Frost King Stakes
| Frost King Stakes | |
|---|---|
| Restricted Stakes race | |
| Location |
Woodbine Racetrack Toronto, Ontario |
| Inaugurated | 1997 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred - Flat racing |
| Website | www.woodbineentertainment.com |
| Race information | |
| Distance | Seven furlong sprint |
| Track | Polytrack, left-handed |
| Qualification |
Two-year-olds (Ontario Sire Stakes program) |
| Weight | Allowances |
| Purse | $125,000 |
The Frost King Stakes is a Canadian Thoroughbred horse race run annually in mid November at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto, Ontario. An Ontario Sire Stakes, it is a restricted race for two-year-olds and is raced over a distance of seven furlongs on Polytrack synthetic dirt. It currently carries a purse of $125,000.
The race was named in honor of Frost King, the 1982 Canadian Horse of the Year and a Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame inductee.
Records
Speed record: (Through 1998, times were recorded in fifths of a second. Since 1999 they are in hundredths of a second)
- 1:23.09 - Stuck In Traffic (2007) (on Polytrack)
- 1:24.20 - Eastern Answer (on dirt)
Most wins by an owner:
- No owner has won this race more than once
Most wins by a jockey:
- 2 - Richard Dos Ramos (1997, 2002)
- 2 - Todd Kabel (1999, 2004)
Most wins by a trainer:
- No trainer has won this race more than once
Winners of the Frost King Stakes
| Year |
Winner |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Owner |
Time |
| 2009 | Mobthewarrior | Emile Ramsammy | Greg de Gannes | Andrew Fredericks | 1:23.53 |
| 2008 | Shut It Down | Tyler Pizarro | Lorne Richards | K. K. Sangara | 1:22.21 |
| 2007 | Stuck In Traffic | David Clark | Nicholas Gonzalez | M.A.D. Racing/M. Gonzaalez | 1:23.09 |
| 2006 | Dancer's Bajan | Corey Fraser | Robert P. Tiller | Frank DiGiulio, Jr. | 1:24.97 |
| 2005 | Bad Hat | Slade Callaghan | Michael DePaulo | Farr Bloodstock Inc. et al. | 1:24.75 |
| 2004 | Enough Is Enough | Todd Kabel | Steve Attard | J. Milloy/S. Pettle/S. Attard | 1:25.29 |
| 2003 | Copper Trail | Francine Villeneuve | James E. Day | Stolar Stables | 1:24.82 |
| 2002 | Snake Pit | Richard Dos Ramos | Barbara Minshall | Minshall Farms | 1:25.10 |
| 2000 | Swamp Line | Simon Husbands | Robert E. Fisher | Robert E. Fisher | 1:26.18 |
| 1999 | Classic Partner | Todd Kabel | Ronald G. Burke | G. Vasey / J. Murphy | 1:25.60 |
| 1998 | Keg of Dynamite | Robert Landry | Michael J. Wright | J. Shefsky & Tenney | 1:24.80 |
| 1997 | Eastern Answer | Richard Dos Ramos | Michael Keogh | Gus Schickedanz | 1:24.20 |