Canadian Maturity Stakes
| Discontinued stakes race | |
 Norcliffe, painted by Bob Demuyser (1920-2003) | |
| Location |
Woodbine Racetrack Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
|---|---|
| Inaugurated | 1953 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred - Flat racing |
| Website | woodbineentertainment.com |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 1 1⁄4 miles (10 furlongs) |
| Surface | Turf |
| Track | Left-handed |
| Qualification | Canadian bred four-year-olds |
| Weight | Assigned |
The Canadian Maturity Stakes was a Canadian Thoroughbred horse race run annually in late November at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto, Ontario. Inaugurated in 1953,[1] the race was restricted to four-year-old horses bred in Canada. It was contested on turf over a distance of a mile and a quarter (10 furlongs).
At a time when Thoroughbreds regularly ran on both dirt and turf, the Canadian Maturity Stakes attracted the best four-year-olds in Canada. However, by the late 1980s that situation had changed dramatically and by the time of the 1994 running, it attracted a field of only four horses.[2]
The Canadian Maturity Stakes was won for five consecutive years between 1990 and 1994 by Sam-Son Farm and Hall of Fame trainer, Jim Day. Sam-Son Farm and Day also won in 1983.[3]
Records
Speed record: (Through 1998, Woodbine times were recorded in fifths of a second. Since 1999 they are in hundredths of a second)
- 2:00.20 - Classic Reign (1993)[4]
Most wins by an owner:
- 6 - Sam-Son Farm (1983, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994)
Most wins by a jockey:
- 4 - Robin Platts
Most wins by a trainer:
- 6 - James E. Day (1983, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994)
Winners
- 1996 - Dagda
- 1995 - Alywow
- 1994 - Desert Waves
- 1993 - Classic Reign
- 1992 - Dance Smartly
- 1991 - Sky Classic
- 1990 - Most Valiant
- 1989 - Imperial Colony
- 1988 - Lindjean
- 1987 - Boulder Run
- 1986 - Kazbek
- 1985 - Nagurski
- 1984 - Piper John
- 1983 - Twice An Angel
- 1982 - Frost King
- 1981 - Bejilla
- 1980 - Glorious Song
- 1979 - Overskate
- 1978 - Sound Reason
- 1977 - Norcliffe
- 1976 - Brilliant Sandy
- 1975 - Rash Move
- 1974 - Good Port
- 1973 - Nice Dancer
- 1972 - Belle Geste
- 1971 - Mary of Scotland
- 1970 - Jollysum Dancer
- 1969 - No Parando
- 1968 - Battling
- 1967 - He's A Smoothie
- 1966 - Good Old Mort
- 1965 - Langcrest
- 1964 - Albion Star
- 1963 - King Gorm
- 1962 - Majestic Hour
- 1961 - Hidden Treasure
- 1960 - Wonder Where
- 1959 - Foxy Phil
- 1958 - Nearctic
- 1957 - Censor
- 1956 - Ace Marine
- 1955 - King Maple
- 1954 - Chain Reaction
- 1953 - Foxy Pilot
Notes
- ↑ http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/thestar/access/473982971.html?dids=473982971:473982971&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Jul+23%2C+1988&author=Tom+Slater+Toronto+Star&pub=Toronto+Star&desc=Maturity+race+has+a+big+purse+but+little+talent&pqatl=google
- ↑ http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/thestar/access/518313321.html?dids=518313321:518313321&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Oct+30%2C+1994&author=John+Chunn+TORONTO+STAR&pub=Toronto+Star&desc=Game+filly+steps+up+in+company&pqatl=google
- ↑ http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/thestar/access/518847311.html?dids=518847311:518847311&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Jul+19%2C+1993&author=Rick+Fraser+TORONTO+STAR&pub=Toronto+Star&desc=Classic+Reign+zips+to+victory%2C+breaks+Maturity+Stakes+mark&pqatl=google
- ↑ http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/thestar/access/518847311.html?dids=518847311:518847311&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Jul+19%2C+1993&author=Rick+Fraser+TORONTO+STAR&pub=Toronto+Star&desc=Classic+Reign+zips+to+victory%2C+breaks+Maturity+Stakes+mark&pqatl=google
References
- June 23, 1957 New York Times article titled "Censor Is Home First In Canadian Maturity"
- July 19, 1993 Toronto Star article titled "Classic Reign zips to victory, breaks Maturity Stakes mark"