- Woodstock Stakes
Horseraces infobox
class = Ungraded Stakes
horse race = Woodstock Stakes
caption =
location =Woodbine Racetrack Toronto ,Ontario flagicon|Canada
inaugurated = 1885
race type =Thoroughbred -Flat racing
website = [http://www.woodbineentertainment.com/qct/default.asp www.woodbineentertainment.com]
distance = 6furlong s
track =Polytrack , left-handed
qualification = Three-Year-Olds
weight = Scale Weight
purse = $150,000
bonuses = The Woodstock Stakes is a historic CanadianThoroughbred horse race run annually atWoodbine Racetrack inToronto ,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 onPolytrack 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:
* 1 1/8 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 atGreenwood Raceway
* 6 1/2 furlongs : 1967-1975 and 1977-1993 atFort Erie Racetrack , 1994-1997 at Greenwood Raceway
* 6 furlongs : 1948-1955 at Old Woodbine Race Course, 1956-1966 and 1998-present atWoodbine Racetrack Records
Speed record: (Through 1998, Woodbine times were recorded in fifths of a second. Since 1999 they are in hundredths of a second)
* 1:09.24 -Wake At Noon (2000) (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
*1988 - Sweeping Change
*1987 - Bold Revenue
*1986 - Color Me Smart
*1985 - Quick Raise
*1984 - John Bright
*1983 - Parfaitement
*1982 - Ariva
*1981 - Bude
*1980 - My Only Love
*1979 - Ocala Noir
*1978 - Buck Mountain
*1977 - Regal Sir
*1976 - Salim Alicum
*1975 - Big Destiny
*1974 - Runnin Roman
*1973 - Don't Ask Me That
*1972 - Jewel Prince
*1971 - Coco la Terreur
*1970 - Kamakura
*1969 - Sailor Conn
*1968 - Big Blunder
*1967 - Pine Point
*1966 - Stevie B. Good
*1965 -Whistling Sea
*1964 - Royal Tara
*1963 - Shy Bride
*1962 - Roman Anna
*1962 - Monarch Park
*1961 - Three M. R.
*1961 - Kickimoon
*1960 - Hidden Treasure
*1959 -Wonder Where
*1958 - Silver Ship
*1957 - Lyford Cay
*1956 - Orchestra
*1955 - Little Wolf
*1954 - Omyboy
*1953 - Please Pat
*1952 - Tiny Terry
*1951 - "no race"
*1950 - Everness
*1949 - Elmwood Paid
*1948 - Pet Shadow
*1942 - 1947 : "no race"
*1941 - Grano Saltis
*1940 - Second Helping
*1939 - Sir Marlboro
*1933 - 1938 : "no race"
*1932 - Springsteel
*1931 - Rideaway
*1930 - Gold Brook
*1929 - Brown Wizard
*1928 - Solace
*1927 - Roi des Montagnes
*1926 - Punjab
*1925 - Jude Fuller
*1924 - Digit
*1923 - Eulalia
*1922 - Star Jester
*1921 - Star Voter
*1920 - Master Bill
*1918 - 1919 : "no race"
*1917 - Fruit Cake
*1916 - Damrosch
*1915 - Commonada
*1914 - David Craig
*1913 - Kleburne
*1912 - Light O'M' Life
*1911 - Zeus
*1910 - Banives
*1909 - Guy Fisher
*1908 - Montclair
*1907 - Main Chance
*1906 - Ruth W.
*1905 - Tongorder
*1904 - Fort Hunter
*1903 - Claude
*1902 - Red Robe
*1901 - Sannazarro
*1900 - Advance Guard
*1899 - Gold Car
*1898 - Nabob
*1897 - Boanerges
*1896 - Eulalon
*1895 - Silk Gown
*1894 - Blue Garter
*1893 - Coquette
*1892 - Lady Superior
*1891 - Addie B.
*1890 - Periwinkle
*1889 - Blesdoe
*1888 - Banjo
*1887 - Lady Dayrell
*1886 - Shamrock
*1885 - Curtolima
* In 1957 Pink Velvet finished first but was disqualified and set back to second.
* In 1961 there was adead heat for first.References
* [http://www.woodbineentertainment.com/qct/default.asp Woodbine Racetrack]
* [http://www.pedigreequery.com/index.php?search_bar=stakes&query_type=stakes&field=view&id=96 Woodstock Stakes at Pedigree Query]
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