Whimsical Stakes
Grade III race | |
Location |
Woodbine Racetrack Toronto, Ontario |
---|---|
Inaugurated | 1956 |
Race type | Thoroughbred - Flat racing |
Website | woodbineentertainment.com |
Race information | |
Distance | Six furlong sprint |
Surface | Polytrack |
Track | Left-handed |
Qualification | Fillies & Mares, 4-Years-Old & Up |
Weight | Allowances |
Purse | $115,500 (2016) |
The Whimsical Stakes is a Canadian Thoroughbred horse race run annually in mid April at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto, Ontario. A Grade III race since 2006, it is open to fillies and mares aged four and older. It is raced over a distance of 6 furlongs on Polytrack synthetic dirt and currently carries a purse of $115,500.
Since its inception in 1956 at Toronto's Greenwood Raceway, the race has been contested at various distances:
- 6 furlongs : 1956 at Greenwood Raceway, 1975 at Fort Erie Racetrack, 1976–1979, and since 1986 at Woodbine Racetrack
- 6 1⁄2 furlongs : 1957 at Greenwood Raceway, 1968-1974 at Fort Erie Racetrack
- 7 furlongs : 1958-1960, 1980-1985 at Greenwood Raceway
- 1 mile : 1961-1966 at Greenwood Raceway
- 1 mile : 1967 on turf at Fort Erie Racetrack
The race was run in two divisions in 1981 and 1984.
Records
Speed record: (at current distance of 6 furlongs)
- 1:08.88 - Leigh Court (2016)
Most wins:
- 3 - Prospective Dolly (1991, 1993, 1994)
Most wins by an owner:
- 3 - Estate of M. Rich & N. Clements (1991, 1993, 1994)
- 3 - Larkin Maloney & Conn Smythe (1958, 1959, 1960)
- 3 - Stafford Farm (1966, 1976, 1979)
Most wins by a jockey:
- 6 - Dave Penna (1984, 1987, 1988, 1991, 1993, 1994)
Most wins by a trainer:
- 4 - Jerry C. Meyer (1956, 1962, 1963, 1964)
- 4 - Yonnie Starr (1958, 1959, 1960, 1981)
- 4 - Tony Mattine (1986, 1991, 1993, 1994)
Winners of the Whimsical Stakes
Year |
Winner |
Age |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Owner |
Time |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2016 | Leigh Court | 6 | Florent Geroux | Michael Stidham | Speedway Stable | 1:08.88 |
2015 | Unspurned | 4 | Alan Garcia | Roger L. Attfield | Christine Hayden | 1:09.18 |
2014 | Purely Hot | 6 | Chantal Sutherland | Tevis Q. McCauley | Unlimited Equine | 1:09.89 |
2013 | Acting Naughty | 4 | Tyler Pizarro | Donald C. MacRae | John Hillier | 1:09.76 |
2012 | Roxy Gap | 4 | Patrick Husbands | Mark Casse | Eugene Melnyk | 1:09.15 |
2011 | Wildcat Marie | 4 | Tyler Pizarro | Martin Drexler | Baldesarra & Partners | 1:09.11 |
2010 | Proud Heiress | 6 | Chantal Sutherland | Wayne Mogge | Michael Cavey. | 1:09.71 |
2009 | Dancing Allstar | 4 | James McAleney | Terry Jordan | Bob Cheema | 1:09.16 |
2008 | My List | 4 | Eurico Rosa Da Silva | Nick Gonzalez | Tucci Stables | 1:09.71 |
2007 | Seductively | 4 | Gerry Olguin | Ian Black | Kinghaven Farms | 1:12.27 |
2006 | Abounding Truth | 6 | Patrick Husbands | Josie Carroll | Douglas Kent Racing | 1:10.55 |
2005 | Nashinda | 4 | David Clark | Macdonald Benson | Augustin Stable | 1:11.80 |
2004 | Holy Bubbette | 4 | Joe Bravo | David Fawkes | Katherine Elam | 1:10.37 |
2003 | Brass In Pocket | 4 | David Clark | Robert P. Tiller | Frank DiGiulio, Jr. | 1:12.69 |
2002 | Mysterious Affair | 5 | Dale Hemsley | J. Mort Hardy | J. Mort Hardy | 1:10.54 |
2001 | Mysterious Affair | 4 | Richard Dos Ramos | J. Mort Hardy | J. Mort Hardy | 1:11.78 |
2000 | Barlee Mist | 5 | Patrick Husbands | Wray I. Lawrence | Barlee Farm | 1:10.48 |
1999 | Barlee Mist | 4 | Michael Quong | Wray I. Lawrence | Barlee Farm | 1:10.62 |
1998 | Bimini Blues | 5 | Sandy Hawley | Michael Mattine | Theodore F. Burnett | 1:10.60 |
1997 | Eseni | 4 | Mickey Walls | Phil England | Knob Hill Stable | 1:10.00 |
1996 | Fleet Wahine | 5 | Robert Landry | Frank Passero, Jr. | Frank Stronach | 1:11.00 |
1995 | Showering | 4 | Emile Ramsammy | Michael Mattine | Theodore F. Burnett | 1:10.40 |
1994 | Prospective Dolly | 7 | Dave Penna | Tony Mattine | Est. M. Rich/N. Clements | 1:09.80 |
1993 | Prospective Dolly | 6 | Dave Penna | Tony Mattine | Est. M. Rich/N. Clements | 1:10.80 |
1992 | Family Investment | 4 | Todd Kabel | Michael J. Doyle | L. S. Moore | 1:12.20 |
1991 | Prospective Dolly | 4 | Dave Penna | Tony Mattine | Est. M. Rich/N. Clements | 1:12.40 |
1990 | Diva's Debut | 4 | Richard Dos Ramos | Debbie England | Huntington Stud Farm | 1:10.00 |
1989 | Zadracarta | 4 | Sandy Hawley | Pat Collins | Knob Hill Stable | 1:11.00 |
1988 | Ruling Angel | 4 | Dave Penna | James E. Day | Sam-Son Farm | 1:11.60 |
1987 | Dice Cup | 4 | Dave Penna | David R. Bell | John A. Franks | 1:11.40 |
1986 | Quitman | 4 | David Clark | Tony Mattine | E. H. Curnes | 1:11.40 |
1985 | Dancing Emerald | 5 | Brian Swatuk | Sheldon Wolfe | L. & D. Lee | 1:26.40 |
1984 | Mrs. Specklewing | 4 | Dave Penna | Alton Quanbeck | Norcliffe Stables | 1:26.20 |
1984 | Dancing Emerald | 4 | Robert King, Jr. | Sheldon Wolfe | L. & D. Lee | 1:26.00 |
1983 | Tiffany Tam | 4 | Irwin Driedger | James E. Day | Sam-Son Farm | 1:27.00 |
1982 | Eternal Search | 4 | Gary Stahlbaum | Edward Mann | Jim Dandy Stable | 1:27.00 |
1981 | Sober Jig | 4 | J. Paul Souter | Yonnie Starr | Jean-Louis Levesque | 1:26.00 |
1981 | Lacey | 4 | David Clark | Frank Merrill, Jr. | W. P. Gilbride/O'Connell | 1:26.60 |
1980 | Kennisis | 5 | Gary Stahlbaum | Glenn Magnusson | G. Vasey & D. Finn | 1:24.40 |
1979 | Royal North | 4 | Robin Platts | Gil Rowntree | Stafford Farm | 1:10.40 |
1978 | Polder Pie | 5 | Sandy Hawley | M. R. Clark | M. R. Clark | 1:10.20 |
1977 | Reasonable Win | 5 | Avelino Gomez | Fred H. Loschke | Hammer Kopf Farm | 1:10.40 |
1976 | Gurkhas Band | 4 | Robin Platts | Gil Rowntree | Stafford Farms | 1:09.80 |
1975 | Lovely Sunrise | 4 | Colin Bain | Donnie Walker | Conn Smythe | 1:11.20 |
1974 | Miss Rebound | 6 | Sandy Hawley | Gil Robillard | Grovetree Stable | 1:16.80 |
1973 | Sonny Says Quick | 8 | Gregg McCarron | Odie Clelland | Peter Fuller | 1:20.40 |
1972 | Main Pan | 4 | Gregg McCarron | Odie Clelland | Peter Fuller | 1:16.60 |
1971 | Not Too Shy | 5 | Richard Grubb | Donnie Walker | Conn Smythe | 1:17.40 |
1970 | Anxious Age | 7 | James Kelly | Andrew G. Smithers | G. W. Bydson | 1:18.80 |
1969 | Double Ripple | 4 | Eldon Nelson | John Tammaro, Jr. | V. Mosca | 1:18.60 |
1968 | Anxious Age | 5 | Clifford Potts | Paul Cooper | G. W. Brydson | 1:19.00 |
1967 | Ice Water | 4 | Avelino Gomez | Lou Cavalaris, Jr. | Gardiner Farm | 1:47.20 |
1966 | Sharon Market | 4 | Avelino Gomez | Carl F. Chapman | Stafford Farms | 1:38.20 |
1965 | Battling Way | 6 | Eric Walsh | N. Fletcher | N. Fletcher | 1:40.20 |
1964 | Sky Diver | 4 | James Fitzsimmons | Jerry C. Meyer | E. B. Seedhouse | 1:38.20 |
1963 | Twice Shy | 4 | Ron Turcotte | Jerry C. Meyer | H. Waggoner | 1:39.00 |
1962 | Scratch Off | 4 | Jim Parnell | Jerry C. Meyer | D. Mann | 1:39.00 |
1961 | Menantic | 4 | James Fitzsimmons | Gordon J. McCann | Windfields Farm | 1:37.80 |
1960 | Wonder Where | 4 | Clifford Potts | Yonnie Starr | Maloney & Smythe | 1:29.40 |
1959 | Kitty Girl | 5 | Al Coy | Yonnie Starr | Maloney & Smythe | 1:25.40 |
1958 | Kitty Girl | 4 | R. Gonzalez | Yonnie Starr | Maloney & Smythe | 1:25.20 |
1957 | Saragino | 4 | Edward Plesa | Arthur H. Warner | Lanson Farm | 1:21.40 |
1956 | Willies Folly | 4 | Ernie Warme | Jerry C. Meyer | R. Papa | 1:12.00 |
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Monday, April 11, 2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.