- Classy 'N Smart Stakes
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Restricted Stakes race Classy 'N Smart Stakes Location Woodbine Racetrack
Toronto, Ontario, CanadaInaugurated 1997 Race type Thoroughbred - Flat racing Website www.woodbineentertainment.com Race information Distance 11/16 miles (8.5 furlongs) Track Polytrack synthetic dirt, left-handed Qualification Three-year-olds and up Weight Assigned Purse $125,000 The Classy 'N Smart Stakes is a Canadian Thoroughbred horse race run annually in mid October at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto, Ontario. An Ontario Sire Stakes, it is a restricted race for fillies and mares, age three and older. It is contested over a distance of one and one-sixteenth miles (8.5 furlongs) on Polytrack synthetic dirt and currently carries a purse of $125,000.
Inaugurated in 1997, the race was named to honor Sam-Son Farm's Champion filly and Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame inductee, Classy 'n Smart.
Records
Speed record: (Through 1998, Woodbine times were recorded in fifths of a second. Since 1999 they are in hundredths of a second)
- 1:42.60 - Blue and Red (1997)
Most wins:
- 3 - Brass in Pocket (2002, 2003, 2004)
Most wins by an owner:
- 3 - Frank Di Giulio, Jr. (2002, 2003, 2004)
Most wins by a jockey:
- 3- Todd Kabel (2001, 2002, 2004)
Most wins by a trainer:
- 3 - Robert P. Tiller (2002, 2003, 2004)
Winners
Year Winner Age Jockey Trainer Owner Time 2009 You Will Love Me 5 Chantal Sutherland Robert Barnett William Jones 1:45.52 2008 Bold Corky 4 Tyler Pizarro Willie Armata Rainbow St/All Day Racing St 1:44.57 2007 Financingavailable 6 James McAleney Lorne Richards K. K. Sangara 1:45.78 2006 Financingavailable 5 James McAleney Lorne Richards K. K. Sangara 1:44.57 2005 Schooner Bay 4 Emile Ramsammy David R. Bell Melnyk Racing Stables 1:46.03 2004 Brass in Pocket 5 Todd Kabel Robert P. Tiller Frank Di Giulio, Jr. 1:46.02 2003 Brass in Pocket 4 David Clark Robert P. Tiller Frank Di Giulio, Jr. 1:45.98 2002 Brass in Pocket 3 Todd Kabel Robert P. Tiller Frank Di Giulio, Jr. 1:43.21 2001 Moonlight Affair 3 Todd Kabel Tino Attard Stronach Stables 1:45.19 2000 Katherine of Ascot 4 Constant Montpellier Reade Baker Terra Farm 1:45.91 1999 Princess Alicia 3 Patrick Husbands Sid C. Attard Goldmart Farms 1:45.15 1998 No Foul Play 4 Steve Bahen Margaret A. Spencer Margaret A. Spencer 1:44.80 1997 Blue and Red 5 Rui Pimentel Sid C. Attard Jim Dandy Stable 1:42.60 References
Categories:- Ontario Sire Stakes
- Ungraded stakes races in Canada
- Mile category horse races for fillies and mares
- Recurring sporting events established in 1997
- Woodbine Racetrack
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