Bunty Lawless Stakes

Turf race infobox
class = Restricted Stakes
horse race = Bunty Lawless Stakes


caption =
location = Woodbine Racetrack
Toronto, Ontario flagicon|Canada
inaugurated = 1975
race type = Thoroughbred - Flat racing
website = [http://www.woodbineentertainment.com/qct/default.asp www.woodbineentertainment.com]
distance = 1 mile (8 furlongs)
track = Turf, left-handed
qualification = Three-year-olds & up
(Ontario Sire Stakes)
weight = Assigned
purse = $125,000
bonuses = The Bunty Lawless Stakes is a Canadian Thoroughbred horse race run annually at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto, Ontario. An Ontario Sire Stakes, it is a race for horses age three and older. Run near the end of October, it is contested over a distance of 1 mile (8 furlongs) on turf and currently carries a purse of $125,000.

Inaugurated in 1975, it is named in honor of Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame inductee, Bunty Lawless (1935-1956) who, in a 1951 poll conducted by Canadian Press, was voted "Canadian Horse of the Half Century."

In 2006 the race was run at a distance of 8 furlongs and 70 yards on Polytrack.

Records

Speed record: (Through 1998, Woodbine times were recorded in fifths of a second. Since 1999 they are in hundredths of a second)
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Most wins:
* 2 - Frost King (1981, 1982)
* 2 - Balafran (1984, 1985)
* 2 - Control Zone (1989, 1990)
* 2 - Steady Ruckus (2000, 2002)
* 2 - Tusayan (2003, 2005)

Most wins by an owner:
* 2 - Ted Smith/Bill Marko (1981, 1982)
* 2 - Bala Glen Farm (1984, 1985)
* 2 - Kinghaven Farms (1989, 1990)
* 2 - Edward Lang (2000, 2002)
* 2 - Srinivas Kilambi/Laurie Silvera (2003, 2005)

Most wins by a jockey:
* 3 - Robin Platts (1976, 1980, 1992)
* 3 - Lloyd Duffy (1981, 1982, 1991)

Most wins by a trainer:
* 3 - Roger Attfield (1980, 1989, 1990)

Winners

References

* [http://www.pedigreequery.com/index.php?search_bar=stakes&query_type=stakes&field=view&id=235 The Bunty Lawless Stakes at Pedigree Query]
* [http://www.woodbineentertainment.com/qct/default.asp Woodbine Racetrack]