Summer Stakes (Canada)

Summer Stakes (Canada)

Turf race infobox
class = Grade III
horse race = Summer Stakes


caption =
location = Woodbine Racetrack
Toronto, Ontario
inaugurated = 1953
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 = Two-year-olds
weight = Scale Weight
purse = $300,000
bonuses = The Summer Stakes is a Canadian Thoroughbred horse race run annually at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto, Ontario. Contested on turf over a distance of 1 mile (8 furlongs), it is open to two-year-old horses. Raced in late September/early October, the Grade III event was a Grade II event but in 2006 was downgraded to its present Grade III status.

Part of the Breeders' Cup Challenge series, the winner of the 2008 Summer Stakes automatically qualifies for the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf. [http://www.breederscup.com/challenge.aspx]

Inaugurated in 1953 at Fort Erie Racetrack as a sprint race on dirt, the Summer Stakes was moved to the turf in 1962. Since inception it has been run at various distances:

* 5 furlongs : 1953-1956 on dirt at Fort Erie Racetrack
* 5.5 furlongs : 1957-1960, 1961 on dirt at Fort Erie Racetrack
* 8 furlongs (1 mile) : 1962-1984 on turf at Fort Erie Racetrack, since 1985 on turf at Woodbine Racetrack

The race was run in two divisions in 1958, 1967, and 1969.

Records

Speed record: (Through 1998, times were recorded in fifths of a second. Since 1999 they are in hundredths of a second)
* 1:34.40 - Native Regent (1994)
* 1:34.51 - Speed Gun (2000)

Most wins by an owner:
* 8 - Sam-Son Farm (1980, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1993)

Most wins by a jockey:
* 6 - Robin Platts (1975, 1976, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1988)

Most wins by a trainer:
* 8 - James E. Day (1980, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1993)

Winners of the Summer Stakes

* In 1992, Desert Waves finished first but was disqualified and set back to sixth.

References

* [http://www.pedigreequery.com/index.php?search_bar=stakes&query_type=stakes&field=view&id=228 The Summer Stakes at Pedigree Query]


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