The Glorious Song Stakes is a Canadian

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 in mid-November 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, Ontario

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...

. A race on dirt open to Two-year-old fillies

Filly

A filly is a young female horse too young to be called a mare. There are several specific definitions in use.*In most cases filly is a female horse under the age of four years old....

, since 2006 it has contested over Seven furlongs

Furlong

A furlong is a measure of distance in imperial units and U.S. customary units equal to one-eighth of a mile, equivalent to 220 yards, 660 feet, 40 rods, or 10 chains. The exact value of the furlong varies slightly among English-speaking countries....

 on 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...

 synthetic dirt.

Inaugurated in 1981 at Toronto's now defunct Greenwood Raceway

Greenwood Raceway

Greenwood 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...

, in 1994 the race was moved to the Woodbine facility.

It is named in honour of Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame

Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame

The Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame was established in 1976 at the Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto, Ontario to honor those who have made a significant contribution to the sport of harness and thoroughbred horse racing in Canada....

 filly, Glorious Song

Glorious Song

Glorious Song was a Hall of Fame Thoroughbred racehorse who was a Champion in Canada and the United States and became an important broodmare. Bred by the prominent horseman E. P. Taylor at his Windfields Farm in Oshawa, Ontario, she was sired by Halo and out of the mare Ballade, who also produced...

, owned by 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...

 and 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...

.

The Glorious Song Stakes was run in two divisions in 1985.

Records

Speed record: (Through 1998, Woodbine times were recorded in fifths of a second. Since 1999 they are in hundredths of a second)

• 1:22.20 - Misty Hour (1997), Poetically (2000)

Most wins by an owner:

• 3 - 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...
  
   (1986, 1987, 1997)

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 - 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...
  
   (1985, 1986, 1988, 1995)

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...

:

• 3 - 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...
  
   (1992, 1995, 2000)
• 3 - Mark Casse (2004, 2005, 2006)

Winners

Year	Winner	Jockey	Trainer	Owner	Time
2009	Cascading	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...	Josie Carroll Josie Carroll Josie Carroll is a Canadian Thoroughbred horse trainer and the first woman trainer to win the Queen's Plate, the oldest thoroughbred horse race in Canada and Canada's most prestigious race....	Hill 'N' Dale Equine Holdings Hill 'n' Dale Farms Hill 'n' Dale Farms is a thoroughbred race horse breeding farm in Canada and the United States. It was founded in 1960 in Aurora, Ontario in 1960 by John Sikura, Jr., who died mysteriously in an unsolved 1994 car fire. The Canadian operation is now run by his son, R. Glenn... /Ed McGhee	1:23.05
2008	Selva	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...	David M. Carroll	Helen Alexander Helen Alexander Helen Alexander was a heroine of the Scottish covenanters in the unequal struggle between the adherents of ancient Presbyterianism and prelacy, is still to-day a ‘household name’ in the west of Scotland. In the mountain glens and moors of Ayrshire and Galloway and the Pentlands, chap-books still... /Helen Groves	1:22.94
2007	Initiation	Jeremy Rose Jeremy Rose Jeremy Rose is an American Thoroughbred racehorse jockey. He began his career as a professional rider at Delaware Park in Wilmington, Delaware and in 2001 was his breakout year and he was voted the United States' Eclipse Award for Outstanding Apprentice Jockey.In 2005, Rose guided Afleet Alex, to...	H. Graham Motion H. Graham Motion H. Graham Motion is an American horse trainer, notable for his work with 2011 Kentucky Derby winner Animal Kingdom and Better Talk Now. Motion started out training and winning with his own Thoroughbred horses at age 29, his first win was with Bounding Daisy in March 1993 at Laurel Park...	Augustin Stable	1:22.75
2006	Sealy Hill Sealy Hill Sealy Hill is a Canadian Champion Thoroughbred racehorse. Owned and bred by Canadian businessman Eugene Melnyk and his wife, Laura, Sealy Hill was named for a village in the Melnyk's adopted home, Barbados. She was sired by 2001 American Horse of the Year, Point Given...	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 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...	1:23.88
2005	Top Notch Lady	Ray Sabourin	Mark Casse	Robert J. Wilson	1:23.86
2004	Shout To The North	Emile Ramsammy Emile Ramsammy Emile Ramsammy is a Canadian thoroughbred horse racing Champion jockey. He had more than 500 victories racing in the Caribbean before emigrating to Canada in the early 1990s....	Mark Casse	Tommy Town Thoroughbreds	1:25.65
2003	Silver Bird	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...	Reade Baker	James McAlpine	1:23.07
2002	Buffalo Jump	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...	Josie Carroll Josie Carroll Josie Carroll is a Canadian Thoroughbred horse trainer and the first woman trainer to win the Queen's Plate, the oldest thoroughbred horse race in Canada and Canada's most prestigious race....	Eaton Hall Farm	1:24.22
2001	Boston Twist	Gary Boulanger Gary Boulanger Gary Dale Boulanger is a former jockey who competed in Canada and the United States and who is currently a trainer in Florida. He began his career in 1987 at Tampa Bay Downs then went to the Pacific Northwest where he was the leading jockey for three straight years from 1989 through 1991 at...	Josie Carroll Josie Carroll Josie Carroll is a Canadian Thoroughbred horse trainer and the first woman trainer to win the Queen's Plate, the oldest thoroughbred horse race in Canada and Canada's most prestigious race....	William Schettine	1:25.04
2000	Poetically	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...	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...	1:22.20
1999	Golden Path	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...	Nickolas DeToro	Nickolas DeToro	1:25.41
1998	Appealing Phylly	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...	Thomas Bowden	Colebrook Farms	1:22.60
1997	Misty Hour	Emile Ramsammy Emile Ramsammy Emile Ramsammy is a Canadian thoroughbred horse racing Champion jockey. He had more than 500 victories racing in the Caribbean before emigrating to Canada in the early 1990s....	Mark Frostad Mark Frostad Mark R. Frostad is a Canadian Thoroughbred horse trainer. He grew up with a father who owned a stud farm but before becoming involved in thoroughbred horse racing, Frostad obtained a BA degree in literature from Princeton University then in 1976 an MBA degree from the University of Western Ontario...	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...	1:22.20
1996	No Foul Play	Steve Bahen	Margaret Spencer	Margaret Spencer	1:26.60
1995	Hello Rachel	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...	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...	Windhaven	1:25.40
1994	Krz Ldy	Larry Attard Larry Attard Larry Attard is a retired Hall of Fame Champion jockey and current horse trainer in Canadian Thoroughbred horse racing....	Mike DePaulo	Ron Guidolin et al.	1:24.80
1993	Avies Covergirl	Ray Sabourin	Steve Owens	Steve Owens	1:27.00
1992	Hey Hazel	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...	Mickey Canino	1:26.00
1991	Debra's Victory	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....	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...	1:25.60
1990	Canadian Envoy	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...	Macdonald Benson Macdonald Benson Macdonald "Mac" Benson is a Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame trainer. A resident of Woodbridge, Ontario, Benson came to Canada in 1978 to train for E. P. Taylor's renowned Windfields Farm...	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...	1:25.40
1989	So Long Seoul	Irwin Driedger	P. Noel Hickey	Irish Acres Farm	1:26.20
1988	Dance For Lucy	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...	Sheldon Wolfe	Hellenic Stable et al.	1:28.60
1987	Tilt My Halo	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...	James E. Day	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...	1:27.40
1986	Water Chimes	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...	James E. Day	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...	1:27.60
1985	Miss Tressette	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...	Joseph Attard	F. & C. Russo	1:29.00
1985	Grecian Touch	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...	Herbert Schnitzler	Longview Farm	1:29.00
1984	Deceit Dancer Deceit Dancer Deceit Dancer is a Canadian Champion filly Thoroughbred racehorse, Bred by E. P. Taylor, owner of her sire, Vice Regent, and her dam, Deceit, she was purchased by Kleinburg, Ontario racing stable owner Bahnam K...	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...	Maktoum Al Maktoum Maktoum Hasher Maktoum Al Maktoum His Highness Sheikh Maktoum Hasher Maktoum Al Maktoum is a member of Dubai's ruling family. He is a second cousin once removed of Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the current ruler of Dubai...	1:26.40
1983	Proud Halo	Robert King, Jr.	Gerry Moerman	Shefry Farms/Shefsky	1:28.40
1982	L'Epee	John Bell	Emile M. Allain	Terfloth Farm	1:27.20
1981	Chaleur	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...	Michael J. Doyle	Bo-Teek Farms	1:28.60