Duchess Stakes
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Duchess Stakes | |
Location | Woodbine Racetrack Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
Inaugurated | 1956 |
Race type | Thoroughbred - Flat racing |
Website | www.woodbineentertainment.com |
Race information | |
Distance | 7 furlongs |
Track | Polytrack, left-handed |
Qualification | Three-year-old fillies |
Weight | Allowances |
Purse | $150,000 |
The Duchess Stakes is a Canadian Thoroughbred horse race run annually at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto, Ontario that is open to three-year-old fillies. Held during the first part of August, it is contested over a distance of 7 furlongs on Polytrack synthetic dirt. It currently offers a purse of $150,000 with an additional $50,000 for Ontario-bred horses. Previously a Grade III race, it lost its graded status in 2006.
Inaugurated in 1956 at Fort Erie Racetrack, the Duchess Stakes has also been hosted by Toronto's Greenwood Raceway. Since inception the race has been run at various distances:
- 8.5 furlongs (1 1/16 miles) : 1956-1966 and 1970-1979 at Fort Erie Racetrack, 1967 at Greenwood Raceway, 1969 at Woodbine Racetrack, 1 1/16 miles; Fort Erie; main track
- 8 furlongs (1 mile) : 1968 at Greenwood Raceway
- 7.5 furlongs : 2006 at Woodbine Racetrack
- 7 furlongs : 1980-2005 and since 2007 at Woodbine Racetrack
Records
Speed record: (at current distance of 7 furlongs)
- 1:22.03 - Lemon Maid (2005)
Most wins by a jockey:
- 4 - Todd Kabel (1992, 1994, 1999, 2005)
Most wins by a trainer:
- 3 - Glenn Magnusson (1963, 1964, 1973)
- 3 - John Morahan (1974, 1975, 1980)
- 3 - Macdonald Benson (1978, 1996, 2008)
Most wins by an owner:
- 4 - Stafford Farms (1963, 1964, 1966, 1970)
Winners
Year |
Winner |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Owner |
Time |
2012 | Spirited Miss | Patrick Husbands | Mark Casse | John Oxley | 1:23.48 |
2011 | Anne's Beauty | Patrick Husbands | Paul Attard | Robert Smithen | 1:22.83 |
2010 | Sharp Secretary | Landsdowne Stables | 1:23.45 | ||
2009 | Carem Crescent | Eurico Rosa da Silva | Malcolm Pierce | Eugene Melnyk | 1:22.50 |
2008 | Sugar Bay | Chantal Sutherland | Macdonald Benson | Augustin Stable | 1:22.38 |
2007 | Bear Now | Jerry Baird | Reade Baker | Bear Stables Ltd. | 1:22.15 |
2006 | Vestrey Lady | James McAleney | Reade Baker | Harlequin Ranches | 1:31.74 |
2005 | Lemon Maid | Todd Kabel | Malcolm Pierce | Live Oak Plantation | 1:22.03 |
2004 | Blonde Executive | Richard Dos Ramos | A. Radlie Loney | Bruno Brothers Farm | 1:23.26 |
2003 | Finally Here | Patrick Husbands | Tom Amoss | Pop-A-Top LLC | 1:24.15 |
2002 | Mulrainy | Chantal Sutherland | Thomas O'Keefe | Wings of Erin Farm | 1:23.98 |
2001 | Meadow Gem | David Clark | Robert P. Tiller | LQ Racing/Kinghaven Farms et al. | 1:22.48 |
2000 | Heat It Up | Gerry Olguin | Catherine Day Phillips | Kingfield Farms | 1:22.50 |
1999 | Gregorian Chance | Todd Kabel | Brian P. Morgan | D. Morrison & K. Schmidt | 1:22.81 |
1998 | Kissedbyacrusader | Steve Bahen | Michael Wright, Jr. | Bruno Schickedanz | 1:22.80 |
1997 | Cotton Carnival | Robert Landry | Roger Attfield | Windhaven | 1:24.80 |
1996 | Autumn Slew | Robert Landry | Macdonald Benson | Augustin Stable | 1:23.40 |
1995 | Heavenly Punch | Dave Penna | Sid C. Attard | C. C. Stable | 1:23.80 |
1994 | Mysteriously | Todd Kabel | Daniel J. Vella | Frank Stronach | 1:23.40 |
1993 | Elderberry Drive | Dave Penna | David Guitard | Kings Lane Farm | 1:23.40 |
1992 | Parisinthespring | Todd Kabel | Laurie Silvera | Silverbrook Stable | 1:24.20 |
1991 | Flicker Queen | Ray Sabourin | John A. Ross | Aubrey W. Minshall | 1:24.60 |
1990 | Premier Question | Richard Dos Ramos | David R. Bell | John A. Franks | 1:22.80 |
1989 | Blushing Katy | Gunnar Lindberg | Phil England | Kingsbrook Farm | 1:23.80 |
1988 | Volterra | Sandy Hawley | Patrick Collins | Knob Hill Stable | 1:24.20 |
1987 | Burgandy Dancer | Lloyd Duffy | Sheldon Wolfe | Willow Downs Farm | 1:24.00 |
1986 | Miss Tressette | Larry Attard | Joe Attard | F. & C. Russo | 1:24.40 |
1985 | Greyechel | Dan Beckon | George M. Carter | F. & J. Cosentino | 1:24.00 |
1984 | Baldski's Holiday | Gary Stahlbaum | Michael J. Doyle | Eaton Hall Farm | 1:23.40 |
1983 | L'Epee | John Bell | Emile M. Allain | Terforth Farm | 1:25.00 |
1982 | Ambassador of Luck | Antonio Graell | Flint S. Schulhofer | Richard Ransom | 1:23.00 |
1981 | Eternal Search | Brian Swatuk | Ted Mann | Jim Dandy Stable | 1:23.60 |
1980 | Solartic | Robin Platts | John Morahan | Douglas Banks | 1:23.80 |
1979 | Kamar | Sandy Hawley | Emile M. Allain | B. K. Y. Stable | 1:44.20 |
1978 | Flower Princess | Robin Platts | Macdonald Benson | Windfields Farm | 1:44.60 |
1977 | Majestic Kahala | Gary Stahlbaum | James M. Hardy | Windhaven | 1:43.60 |
1976 | Regal Gal | Earlie Fires | C. Voyce | Edward A. Cox, Jr. | 1:42.80 |
1975 | Momigi | Gary Melanson | John Morahan | Koichiro Hayata | 1:42.60 |
1974 | Trudie Tudor | Sandy Hawley | John Morahan | Douglas Banks | 1:42.60 |
1973 | Sharp Quill | Lloyd Duffy | Glenn Magnusson | Lucky C. Stable | 1:44.20 |
1972 | Susceptible | Greg McCarron | Del W. Carroll | Windfields Farm | 1:43.20 |
1971 | Essie Bs Venture | James Kelly | Andrew G. Smithers | E. Lieberman | 1:45.60 |
1970 | Tudor Queen | Robin Platts | Gil Rowntree | Stafford Farms | 1:44.40 |
1969 | Not Too Shy | Avelino Gomez | Donnie Walker | Conn Smythe | 1:44.60 |
1968 | Leprechaun Lady | Richard Grubb | J. Mack | M. H. Dudgeon | 1:38.00 |
1967 | Toward | James Kelly | J. Russell | Mrs. J. W. Sifton | 1:42.00 |
1966 | Royal Tara | Hugo Dittfach | J. Hechter | Stafford Farms | 1:44.80 |
1965 | Ciboulette | Noel Turcotte | Duke Campbell | Jean-Louis Levesque | 1:44.80 |
1964 | Royal Spirit | J. Davidson | Glenn Magnusson | Stafford Farms | 1:46.20 |
1963 | Royal Spirit | Hugo Dittfach | Glenn Magnusson | Stafford Farms | 1:44.80 |
1962 | Reluctant Deb | G. Roser | A. Hickling | J. Simon | 1:45.00 |
1961 | Purple Bow | Don Hale | Frank Merrill, Jr. | Newtondale Stable | 1:49.60 |
1960 | Chick Miss | J. A. Adams | Frank Merrill, Jr. | R. Gian & Tosch | 1:45.20 |
1959 | Kitty Girl | Hugo Dittfach | Yonnie Starr | Maloney & Smythe | 1:45.60 |
1958 | Real Cute | A. Nash | J. Calhoun | View Hulloa Farms | 1:44.60 |
1957 | Kitty Girl | Herb Lindberg | Yonnie Starr | Maloney & Smythe | 1:47.00 |
1956 | Infusion | Alex Wick | D. Kennedy | Kennedy-Veale Stable | 1:43.40 |
References
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