- Glorious Song Stakes
Horseraces infobox
class = Ungraded Stakes
horse race = Glorious Song Stakes
caption =
location =Woodbine Racetrack Toronto ,Ontario flagicon|Canada
inaugurated = 1981
race type =Thoroughbred -Flat racing
website = [http://www.woodbineentertainment.com www.woodbineentertainment.com]
distance = Seven furlong
track =Polytrack , left-handed
qualification = Two-year-old fillies
weight = Allowances
purse = $125,000
bonuses = $50,000 forOntario -bred horses from the T.I.P./C.T.H.S. )The Glorious Song Stakes is a CanadianThoroughbred horse race run annually in mid-November atWoodbine Racetrack in Toronto, Ontario. A race on dirt open to Two-year-old fillies, since 2006 it has contested over Seven furlongs onPolytrack synthetic dirt.Inaugurated in 1981 at Toronto's now defunct
Greenwood Raceway , in 1994 the race was moved to the Woodbine facility.It is named in honour of
Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame filly,Glorious Song , owned byFrank Stronach andNelson Bunker Hunt .The Glorious Song Stakes was run in two divisions in 1985.
Records
Speed record: (Through 1998, Woodbine times were recorded in fifths of a second. Since 1999 they are in hundredths of a second)
* 1:22.20 -Misty Hour (1997), Poetically (2000)Most wins by an owner:
* 3 -Sam-Son Farm (1986, 1987, 1997)Most wins by a
jockey :
* 4 -Dave Penna (1985, 1986, 1988, 1995)Most wins by a trainer:
* 3 -Roger Attfield (1992, 1995, 2000)
* 3 - Mark Casse (2004, 2005, 2006)Winners
References
* [http://www.pedigreequery.com/index.php?search_bar=stakes&query_type=stakes&field=view&id=269 The Glorious Song Stakes at Pedigree Query]
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