Jacques Cartier Stakes

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Jacques Cartier Stakes
Grade III race
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Location Woodbine Racetrack
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Inaugurated1954
Race type Thoroughbred - Flat racing
Website www.woodbineentertainment.com/qct/default.asp
Race information
Distance 6 furlongs
SurfaceTapeta
Trackleft-handed
QualificationFour-Years-Old & Up
WeightAllowances
Purse Can$150,000
Bonuses$30,000 Ontario-bred

The Jacques Cartier Stakes is a Thoroughbred horse race run annually since 1954 at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Run near the beginning of the Woodbine spring meeting, the sprint race is open to horses aged four and older and is run over a distance of six furlongs on Tapeta synthetic dirt. In 2019, it became a Grade III stakes race and the purse has been subsequently increased to Can$150,000 with an additional $30,000 available for Ontario-bred horses. [1]

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Inaugurated in 1954 at the now defunct Greenwood Raceway in Toronto, the Jacques Cartier Stakes is named in honour of the French explorer, Jacques Cartier. It was raced at Woodbine Racetrack from 1956 through 1967 after which it was hosted by Fort Erie Racetrack through 1975. In 1976 the race returned to Greenwood Raceway where it remained through 1993. It returned to its prest location at Woodbine Racetrack in 1994.

The race was run in two divisions in 1984.

Since inception it has been contested at various distances:

Records

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

Most wins:

Most wins by an owner:

Most wins by a jockey:

Most wins by a trainer:

Winners

Year
Winner
Age
Jockey
Trainer
Owner
Time
2023Anarchist4Luis Contreras Josie Carroll Ilium Stables1:08.96
2022Arzak4Kazushi KimuraMichael TrombettaSonata Stable1:08.91
2021Souper Stonehenge5 Patrick Husbands Mark E. Casse Live Oak Plantation1:08.89
2020 Pink Lloyd 8Rafael Manuel Hernandez Robert P. Tiller Entourage Stables1:09.61
2019 Pink Lloyd 7 Eurico Rosa Da Silva Robert P. Tiller Entourage Stables1:08.55
2018 Pink Lloyd 6 Eurico Rosa Da Silva Robert P. Tiller Entourage Stables1:08.05
2017 Pink Lloyd 5 Eurico Rosa Da Silva Robert P. Tiller Entourage Stables1:08.62
2016Passion for Action4 Eurico Rosa Da Silva Michael P. De PauloBenjamin Hutzel1:09.75
2015 Calgary Cat 5 Eurico Rosa Da Silva Kevin Attard Chesney/Hoffman1:08.98
2014 Dan the Tin Man 4 David Garcia Ricky Griffith Debmar Stables1:09.75
2013 Essence Hit Man 6 Jesse M. Campbell Sylvain Pion A & G Racing Stable1:08.83
2012Essence Hit Man5 Jesse M. Campbell Audre Cappuccitti Audre & Gordon Cappuccitti1:09.26
2011Essence Hit Man4 Jesse M. Campbell Audre Cappuccitti Audre and Gordon Cappuccitti1:08.16
2010Hollywood Hit4 James McAleney Daniel O'Callaghan Peter Redekop 1:08.99
2009Disfunction5 Emile Ramsammy Julia Carey JMJ's Stable & Weila Ye1:08.62
2008Legal Move4 Simon Husbands Mark Casse Woodford Racing LLC 1:08.63
2007Stradivinsky4 Emma-Jayne Wilson Malcolm Pierce Live Oak Plantation Racing 1:09.68
2006 Judiths Wild Rush 5 James S. McAleney Reade Baker Tenenbaum Racing1:09.17
2005Ministers Wild Cat5 Todd Kabel Scott H. Fairlie I. & M. Cowan et al.1:09.67
2004 Chris's Bad Boy 7 Jono Jones Vito Armata Alpine Stable1:08.75
2003Rare Friends4 Patrick Husbands Robert P. Tiller Frank Digiulio, Jr.1:11.22
2002 Wake At Noon 5 Emile Ramsammy Abraham R. Katryan Bruno Schickedanz 1:10.26
2001 Wake At Noon 4 David Clark Abraham R. Katryan Bruno Schickedanz 1:09.53
2000Randy Regent6 Todd Kabel Mark Frostad Sam-Son Farm 1:10.00
1999Transferred4 Na Somsanith Thomas R. Bowden Colebrook Farm1:10.00
1998Cache In5 Mickey Walls David R. Bell M. Oslanski & G. Smith1:10.40
1997 Kiridashi 5 Mickey Walls Barbara Minshall Minshall Farms 1:09.80
1996Demaloot Demashoot6 Todd Kabel Daniel J. Vella Frank Stronach 1:09.40
1995Double Glow4 Sandy Hawley Mark Frostad Sam-Son Farm 1:10.60
1994 King Ruckus 4 Todd Kabel Daniel J. Vella Frank Stronach 1:08.80
1993Lordly Ruckus4 Robert Landry Debiie Lockhurst C. M. Stubbs1:23.40
1992 Megas Vukefalos 4 Mickey Walls Phil England Knob Hill Stable 1:24.60
1991Host Master5 Don Seymour Emile M. Allain Arosa Stables1:25.20
1990 Regal Intention 5 Sandy Hawley James E. Day Sam-Son Farm & Windfields Farm 1:23.80
1989Overpeer5 Robert King, Jr. Trevor Swan J. D. Cameron1:24.80
1988Bravest Shot4 Irwin Driedger Debi Lockhurst Lorraine Stubbs1:27.60
1987 Play the King 4 Robin Platts Roger Attfield Kinghaven Farms 1:24.00
1986 Ten Gold Pots 5 Dan Beckon Gil Rowntree B. K. Y. Stable1:24.00
1985Aeronotic4 Jeffrey Fell D. McCulloughSpeedy Racing Stable1:25.20
1984My Only Love7 Gary Stahlbaum Phil England Phil England (lessee)1:25.20
1984Sir Khaled4 Richard Dos Ramos Bill Marko Reliable Stable & Bill Marko1:26.20
1983Regent Cat5 Gary Stahlbaum Phil England Stieglan & Alexander1:25.20
1982 Frost King 4 Lloyd Duffy Bill Marko Ted Smith & Bill Marko1:25.40
1981Someolio Man4 Brian Swatuk George M. Carter J. Terdik1:26.20
1980 Overskate 5 Robin Platts Gil Rowntree Stafford Farm 1:24.40
1979 Overskate 4 Robin Platts Gil Rowntree Stafford Farm 1:25.40
1978Sound Reason4 Robin Platts Gil Rowntree Stafford Farm 1:25.60
1977Park Romeo6 Avelino Gomez Jerry G. Lavigne Parkview Stable1:28.20
1976Park Romeo5 Lloyd Duffy Jerry G. Lavigne Parkview Stable1:19.40
1975Conversation4 Robin Platts Lou Cavalaris, Jr. Gardiner Farms 1:11.20
1974Henry Tudor5 Robin Platts Lou Cavalaris, Jr. Gardiner Farms 1:13.40
1973Amber Stone5 Avelino Gomez Arthur H. Warner Sam-Son Farm 1:10.00
1972Step In Time5G. Gordon Edward Mann Valecrest Farm1:13.40
1971Aintee So Daintee5 James Kelly Edward Mann Valecrest Farm1:10.00
1970Regal Dancer6 Sandy Hawley Frank Merrill, Jr. S. Rotenberg1:10.20
1969Bow Shannon4G. GibbJ. GomezMrs. J. Cerullo1:12.40
1968Lady Taj4 Richard Grubb Lou Cavalaris, Jr. Gardiner & Golden West Farm 1:11.80
1967 Victorian Era 5 Hugo Dittfach Lou Cavalaris, Jr. Windfields Farm 1:10.80
1966 E. Day 6 Noel Turcotte Hume E. M. Pollock Hume E. M. Pollock 1:10.60
1965 E. Day 5 Pat Remillard Hume E. M. Pollock Hume E. M. Pollock 1:10.40
1964Roman Banquet5 Nick Shuk S. U. Ross E. C. Pasquale1:10.80
1963Jammed Lucky5 Keith Robinson Yonnie Starr Conn Smythe 1:11.00
1962 Hidden Treasure 5 George Gubbins Robert S. Bateman William R. Beasley 1:14.00
1961 Hidden Treasure 4 Avelino Gomez Robert S. Bateman William R. Beasley 1:10.60
1960Theo Geo4G. GordonB. S. ChrisMrs. B. S. Chris1:13.20
1959Top Tourn6 Avelino Gomez J. HornsbyMcMacken Stable1:14.80
1958 Nearctic 4 Ben Sorensen Gordon J. McCann Windfields Farm 1:09.80
1957Censor4 Avelino Gomez Gordon J. McCann Winnifred Taylor 1:10.20
1956Beau Bunty5 Avelino Gomez B. S. ChrisMrs. B. S. Chris1:12.00
1955 Canadiana 5T. Johnson Gordon J. McCann E. P. Taylor 1:11.60
1954Blue Scooter4T. JohnsonF. HigginsJ. R. Mclntyre1:11.40

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References

  1. "Jacques Cartier Stakes Profile". equibase.com. Retrieved 8 July 2023.