ron Guidolin et al | 1:12.01 |
| 2000 | Matter Of Courage | 4 | Slade Callaghan | Ross Armata | C.E.C. Farms | 1:11.12 |
| 1999 | Deputy Inxs | 8 | Na Somsanith | Audre Cappuccitti | A & G Cappuccitti | 1:09.44 |
| 1998 | Sharkio | 5 | David Clark | Michael Wright, Jr. | Bruno Schickedanz | 1:10.00 |
| 1997 | Dan's My Pal | 4 | Emile Ramsammy | Robert P. Tiller | Frank DiGiulio, Jr. & Sr. | 1:10.20 |
| 1996 | Glanmire | 6 | Dave Penna | Michael Keogh | Kenny/O'Leary et al | 1:09.00 |
| 1995 | Carey The Belle | 7 | Larry Attard | T. Danks | J. Schmid | 1:10.80 |
| 1994 | Glanmire | 4 | Jim McAleney | Michael Keogh | Kenny/O'Leary et al | 1:09.60 |
| 1993 | Carey The Belle | 5 | Larry Attard | T. Danks | J. Schmid | 1:10.00 |
| 1992 | Canadian Silver | 4 | Dave Penna | Michael J. Doyle | Pinejoy Stable | 1:10.40 |
| 1991 | Twist The Snow | 5 | Larry Attard | Angus McArthur | Angus McArthur | 1:10.00 |
| 1990 | Twist The Snow | 4 | Larry Attard | Angus McArthur | Angus McArthur | 1:10.20 |
| 1989 | Mr. Hot Shot | 4 | Jim McAleney | William Stewart | J. Stewart/M. Upton | 1:10.60 |
| 1988 | Canadian Fighter | 4 | Jim McAleney | Bill Marko | Village Squire et al | 1:11.80 |
| 1987 | Body Check | 4 | Don Seymour | Roger Attfield | Kinghaven Farms | 1:09.80 |
| 1986 | Body Check | 3 | Robin Platts | Roger Attfield | Kinghaven Farms | 1:12.20 |
| 1985 | Centenarian | 4 | Dave Penna | Frank H. Merrill, Jr. | C. Pickering Estate | 1:10.60 |
| 1984 | Introspective | 3 | Jack Lauzon | John J. Tammaro, Jr. | Kinghaven Farms | 1:10.80 |
| 1983 | Sintrillium | 5 | Brian Swatuk | Conrad Cohen | Frank Stronach | 1:11.20 |
| 1982 | Fraud Squad | 3 | Dan Beckon | Bill Marko | Seedhouse/McPhillips | 1:11.20 |
