Bold Venture Stakes

Bold Venture stakes
Grade III race
Location Woodbine Racetrack
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Inaugurated 1956
Race type Thoroughbred - Flat racing
Website www.woodbineentertainment.com/qct/default.asp
Race information
Distance 6.5 furlongs
Surface Tapeta all weather
Track left-handed
Qualification Three-year-olds and up
Weight Weight-For-Age
Purse CAN$114,255 (2016)

The Bold Venture Stakes is a Thoroughbred horse race run annually at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Open to horses age three and older, it is contested during the second half of July on Tapeta synthetic dirt over a distance of six and a half furlongs. Currently the race offers a purse of CAN$114,255.

Inaugurated in 1956 at the Fort Erie Racetrack, the race was named in honor of Bold Venture, winner of the 1936 Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes.

This race was upgraded to a Grade III event in 2012.[1]

Fatal Bullet set a new track record time for the 6.5 furlong distance of 1:14.54 when winning the 2008 renewal.

Winners

Year
Winner
Age
 Jockey
Trainer
Owner
Time
2016 Puntrooskie 5 Patrick Husbands Donald MacRae Lay, Loughry and D Mac Racing Stable 1:16.06
2015 Stacked Deck 4 Luis Saez Barbara J. Minshall Bruce Lunsford 1:14.75
2014 Calgary Cat 4 Eurico Rosa Da Silva Kevin Attard Chesney/Hoffman 1:14.91
2013 Essence Hit Man 6 Jesse M. Campbell Larry Cappuccitti A & G Racing 1:15.46
2012 Essence Hit Man 5 Jesse M. Campbell Audre Cappuccitti Cappuccitti/Audre/Gordon 1:15.82
2011 Hollywood Hit 5 James McAleney Terry Jordan Peter Redekop B C., Ltd. 1:14.76
2010 Smokey Fire 5 Emma-Jayne Wilson Sid C. Attard Jim Dandy Stable 1:15.78
2009 Fatal Bullet 4 Eurico Rosa da Silva Reade Baker Bear Stables 1:14.90
2008 Fatal Bullet 3 Eurico Rosa da Silva Reade Baker Bear Stables 1:14.54
2007 Gangster 6 Todd Kabel Sid C. Attard Goldmart Farms 1:16.02

Earlier winners

  • 2006 - Are You Serious (horse) (1:29.81; 7.5 furlongs)
  • 2005 - Judiths Wild Rush (1:15.41)
  • 2004 - I'm the Tiger (1:15.69)
  • 2003 - Milligan the Great (1:16.77)
  • 2002 - Sambuca on Ice (1:16.06)
  • 2001 - Tempered Appeal (1:16.05)
  • 2000 - One Way Love (1:16.35)
  • 1999 - One Way Love (1:16.74)
  • 1998 - Deputy Inxs (1:15.60)
  • 1997 - Parisianprospector (1:17.00)
  • 1996 - Parental Pressure (1:17.60)
  • 1995 - Sea Wall (1:17.40)
  • 1994 - Premier Explosion (1:15.60)
  • 1993 - Megas Vukefalos (1:18.60)
  • 1992 - Canadian Silver (1:17.00)
  • 1991 - Key Spirit (1:17.60)
  • 1990 - Woden (1:17.80)
  • 1989 - Overpeer (1:18.20)
  • 1988 - Jamaican Gigolo (1:18.80)
  • 1987 - Jamaican Gigolo (1:19.60)
  • 1986 - S S Enterprise (1:19.00)
  • 1985 - Aeronotic (1:17.60)
  • 1984 - Nancy's Champion (1:20.40)
  • 1983 - Play the Hornpipe (1:19.80)
  • 1982 - Frost King (1:20.20)
  • 1981 - Impressive Prince (1:19.00)
  • 1980 - Royal Sparkle (1:21.60)
  • 1979 - Stutz Bearcat (1:20.40)
  • 1978 - Instead of Roses (1:20.20)
  • 1977 - Pres de Tu (1:18.40)
  • 1976 - Royal Chocolate (1:25.00; 7 furlongs)
  • 1975 - Frohlich (1:10.20; 6 furlongs)
  • 1974 - Queen's Splendour (1:10.60)
  • 1973 - Dawes Road (1:12.60)
  • 1972 - Briartic (1:09.40)
  • 1971 - Coup Landing (1:11.40)
  • 1970 - Perfect Tan (1:13.00)
  • 1969 - Melindroso (1:10.80)
  • 1968 - Lane (1:11.20)
  • 1967 - One Sunday (1:10.40; 6.5 furlongs)
  • 1966 - Bright Object (1:10.00)
  • 1965 - Lebon M L (1:12.00)
  • 1964 - Vindent de Paul (1:10.80)
  • 1963 - First Minister (1:13.60)
  • 1962 - First Minister (1:11.20)
  • 1961 - Reactor (1:08.20; 5 furlongs)
  • 1960 - War Eagle (1:04.80)
  • 1959 - Riz (0:59.00)
  • 1958 - Nearctic (0:58.20)
  • 1957 - Pot Hunter (1:01.00)
  • 1956 - Navy Page (1:00.40) INAUGURAL RUNNING

References

  1. ↑ "Statistics - Bold Venture Stakes". www.equibase.com. Retrieved 24 July 2016.
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