Nijinsky Stakes
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| Grade II race | |
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| Nijinsky Stakes | |
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| Location | Woodbine Racetrack Toronto, Ontario  |
| Inaugurated | 1998 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred - Flat racing |
| Website | Woodbine Racetrack |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 1½ miles (12 furlongs) |
| Track | Grass, left-handed |
| Qualification | Three-year-olds & Up |
| Weight | Assigned |
| Purse | $300,000 |
The Nijinsky Stakes is a Canadian Thoroughbred horse race held annually on the last Sunday of August at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto, Ontario.
The Grade II race is open to horses aged three years and up and is run on Woodbine Racetrack's E. P. Taylor Turf Course at a distance of 1½ miles. The race currently offers a purse of $300,000.
Inaugurated as the Hong Kong Jockey Club Trophy Stakes in 1998, it was raced during the third week of July on turf at a distance of 1⅜ miles. In 2002, the Chinese Cultural Centre sponsored the race and it was renamed the Chinese Cultural Centre Stakes. In 2006, the race was renamed the Nijinsky Stakes and the Chinese Cultural Centre assumed sponsorship for the Seagram Cup Stakes .
As the Nijinsky Stakes, the distance was extended to the European classic turf distance of 1½ miles. The race honors the great Canadian-born Nijinsky, the 1970 English Triple Crown champion and a son of Canada's most famous horse, Northern Dancer.
[edit] Records
Time record:
- 1⅜ miles - 2:12.37 by Shoal Water (2004)
Most wins by an owner:
- 4 - Sam-Son Farm (2000, 2002, 2003, 2004)
Most wins by a jockey:
- 2 - Todd Kabel (2003, 2004)
Most wins by a trainer:
- 4 - Mark Frostad (2000, 2002, 2003, 2004)
[edit] Winners of the Nijinsky Stakes
| Year |
Winner |
Age |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Owner |
Time |
| 2007 | Last Answer | 7 | Emile Ramsammy | Michael Keogh | Gus Schickedanz | 2:31.25 |
| 2006 | Rush Bay | 4 | David Clark | Tom Amoss | Mueller Thoroughbred Stable | 2:33.89 |
| 2005 | A Bit O'Gold | 4 | Jono Jones | Catherine Day Phillips | The Two Bit Racing Stable | 2:15.94 |
| 2004 | Shoal Water | 4 | Todd Kabel | Mark Frostad | Sam-Son Farm | 2:12.37 |
| 2003 | Strut The Stage | 5 | Todd Kabel | Mark Frostad | Sam-Son Farm | 2:13.85 |
| 2002 | Strike Smartly | 5 | Laurie Gulas | Mark Frostad | Sam-Son Farm | 2:13.16 |
| 2001 | Allende | 4 | Na Somsanith | MacDonald Benson | Augustin Stable | 2:16.98 |
| 2000 | Quiet Resolve | 5 | Robby Albarado | Mark Frostad | Sam-Son Farm | 2:13.20 |
| 1999 | Crown Attorney | 6 | Mickey Walls | John MacKenzie | Tony & Mary Jane Lamb | 2:18.53 |
| 1998 | Buck's Boy | 5 | Earlie Fires | P. Noel Hickey | Quarter B. Farm | 2:15.40 |
