Shady Well Stakes

Horseraces infobox
class = Restricted
horse race = Shady Well Stakes


caption =
location = Woodbine Racetrack
Toronto, Ontario
inaugurated = 1956
race type = Thoroughbred - Flat racing
website = [http://www.woodbineentertainment.com/qct/default.asp www.woodbineentertainment.com]
distance = 5½ furlong sprint
track = Polytrack, left-handed
qualification = Two-year-old fillies
(foaled in Ontario)
weight = Allowances
purse = $150,000
bonuses = The Shady Well Stakes is a Canadian Thoroughbred horse race run annually since 2000 at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto, Ontario. Held in mid July, the ungraded stakes race is open to two-year-old fillies foaled in the Province of Ontario. A sprint race, it is contested over a distance of 5 ½ furlongs on Polytrack synthetic dirt, it currently offers a purse of $150,000. It was raced in two divisions in 1958 and 1968.

Inaugurated in 1956, the race is named in honour of Edward F. Seagram's filly, Shady Well, whose career wins included three straight Durham Cup Handicaps during 1932-1934.

Since inception, the race has been contested at a variety of distances:
* 5½ furlongs : 1980-2005, 2007 to present (at Woodbine Racetrack)
* 5 furlongs : 2006 (at Woodbine Racetrack)
* 6 furlongs : 1974-1979 (at Woodbine Racetrack)
* 6½ furlongs : 1956-1959, (at Woodbine Racetrack), 1969-1972 (at Fort Erie Racetrack), 1973 (at Woodbine Racetrack)
* 7 furlongs : 1960-1967 (at Woodbine Racetrack), 1968 (at Greenwood Raceway)

Records

Speed record:
* 1:04.00 - Bodust (1989)

Most wins by an owner:
* 6 - Kinghaven Farms (1974, 1980, 1982, 1983, 1984, 2000)

Most wins by a jockey:
* 4 - Avelino Gomez (1966, 1972, 1976, 1978)
* 4 - David Clark (1981, 1989, 1998, 2005)
* 4 - Robert Landry (1994, 1996, 1999, 2002)

Most wins by a trainer:
* 4 - Frank H. Merrill, Jr. (1958, 1965, 1972, 1976)
* 4 - John Tammaro, Jr. (1980, 1982, 1983, 1984)

Winners of the Shady Well Stakes

* In 1978 Susie Bigger finished first but was disqualified and set back to second.

References

* [http://www.pedigreequery.com/index.php?search_bar=stakes&query_type=stakes&field=view&id=270 The Shady Well Stakes at Pedigree Query]