Nassau Stakes (Canada)

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Nassau Stakes
Grade II race
Location Woodbine Racetrack
Toronto, Ontario
Inaugurated1956
Race type Thoroughbred  Flat racing
Website www.woodbineentertainment.com
Race information
Distance1 mile (8 furlongs)
SurfaceTurf
TrackLeft-handed
QualificationFillies & Mares, Three-years-old & up
WeightAssigned
Purse$175,000 (2021)

The Nassau Stakes is a Canadian Thoroughbred horse race held annually at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto, Ontario. A Grade II event raced in early June, it is open to horses aged three and older and run over a distance of one mile on turf. Currently, the Nassau Stakes offers a purse of $153,540.

Contents

Inaugurated in 1956, it was raced on dirt until 1968 when it was shifted permanently to the turf. Over the years, it has been run at various distances both at the Woodbine Racetrack and at Fort Erie Race Track:

On dirt:

On turf:

The Nassau Stakes was run in two divisions in 1978, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1989, 1990

Records

Time record: (at 1+116 miles on turf)

Most wins:

Most wins by an owner:

Most wins by a jockey:

Most wins by a trainer:

Winners of the Nassau Stakes

Year
Winner
Age
Jockey
Trainer
Owner
Time
2022Lady Speightspeare4 Emma-Jayne Wilson Roger Attfield Charles E. Fipke 1:32.40
2021Jolie Olympica5 Luis Contreras Josie Carroll Fox Hill Farms1:34.83
2020Elizabeth Way4 Emma-Jayne Wilson Roger Attfield John J McCormack1:35.30
2019Secret Message4Trevor McCarthy Graham Motion Madaket Stables, ERJ Racing et al.1:35.30
2018Niigon's Eclipse5 Gary Boulanger Rachel HaldenChiefswood Stable1:32.74
2017 Starship Jubilee 4 Eurico Rosa Da Silva Kevin AttardKevin Attard/Soli Mehta1:36.86
2016 Lexie Lou 5 Patrick Husbands Mark E. Casse Gary Barber 1:32.98
2015 Sky Treasure 5Gary Boulanger Mark E. Casse John C. Oxley 1:33.54
2014 Solid Appeal 5 Jesse M. Campbell Reade Baker Jim & Susan Hill1:33.04
2013 Solid Appeal 4Jesse M. Campbell Reade Baker Jim & Susan Hill1:34.01
2012 Marketing Mix 4 Julien Leparoux Thomas F. Proctor Glen Hill Farm1:37.74
2011 Bay to Bay 4 Luis Contreras Brian Lynch Robert Smithen1:36.48
2010 Simply Splendid 5 Chantal Sutherland Gail Cox J. Menary & Gail Cox 1:34.23
2009 Rutherienne 5 Alan Garcia Christophe Clement Virginia Kraft Payson 1:41.89
2008 Callwood Dancer 4Eurico Rosa Da Silva Roger Attfield Harlequin Ranches 1:40.46
2007 Strike Softly 4 Todd Kabel Mark Frostad Sam-Son Farm 1:39.90
2006 Naissance Royale 4 Kent Desormeaux Christophe Clement Monceaux Stable1:46.16
2005 Que Puntual 5 Cornelio Velásquez Angel Penna Jr. Earle I. Mack 1:41.96
2004 Inish Glora 6 Todd Kabel Macdonald Benson Robert J. Costigan1:40.38
2003 Strait From Texas 4 Richard Dos Ramos Paul Buttigieg James Michael1:42.92
2002 Siringas 4 José A. Santos Christophe Clement Skymarc Farm 1:41.01
2001 Only To You 5 Todd Kabel Mark Frostad Sam-Son Farm 1:47.31
2000 Heliotrope 5 Neil Poznansky David R. Bell R. F. & J. E. Shaw1:40.14
1999 Anguilla 4 Robert Landry Tom Skiffington Jr. John & Glenn Sikura 1:41.52
1998 Colorful Vices 5 Todd Kabel Mark Frostad Sam-Son Farm 1:41.80
1997 Classic Wonder 5 Mickey Walls John P. MacKenzie Rudy Singh1:41.00
1996 Bold Ruritana 6 Robert Landry Barbara Minshall Minshall Farms 1:39.60
1995 Bold Ruritana 5 Robert Landry Barbara Minshall Minshall Farms 1:41.20
1994 Strong and Steady 4 Todd Kabel Dan Vella John Sikura Jr. et al.1:41.20
1993 Dance For Donna 4 Robert Landry Sherry Noakes Aubrey W. Minshall 1:43.60
1992 Radiant Ring *4 Garrett Gomez James E. Day Sam-Son Farm 1:41.00
1991 Radiant Ring 3 Pat Day James E. Day Sam-Son Farm 1:42.20
1990 Seattle Sangue 5 Larry Attard Danny O'Callaghan John Sikura Jr. 1:40.80
1990 Maison Close 5 Dave Penna Tom Skiffington Jr. John Sikura Jr. 1:41.00
1989 Regal Wonder 5 Sandy Hawley James E. Day Sam-Son Farm 1:43.60
1989 Fieldy 6 Pat Day Tom Skiffington Jr. Seltzer/Fernwood Stable1:43.40
1988 Anglia 4 Robbie King Jr. Norman E. SmithGolden Willow Farm1:42.00
1987 Carotene 4 Don Seymour Roger Attfield Kinghaven Farms 1:43.20
1986 Lake Country 5 Jeffrey Fell Donnie Walker Prowse / Mclntosh1:43.80
1985 Lake Country 4 Jeffrey Fell Donnie Walker Prowse / McIntosh1:46.00
1985 Annie Edge 5 Jim Walford Jonathan Sheppard Augustin Stable 1:46.00
1984 Northern Blossom 4 Dan Beckon Gil Rowntree B. K. Y. Stable1:44.60
1983 Face The Verdict 4 David Clark James C. Bentley D. W. Carmichael1:47.20
1983 Eternal Search 5 Gary Stahlbaum James C. Bentley Jim Dandy Stable 1:47.00
1982 Eternal Search 4 Brian Swatuk Janet Bedford Jim Dandy Stable 1:43.40
1982 Sunny Sparkler 3 Jean-Luc Samyn Scotty Schulhofer Greyhound Stable1:44.60
1981 Suave Princess 3 Dave Dennie Emile Allain John Sikura Jr. 1:45.40
1980 Smidge Girl 5 Gary Stahlbaum Jacque Dumas Peggy & John Petrakos1:43.40
1979 Pointe Aux Pins *5 Gary Stahlbaum Gerry Belanger N. Rajnovich1:44.20
1978 Pointe Aux Pins 4 Paul Souter Gerry Belanger N. Rajnovich1:43.00
1978 Majestic Kahala 4 Sandy Hawley James Mort Hardy Windhaven1:43.60
1977 Momigi 5 Sandy Hawley John Morahan Koichiro Hayata1:52.20
1976 Momigi 4 Sandy Hawley John Morahan Koichiro Hayata1:45.00
1975 Reasonable Win 3 John B. LeBlanc Fred H. Loschke Hammer Kopf Farm1:42.20
1974 Two Rings 4 James Kelly Andrew G. Smithers Kinghaven Farms 1:44.40
1973 Connie Pat 5 James Kelly Donnie Walker Conn Smythe 1:44.20
1972 Belle Geste 4 Noel Turcotte Carl F. Chapman Mrs. W. D. Latimer1:43.40
1971 Belle Geste 3 John Bell Carl F. Chapman Mrs. W. D. Latimer1:42.80
1970 A. T's Olie 3 Rudy L. Turcotte Willard C. Freeman Peter D. Fuller 1:42.60
1969 Plegada 5 Hugo Dittfach Lou Cavalaris Jr. Gardiner Farm 1:44.20
1968 Forest Path 4 Jim Fitzsimmons Arthur H. Warner Lanson Farm 1:42.40
1967 Ice Water 4 Avelino Gomez Lou Cavalaris Jr. Gardiner Farm 1:37.00
1966 Kerensa 3 Avelino Gomez Frank H. Merrill Jr. Mrs. H. A. Luro 1:35.40
1965 Royal Tara 4 John B. LeBlanc Glenn Magnusson Stafford Farms 1:36.00
1964 Barbara 4 Wayne Harris J. W. Woods S. Cocomile1:40.00
1963 Reluctant Deb 5 Jerry Harrison J. Simon J. Simon 1:37.40
1962 I Recall 3 Evan L. Anyon Morris Fishman B. & G. Stable1:35.20
1961 Purple Bow 4 K. Robinson A. Hickling Newtondale Stable1:37.60
1960 Wonder Where 4 Hugo Dittfach Yonnie Starr Maloney & Smythe 1:36.40
1959Kitty Girl5 Hugo Dittfach Yonnie Starr Maloney & Smythe 1:36.20
1958 Windy Answer 3 Ben Sorensen Gordon McCann Windfields Farm 1:23.40
1957 Pink Velvet 3 Pat Remillard John Passero William R. Beasley 1:23.20
1956 Baffin Bay 4 Ken Clemes M. LongMrs. R. Y. Graul Jr.1:23.60

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