- Marine Stakes
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Grade III race Marine Stakes Location Woodbine Racetrack
Toronto, OntarioInaugurated 1956 Race type Thoroughbred - Flat racing Website www.woodbineentertainment.com Race information Distance 11/16 miles (8.5 furlongs) Track Polytrack, left-handed Qualification Three-year-olds Weight Allowances Purse $150,000 The Marine Stakes is a Canadian Thoroughbred horse race run annually at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto, Ontario. Held in mid May, it is open to three-year-old horses and is contested over a distance of 11/16 miles (8.5 furlongs) on Polytrack synthetic dirt. It currently offers a purse of $150,000.
Inaugurated in 1956 at Greenwood Raceway, for Canadian-bred horses the Marine Stakes is the final prep for the Queen's Plate, Canada's most prestigious horse race. Since inception, it has been raced at various distances:
- 7 furlongs : 1968-1975 at Woodbine Racetrack
- 11/16 miles : 1956, 1961–1962, 1965-1966 at Greenwood Raceway, 1967, 1976 to present at Woodbine Racetrack
- 1⅛ miles 1957, 1963 at Greenwood Raceway
- 1 mile 1958-1960 at Greenwood Raceway
- 1³/16 miles : 1964 at Greenwood Raceway
Records
Speed record: (at current distance of 11/16 miles)
- 1:41.80 - Victor Cooley (1996)
Most wins by an owner:
- 5 - Sam-Son Farm (1974, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1990)
Most wins by a jockey:
- 5 - Sandy Hawley (1972, 1978, 1988, 1990, 1994)
Most wins by a trainer:
- 4 - Arthur H. Warner (1958, 1959, 1968, 1974)
- 4 - Lou Cavalaris, Jr. (1965, 1967, 1970, 1972)
- 4 - James E. Day (1985, 1987, 1988, 1990)
- 4 - Roger Attfield (1989, 1991, 1992, 1993)
Winners of the Marine Stakes
Year Winner Jockey Trainer Owner Time 2011 Queen'splatekitten Eurico Rosa Da Silva Todd Pletcher Mill House 1:44.53 _ 2010 2009 Awesome Rhythm James McAleney John A. Ross Domenic Triumbari 1:45.25 2008 Matt's Broken Vow Emile Ramsammy Josie Carroll Robert W. Mitchell 1:44.28 2007 Sahara Heat Fernando Jara Eoin G. Harty Darley Stable 1:46.47 2006 Malakoff Todd Kabel Brian A. Lynch Stronach Stables 1:46.00 2005 Unbridled Energy Todd Kabel W. Elliott Walden WinStar Farm LLC 1:46.00 2004 Judiths Wild Rush Dino Luciani Scott Fairlie Tenenbaum Racing 1:45.96 2003 Wando Todd Kabel Michael Keogh Gus Schickedanz 1:42.61 2002 Anglian Prince Jim McAleney Mort Hardy Prime Acres 1:44.03 2001 Win City Constant Montpellier Robert P. Tiller Frank DiGiulio, Sr. & Jr. 1:45.89 2000 Milwaukee Brew Robert Landry Tino Attard Stronach Stables 1:45.11 1999 Mystic Prince Rui Pimentel John Vilunas Pamela A. Vilunas 1:45.56 1998 Silver Talk Robert Landry Tino Attard White Eagle Stable et al. 1:46.20 1997 My Imperial Slew Steven Bahen Joseph Attard J. R. Belanger 1:45.40 1996 Victor Cooley Emile Ramsammy Mark Frostad Windways Farm 1:41.80 1995 Tethra Dave Penna Josie Carroll Eaton Hall Farm 1:45.20 1994 Trave Sandy Hawley Stanley Baresich B. and B. Stable 1:46.80 1993 Cheery Knight Don Seymour Roger Attfield Kinghaven Farms et al. 1:45.40 1992 Alydeed Craig Perret Roger Attfield Kinghaven Farms 1:44.40 1991 Bolulight Don Seymour Roger Attfield Kinghaven Farms 1:43.60 1990 Very Formal Sandy Hawley James E. Day Sam-Son Farm 1:44.60 1989 With Approval Don Seymour Roger Attfield Kinghaven Farms 1:43.00 1988 Regal Classic Sandy Hawley James E. Day Sam-Son/Windfields 1:45.00 1987 Duckpower Dave Penna James E. Day Sam-Son Farm 1:44.00 1986 Wolark Lloyd Duffy Pat Collins Knob Hill Stable 1:45.40 1985 Regal Remark * Irwin Driedger James E. Day Sam-Son Farm 1:46.60 1985 Fighting Champ * Larry Attard Bill Marko Romeo/ Marcello 1:46.60 1984 Key to the Moon Robin Platts Gil Rowntree B. K. Y. Stable 1:45.20 1983 Pax Nobiscum Robin Platts Dinny Day Kingfield Farms 1:45.60 1982 Brave Regent David Clark Macdonald Benson Windfields Farm 1:45.20 1981 Le Grand Seigneur Dan Beckon Yonnie Starr Jean-Louis Levesque 1:44.60 1980 My Only Love David Clark Phil England Mrs. M. Sutherland 1:44.60 1979 Flashing Eagle Hugo Dittfach Emile M. Allain B. K. Y. Stable 1:42.80 1978 Lucky Colonel S Sandy Hawley Donnie Walker Conn Smythe 1:46.60 1977 Strategic Command Jeffrey Fell Jerry C. Meyer Grovetree Stable et al. 1:43.60 1976 Laissez-Passer Jeffrey Fell Jacques Dumas Jean-Louis Levesque 1:44.20 1975 Big Destiny Richard Grubb David C. Cross, Jr. David J. Foster 1:25.00 1974 Instead of Roses Robin Platts Arthur H. Warner Sam-Son Farm 1:21.80 1973 Sunny South Robin Platts Frank H. Merrill, Jr. W. P. Gilbride 1:24.80 1972 Henry Tudor Sandy Hawley Lou Cavalaris, Jr. Gardiner Farms 1:24.20 1971 Briartic Richard Grubb J. Mort Hardy Bennett Farms 1:22.80 1970 Two Violins R. Armstrong Lou Cavalaris, Jr. Gardiner Farm 1:23.20 1969 Jumpin Joseph Avelino Gomez Warren Beasley Warren Beasley 1:22.80 1968 Big Blunder James Fitzsimmons Arthur H. Warner Lanson Farm 1:23.60 1967 Cool Reception Walter Blum Lou Cavalaris, Jr. Margaret Seitz/Joan Reid 1:42.60 1966 Stevie B. Good Eric Walsh B. Puccini E. C. Pasquale 1:44.20 1965 Victorian Era Wayne Harris Lou Cavalaris, Jr. A. Case 1:43.80 1964 Ice Jam Avelino Gomez Frank H. Merrill, Jr. E. B. Seedhouse 1:59.00 1963 Sunny D. Pruiett Robert S. Bateman William R. Beasley 1:51.20 1962 King Gorm Hugo Dittfach Richard Townrow Lanson Farm 1:45.00 1961 Wise Command John R. Adams Les Lear Les Lear 1:45.60 1960 Hidden Treasure Al Coy John Passero William R. Beasley 1:37.80 1959 Anita's Son Hugo Dittfach Arthur H. Warner Lanson Farm 1:36.80 1958 Foxy Phil R. McLaughlin Arthur H. Warner Lanson Farm 1:37.60 1957 Tender Morsel E. A. Rodriguez E. Odorico J. Applebaum 1:55.20 1956 Compactor T. Johnson Richard Townrow J. Tomlinson 1:45.80 - 1964 Jammed Lively finished first but was disqualified and set back to third.
- In 1985 there was a dead heat for first.
References
Categories:- Graded stakes races in Canada
- Flat horse races for three-year-olds
- Recurring sporting events established in 1956
- Woodbine Racetrack
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