Autumn Stakes (Canada)
Encyclopedia
The Autumn Stakes is a Canadian Thoroughbred horse race
run annually at Woodbine Racetrack
in Toronto
, Ontario
. Run in mid November, it is open to horses aged three and older. It was raced on dirt until 2006 when the track's owners installed the new synthetic Polytrack
surface. For 2008, the Canadian Graded Stakes Committee upgraded the Autumn Stakes to Grade II
status.
The inaugural running in 1902 was won by the filly Janice, owned and trained by the prominent Kentucky
horseman, Green B. Morris. Beginning in 1920, Kentucky Derby
winner and U.S. Racing Hall of Fame
inductee, Exterminator
, won the race three straight years, more than any other horse.
Called the Toronto Autumn Cup before 1931, and Autumn Stakes Handicap from 1953 to 1954, it was run in two divisions in 1980 and 1981.There was no race held in 1917, 1918, 1919, 1940 and 1950. Since inception, the race has been run at various distances:
Most wins:
Most wins by an owner:
Most wins by a jockey
:
Most wins by a trainer
:
Thoroughbred horse race
Thoroughbred horse racing is a worldwide sport and industry involving the racing of Thoroughbred horses. It is governed by different national bodies. There are two forms of the sport: Flat racing and National Hunt racing...
run annually at Woodbine Racetrack
Woodbine Racetrack
Woodbine Racetrack is a Canadian racetrack for Thoroughbred horse races located at 555 Rexdale Blvd. in the city of Toronto, Ontario. It is the only horseracing track in North America which stages, or is capable of staging, thoroughbred and standardbred horseracing programs on the same day...
in Toronto
Toronto
Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...
, Ontario
Ontario
Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
. Run in mid November, it is open to horses aged three and older. It was raced on dirt until 2006 when the track's owners installed the new synthetic Polytrack
Polytrack
A synthetic racetrack surface is any kind of surface substance that replaces grass, dirt or sand as the racing surface on a horse racing track. Synthetic surfaces may be desirable over traditional surfaces for several reasons, most prominently the reduction of injuries and possible deaths to horses...
surface. For 2008, the Canadian Graded Stakes Committee upgraded the Autumn Stakes to Grade II
Graded stakes race
A graded stakes race is a term applied since 1973 by the American Graded Stakes Committee of the Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association to thoroughbred horse races in the United States and Canada to describe races that derive their name from the stake, or entry fee, owners must pay...
status.
The inaugural running in 1902 was won by the filly Janice, owned and trained by the prominent Kentucky
Kentucky
The Commonwealth of Kentucky is a state located in the East Central United States of America. As classified by the United States Census Bureau, Kentucky is a Southern state, more specifically in the East South Central region. Kentucky is one of four U.S. states constituted as a commonwealth...
horseman, Green B. Morris. Beginning in 1920, Kentucky Derby
Kentucky Derby
The Kentucky Derby is a Grade I stakes race for three-year-old Thoroughbred horses, held annually in Louisville, Kentucky, United States on the first Saturday in May, capping the two-week-long Kentucky Derby Festival. The race is one and a quarter mile at Churchill Downs. Colts and geldings carry...
winner and U.S. Racing Hall of Fame
National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame
The National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame was founded in 1950 in Saratoga Springs, New York, to honor the achievements of American thoroughbred race horses, jockeys, and trainers...
inductee, Exterminator
Exterminator (horse)
Exterminator was an American Thoroughbred racehorse and the winner of the 1918 Kentucky Derby, and in 1922 won Horse of the Year honors....
, won the race three straight years, more than any other horse.
Called the Toronto Autumn Cup before 1931, and Autumn Stakes Handicap from 1953 to 1954, it was run in two divisions in 1980 and 1981.There was no race held in 1917, 1918, 1919, 1940 and 1950. Since inception, the race has been run at various distances:
- 1 mile : 1980-1993 at Greenwood RacewayGreenwood RacewayGreenwood Raceway is a defunct horse racing facility in Toronto.Inaugurated in 1874 as Woodbine Race Course at the foot of Woodbine Avenue and Lake Ontario, it was owned and operated by two gentlemen named Pardee and Howell. Within a few years financial problems resulted in the property reverting...
- 1 ⅛ miles : 1902 & 1935, 1953-1955 at Old Woodbine Racetrack
- 1 ¼ miles : 1903-1934 at Old Woodbine Racetrack, 1956-1960 at Greenwood Raceway, 1961-1979 at Woodbine RacetrackWoodbine RacetrackWoodbine Racetrack is a Canadian racetrack for Thoroughbred horse races located at 555 Rexdale Blvd. in the city of Toronto, Ontario. It is the only horseracing track in North America which stages, or is capable of staging, thoroughbred and standardbred horseracing programs on the same day...
- 1 1/16 miles : 1936-1952 at Old Woodbine Racetrack, 1994 to present at Woodbine Racetrack
Records
Time record: (at current distance of 1 1/16 miles)- 1:41.80 - Freedom Fleet (1995)
Most wins:
- 3 - ExterminatorExterminator (horse)Exterminator was an American Thoroughbred racehorse and the winner of the 1918 Kentucky Derby, and in 1922 won Horse of the Year honors....
(1920, 1921, 1922)
Most wins by an owner:
- 4 - George M. Hendrie (1913, 1914, 1915, 1916)
- 4 - Willis Sharpe KilmerWillis Sharpe KilmerWillis Sharpe Kilmer , son of Jonas M. Kilmer and Julia E. Sharpe, was a marketing pioneer, newspaperman, and horse breeder. Born in Brooklyn, New York, he graduated from Cornell University in 1890. Kilmer was perhaps best known for advertising and promoting his uncle's Swamp Root patent medicine...
(1920, 1921, 1922, 1930)
Most wins by a jockey
Jockey
A jockey is an athlete who rides horses in horse racing or steeplechase racing, primarily as a profession. The word also applies to camel riders in camel racing.-Etymology:...
:
- 4 - Avelino GomezAvelino GomezAvelino Gomez was a Cuban-born Hall of Fame jockey in American and Canadian thoroughbred horse racing.Born in Havana, Gomez began a career as a jockey at the urging of a family member...
(1955, 1959, 1966, 1967) - 4 - Todd KabelTodd KabelTodd K. Kabel is a Canadian Thoroughbred horse racing jockey. He began his career riding at Assiniboia Downs in Winnipeg, Manitoba and in 1987 started competing at tracks in Ontario, moving to Toronto permanently in 1991.Riding out of Woodbine Racetrack, Todd Kabel won the Sovereign Award for...
(1995, 2002, 2005, 2006)
Most wins by a trainer
Horse trainer
In horse racing, a trainer prepares a horse for races, with responsibility for exercising it, getting it race-ready and determining which races it should enter...
:
- 5 - Lou Cavalaris, Jr. (1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1972)
Winners
Year |
Winner |
Age |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Owner |
Time |
2011 | Straight Story | 5 | Jesse Campbell | Alan E. Goldberg Alan E. Goldberg Alan E. Goldberg is an American Thoroughbred horse racing trainer. He began his career as a professional trainer in the early 1970s, serving as an apprentice to Walter Kelley from a base at New York's Aqueduct Racetrack. In 1974 he went out on his own and in 1989 trained Safely Kept to American... |
Richard Santulli | 1:42.87 |
2010 | Stunning Stag | 6 | Gerry Olguin | Sid C. Attard Sid C. Attard Sid C. Attard is a Canadian horse trainer in Thoroughbred horse racing. Members of his family emigrated to Canada in the 1960s where older brothers Joseph and Tino Attard became racehorse trainers and Larry became one of the top jockeys in the country and a member of the Canadian Horse Racing... |
Janice Attard | 1:42.75 |
2009 | Palladio | 7 | Richard Dos Ramos Richard Dos Ramos Richard Anthony Dos Ramos is a Canadian jockey in Thoroughbred horse racing. He grew up in Malton, Ontario where his family emigrated when he was young... |
Roger Attfield Roger Attfield Roger L. Attfield is a Canadian thoroughbred horse trainer and owner.In his native England, Attfield had become an accomplished international-level equestrian competitor when he emigrated to Canada in 1970... |
Haras Santa Maria de Araras | 1:43.74 |
2008 | Marchfied | 4 | Patrick Husbands Patrick Husbands Patrick Husbands is a Barbadian jockey in Thoroughbred horse racing. The son of a jockey, he began riding as a young boy, turning professional in his home country where he rode successfully until emigrating to Toronto, Ontario in 1994.Racing out of Woodbine Racetrack, in 2003 Husbands won the... |
Mark E. Casse | Melnyk Racing Stables Eugene Melnyk Eugene Melnyk is a Ukrainian Canadian businessman who now resides in Barbados. He is the current owner, governor, and chairman of the Ottawa Senators professional ice hockey club of the National Hockey League . He also owns the Mississauga St. Michael's Majors junior-age ice hockey club... |
1:43.28 |
2007 | True Metropolitan True Metropolitan True Metropolitan is a Thoroughbred racehorse who has been voted Canada's Champion Older Male Horse in 2006 and 2007.... |
5 | Jim McAleney James S. McAleney James S. "Jim" McAleney is a Canadian Thoroughbred horse racing jockey.A native of Fort St. John, British Columbia, Jim McAleney began his career as a jockey in Western Canada where in 1986 at Northlands Park in Edmonton, Alberta he got his first win. The following year, he competed in the West as... |
Terry Jordan | Bob Cheema | 1:42.22 |
2006 | True Metropolitan True Metropolitan True Metropolitan is a Thoroughbred racehorse who has been voted Canada's Champion Older Male Horse in 2006 and 2007.... |
4 | Todd Kabel Todd Kabel Todd K. Kabel is a Canadian Thoroughbred horse racing jockey. He began his career riding at Assiniboia Downs in Winnipeg, Manitoba and in 1987 started competing at tracks in Ontario, moving to Toronto permanently in 1991.Riding out of Woodbine Racetrack, Todd Kabel won the Sovereign Award for... |
Terry Jordan | Bob Cheema | 1:44.88 |
2005 | Cryptograph | 4 | Todd Kabel Todd Kabel Todd K. Kabel is a Canadian Thoroughbred horse racing jockey. He began his career riding at Assiniboia Downs in Winnipeg, Manitoba and in 1987 started competing at tracks in Ontario, moving to Toronto permanently in 1991.Riding out of Woodbine Racetrack, Todd Kabel won the Sovereign Award for... |
Malcolm Pierce | Pin Oak Stable | 1:43.96 |
2004 | Mark One | 5 | Robert C. Landry Robert C. Landry Robert Charles Landry is a Canadian Champion jockey in Thoroughbred horse racing.Landry embarked on his career while in his teens, earning his first victory on June 21, 1981, at Fort Erie Racetrack. He went on to a stellar career as one of his country's top jockeys and in 1993 and 1994 was voted... |
Daniel J. Vella Daniel J. Vella Daniel J. "Dan" Vella is a Canadian Champion Thoroughbred racehorse trainer.Dan Vella was introduced to Thoroughbred horse racing by an uncle who owned horses and, after graduating from High School, went to work at a racetrack in his native Toronto... |
Stronach Stables Stronach Stables Stronach Stables is the North American racing arm of prominent Thoroughbred horse racing owner and breeder, Frank Stronach.The Stronach racing operation has owned and raced notable Thoroughbreds Glorious Song, Touch Gold and Giacomo in partnership with others... |
1:45.00 |
2003 | No Comprende | 5 | Patrick Husbands Patrick Husbands Patrick Husbands is a Barbadian jockey in Thoroughbred horse racing. The son of a jockey, he began riding as a young boy, turning professional in his home country where he rode successfully until emigrating to Toronto, Ontario in 1994.Racing out of Woodbine Racetrack, in 2003 Husbands won the... |
James Smith | Clarity Stables | 1:43.93 |
2002 | Parose | 8 | Todd Kabel Todd Kabel Todd K. Kabel is a Canadian Thoroughbred horse racing jockey. He began his career riding at Assiniboia Downs in Winnipeg, Manitoba and in 1987 started competing at tracks in Ontario, moving to Toronto permanently in 1991.Riding out of Woodbine Racetrack, Todd Kabel won the Sovereign Award for... |
Alexander McPherson | John Atto | 1:45.10 |
2001 | Win City Win City Win City is a retired Canadian Champion Thoroughbred racehorse. The grandson of U.S. Triple Crown champion, Seattle Slew, he was bred for a $5,000 stud fee by the father and son team of Frank Digiulio, Sr. and Jr. who owned his mare, Winsfordan.In 2001, Win City won six important stakes races... |
3 | Constant Montpellier | Robert P. Tiller Robert P. Tiller Robert P. Tiller is a Canadian Thoroughbred racehorse trainer. A resident of Brampton, Ontario, in 1972 he embarked on a career conditioning horses and in 2007 marked the eighteenth straight year he has been one of the top-five trainers at Toronto's Woodbine Racetrack.In 2001, Tiller trained Win... |
Frank DiGiulio Jr. | 1:44.83 |
2000 | One Way Love | 5 | Patrick Husbands Patrick Husbands Patrick Husbands is a Barbadian jockey in Thoroughbred horse racing. The son of a jockey, he began riding as a young boy, turning professional in his home country where he rode successfully until emigrating to Toronto, Ontario in 1994.Racing out of Woodbine Racetrack, in 2003 Husbands won the... |
Abraham Katryan | B. Schickedanz & J. Hillier | 1:43.59 |
1999 | Vice n' Friendly | 4 | Mickey Walls Mickey Walls Mickey K. Walls is a retired Thoroughbred horse racing jockey who was a Champion in both the United States and Canada.... |
Lakeram Sukhdeo | Yarush, Sesook et al. | 1:45.63 |
1998 | Cache In | 4 | Mickey Walls Mickey Walls Mickey K. Walls is a retired Thoroughbred horse racing jockey who was a Champion in both the United States and Canada.... |
David R. Bell | G. Smith / M. Oslanski | 1:45.00 |
1997 | Terremoto | 6 | Sandy Hawley Sandy Hawley Desmond Sanford "Sandy" Hawley, CM is a Hall of Fame jockey.Sandy Hawley started out as a plumber then later decided to be a jockey. He started his career as a jockey when he was a 17-year-old boy, hotwalking horses at a Toronto racetrack... |
Bev Buck | J. & J. Everatt | 1:42.20 |
1996 | Stephanotis | 3 | Mickey Walls Mickey Walls Mickey K. Walls is a retired Thoroughbred horse racing jockey who was a Champion in both the United States and Canada.... |
Barbara J. Minshall Barbara J. Minshall Barbara J. Minshall is a Canadian Thoroughbred racehorse trainer and owner who has competed both in Canada and the United States. She is the widow of Aubrey W. Minshall, the successful breeder and owner of the Minshall Farms near Hillsburgh, Ontario... |
Minshall Farms | 1:42.60 |
1995 | Freedom Fleet | 3 | Todd Kabel Todd Kabel Todd K. Kabel is a Canadian Thoroughbred horse racing jockey. He began his career riding at Assiniboia Downs in Winnipeg, Manitoba and in 1987 started competing at tracks in Ontario, moving to Toronto permanently in 1991.Riding out of Woodbine Racetrack, Todd Kabel won the Sovereign Award for... |
Daniel J. Vella Daniel J. Vella Daniel J. "Dan" Vella is a Canadian Champion Thoroughbred racehorse trainer.Dan Vella was introduced to Thoroughbred horse racing by an uncle who owned horses and, after graduating from High School, went to work at a racetrack in his native Toronto... |
Frank Stronach Frank Stronach Frank Stronach, CM is an Austrian-Canadian businessman. He is the founder of Magna International, an international automotive parts company based in Aurora, Ontario, Canada, and Magna Entertainment Corp., which specializes in horse-racing entertainment... |
1:41.80 |
1994 | Comarctic | 5 | Jim McAleney James S. McAleney James S. "Jim" McAleney is a Canadian Thoroughbred horse racing jockey.A native of Fort St. John, British Columbia, Jim McAleney began his career as a jockey in Western Canada where in 1986 at Northlands Park in Edmonton, Alberta he got his first win. The following year, he competed in the West as... |
Victor Ramos Víctor Ramos Víctor Rogelio Ramos is a former Argentine football striker. He played club football in Argentina and France and represented the Argentina national football team... |
Victor Ramos Víctor Ramos Víctor Rogelio Ramos is a former Argentine football striker. He played club football in Argentina and France and represented the Argentina national football team... |
1:44.00 |
1993 | Blitzer | 4 | Robert C. Landry Robert C. Landry Robert Charles Landry is a Canadian Champion jockey in Thoroughbred horse racing.Landry embarked on his career while in his teens, earning his first victory on June 21, 1981, at Fort Erie Racetrack. He went on to a stellar career as one of his country's top jockeys and in 1993 and 1994 was voted... |
Daniel J. Vella Daniel J. Vella Daniel J. "Dan" Vella is a Canadian Champion Thoroughbred racehorse trainer.Dan Vella was introduced to Thoroughbred horse racing by an uncle who owned horses and, after graduating from High School, went to work at a racetrack in his native Toronto... |
Frank Stronach Frank Stronach Frank Stronach, CM is an Austrian-Canadian businessman. He is the founder of Magna International, an international automotive parts company based in Aurora, Ontario, Canada, and Magna Entertainment Corp., which specializes in horse-racing entertainment... |
1:37.80 |
1992 | Stormy Gladiator | 6 | Mark Larsen | Fred H. Loschke | Hammer Kopf Farm | 1:37.60 |
1991 | Twist The Snow | 5 | Francine Villeneuve Francine Villeneuve Francine Villeneuve is a retired Canadian thoroughbred jockey and racing pioneer.She is sometimes referred to by the nickname "The Queen of Fort Erie" because of a long affiliation with the border oval... |
Angus McArthur | Angus McArthur | 1:36.60 |
1990 | Tejabo | 5 | Larry Attard Larry Attard Larry Attard is a retired Hall of Fame Champion jockey and current horse trainer in Canadian Thoroughbred horse racing.... |
Michael Mattine | Kepburn Stables | 1:38.20 |
1989 | Askar | 3 | Richard Dos Ramos Richard Dos Ramos Richard Anthony Dos Ramos is a Canadian jockey in Thoroughbred horse racing. He grew up in Malton, Ontario where his family emigrated when he was young... |
Pat Collins | Knob Hill Stable Knob Hill Stable Knob Hill Stable was a Canadian Thoroughbred horse racing and breeding operation established by Toronto businessman, Steve Stavro.The stable bred and raced a number of champions such as Canadian Horse of the Year honourees, Benburb and Thornfield. In 1992, Steve Stavro was voted a Sovereign Award... |
1:37.00 |
1988 | Beau Genius Beau Genius Beau Genius is a Canadian Thoroughbred racehorse.-Background:Bred at Sovereign Farm by owners Joseph Shiewitz and Dr. Brian Davidson, he was sired by Bold Ruckus, one of the leading sires in Canada who was a grandson of the extremely important North American Champion sire, Bold Ruler... |
3 | Larry Attard Larry Attard Larry Attard is a retired Hall of Fame Champion jockey and current horse trainer in Canadian Thoroughbred horse racing.... |
Gerry Belanger | Shiewitz / Davidson | 1:39.80 |
1987 | Control Zone | 4 | Don Seymour Don Seymour Donald J. Seymour is a Canadian jockey in Thoroughbred horse racing who is the only jockey in history to win two Canadian Triple Crowns.... |
Roger Attfield Roger Attfield Roger L. Attfield is a Canadian thoroughbred horse trainer and owner.In his native England, Attfield had become an accomplished international-level equestrian competitor when he emigrated to Canada in 1970... |
Kinghaven Farms Kinghaven Farms Kinghaven Farms is a thoroughbred horse racing stable founded in 1967 by Donald G. "Bud" Willmot. Located in King City, Ontario, north of Toronto, the success of the stable would see it expand to the United States with the acquisition of a farm and training center near Ocala, Florida. Kinghaven... |
1:38.40 |
1986 | Jammed Prince | 3 | Jorge Pizarro | John Calhoun | John Calhoun | 1:39.20 |
1985 | Gone to Royalty | 5 | Irwin Driedger | Jacques Dumas | Pierre L. Levesque | 1:40.00 |
1984 | Nancy's Champion | 4 | Dan Beckon | Gil Rowntree Gil Rowntree Gil H. Rowntree is a Canadian Hall of Fame Thoroughbred racehorse trainer and owner.One of the most successful trainers in Canadian Thoroughbred racing history, Rowntree embarked on his racing career as a jockey in his native Toronto, riding from 1949 through 1951... |
B. K. Y. Stable | 1:40.00 |
1983 | Cool Tania | 5 | George HoSang | F. Sansano | Pollack/F.& T. Sansano | 1:39.80 |
1982 | Juan de Fuca | 4 | Richard Dos Ramos Richard Dos Ramos Richard Anthony Dos Ramos is a Canadian jockey in Thoroughbred horse racing. He grew up in Malton, Ontario where his family emigrated when he was young... |
Roger Attfield Roger Attfield Roger L. Attfield is a Canadian thoroughbred horse trainer and owner.In his native England, Attfield had become an accomplished international-level equestrian competitor when he emigrated to Canada in 1970... |
Norcliffe Stable | 1:39.60 |
1981 | Decent Davey | 4 | David Clark David K. Clark David K. Clark is a Champion jockey in Canadian Thoroughbred horse racing. He began riding professionally at Ontario racetracks in 1973 and went on to become one of Canada's most successful jockeys of all-time.Clark won the 1998 Sovereign Award as Canadian Champion Jockey and on July 17 of that... |
David C. Cross, Jr. | David J. Foster | 1:37.20 |
1981 | Right Role | 4 | John Bell | Emile Allain | Jean Josephson | 1:36.60 |
1980 | Hasty Rick | 3 | Paul Souter | Donnie Walker | RMC Stable/Shefry | 1:39.20 |
1980 | Von Clausewitz | 5 | Robin Platts Robin Platts Robin Platts is a Canadian thoroughbred horse racing Hall of Fame jockey. He began his jockey career at age 16 and went on to become the winner of the 1979 Sovereign Award for Outstanding Jockey, a record four-time winner of Canada's most prestigious horse race, the Queen's Plate, and the... |
Roger Attfield Roger Attfield Roger L. Attfield is a Canadian thoroughbred horse trainer and owner.In his native England, Attfield had become an accomplished international-level equestrian competitor when he emigrated to Canada in 1970... |
Norcliffe Stable | 1:37.40 |
1979 | Knight's Turn | 4 | John Bell | Emile Allain | Mrs. C. Terfloth | 2:03.80 |
1978 | Majestic Kahala | 4 | Robin Platts Robin Platts Robin Platts is a Canadian thoroughbred horse racing Hall of Fame jockey. He began his jockey career at age 16 and went on to become the winner of the 1979 Sovereign Award for Outstanding Jockey, a record four-time winner of Canada's most prestigious horse race, the Queen's Plate, and the... |
J. Mort Hardy | Windhaven | 2:04.40 |
1977 | Coverack | 4 | Don MacBeth Don MacBeth Donald MacBeth was a Canadian jockey in Thoroughbred horse racing.Born in Red Deer, Alberta, Macbeth rode horses at Alberta racetracks before going to race in the United States. Among horses of note, he rode Deputy Minister, winner of the 1981 Sovereign and Eclipse awards for Outstanding... |
John Tammaro, Jr. John J. Tammaro, Jr. John J. Tammaro, Jr. was an American Thoroughbred racehorse trainer.Born in Baltimore, Maryland into a horse racing family, John Tammaro was still a young boy when his father died from injuries suffered in a racing accident at Belmont Park... |
Kinghaven Farms Kinghaven Farms Kinghaven Farms is a thoroughbred horse racing stable founded in 1967 by Donald G. "Bud" Willmot. Located in King City, Ontario, north of Toronto, the success of the stable would see it expand to the United States with the acquisition of a farm and training center near Ocala, Florida. Kinghaven... |
2:03.80 |
1976 | Brilliant Sandy | 4 | Sandy Hawley Sandy Hawley Desmond Sanford "Sandy" Hawley, CM is a Hall of Fame jockey.Sandy Hawley started out as a plumber then later decided to be a jockey. He started his career as a jockey when he was a 17-year-old boy, hotwalking horses at a Toronto racetrack... |
Jerry C. Meyer | Sandy Smith et al. | 2:04.40 |
1975 | Lovely Sunrise | 4 | Colin Bain | Donnie Walker | Conn Smythe Conn Smythe Constantine Falkland Cary Smythe MC was a Canadian businessman, soldier and sportsman in ice hockey and horse racing. He is best known as the principal owner of the Toronto Maple Leafs of the National Hockey League from 1927 to 1961 and as the builder of Maple Leaf Gardens... |
2:03.20 |
1974 | Selari Spirit | 4 | Gunnar Lindberg | Arthur H. Warner | Sam-Son Farm Sam-Son Farm Sam-Son Farm is a thoroughbred horse racing stable with farms locations in Milton, Ontario, Canada and Ocala, Florida. Originating in the 60's by Ernie Samuel, it began as a home for hunter/jumper horses... |
2:03.00 |
1973 | Twice Lucky | 6 | William McMahon | Donnie Walker | Conn Smythe Conn Smythe Constantine Falkland Cary Smythe MC was a Canadian businessman, soldier and sportsman in ice hockey and horse racing. He is best known as the principal owner of the Toronto Maple Leafs of the National Hockey League from 1927 to 1961 and as the builder of Maple Leaf Gardens... |
2:02.60 |
1972 | Monte Christo II | 5 | Robin Platts Robin Platts Robin Platts is a Canadian thoroughbred horse racing Hall of Fame jockey. He began his jockey career at age 16 and went on to become the winner of the 1979 Sovereign Award for Outstanding Jockey, a record four-time winner of Canada's most prestigious horse race, the Queen's Plate, and the... |
Lou Cavalaris, Jr. | Gardiner Farm | 2:01.20 |
1971 | Twice Lucky | 4 | Hugo Dittfach | Donnie Walker | Conn Smythe Conn Smythe Constantine Falkland Cary Smythe MC was a Canadian businessman, soldier and sportsman in ice hockey and horse racing. He is best known as the principal owner of the Toronto Maple Leafs of the National Hockey League from 1927 to 1961 and as the builder of Maple Leaf Gardens... |
2:02.40 |
1970 | Guion | 5 | Noel Turcotte | Carl F. Chapman | H. A. Grant | 2:03.40 |
1969 | Moonreindeer | 4 | Sandy Hawley Sandy Hawley Desmond Sanford "Sandy" Hawley, CM is a Hall of Fame jockey.Sandy Hawley started out as a plumber then later decided to be a jockey. He started his career as a jockey when he was a 17-year-old boy, hotwalking horses at a Toronto racetrack... |
Jerry C. Meyer | Peter Fuller Peter Fuller Peter Michael Fuller was a British art critic and magazine editor who was educated at Epsom College and Peterhouse, Cambridge.... |
2:03.40 |
1968 | Valam | 5 | G. Gibb | Lou Cavalaris, Jr. | Hillcrest Stable | 2:04.60 |
1967 | Valam | 4 | Avelino Gomez Avelino Gomez Avelino Gomez was a Cuban-born Hall of Fame jockey in American and Canadian thoroughbred horse racing.Born in Havana, Gomez began a career as a jockey at the urging of a family member... |
Lou Cavalaris, Jr. | Hillcrest Stable | 2:04.40 |
1966 | Victorian Era | 4 | Avelino Gomez Avelino Gomez Avelino Gomez was a Cuban-born Hall of Fame jockey in American and Canadian thoroughbred horse racing.Born in Havana, Gomez began a career as a jockey at the urging of a family member... |
Lou Cavalaris, Jr. | Windfields Farm Windfields Farm Windfields Farm is a six square kilometre thoroughbred horse breeding farm founded by businessman E. P. Taylor in Oshawa, Ontario, Canada. The first stable and breeding operation of E. P. Taylor originated with a property near the city of Toronto known as Parkwood Stable when it was owned by... |
2:03.00 |
1965 | Bandangan | 5 | Jim Fitzsimmons | Lou Cavalaris, Jr. | William R. Beasley | 2:07.60 |
1964 | Whiteborough | 7 | R. Armstrong | Warren Beasley | C. S. Softley | 2:08.20 |
1963 | Puss 'n Boots | 4 | Ron Turcotte Ron Turcotte Ron Joseph Morel Turcotte, CM is a Hall of Fame thoroughbred race horse jockey best known as the rider of Secretariat, winner of the U.S. Triple Crown in 1973.... |
Albert Trudell | R. & W. Gian | 2:03.00 |
1962 | Amber Morn | 6 | Harlon Dalton | Frank H. Merrill, Jr. | Stafford Farms | 2:06.20 |
1961 | Lustrous Hope | 4 | G. Rasmussen | John Passero | G. Max Bell Max Bell George Maxwell "Max" Bell was a Canadian newspaper publisher, race horse owner and philanthropist. He was best known as the co-founder of FP Publications, Canada's largest newspaper syndicate in the 1960s. He built his newspaper empire after inheriting the Calgary Albertan, and its $500,000 debt,... |
2:02.40 |
1960 | Gus Terry | 3 | John R. Adams John R. Adams John Randell Adams is a United States federal judge.Adams was born in Orrville, Ohio, and received a B.S. from Bowling Green State University in 1978, followed by a J.D. from University of Akron School of Law in 1983. He was a law clerk to W. F. Spicer of the Ohio Court of Common Pleas from 1983... |
Roy Johnson | Mrs. H. A. Luro Horatio Luro Horatio A. Luro was a thoroughbred horse racing trainer in the United States.Born in Argentina into a wealthy family that had been involved with horses for several generations, a suave young Horatio Luro grew up as something of a playboy and maintained this lifestyle after moving to the United... |
2:04.40 |
1959 | Strongboy | 3 | Avelino Gomez Avelino Gomez Avelino Gomez was a Cuban-born Hall of Fame jockey in American and Canadian thoroughbred horse racing.Born in Havana, Gomez began a career as a jockey at the urging of a family member... |
Frank H. Merrill, Jr. | J. E. F. Seagram | 2:05.80 |
1958 | Kitty Girl | 4 | R. Gonzalez | Johnny Thorpe | L. Maloney & C. Smythe Conn Smythe Constantine Falkland Cary Smythe MC was a Canadian businessman, soldier and sportsman in ice hockey and horse racing. He is best known as the principal owner of the Toronto Maple Leafs of the National Hockey League from 1927 to 1961 and as the builder of Maple Leaf Gardens... |
2:04.80 |
1957 | Freedom Parley | 7 | Al Coy | Yonnie Starr Yonnie Starr Joseph "Yonnie" Starr was a Canadian Hall of Fame Thoroughbred racehorse trainer about whom the Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame says has a "record unmatched in Canadian racing history."... |
North Downs Farm | 2:04.20 |
1956 | Fleet Path | 4 | Ed Plesa | W. Waterman | Lanson Farm | 2:04.20 |
1955 | Hickory Hill | 5 | Avelino Gomez Avelino Gomez Avelino Gomez was a Cuban-born Hall of Fame jockey in American and Canadian thoroughbred horse racing.Born in Havana, Gomez began a career as a jockey at the urging of a family member... |
Arthur H. Warner | S. Rotenberg | 1:49.60 |
1954 | Sampan | 4 | M. Mafale | Frank H. Merrill, Jr. | S. Rotenberg | 1:53.60 |
1953 | Try On | 4 | Herb Lindberg | Frank H. Merrill, Jr. | William R. Beasley | 1:52.00 |
1952 | Beau Dandy | 7 | V. Polk | John Passero | Mrs. D. J. Kennedy | 1:44.00 |
1951 | Bull Page Bull Page Bull Page was a Canadian Hall of Fame Thoroughbred racehorse and an important sire.Bred by Woodvale Farm in Kentucky, he was out of the mare Our Page, winner of the important Spinaway Stakes in 1942 and a daughter of the 1929 American Horse of the Year and U.S. Racing Hall of Fame inductee Blue... |
4 | Gil Robillard | R. Anderson | E. P. Taylor E. P. Taylor Edward Plunket Taylor was a Canadian business tycoon and famous breeder of thoroughbred race horses. Known to his friends as "Eddie", he is universally recorded as "E. P... |
1:43.80 |
1949 | Double Briar | 6 | H. Campbell | Gordon J. McCann Gordon J. McCann Gordon J. "Pete" McCann was a Canadian Thoroughbred horse trainer. He was born in East York, now part of the city of Toronto. Known to his family as Gordon, in racing circles he was nicknamed Pete.... |
J. Stuart Stable | 1:45.40 |
1948 | Canada's Teddy | 4 | David Prater | V. Stott | Mrs. M. Fishman | 1:45.60 |
1947 | Mugwump | 7 | Pat Remillard | Morris Fishman | J. Kemp | 1:46.60 |
1946 | North York | 4 | Alf Bavington | G. Stirling | H. Lahman | 1:45.20 |
1945 | Be Brief | 5 | Robert B. Watson Robert B. Watson Robert B. "Bobby" Watson was a Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame jockey. He was born in Aberdeen, Scotland, the son of Helen Booth and her husband, Alexander Watson. In his youth, the family emigrated to Canada where they settled in the city of Toronto, Ontario where Alexander Watson became... |
Morris Fishman | Harry C. Hatch Harry C. Hatch Harold Clifford "Harry" Hatch was a self-made millionaire industrialist from Prince Edward County, Ontario specializing in the business of wine and spirits.... |
1:45.00 |
1944 | Mugwump | 4 | L. Kerr | Cecil Howard | J. Kemp | 1:47.40 |
1943 | Jacless | 5 | Pat Remillard | G. Stirling | Chris Stable | 1:48.40 |
1942 | Shepperton Shepperton (horse) Shepperton was a Canadian Thoroughbred Hall of Fame racehorse. Sired by Sun Craig, his grandsire was Sun Briar, the 1917 American Champion Two-Year-Old Colt who sired such outstanding runners as Firethorn, Pompey, and U.S. Racing Hall of Fame inductee, Sun Beau... |
3 | Robert B. Watson Robert B. Watson Robert B. "Bobby" Watson was a Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame jockey. He was born in Aberdeen, Scotland, the son of Helen Booth and her husband, Alexander Watson. In his youth, the family emigrated to Canada where they settled in the city of Toronto, Ontario where Alexander Watson became... |
B. S. Chris | Fred H. Schelke | 1:47.40 |
1941 | Silvos | 4 | S. D. Birley | Fred H. Schelke | J. E. F. Seagram | 1:48.00 |
1939 | Filisteo | 5 | Robert B. Watson Robert B. Watson Robert B. "Bobby" Watson was a Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame jockey. He was born in Aberdeen, Scotland, the son of Helen Booth and her husband, Alexander Watson. In his youth, the family emigrated to Canada where they settled in the city of Toronto, Ontario where Alexander Watson became... |
Johnny Thorpe | Harry C. Hatch Harry C. Hatch Harold Clifford "Harry" Hatch was a self-made millionaire industrialist from Prince Edward County, Ontario specializing in the business of wine and spirits.... |
1:47.60 |
1938 | Shoeless Joe | 6 | Norman Foden | Fred H. Schelke | Conn Smythe Conn Smythe Constantine Falkland Cary Smythe MC was a Canadian businessman, soldier and sportsman in ice hockey and horse racing. He is best known as the principal owner of the Toronto Maple Leafs of the National Hockey League from 1927 to 1961 and as the builder of Maple Leaf Gardens... |
1:46.00 |
1937 | Tempestuous | 5 | J. Bryson | W. Coburn | Mrs. T. Stevenson | 1:46.00 |
1936 | Jack Patches | 3 | Pat Remillard | F. Ray | Cosgrave Stable E. P. Taylor Edward Plunket Taylor was a Canadian business tycoon and famous breeder of thoroughbred race horses. Known to his friends as "Eddie", he is universally recorded as "E. P... |
1:45.80 |
1935 | Crofter | 5 | Eddie Barnes | Bert Alexandra | D. Raymond | 1:52.40 |
1934 | Crofter | 4 | J. Thomas | Fred H. Schelke | D. Raymond | 2:05.40 |
1933 | Khorasan | 5 | J. Mattiolli | Fred H. Schelke | Mrs. J. Badame | 2:06.00 |
1932 | Magyar | 3 | F. Munden | J. Badame | Hope Goddard Iselin Hope Goddard Iselin Hope Goddard Iselin was an American sportswoman who was the first woman to compete as a crew member in the America's Cup yacht race. She also owned thoroughbred racehorses.... |
2:05.00 |
1931 | Flaming | 4 | Anthony Pascuma | Roy Waldron | Belair Stable Belair Stud Belair Stud was an American thoroughbred horse racing stable and breeding farm founded by Provincial Governor of Maryland, Samuel Ogle in 1747 in Collington, Prince Georges County, Maryland in Colonial America.-Colonial Period:... |
2:08.40 |
1930 | Sun Beau Sun Beau Sun Beau was an American Thoroughbred Champion Hall of Fame racehorse. Sired by Sun Briar, his damsire was Fair Play who sired Man o' War. Sun Beau accomplished a great deal in five years of racing despite having eight different trainers.... |
5 | Frank Coltiletti Frank Coltiletti Frank Coltiletti was an American Hall of Fame jockey in Thoroughbred horse racing.Coltiletti began his professional riding career in 1919 when he was just fifteen years old. Almost immediately he became one of the top jockeys in the country, competing two years after he began racing in his first... |
George Tappin | Willis Sharpe Kilmer Willis Sharpe Kilmer Willis Sharpe Kilmer , son of Jonas M. Kilmer and Julia E. Sharpe, was a marketing pioneer, newspaperman, and horse breeder. Born in Brooklyn, New York, he graduated from Cornell University in 1890. Kilmer was perhaps best known for advertising and promoting his uncle's Swamp Root patent medicine... |
2:05.80 |
1929 | Gaffsman | 6 | A. Abel | A. Crawford | Seagram Stable Seagram Stable Seagram Stables was a Canadian Thoroughbred horse racing operation founded in 1888 by the wealthy distiller, Joseph E. Seagram. Located in Seagram's hometown of Waterloo, Ontario, the stables and large training facilities were built along Lincoln Road.... |
2:06.20 |
1928 | Display Display (horse) Display was an American Thoroughbred racehorse. He was owned and bred by Walter J. Salmon, Sr. at his Mereworth Farm near Lexington, Kentucky. Display was sired by U.S. Racing Hall of Fame inductee Fair Play, a descendant of West Australian, the first winner of the English Triple Crown. He was out... |
5 | John Maiben | Thomas J. Healey T. J. Healey Thomas J. Healey was an American Thoroughbred horse racing Hall of Fame trainer.Regularly referred to as "T. J." by both his associates and the media, Healey was born near the site of Fordham University in Fordham, New York. Growing up he worked on his father's dairy farm but rather than cows, his... |
Walter J. Salmon | 2:08.00 |
1927 | Gaffsman | 4 | Orville Bourassa | William H. Bringloe | Seagram Stable Seagram Stable Seagram Stables was a Canadian Thoroughbred horse racing operation founded in 1888 by the wealthy distiller, Joseph E. Seagram. Located in Seagram's hometown of Waterloo, Ontario, the stables and large training facilities were built along Lincoln Road.... |
2:04.40 |
1926 | Edisto | 4 | H. Erickson | William H. Bringloe | Seagram Stable Seagram Stable Seagram Stables was a Canadian Thoroughbred horse racing operation founded in 1888 by the wealthy distiller, Joseph E. Seagram. Located in Seagram's hometown of Waterloo, Ontario, the stables and large training facilities were built along Lincoln Road.... |
2:07.00 |
1925 | Horologe | 6 | F. Horn | J. Murphy | Joaquin Stable | 2:06.20 |
1924 | Hallucination | 4 | Pete Walls | Henry McDaniel | J. K. L. Ross J. K. L. Ross John Kenneth Leveson Ross CBE was a Canadian businessman, sportsman, Thoroughbred racehorse owner/breeder, and philanthropist. He is best remembered for winning the first United States Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing in 1919 with his Hall of Fame colt, Sir Barton.- Early life :J.K.L... |
2:04.80 |
1923 | My Dear My Dear III My Dear was an American Thoroughbred Champion Filly racehorse.Bred by H. Rozier Dulany of Upperville, Virginia, she was out of the mare Bettie Landon and sired by King James, the 1909 retrospective American Champion Older Male Horse. My Dear was a full sister to Admiral Cary T... |
6 | Pete Walls | Fred Musante | Fred Musante | 2:05.40 |
1922 | Exterminator Exterminator (horse) Exterminator was an American Thoroughbred racehorse and the winner of the 1918 Kentucky Derby, and in 1922 won Horse of the Year honors.... |
7 | Albert Johnson Albert Johnson (jockey) Albert Johnson was an American Hall of Fame jockey. Born in the rural community of Milan, Washington, Albert Johnson began his career in 1917 at Playfair Race Track in nearby Spokane... |
Eugene Wayland | Willis Sharpe Kilmer Willis Sharpe Kilmer Willis Sharpe Kilmer , son of Jonas M. Kilmer and Julia E. Sharpe, was a marketing pioneer, newspaperman, and horse breeder. Born in Brooklyn, New York, he graduated from Cornell University in 1890. Kilmer was perhaps best known for advertising and promoting his uncle's Swamp Root patent medicine... |
2:05.20 |
1921 | Exterminator Exterminator (horse) Exterminator was an American Thoroughbred racehorse and the winner of the 1918 Kentucky Derby, and in 1922 won Horse of the Year honors.... |
6 | Willie Kelsay | Willie Knapp | Willis Sharpe Kilmer Willis Sharpe Kilmer Willis Sharpe Kilmer , son of Jonas M. Kilmer and Julia E. Sharpe, was a marketing pioneer, newspaperman, and horse breeder. Born in Brooklyn, New York, he graduated from Cornell University in 1890. Kilmer was perhaps best known for advertising and promoting his uncle's Swamp Root patent medicine... |
2:05.20 |
1920 | Exterminator Exterminator (horse) Exterminator was an American Thoroughbred racehorse and the winner of the 1918 Kentucky Derby, and in 1922 won Horse of the Year honors.... |
5 | Charles Fairbrother | Henry McDaniel | Willis Sharpe Kilmer Willis Sharpe Kilmer Willis Sharpe Kilmer , son of Jonas M. Kilmer and Julia E. Sharpe, was a marketing pioneer, newspaperman, and horse breeder. Born in Brooklyn, New York, he graduated from Cornell University in 1890. Kilmer was perhaps best known for advertising and promoting his uncle's Swamp Root patent medicine... |
2:04.40 |
1916 | Rancher | 4 | W. Obert | J. Walters | George M. Hendrie | 2:07.80 |
1915 | Rancher | 3 | J. Smyth | J. Walters | George M. Hendrie]] | 2:05.60 |
1914 | Great Britain | 4 | J. Metcalfe | J. Walters | George M. Hendrie | 2:05.60 |
1913 | Great Britain | 3 | W. Obert | J. Walters | George M. Hendrie | 2:05.40 |
1912 | Star Charter | 4 | Teahann | John F. Schorr | John W. Schorr | 2:06.20 |
1911 | Plate Glass | 5 | C. Peak | J. Byer | P. S. P. Randolph | 2:04.80 |
1910 | Sager | 3 | Phil Musgrave | J. Powers | B. Schrieber | 2:07.60 |
1909 | Bouquet | 4 | Phil Musgrave | Barry Littlefield Barry Littlefield Barak Thomas "Barry" Littlefield Barak Thomas "Barry" Littlefield Barak Thomas "Barry" Littlefield (June 16, 1871 - June 14, 1936 is an American-born Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame Thoroughbred racehorse trainer.... |
Joseph E. Seagram Joseph E. Seagram Joseph Emm Seagram was a British Canadian distillery founder, politician, philanthropist, and major owner of thoroughbred racehorses.... |
2:06.20 |
1908 | Bouquet | 3 | Phil Musgrave | Barry Littlefield Barry Littlefield Barak Thomas "Barry" Littlefield Barak Thomas "Barry" Littlefield Barak Thomas "Barry" Littlefield (June 16, 1871 - June 14, 1936 is an American-born Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame Thoroughbred racehorse trainer.... |
Joseph E. Seagram Joseph E. Seagram Joseph Emm Seagram was a British Canadian distillery founder, politician, philanthropist, and major owner of thoroughbred racehorses.... |
2:06.60 |
1907 | Edwin Gum | 4 | Mr. Lycurgus | W. Walker | W. Walker | 2:07.00 |
1906 | Solon Shingle | 5 | Mr. Mountain | A. Stansbury | A. W. C. Gardner | 2:06.00 |
1905 | Sir Ralph | 3 | John K. Treubel | T. Clark | T. Clark | 2:05.20 |
1904 | Claude | 4 | W. Daly | Michael J. Daly | Michael J. Daly | 2:09.20 |
1903 | Rough Rider | 6 | T. Walsh | Michael J. Daly | P. S. Roberts | 2:10.00 |
1902 | Janice | 4 | Johnny Daly | Green B. Morris | Green B. Morris | 1:58.00 |