Woodstock Stakes

Ungraded Stakes race
Woodstock Stakes
Location	Woodbine Racetrack Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Inaugurated	1885
Race type	Thoroughbred - Flat racing
Website	www.woodbineentertainment.com
Race information
Distance	6 furlongs
Track	Polytrack, left-handed
Qualification	Three-Year-Olds
Weight	Scale Weight
Purse	$150,000

The Woodstock Stakes is a historic Canadian Thoroughbred horse race run annually at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto, Ontario since 1885. Held in mid April, the sprint race is open to three-year-old horses and is contested over a distance of five and a half furlongs on Polytrack synthetic dirt. It currently offers a purse of $150,000.

Inaugurated in 1885 at the now defunct Old Woodbine Race Course in Toronto, over the years the Woodstock Stakes has been contested at a variety of distances:

• 1⅛ miles : 1885–1917 at Old Woodbine Race Course
• 1 1/16 miles : 1920–1932 at Old Woodbine Race Course
• 1 mile 70 yards : 1939–1941 at Old Woodbine Race Course
• 7 furlongs : 1976 at Greenwood Raceway
• 6½ furlongs : 1967–1975 and 1977–1993 at Fort Erie Racetrack, 1994–1997 at Greenwood Raceway
• 6 furlongs : 1948–1955 at Old Woodbine Race Course, 1956–1966 and 1998–present at Woodbine Racetrack

Contents 1 Records 2 Winners of the Woodstock Stakes since 1989 3 Earlier winners 4 References

Records

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

• 1:09.24 - Wake At Noon (2000) (at current distance of 6 furlongs)

Most wins by an owner:

• 3 - Joseph E. Seagram (1895, 1896, 1907)
• 3 - Sam-Son Farm (1973, 1974, 1986)
• 3 - Kinghaven Farms (1981, 1988, 1991)

Most wins by a jockey:

• 4 - David Clark (1979, 1980, 2000, 2005)

Most wins by a trainer:

• 3 - Arthur H. Warner (1968, 1973, 1974)
• 3 - Roger Attfield (1988, 1991, 1993)

Winners of the Woodstock Stakes since 1989

Year	Winner	Jockey	Trainer	Owner	Time
2010	Essence Hit Man	Chantal Sutherland	Audre Cappuccitti	Audre and Gordon Cappuccitti	1:08.66
2009	Bearcatt	Emma-Jayne Wilson	Reade Baker	Bear Stables	1:09.32
2008	Rumbling Cloud	Emma-Jayne Wilson	Sid C. Attard	Veronica Attard	1:11.46
2007	Like Mom Like Sons	Patrick Husbands	Sid C. Attard	Norseman Racing Stable	1:09.68
2006	Atlas Shrugs	Corey Fraser	Reade Baker	J. Pepper & C. Roberts	1:11.65
2005	Wholelottabourbon	David Clark	Nicholas Gonzalez	M.A.D. Racing/Martha Gonzalez	1:12.89
2004	Nyuk Nyuk Nyuk	Dino Luciani	Robert Tiller	Tucci Stables	1:09.64
2003	Wando	Todd Kabel	Mike Keogh	Gus Schickedanz	1:10.67
2002	Wild Whiskey	Ray Sabourin	John A. Ross	G. Wellwood & L. Titchner	1:10.62
2001	Lunar Secret	Jeff Burningham	Brian Corbett	Brian Corbett	1:11.40
2000	Wake At Noon	David Clark	Abraham Katryan	Bruno Schickedanz	1:09.24
1999	Hit The Road Beau	James McAleney	C. Smith	P. Martin	1:10.38
1998	Albrannon	Todd Kabel	Mike Doyle	Windhaven	1:10.60
1997	Air Cool	Robin Platts	Thomas Bowden	Colebrook Farms	1:17.00
1996	Courty Candor	Emile Ramsammy	Laurie Silvera	Silverbrook Stable	1:17.80
1995	Tethra	Dave Penna	Josie Carroll	Eaton Hall Farm	1:16.20
1994	Housebound	Robert Landry	Macdonald Benson	Windfields Farm	1:16.80
1993	Bold Anthony	James McAleney	Roger Attfield	Pedigree Farm	1:19.80
1992	San Romano	Don Seymour	Phil England	Knob Hill Stable	1:18.80
1991	Bolulight	Don Seymour	Roger Attfield	Kinghaven Farms	1:18.40
1990	D'Parrot	Todd Kabel	Laurie Silvera	Silverbrook Stable	1:18.20
1989	Charlie Barley	Robin Platts	Grant Pearce	King Caledon Farm	1:18.00

Earlier winners

• In 1957 Pink Velvet finished first but was disqualified and set back to second.
• In 1961 there was a dead heat for first.

References

• Woodbine Racetrack
• Woodstock Stakes at Pedigree Query