Woodstock Stakes

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

Records

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

• 1:08.22 - Town Prize (2012) (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

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