- Kennedy Road Stakes
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Grade III race Kennedy Road Stakes Location Woodbine Racetrack
Toronto, Ontario CanadaInaugurated 1906 Race type Thoroughbred - Flat racing Website www.woodbineentertainment.com Race information Distance 6 furlong sprint Track Polytrack, left-handed Qualification Three-years-old & up Weight Assigned Purse $150,000 The Kennedy Road Stakes is a Canadian Thoroughbred horse race run annually at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto, Ontario. Run during the latter part of November, the Grade III sprint race is open to horses aged three and older. Raced over a distance of 6 furlongs on Polytrack synthetic dirt, it currently offers a purse of $150,000.
Inaugurated in 1989 as the Kennedy Road Handicap, it was named in honour of Kennedy Road, the 1973 Canadian Horse of the Year and a Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame inductee.
Records
Speed record: (Through 1998, times were recorded in fifths of a second. Since 1999 they are in hundredths of a second)
- 1:08.05 - Chris's Bad Boy (2003) (New stakes and track record)
Most wins:
- 2 - Blitzer (1994, 1995)
Most wins by an owner:
- 4 - Frank Stronach (1994, 1995, 1996, 1997)
Most wins by a jockey:
- 6 - Todd Kabel (1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2001, 2006)
Most wins by a trainer:
- 3 - Robert P. Tiller (1994, 2002, 2005)
- 3 - Daniel J. Vella (1995, 1996, 1997)
Winners of the Kennedy Road Stakes
Year Winner Age Jockey Trainer Owner Time 2011 Essence Hit Man 4 Jesse Campbell Audre Cappuccitti Audre & Gordon Cappuccitti 1:08.75 2010 Ravalo 6 Jeffrey Sanchez Donald Barr Lindy M. Redding 1:09.00 2009 Smokey Fire 4 Emma-Jayne Wilson Sid C. Attard Jim Dandy Stable 1:08.49 2008 Shadowless 3 Justin Stein David R. Bell Heather M. Takahashi 1:09.08 2007 Connections 6 Jeremy Rose Michael Dini Ruman Stable 1:08.78 2006 Main Executive 4 Todd Kabel Radlie Loney Bruno Brother Farm 1:10.02 2005 Are You Serious 3 Corey Fraser Robert P. Tiller R. Tiller & F. DiGiulio, Jr. 1:09.40 2004 race cancelled due to weather conditions 2003 Chris's Bad Boy 6 Jono Jones Vito Armata Alpine Stable 1:08.05 2002 Cheap Talk 3 Patrick Husbands Robert P. Tiller R. Tiller & T. Lottridge 1:09.50 2001 Olympian 4 Todd Kabel John Cardella Rexdale Stable & Partner 1:09.77 2000 Wake At Noon 3 David Clark Abraham R. Katryan Bruno Schickedanz 1:10.89 1999 Great Defender 3 Slade Callaghan Ross Armata Robert & Shirley Wilson 1:08.17 1998 Uncle Woger 3 Patrick Husbands Abraham R. Katryan Brandon Brako Stable 1:09.20 1997 All Firmed Up 5 Todd Kabel Daniel J. Vella Frank Stronach 1:10.80 1996 Goldminers Gold 3 Todd Kabel Daniel J. Vella Frank Stronach 1:09.60 1995 Blitzer 6 Todd Kabel Daniel J. Vella Frank Stronach 1:09.80 1994 Blitzer 5 Todd Kabel Robert P. Tiller Frank Stronach 1:09.80 1993 British Banker 5 Dave Penna Michael J. Doyle Dogwood Stable 1:10.20 1992 Canadian Silver 4 Dave Penna Michael J. Doyle Pinejoy Stable 1:09.80 1991 King Corrie 3 Richard Dos Ramos John A. Ross Aubrey W. Minshall 1:09.20 1990 Twist the Snow 4 Larry Attard Angus McArthur Angus McArthur 1:10.00 1989 Mr. Hot Shot 4 James McAleney William Stewart J. Stewart / M. Upton 1:10.40 References
Categories:- Graded stakes races in Canada
- Open sprint category horse races
- Recurring sporting events established in 1989
- Woodbine Racetrack
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