Ballerina Stakes (Canada)

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Ballerina Stakes
Listed race
Location Hastings Racecourse, Vancouver, British Columbia
Inaugurated1969
Race type Thoroughbred - Flat racing
Race information
Distance1+18 miles (9 furlongs)
Surface Dirt
TrackLeft-handed
QualificationFillies & Mares, 3-y-o+
WeightWeight-For-Age

The Ballerina Stakes is a Canadian Thoroughbred horse race run annually at Hastings Racecourse, Vancouver, British Columbia. Held in late September or early October, it is open to fillies and mares, age three and older.

Contents

The race was first contested in 1969 and is run over nine furlongs on dirt.

Records

Speed record:

Most wins:

Most wins by a trainer:

Winners since 1998

Year
Winner
Age
Jockey
Trainer
Owner
Time
1998Magic Code3Alan CuthbertsonDavid V ForsterMr & Mrs D Forster & R Chan1:52.20
1999Magic Code4Alan CuthbertsonDavid V ForsterForster Stable/R, A & V Chan1:50.61
2000Magic Code5Gary BazeDavid V ForsterForster Stable/R, A & V Chan1:50.69
2001Grey Tobe Free4Chris LosethRobert AndersonRed Rock Farm1:49.74
2002Grace For You3Fernando SerraJohn Terry MarshallDennis Draman1:52.87
2003Dancewithavixen3Felipe ValdezTom LongstaffTNT Racing Stable1:52.58
2004See Me Through3Pedro AlvaradoCindy KrasnerMichael Jawl1:51.42
2005Monashee3Justin SteinL Tracy McCarthyCanmor Farms1:50.40
2006Gins Majesty4Kevin KriggerTim McCannaQuadrun Farm1:52.80
2007Monashee5David WilsonL Tracy McCarthyCanmor Farms1:50.64
2008Against The Sky6Frank Perez FuentesCraig McPhersonArindel1:51.00
2009Holy Nova5 Mario Gutierrez Troy TaylorGlen Todd1:52.37
2010Kaweah Princess4Pedro AlvaradoRob GilkerVery Un Stable1:50.53
2011Orchids Silver5Isaias CardenasLenore DuboisNick & Pauline Felicella1:50.30
2012Class Included4 Russell Baze Jim PenneyMichael & Amy Feuerborn1:49.30
2013Madeira Park4Rico WalcottDavid V ForsterExclusive Stable & Ray Hanson1:50.26
2014Touching Promise4 Mario Gutierrez Barbara HeadsRussell & Lois Bennett1:51:18
2015Touching Promise4Amadeo PerezBarbara HeadsRussell & Lois Bennett1:49.78
2016Snuggles3Rico WalcottDino CondileniosSwift Thoroughbreds1:50.26
2017Notis The Jewell4Richard Harvey HamelWilliam McLarenWilliam McLaren1:51.64 [1]
2018Victress5Amadeo PerezRobert GilkerVictoria & Robert Gilker1:50.38 [2]
2019Here's Hannah4Richard Harvey HamelJohn MorrisonB-C Stables1:49.91 [3]

Earlier winners

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References

  1. "2017 result". Racing Post. 9 October 2017.
  2. "2018 result". Racing Post. 8 October 2018.
  3. "2019 result". Racing Post. 29 September 2019.