Swynford Stakes

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Swynford Stakes
Disontinued stakes race
Location Woodbine Racetrack
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Inaugurated1956
Race type Thoroughbred - Flat racing
Race information
Distance 6 furlongs (2016)
SurfaceDirt
Trackleft-handed
QualificationTwo-year-olds
WeightAllowances

Swynford Stakes is a discontinued Canadian Thoroughbred horse race held annually from 1956 through 2016. It was first run at Greenwood Raceway as a race for horses aged three and older. In 1967 it was moved to Woodbine Racetrack where it was changed to a race for two-year-olds. It received Grade 3 status for 1999 and 2000. [1] [2]

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Historical notes

The 1958 Swynford Stakes was won by Nearctic who was a son of the great undefeated runner and one of the most influential sires in history, Nearco. Bred by E. P. Taylor at his Windfields Farm in Ontario, Nearctic would earn 1958 Canadian Horse of the Year honours and induction in the Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame. However, Nearctic's most important achievement came when he sired the greatest sire of the 20th Century, the now legendary Northern Dancer.

Jockey Dave Penna won the 1982 edition of the Swynford Stakes aboard Sunny's Halo, a colt who went on to win the 1983 Kentucky Derby. [3] In 2008, the race produced its second Kentucky Derby winner when jockey Chantal Sutherland guided Mine That Bird to a Swynford victory. [4]

The 1997 Belmont Stakes winner Touch Gold ran second to Holzmeister in the 1996 running of the Swynford. [5]

The Swynford Stakes was run at various distances:

At Greenwood Raceway:

At Woodbine Racetrack:

1986-1995 : 6+12 furlongs 1996 to 2015 : 7 furlongs

Records

Speed record: (at distance of 7 furlongs)

Most wins by a jockey:

Most wins by a trainer:

Most wins by an owner:

Winners

Year
Winner
Age
Jockey
Trainer
Owner
Time
Win$
Gr.
2016Undulated2 Andy Garcia Cathal A. Lynch M M G Stables6 F1:10.26$75,000
2015Riker2 Jesse M. Campbell Nick Gonzalez Tucci Stables7 F1:23.39$75,000
2014Conquest Boogaloo2 Patrick Husbands Mark E. Casse Conquest Stables7 F1:23.97$90,000
2013Conquest Titan2 Eurico da Silva Mark E. Casse Conquest Stables7 F1:23.64$75,000
2012Uncaptured2 Patrick Husbands Mark Casse John C. Oxley 7 F1:22.49$113,400
2011Indian Evening2 Tyler Pizarro Josie Carroll John C. Oxley 7 F1:22.57$90,000
2010Bears Future2 Gerry Olguin Reade Baker Bear Stables7 F1:23.58$90,000
2009Ghost Fleet2 Todd Kabel Sid C. Attard Jim Dandy Stable 7 F1:23.20$103,500
2008 Mine That Bird 2 Chantal Sutherland David Cotey Dominion Bloodstock et al.7 F1:23.52$90,000
2007Turf War2 Patrick Husbands Mark E. Casse Woodford Racing LLC 7 F1:23.02$75,000
2006Barilko2 Constant Montpellier David Dwyer David Dwyer7 F1:24.65$75,000
2005Bear Character2 Jim McAleney Dale Greenwood Bear Stables Ltd.7 F1:23.83$83,632
2004What's Up Dude2 Patrick Husbands Mike Mareina Kuehne Racing7 F1:24.67$81,600
2003Winter Whiskey2 Jono Jones Catherine Day Phillips Ten Goal Racing et al.7 F1:25.08$80,550
2002Added Edge2 Patrick Husbands Mark E. Casse Robert Wilson/Valor 7 F1:23.33$83,948
2001Rare Friends2 David Clark Robert P. Tiller F. DiGiulio, Jr. & Tiller 7 F1:25.83$65,940
2000Highland Legacy2 Emile Ramsammy Steve Owens Empress Stable7 F1:23.64$67,032
1999Exciting Story2 Emile Ramsammy Mark E. Casse Mockingbird Farm 7 F1:23.05$48,645
1998Riddell's Creek2 James McKnight Beverly Buck Clausen/Buck/Buck7 F1:25.00$40,711
1997Thunder Bow2 Todd Kabel Rita A. Schnitzler J. M. Stritzl Stable7 F1:25.40$39,060
1996Holzmeister2 Robert Landry Daniel J. Vella Frank Stronach 7 F1:23.00$67,740
1995Hard Rock Crossing2 Emile Ramsammy Robert P. Tiller Tiller/Norseman Stable6.5 F1:17.20$49,635
1994 Talkin Man 2 Don Seymour Roger Attfield Kinghaven / Stollery 6.5 F1:16.60$39,240
1993Pulled Through2 Larry Attard Tino Attard Tanya Attard / Dav Stable6.5 F1:17.20$33,768
1992Reach The Gold2 Robin Platts John A. Ross Huntington Stud Farm6.5 F1:18.60$39,960
1991Frosted Spy2 Mickey Walls Frank Passero, Jr. Pedigree/Sunny Acre6.5 F1:19.40$39,888
1990Dark Brew2David PughJack R. WilsonRobert & Saronda Smith & Jack R. Wilson6.5 F1:17.40$39,816
1989Dandy Shine2 Lloyd Duffy William R. MacKinnonJohn Royle6.5 F1:18.00$40,104
1988 Mercedes Won 2 Lloyd Duffy Arnold Fink Chris Spencer6.5 F1:17.00$34,170
1987 Silver Deputy 2 Irwin Driedger Mac Benson Windfields Farm 6.5 F1:17.20$32,100
1986Bell Lap2 Jack Lauzon Richie PapaCarravetta / Rundle6.5 F1:19.00$25,872
1985Color Me Smart2 Jeffrey Fell James E. Day Sam-Son Farm 7 F1:27.00$38,112
1984Rulers Sceptre2 Gary Stahlbaum Joe Attard N. Dickinson7 F1:24.60$26,736
1983 Let's Go Blue 2 Sid Fenech Janet Bedford Jim Dandy Stable7 F1:24.20$26,784
1982 Sunny's Halo 2 Dave Penna David C. Cross Jr. David J. Foster7 F1:23.80$22,890
1981 Son of Briartic 2 Dave Dennie Jerry Lavigne Paddockhurst Stable 7 F1:23.60$16,395
1980Native Fisher2 David Clark Gordon Huntley S. Young & A. Fisher7 F1:26.20$17,455
1979Classic Joker2 George HoSang Brian Ottaway Mrs. C. McCullough5 F F0:58.60$14,560
1978Port Master2 Robin Platts Gil Rowntree Stafford Farms 5 F F0:59.00$13,880
1977Buck Mountain2 Gary Stahlbaum Jim Roberts S. Brener5 F F0:58.40$14,225
1976Sound Reason2 Robin Platts Gil Rowntree Stafford Farms 5 F F0:58.60$10,710
1975First2 Jeffrey Fell Yonnie Starr Jean-Louis Levesque 6 F1:11.60$11,000
1974Greek Answer2Wayne Green Frank Merrill Jr. W. Preston Gilbride6 F1:10.40$11,480
1973-1Bedknob2 Richard Grubb Gordon Huntley R. Papa6 F1:09.20$7,012
1973-2Amazing Journey2 Sandy Hawley Jerry C. Meyer Vallelonga Stable6 F1:11.40$7012
1972Sunny South2 Sandy Hawley Frank Merrill, Jr. Mrs. C. Hardwicke5.5 F1:04.00$7,850
1971Jewel Prince2 Robin Platts Carl F. Chapman Garden City Stable5.5 F1:04.40$7,325
1970Overproof2 Chris Rogers Earl HarbourneV. Martin, Jr.5 F F0:58.00$7,050
1969Andy The Great2 Lloyd Duffy William F. EdmistonWilliam F. Edmiston5 F F0:59.60$8,175
1968Moss Lodge2 Robin Platts Charles S. SoftleyCharles S. Softley5 F F0:59.80$7,150
1967Great Cohoes2 Ronnie Ferraro John RufranoArmond J. Castellani5 F F0:58.80$7,925
1966Sunstruck6 Avelino Gomez Lou Cavalaris Jr. Hillcrest Stable8 F1:36.40$6,450
1965President Jim5 Avelino Gomez Lou Cavalaris Jr. Gardiner Farm 8 F1:36.80$7,200
1964Folk Dancer5 Ron Turcotte Jerry C. Meyer Edward B. Seedhouse8 F1:38.60$7,025
1963Lord Quillo4 Sam McComb Edward Mann Sarto Desnoyers8 F1:38.20$6,650
1962Strongboy6 Jim Fitzsimmons Nick Julius J. E. F. Seagram 8 F1:37.80$4,575
1961Moony5 Avelino Gomez Frank Merrill, Jr. Roxie Gian & Fred Tosch8 F1:37.40$4,455
1960 Anita's Son 4 Pat Remillard Arthur H. Warner Lanson Farm 7 F1:27.20$4,350
1959Kitty Girl5Roberto Gonzalez Yonnie Starr Larkin Maloney & Conn Smythe 7 F1:25.00$4,560
1958 Nearctic 4 Ben Sorensen Gordon McCann Windfields Farm 7 F1:25.20$5,320
1957 Canadian Champ 4 Dave Stevenson John Passero William R. Beasley 6.5 F1:24.40$3,640
1956Fleet Path4H. B. Wilson Arthur H. Warner Lanson Farm 6 F1:11.00$3,605
*Run in two divisions in 1973.

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