Durham Cup Stakes
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The Durham Cup Stakes is a Canadian
Thoroughbred horse race
run annually at Woodbine Racetrack
in Toronto
, Ontario
. Run in mid October, the Grade III
race is open to horses age three and older. Raced over a distance of 1⅛ miles on Polytrack synthetic dirt, it currently offers a purse of $150,000.
The race was first run in 1906 as the Durham Cup Handicap at Old Woodbine Racetrack. It remained there until the track was closed and replaced by the new Woodbine racetrack. Since inception it has been contested at various distances:
Most wins:
Most wins by an owner:
Most wins by a jockey
:
Most wins by a trainer
:
* In 1990 there was a dead heat
for first.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
Thoroughbred horse race
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 October, the Grade III
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...
race is open to horses age three and older. Raced over a distance of 1⅛ miles on Polytrack synthetic dirt, it currently offers a purse of $150,000.
The race was first run in 1906 as the Durham Cup Handicap at Old Woodbine Racetrack. It remained there until the track was closed and replaced by the new Woodbine racetrack. Since inception it has been contested at various distances:
- 1¾ miles : 1906-1951
- 1¼ miles : 1952-1979
- 1⅛ miles : 1980-present
Records
Speed record: (Through 1998, Woodbine times were recorded in fifths of a second. Since 1999 they are in hundredths of a second)- On Polytrack:
- 1:49.29 : Palladio (2008) (NTR)
- On natural dirt:
- 1:48.58 - Deputy Inxs (1999)
Most wins:
- 3 - BasqueianBasqueianBasqueian is a Canadian Thoroughbred racehorse best known for winning two of the 1994 Canadian Triple Crown races.Basqueian was bred and raced by prominent businessman and major stable owner, Frank Stronach. Racing at age three in 1994, at Toronto's Woodbine Racetrack Basqueian finished second by...
(1994, 1995, 1996)
Most wins by an owner:
- 4 - Joseph E. SeagramJoseph E. SeagramJoseph Emm Seagram was a British Canadian distillery founder, politician, philanthropist, and major owner of thoroughbred racehorses....
(1906, 1908, 1909, 1910) - 4 - Seagram StableSeagram StableSeagram 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....
(1926, 1928, 1929, 1932) - 4 - Windfields FarmWindfields FarmWindfields 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...
(1962, 1966, 1971, 1973)
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:...
:
- 3 - Phil Musgrave (1908, 1909, 1910)
- 3 - 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...
(1966, 1967, 1972) - 3 - Lloyd DuffyLloyd DuffyLloyd Duffy is a retired Canadian Champion jockey in Thoroughbred flat horse racing who uniquely is also a licensed driver of harness racing horses....
(1969, 1976, 1986) - 3 - Dan Beckon (1982, 1984, 1985)
- 3 - Don SeymourDon SeymourDonald J. Seymour is a Canadian jockey in Thoroughbred horse racing who is the only jockey in history to win two Canadian Triple Crowns....
(1987, 1989, 1990) - 3 - Richard Dos RamosRichard Dos RamosRichard 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...
(1993, 2002, 2008) - 3 - 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, 1996, 2005)
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 - Roger AttfieldRoger AttfieldRoger 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...
(1987, 1989, 1990, 2001, 2008)
Winners
Year |
Winner |
Age |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Owner |
Time |
2011 | City Wolf | 4 | Emma-Jayne Wilson Emma-Jayne Wilson Emma-Jayne Wilson is a Sovereign and Eclipse Award-winning jockey in Thoroughbred horse racing. The daughter of a computer programmer and a corporate marketing executive, she began taking riding lessons as a girl of nine... |
Reade Baker | 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... |
1:50.38 |
2010 | Southdale | 4 | Roderick Ferguson | 1:51.36 | ||
2009 | Pool Play | 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 | William S. Farish IV | 1:49.24 |
2008 | Palladio | 6 | 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 S. M. de Araras | 1:49.29 |
2007 | Leonnatus Anteas Leonnatus Anteas Leonnatus Anteas is a Canadian Champion Thoroughbred racehorse. Owned by the Steve Stavro estate, the grandson of Storm Cat was sold by Denali Stud as agents for Josham Farms of Ontario at the September 2005 Keeneland Sales... |
3 | Jono Jones | Kevin Attard | 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... |
1:49.55 |
2006 | Barracuda Boy | 5 | Emma-Jayne Wilson Emma-Jayne Wilson Emma-Jayne Wilson is a Sovereign and Eclipse Award-winning jockey in Thoroughbred horse racing. The daughter of a computer programmer and a corporate marketing executive, she began taking riding lessons as a girl of nine... |
Nick Gonzalez | Stronach Stable | 1:50.49 |
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 | 1:52.51 |
2004 | Norfolk Knight | 5 | Jillian Scharfstein | Hugo Dittfach | Margaret Squires | 1:51.56 |
2003 | Parose | 9 | Jono Jones | Alexander McPherson | John Atto | 1:53.16 |
2002 | Dream Launcher | 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... |
Audre Cappuccitti | Audre Cappuccitti | 1:52.45 |
2001 | A Fleets Dancer | 6 | Robert 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... |
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... |
Cam Allard | 1:51.71 |
2000 | Kiss A Native | 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.... |
David R. Bell | Stronach Stable | 1:49.58 |
1999 | Deputy Inxs | 8 | Na Somsanith | Audre Cappuccitti | A. & G. Cappuccitti | 1:48.58 |
1998 | Northern Sky | 6 | Laurie Gulas | Michael Keogh | Gus Schickedanz | 1:51.80 |
1997 | Northern Sky | 5 | Laurie Gulas | Michael Keogh | Gus Schickedanz | 1:49.20 |
1996 | Basqueian Basqueian Basqueian is a Canadian Thoroughbred racehorse best known for winning two of the 1994 Canadian Triple Crown races.Basqueian was bred and raced by prominent businessman and major stable owner, Frank Stronach. Racing at age three in 1994, at Toronto's Woodbine Racetrack Basqueian finished second by... |
5 | 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... |
1:51.60 |
1995 | Basqueian Basqueian Basqueian is a Canadian Thoroughbred racehorse best known for winning two of the 1994 Canadian Triple Crown races.Basqueian was bred and raced by prominent businessman and major stable owner, Frank Stronach. Racing at age three in 1994, at Toronto's Woodbine Racetrack Basqueian finished second by... |
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... |
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... |
1:51.20 |
1994 | Basqueian Basqueian Basqueian is a Canadian Thoroughbred racehorse best known for winning two of the 1994 Canadian Triple Crown races.Basqueian was bred and raced by prominent businessman and major stable owner, Frank Stronach. Racing at age three in 1994, at Toronto's Woodbine Racetrack Basqueian finished second by... |
3 | Shane Sellers Shane Sellers Shane Jude Sellers is an American Thoroughbred horse racing jockey. At age eleven, he began working around horses and in 1983 rode his first winner at Evangeline Downs.... |
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... |
1:50.40 |
1993 | Benburb | 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... |
Phil England | 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... |
1:50.40 |
1992 | Twist The Snow | 6 | 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 | 1:51.40 |
1991 | Candid Cameron | 4 | Dave Penna Dave Penna David "Dave" Penna was an American jockey in Thoroughbred horse racing who competed in the United States but had his gretest successes in Canada. Born in Auburn, New York, he began his career as a professional rider in 1978 and three years later went to compete at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto... |
Trevor Swan | J. D. Cameron | 1:52.20 |
1990 | Take Account † | 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... |
1:50.80 |
1990 | Imperial Colony † | 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... |
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... |
1:50.80 |
1989 | Steady Power Steady Power Steady Power is a Canadian Thoroughbred racehorse. Bred and raced by Kinghaven Farms, Steady Power was a versatile runner at both short and long distances whose wins included the seven-furlong Achievement Handicap, and the mile and three quarter Valedictory Handicap.In 1989, five-year-old Steady... |
5 | 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... |
1:51.00 |
1988 | Steady Zephyr | 4 | Ray Sabourin | Michael Tammaro | Bayshore Racing | 1:51.80 |
1987 | Triple Wow | 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... |
1:52.60 |
1986 | Key to the Moon Key to the Moon Key to the Moon was a Canadian Thoroughbred Champion racehorse.-Background:Bred and raced by Bahnam K. Yousif, he was sired by Wajima, the 1975 American Champion Three-Year-Old Male Horse... |
5 | Lloyd Duffy Lloyd Duffy Lloyd Duffy is a retired Canadian Champion jockey in Thoroughbred flat horse racing who uniquely is also a licensed driver of harness racing horses.... |
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 | 1:50.00 |
1985 | Ten Gold Pots | 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 | 1:50.40 |
1984 | Pax Nobiscum | 4 | Dan Beckon | Grant Pearce | Kingfield Farm | 1:52.80 |
1983 | Jacksboro | 4 | Larry Attard Larry Attard Larry Attard is a retired Hall of Fame Champion jockey and current horse trainer in Canadian Thoroughbred horse racing.... |
Tony Mattine | Nelson Bunker Hunt Nelson Bunker Hunt Nelson Bunker Hunt is an American oil company executive. He is best known as a former billionaire whose fortune collapsed after he and his brother William Herbert Hunt tried but failed to corner the world market in silver. He is also a successful thoroughbred horse breeder.-Personal:Hunt was born... |
1:51.40 |
1982 | Le Grand Seigneur | 4 | Dan Beckon | 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."... |
Jean-Louis Levesque Jean-Louis Lévesque Jean-Louis Lévesque, was a Canadian entrepreneur, thoroughbred racehorse owner, and philanthropist.... |
1:51.80 |
1981 | Driving Home | 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... |
Glenn Magnusson | C.F.C.W. Racing | 1:52.20 |
1980 | Foreign Control | 5 | George HoSang | Gilbert H. Robillard | B. C. Stable | 1:49.60 |
1979 | Foreign Control | 4 | George HoSang | Gilbert H. Robillard | Gardiner George R. Gardiner George Ryerson Gardiner, was a Toronto businessman, philanthropist and co-founder of the Gardiner Museum, the only museum in Canada devoted exclusively to ceramic art.-Biography:... & B. C. Stable |
2:04.60 |
1978 | Lucky Conn | 5 | J. Paul Souter | 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... |
2:02.80 |
1977 | Hopeful Answer | 4 | Gary Stahlbaum | Frank Merrill, Jr. | W. P. Gilbride | 2:02.40 |
1976 | Brilliant Sandy | 4 | Lloyd Duffy Lloyd Duffy Lloyd Duffy is a retired Canadian Champion jockey in Thoroughbred flat horse racing who uniquely is also a licensed driver of harness racing horses.... |
Jerry C. Meyer | Smith/Willow Downs | 2:04.20 |
1975 | Butterbump | 4 | Brian Swatuk | Frank H. Merrill, Jr. | Viscount Hardinge | 2:10.20 |
1974 | Fabiusand | 4 | L. Buzit | Jerry G. Lavigne | Parkview Stable | 2:03.40 |
1973 | Minsky | 5 | 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... |
Roy Johnson | 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 |
1972 | Twice Lucky | 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... |
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... |
2:10.00 |
1971 | Minsky | 3 | 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... |
Sidney Watters, 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... |
2:02.20 |
1970 | Dance Act | 4 | Richard Armstrong | L. Grant | Green Hills Farm | 2:03.40 |
1969 | Battling | 5 | Lloyd Duffy Lloyd Duffy Lloyd Duffy is a retired Canadian Champion jockey in Thoroughbred flat horse racing who uniquely is also a licensed driver of harness racing horses.... |
J. Moir, Jr. | L. J. Hempel | 2:03.20 |
1968 | Hammer Kopf | 4 | Richard Grubb | Fred H. Loschke | Fred H. Loschke | 2:07.20 |
1967 | He's A Smoothie He's A Smoothie He's A Smoothie was a Canadian Thoroughbred Champion and Hall of Fame racehorse who set track records on both dirt and turf. Bred and raced by William R. Beasley, his sire was the U.S. Racing Hall of Fame inductee Round Table. His dam was Ratine, a daughter of Bahram, the Aga Khan's 1935 British... |
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... |
Warren Beasley | William R. Beasley | 2:04.60 |
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... |
2:02.60 |
1965 | Langcrest | 4 | Sam McComb | Edward Mann | Sidney J. Langill | 2:02.20 |
1964 | Judo King | 3 | Hugo Dittfach | J. Lankinen | B. J. Thibodeau | 2:03.80 |
1963 | Already Dia | 4 | Richard Armstrong | W. Trevenew | P. J. Rock | 2:03.20 |
1962 | Choperion | 3 | James Fitzsimmons | Horatio 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... |
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... |
2:02.40 |
1961 | Hidden Treasure Hidden Treasure Hidden Treasure is a Canadian Champion Thoroughbred racehorse who was voted Horse of the Year in 1961. Bred and raced by prominent horseman, Bill Beasley, he was sired by the 1953 Kentucky Derby winner, Dark Star... |
4 | Pat Remillard | Robert S. Bateman | Bill Beasley | 2:02.60 |
1960 | Windy Ship | 3 | Charles Boland Charles W. Boland Charles William Boland was a Canadian jockey in thoroughbred horse racing who died as a result of a racing accident.Among his racing wins, in the 1960 Durham Cup Stakes at Woodbine Racetrack, Charles Boland notably rode Windy Ship to victory over the Canadian Triple Crown champion, New... |
S. Couch | Emcee Stable | 2:07.40 |
1959 | Ali's Pride | 5 | Norm Leid | A. H. Routcliffe | Pine Tree Stable | 2:10.20 |
1958 | Our Sirdar | 4 | Al Coy | Red Barnard | Shermanor Farms | 2:05.20 |
1957 | Hartney | 6 | C. O'Brien | Patrick MacMurchy | K. R. Marshall | 2:12.00 |
1956 | Lawday | 3 | Hiromi Uyeyama | John J. Thorpe | J. E. Frowde Seagram | 2:04.00 |
1955 | Ace Marine Ace Marine Ace Marine was a Canadian Thoroughbred Champion racehorse who in 1955 won the three races that four years later were officially designated the Canadian Triple Crown... |
3 | George Walker | 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."... |
Larkin Maloney | 2:05.20 |
1954 | Queen's Own | 3 | T. Johnson | 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.... |
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... |
2:04.00 |
1953 | Chain Reaction Chain Reaction (horse) Chain Reaction was a Canadian Thoroughbred racehorse who in 1953 won two of the three races that would become part of the Canadian Triple Crown series and who set and equaled two track records.... |
3 | Bud Giacomelli | Richard Townrow | Mrs. Elodie Tomlinson | 2:03.20 |
1952 | Bennington | 3 | Jose Vina | John Passero | William R. Beasley | 2:05.40 |
1951 | no race | |||||
1950 | Lady's Lover | 3 | R. Buisson | Frank Merrill, Jr. | Frank Merrill, Jr. | 3:00.40 |
1949 | Moldy | 5 | J. Stewart | Arthur Brent | Parkwood Stable Parkwood Stable Parkwood Stable was a thoroughbred racing stable founded in the early 1930s and expanded to include a breeding farm near Toronto, Ontario in 1937. Owned by the wealthy automobile maker Col... |
3:04.00 |
1948 | North York | 6 | Alf Bavington | Morris Fishman | H. Lahman | 3:09.00 |
1947 | Palermo | 4 | J. Dewhurst | R. Anderson | D. J. Kennedy | 3:01.40 |
1946 | no race | |||||
1945 | Broom Time | 4 | Chris Rogers Chris Rogers (jockey) Christopher J. Rogers was a Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame jockey about whom the great U.S. Racing Hall of Fame inductee Eddie Arcaro called "one of the most complete riders he had ridden against or watched." According to the Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame, "Many horsemen consider Rogers... |
T. Frost | J. E. Frost | 3:01.00 |
1944 | Maginot Line | 5 | Bobby 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... |
G. Hay | L. H. Appleby | 3:02.00 |
1943 | Teeworth | 5 | R. Leavitt | N. Northwood | N. Northwood | 3:03.60 |
1942 | Attrisius | 4 | Henry Palaez | J. Smith | Riverdale Stable | 3:05.20 |
1941 | Curwen | 4 | Bobby 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... |
Loyd Gentry, Sr. | 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.... |
3:10.00 |
1940 | Sea General | 4 | C. W. Smith | Harry Giddings, Jr. Harry Giddings, Jr. Harry Giddings, Jr. was a Canadian owner, breeder, and trainer of thoroughbred racehorses. He was born in Trafalgar Township in Halton County, Ontario now at the outskirts of the city of Oakville... |
Harry Giddings, Sr. | 3:00.00 |
1939 | Donosiris | 5 | A. Schmidt | Frank Gilpin | Parkwood Stable Parkwood Stable Parkwood Stable was a thoroughbred racing stable founded in the early 1930s and expanded to include a breeding farm near Toronto, Ontario in 1937. Owned by the wealthy automobile maker Col... |
3:07.00 |
1938 | Hainault Maid | 4 | A. Schmidt | A. Robinson | T. F. Montague | 3:04.00 |
1937 | Monsweep | 4 | Charlie McTague | William H. Bringloe | 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.... |
3:05.20 |
1936 | Royal Vintage | 6 | Frank Dougherty | A. Sansone | M. J. Sansone | 3:00.60 |
1935 | Donstick | 3 | S. Young | William H. Bringloe | 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.... |
3:03.20 |
1934 | Shady Well Shady Well Shady Well Shady Well Shady Well (foaled 1929 in Ontario was a Canadian Thoroughbred Filly racehorse. Owned and bred by the Seagram brothers' Seagram Stable, she was sired by Purple Shade... |
5 | Pat Remillard | John J. Thorpe | Edward F. Seagram | 3:04.80 |
1933 | Shady Well Shady Well Shady Well Shady Well Shady Well (foaled 1929 in Ontario was a Canadian Thoroughbred Filly racehorse. Owned and bred by the Seagram brothers' Seagram Stable, she was sired by Purple Shade... |
4 | T. Luther | John J. Thorpe | Edward F. Seagram | 3:03.20 |
1932 | Shady Well Shady Well Shady Well Shady Well Shady Well (foaled 1929 in Ontario was a Canadian Thoroughbred Filly racehorse. Owned and bred by the Seagram brothers' Seagram Stable, she was sired by Purple Shade... |
3 | Eddie Legere | 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.... |
3:02.60 |
1931 | Pat Gaiety | 4 | A. Ridgway | C. McKee | T. M. Glassco | 3:03.60 |
1930 | Lindsay | 4 | Frankie Mann | J. Given | J. C. Fletcher | 3:04.80 |
1929 | Beau of the West | 8 | A. Abel | J. Whyte | 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.... |
3:03.40 |
1928 | Beau of the West | 7 | Lester Pichon | William Donohue | 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.... |
3:05.60 |
1927 | Cloth Hall | 5 | John Maiben | E. Doyle | T. Riddell | 3:01.60 |
1926 | Duchess | 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.... |
3:03.60 |
1925 | Thorndyke | 4 | Orville Bourassa | F. Hynes | Thorncliffe Stable Thorncliffe Stable Thorncliffe Stable is a defunct Thoroughbred and Standardbred horse racing and breeding operation established in 1888 in Toronto, Ontario by businessman Robert T. Davies... |
3:06.60 |
1924 | Procyon | 5 | H. Thomas | J. Burttschell | P. G. Christopher | 3:05.20 |
1923 | Hallucination | 3 | 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... |
3:02.00 |
1922 | Procyon | 3 | Mark Fator | W. Martin | P. G. Christopher | 3:00.00 |
1921 | Woodbine | 4 | Merritt Buxton | G. Walker | Brookdale Stable | 3:03.60 |
1920 | Bugle March | 4 | Harold Thurber | E. Steeds | T. Riddell | 3:09.00 |
1919 | no race | |||||
1918 | no race | |||||
1917 | no race | |||||
1916 | Copper King | 3 | T. Rice | M. Gorman | P. Gorman | 3:03.00 |
1915 | Fair Montague | 3 | J. Callahan | John Nixon | C. Miller | 3:02.60 |
1914 | Prince Philsthorpe | 5 | J. Metcalfe | C. Hanson | Capital City Stable | 3:09.40 |
1913 | Hearts of Oak | 3 | Charley Peak | Harry Giddings, Jr. Harry Giddings, Jr. Harry Giddings, Jr. was a Canadian owner, breeder, and trainer of thoroughbred racehorses. He was born in Trafalgar Township in Halton County, Ontario now at the outskirts of the city of Oakville... |
Harry Giddings, Sr. | 3:05.20 |
1912 | Calumny | 3 | D. McCarthy | J. D. Gorman | J. D. Gorman | 3:07.00 |
1911 | Denham | 7 | Charley Peak | 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... |
Valley Farm Stable | 3:10.60 |
1910 | Seismic | 5 | 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.... |
3:10.60 |
1909 | Seismic | 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.... |
3:05.60 |
1908 | Inferno Inferno (horse) Inferno was a Canadian Thoroughbred racehorse. He was owned and bred by distilling magnate Joseph E. Seagram who in 1906 was voted president of the Ontario Jockey Club.... |
6 | 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.... |
3:06.20 |
1907 | Kelpie | 3 | W. Mulcahy | John Nixon | Valley Farm Stable | 3:05.80 |
1906 | Inferno Inferno (horse) Inferno was a Canadian Thoroughbred racehorse. He was owned and bred by distilling magnate Joseph E. Seagram who in 1906 was voted president of the Ontario Jockey Club.... |
4 | Ted Koerner | 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.... |
3:02.00 |
* In 1990 there was a dead heat
Tie (draw)
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