Kennedy Road Stakes

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Kennedy Road Stakes
Grade II race
Location Woodbine Racetrack
Toronto, Ontario Canada
Inaugurated1989
Race type Thoroughbred - Flat racing
Website www.woodbineentertainment.com/qct/default.asp
Race information
Distance 6 furlong sprint
SurfaceTapeta synthetic dirt
Trackleft-handed
QualificationThree-years-old & up
WeightAssigned
Purse$175,000 (plus up to $35,000 for eligible Ontario breds) [1]

The Kennedy Road Stakes is a thoroughbred horse race run annually at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Run during the latter part of November, the Grade II sprint race is open to horses aged three and older. Raced over a distance of 6 furlongs, it currently offers a purse of C$200,000. The race was originally run on a natural dirt surface, but since 2006 has been on a synthetic "all weather" surface (Polytrack from 2005 to 2015, Tapeta starting in 2016). [1]

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Inaugurated in 1989 as the Kennedy Road Handicap, it was named in honour of Kennedy Road, the 1973 Canadian Horse of the Year and a Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame inductee.

Records

Speed record:

Most wins:

Most wins by an owner:

Most wins by a jockey:

Most wins by a trainer:

Winners

YearWinnerAgeJockeyTrainerOwner
Dist.
(Furlongs)
TimeWin $ Gr.
2022Candy Overload4Sahin Civaci Mark E. Casse Leonard Schleifer, Wachtel Stable & Gary Barber 6 f1:09.17$175,000G2
2021 Pink Lloyd 9 Rafael Hernandez Robert Tiller Entourage Stable6 f1:08.84$120,000G2
2020Ride A Comet5 Patrick Husbands Mark E. Casse John C. Oxley & My Meadowview Farm LLC6 f1:08.25$105,000G2
2019 Pink Lloyd 7 Eurico Rosa da Silva Robert Tiller Entourage Stable6 f1:08.72$126,000G2
2018Ikerrin Road4Ademar SantosVito ArmataAlpine Stable Limited6 f1:08.42$105,000G2
2017 Pink Lloyd 5 Eurico Rosa da Silva Robert Tiller Entourage Stable6 f1:08.46$126,000G2
2016Stacked Deck5 Rafael Hernandez Barbara J. Minshall Bruce Lunsford 6 f1:08.19$120,000G2
2015Stacked Deck4 Luis Contreras Barbara J. Minshall Bruce Lunsford 6 f1:08.34$120,000G2
2014 Calgary Cat 4 Eurico Rosa Da Silva Kevin AttardStephen Chesney & Cory Hoffman6 f1:08.46$120,000G2
2013Bear No Joke5 Emma-Jayne Wilson Reade Baker Bear Stables6 f1:08.63$108,000G2
2012Bear Tough Tiger4 Justin Stein Reade Baker Bear Stables6 f1:08.77$90,000G3
2011 Essence Hit Man 4 Jesse Campbell Audre Cappuccitti Audre Cappuccitti & Gordon Cappuccitti6 f1:08.75$108,000G3
2010 Ravalo 6 Jeffrey Sanchez Donald BarrLindy M. Redding6 f1:09.00$90,000G3
2009Smokey Fire4 Emma-Jayne Wilson Sid C. Attard Jim Dandy Stable6 f1:08.49$103,500G3
2008Shadowless3 Justin Stein David R. Bell Heather M. Takahashi6 f1:09.08$99,000G3
2007Connections6 Jeremy Rose Michael Dini Ruman Stable6 f1:08.78$75,000G3
2006Main Executive4 Todd Kabel Radlie Loney Bruno Brothers Farm6 f1:10.02$75,000
2005Are You Serious3 Corey Fraser Robert Tiller Robert Tiller & Frank DiGiulio Jr.6 f1:09.40$84,075
2004Race not held due to weather conditions
2003Chris's Bad Boy6 Jono Jones Vito Armata Alpine Stable Limited (John Armata)6 f1:08.05$82,425
2002Cheap Talk3 Patrick Husbands Robert Tiller Robert Tiller & Tom Lottridge6 f1:09.50$82,500
2001Olympian4 Todd Kabel John Cardella Rexdale Stable & Partner6 f1:09.77$65,700
2000Wake At Noon3 David Clark Abraham R. Katryan Bruno Schickedanz 6 f1:10.89$64,500
1999Great Defender3 Slade Callaghan Ross Armata Robert & Shirley Wilson6 f1:08.17$51,435
1998Uncle Woger3 Patrick Husbands Abraham R. Katryan Brandon Brako Stable6 f1:09.20$38,628
1997All Firmed Up5 Todd Kabel Daniel J. Vella Frank Stronach 6 f1:10.80$38,988
1996Goldminers Gold3 Todd Kabel Daniel J. Vella Frank Stronach 6 f1:09.60$50,130
1995Blitzer6 Todd Kabel Daniel J. Vella Frank Stronach 6 f1:09.80$47,460
1994Blitzer5 Todd Kabel Robert P. Tiller Frank Stronach 6 f1:09.80$37,890
1993British Banker5 Dave Penna Michael J. Doyle Dogwood Stable 6 f1:10.20$37,386
1992Canadian Silver4 Dave Penna Michael J. Doyle Pinejoy Stable6 f1:09.80$37,323
1991King Corrie3 Richard Dos Ramos John A. Ross Aubrey W. Minshall 6 f1:09.20$35,935
1990 Twist the Snow 4 Larry Attard Angus McArthurAngus McArthur6 f1:10.00$19,188
1989Mr. Hot Shot4 James McAleney William J. StewartJimmy Stewart & Michelle Upton6 f1:10.40$35,160

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References

  1. 1 2 "Kennedy Road Stakes Profile". www.equibase.com. Retrieved 29 November 2016.