Vice Regent Stakes

Turf race infobox
class = Restricted Stakes
horse race = Vice Regent Stakes


caption =
location = Woodbine Racetrack
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
inaugurated = 1997
race type = Thoroughbred - Flat racing
website = [http://www.woodbineentertainment.com www.woodbineentertainment.com]
distance = One Mile (8 furlongs)
track = Turf, left-handed
qualification = Three-years-old
(Ontario Sire Stakes program)
weight = Allowances
purse = $125,000
bonuses = The Vice Regent Stakes is a Canadian Thoroughbred horse race run annually since 1997 at the end of August at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto, Ontario.

An Ontario Sire Stakes, it is a restricted race for three-year-olds raced over a distance of one mile (8 furlongs) on Turf and currently carries a purse of $125,000.

The race was named to honor Vice Regent, the important Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame sire. Vice Regent's son Randy Regent, won the inaugural running in 1997 in record time that stood until 2008.

Records

Speed record: (Through 1998, Woodbine times were recorded in fifths of a second. Since 1999 they are in hundredths of a second)
* 1:33.76 - Sand Cove (2008)

Most wins by an owner:
* 2 - RMC Stable (2001, 2005)

Most wins by a jockey:
* 2 - Na Somsanith (1999, 2001)
* 2 - Ray Sabourin (2002, 2004)
* 2 - Emile Ramsammy (2003, 2005)

Most wins by a trainer:
* No trainer has won this race more than once.

Winners

References

* [http://www.woodbineentertainment.com Woodbine Entertainment Group]
* [http://www.pedigreequery.com/index.php?search_bar=stakes&query_type=stakes&field=view&id=417 The Vice Regent Stakes at Pedigree query]