Queenston Stakes

Queenston Stakes

Restricted Stakes race
Location	Woodbine Racetrack Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Inaugurated	1956
Race type	Thoroughbred - Flat racing
Website	web.archive.org/web/20100316214346/http://www.woodbineentertainment.com:80/qct/default.asp
Race information
Distance	7 furlongs
Surface	Tapeta
Track	left-handed
Qualification	Three-year-olds, foaled in Ontario
Weight	Assigned
Purse	$150,000

The Queenston Stakes is a Canadian Thoroughbred horse race run annually at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto, Ontario. Run in early May, the stakes race is open to three-year-old horses who were foaled in the Province of Ontario. Raced over a distance of seven furlongs on Polytrack synthetic dirt, it currently offers a purse of $150,000.

The Queenston Stakes was first run in 1956 at Fort Erie Racetrack in Fort Erie, Ontario as a  5 ¹⁄₂ furlong sprint race. From 1976 through 1979 the race was hosted by Greenwood Raceway then in 1980 it was moved to Woodbine Racetrack. Since inception, it has been run at various distances:

• 5 furlongs : 1958, 1961
• 5.5 furlongs : 1956-1957, 1959
• 6 furlongs : 1960, 1962-1975
• 6.5 furlongs : 1976
• 7 furlongs : 1977–present

The race was run in two divisions in 1960, 1961, and 1976.

Records

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

• 1:20.97 - Essence Hit Man (2010)

Most wins by a jockey:

• 4 - Robin Platts (1972, 1974, 1977, 1990)
• 4 - David Clark (1980, 2000, 2004, 2007)

Most wins by a trainer:

• 4 - Yonnie Starr (1960 (2), 1968, 1971)
• 4 - Gil Rowntree (1974, 1975, 1977, 1990)
• 4 - Robert P. Tiller (1989, 1998, 2001, 2004)

Most wins by an owner:

• 3 - Jean-Louis Lévesque (1968, 1971, 1983)
• 3 - Stafford Farms (1974, 1975, 1977)

Winners

References

• Queenston Stakes at Pedigree Query
• The 2010 Queenston Stakes at Woodbine Entertainment