Grade III race | |
Location | Woodbine Racetrack Toronto, Ontario |
---|---|
Inaugurated | 1956 |
Race type | Thoroughbred - Flat racing |
Website | woodbine |
Race information | |
Distance | Six furlong sprint |
Surface | Tapeta |
Track | Left-handed |
Qualification | Fillies & Mares, 4-Years-Old & Up |
Weight | Allowances |
Purse | $115,500 (2016) |
The Whimsical Stakes is a thoroughbred horse race run annually in mid April at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. A Grade III race since 2006, it is open to fillies and mares aged four and older. It is raced over a distance of 6 furlongs on Tapeta synthetic dirt and currently carries a purse of $115,500. [1]
Since its inception in 1956 at Toronto's Greenwood Raceway, the race has been contested at various distances:
The race was run in two divisions in 1981 and 1984.
Speed record: (at current distance of 6 furlongs)
Most wins:
Most wins by an owner:
Most wins by a jockey:
Most wins by a trainer:
Year | Winner | Age | Jockey | Trainer | Owner | Time |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2023 | Our Flash Drive | 5 | Patrick Husbands | Mark E. Casse | Live Oak Plantation | 1:10.12 |
2022 | Our Secret Agent | 5 | Kazushi Kimura | Mark Casse | Gary Barber | 1:09.62 |
2021 | Boardroom | 4 | Luis Contreras | Josie Carroll | LNJ Foxwoods | 1:08.35 |
2020 | Jean Elizabeth | 5 | David Moran | Larry Rivelli | R Ravin, Patricia's Hope & L Rivelli | 1:09.86 |
2019 | Shakopee Town | 4 | Alan Garcia | Kevin Attard | Al & Bill Ulwelling | 1:09.55 |
2018 | Let It Ride Mom | 4 | Patrick Husbands | Mark Casse | Live Oak Plantation | 1:08.96 |
2017 | Southern Ring | 5 | Eurico Rosa Da Silva | Malcolm Pierce | Sam-Son Farm | 1:09.70 |
2016 | Leigh Court | 6 | Florent Geroux | Michael Stidham | Speedway Stable | 1:08.88 |
2015 | Unspurned | 4 | Alan Garcia | Roger L. Attfield | Christine Hayden | 1:09.18 |
2014 | Purely Hot | 6 | Chantal Sutherland | Tevis Q. McCauley | Unlimited Equine | 1:09.89 |
2013 | Acting Naughty | 4 | Tyler Pizarro | Donald C. MacRae | John Hillier | 1:09.76 |
2012 | Roxy Gap | 4 | Patrick Husbands | Mark Casse | Eugene Melnyk | 1:09.15 |
2011 | Wildcat Marie | 4 | Tyler Pizarro | Martin Drexler | Baldesarra & Partners | 1:09.11 |
2010 | Proud Heiress | 6 | Chantal Sutherland | Wayne Mogge | Michael Cavey. | 1:09.71 |
2009 | Dancing Allstar | 4 | James McAleney | Terry Jordan | Bob Cheema | 1:09.16 |
2008 | My List | 4 | Eurico Rosa Da Silva | Nicholas Gonzalez | Tucci Stables | 1:09.71 |
2007 | Seductively | 4 | Gerry Olguin | Ian Black | Kinghaven Farms | 1:12.27 |
2006 | Abounding Truth | 6 | Patrick Husbands | Josie Carroll | Douglas Kent Racing | 1:10.55 |
2005 | Nashinda | 4 | David Clark | Macdonald Benson | Augustin Stable | 1:11.80 |
2004 | Holy Bubbette | 4 | Joe Bravo | David Fawkes | Katherine Elam | 1:10.37 |
2003 | Brass In Pocket | 4 | David Clark | Robert P. Tiller | Frank DiGiulio, Jr. | 1:12.69 |
2002 | Mysterious Affair | 5 | Dale Hemsley | J. Mort Hardy | J. Mort Hardy | 1:10.54 |
2001 | Mysterious Affair | 4 | Richard Dos Ramos | J. Mort Hardy | J. Mort Hardy | 1:11.78 |
2000 | Barlee Mist | 5 | Patrick Husbands | Wray I. Lawrence | Barlee Farm | 1:10.48 |
1999 | Barlee Mist | 4 | Michael Quong | Wray I. Lawrence | Barlee Farm | 1:10.62 |
1998 | Bimini Blues | 5 | Sandy Hawley | Michael Mattine | Theodore F. Burnett | 1:10.60 |
1997 | Eseni | 4 | Mickey Walls | Phil England | Knob Hill Stable | 1:10.00 |
1996 | Fleet Wahine | 5 | Robert Landry | Frank A. Passero, Jr. | Frank Stronach | 1:11.00 |
1995 | Showering | 4 | Emile Ramsammy | Michael Mattine | Theodore F. Burnett | 1:10.40 |
1994 | Prospective Dolly | 7 | Dave Penna | Tony Mattine | Est. M. Rich/N. Clements | 1:09.80 |
1993 | Prospective Dolly | 6 | Dave Penna | Tony Mattine | Est. M. Rich/N. Clements | 1:10.80 |
1992 | Family Investment | 4 | Todd Kabel | Michael J. Doyle | L. S. Moore | 1:12.20 |
1991 | Prospective Dolly | 4 | Dave Penna | Tony Mattine | Est. M. Rich/N. Clements | 1:12.40 |
1990 | Diva's Debut | 4 | Richard Dos Ramos | Debbie England | Huntington Stud Farm | 1:10.00 |
1989 | Zadracarta | 4 | Sandy Hawley | Pat Collins | Knob Hill Stable | 1:11.00 |
1988 | Ruling Angel | 4 | Dave Penna | James E. Day | Sam-Son Farm | 1:11.60 |
1987 | Dice Cup | 4 | Dave Penna | David R. Bell | John A. Franks | 1:11.40 |
1986 | Quitman | 4 | David Clark | Tony Mattine | E. H. Curnes | 1:11.40 |
1985 | Dancing Emerald | 5 | Brian Swatuk | Sheldon Wolfe | L. & D. Lee | 1:26.40 |
1984 | Mrs. Specklewing | 4 | Dave Penna | Alton Quanbeck | Norcliffe Stables | 1:26.20 |
1984 | Dancing Emerald | 4 | Robert King, Jr. | Sheldon Wolfe | L. & D. Lee | 1:26.00 |
1983 | Tiffany Tam | 4 | Irwin Driedger | James E. Day | Sam-Son Farm | 1:27.00 |
1982 | Eternal Search | 4 | Gary Stahlbaum | Edward Mann | Jim Dandy Stable | 1:27.00 |
1981 | Sober Jig | 4 | J. Paul Souter | Yonnie Starr | Jean-Louis Levesque | 1:26.00 |
1981 | Lacey | 4 | David Clark | Frank H. Merrill, Jr. | W. P. Gilbride/O'Connell | 1:26.60 |
1980 | Kennisis | 5 | Gary Stahlbaum | Glenn Magnusson | G. Vasey & D. Finn | 1:24.40 |
1979 | Royal North | 4 | Robin Platts | Gil Rowntree | Stafford Farm | 1:10.40 |
1978 | Polder Pie | 5 | Sandy Hawley | M. R. Clark | M. R. Clark | 1:10.20 |
1977 | Reasonable Win | 5 | Avelino Gomez | Fred H. Loschke | Hammer Kopf Farm | 1:10.40 |
1976 | Gurkhas Band | 4 | Robin Platts | Gil Rowntree | Stafford Farms | 1:09.80 |
1975 | Lovely Sunrise | 4 | Colin Bain | Donnie Walker | Conn Smythe | 1:11.20 |
1974 | Miss Rebound | 6 | Sandy Hawley | Gilbert H. Robillard | Grovetree Stable | 1:16.80 |
1973 | Sonny Says Quick | 8 | Gregg McCarron | Odie Clelland | Peter D. Fuller | 1:20.40 |
1972 | Main Pan | 4 | Gregg McCarron | Odie Clelland | Peter D. Fuller | 1:16.60 |
1971 | Not Too Shy | 5 | Richard Grubb | Donnie Walker | Conn Smythe | 1:17.40 |
1970 | Anxious Age | 7 | James Kelly | Andrew G. Smithers | G. W. Bydson | 1:18.80 |
1969 | Double Ripple | 4 | Eldon Nelson | John Tammaro, Jr. | V. Mosca | 1:18.60 |
1968 | Anxious Age | 5 | Clifford Potts | Paul Cooper | G. W. Brydson | 1:19.00 |
1967 | Ice Water | 4 | Avelino Gomez | Lou Cavalaris, Jr. | Gardiner Farm | 1:47.20 |
1966 | Sharon Market | 4 | Avelino Gomez | Carl F. Chapman | Stafford Farms | 1:38.20 |
1965 | Battling Way | 6 | Eric Walsh | N. Fletcher | N. Fletcher | 1:40.20 |
1964 | Sky Diver | 4 | James Fitzsimmons | Jerry C. Meyer | Edward B. Seedhouse | 1:38.20 |
1963 | Twice Shy | 4 | Ron Turcotte | Jerry C. Meyer | H. Waggoner | 1:39.00 |
1962 | Scratch Off | 4 | Jim Parnell | Jerry C. Meyer | D. Mann | 1:39.00 |
1961 | Menantic | 4 | James Fitzsimmons | Gordon J. McCann | Windfields Farm | 1:37.80 |
1960 | Wonder Where | 4 | Clifford Potts | Yonnie Starr | Maloney & Smythe | 1:29.40 |
1959 | Kitty Girl | 5 | Al Coy | Yonnie Starr | Maloney & Smythe | 1:25.40 |
1958 | Kitty Girl | 4 | R. Gonzalez | Yonnie Starr | Maloney & Smythe | 1:25.20 |
1957 | Saragino | 4 | Edward Plesa | Arthur H. Warner | Lanson Farm | 1:21.40 |
1956 | Willies Folly | 4 | Ernie Warme | Jerry C. Meyer | R. Papa | 1:12.00 |
The Prince of Wales Stakes is a Canadian Thoroughbred horse race run annually at Fort Erie Race Track in Fort Erie, Ontario. Restricted to only three-year-old horses bred in Canada, it is contested on dirt over a distance of 1+3⁄16 miles. In 1959, the Prince of Wales Stakes became the second race in the Canadian Triple Crown series. It follows the June running of the King's Plate and precedes the Breeders' Stakes in August.
The King Edward Stakes is a Canadian Thoroughbred horse race run annually at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto, Ontario. The Grade II turf race is open to horses aged three and older and is raced over a distance of one mile. Run in late June or early July, it currently offers a purse of CAD$200,000.
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.
The Achievement Stakes was a Canadian Thoroughbred horse race run annually at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto, Ontario. An allowance race restricted to three-year-old horses foaled in the province of Ontario, it was run on Tapeta synthetic dirt over a distance of six furlongs.
The Vandal Stakes was a Canadian Thoroughbred horse race run annually from 1956 through 2016 at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto, Ontario. The race has been on hiatus since the 2016 edition. The sprint race was open to two-year-old horses bred in Ontario. In 2016, the distance was changed to 6+1⁄2 furlongs and the surface was changed to turf. It currently offers a purse of $150,000.
The Vigil Stakes is a thoroughbred horse race run annually at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is a Grade III sprint race open to horses aged three and older with a purse of Can$150,000. It is currently run in late July over a distance of 6 furlongs on Woodbine's Tapeta surface.
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 was increased to Can$125,000 with an additional $25,000 available for Ontario-bred horses.
The Shady Well Stakes is a Thoroughbred horse race run annually since 2000 at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Held in mid July, the ungraded stakes race is open to two-year-old fillies foaled in the Province of Ontario. A sprint race, it is contested over a distance of 5+1⁄2 furlongs on Polytrack synthetic dirt, it currently offers a purse of $118,500. It was raced in two divisions in 1958 and 1968.
The Marine Stakes is a Thoroughbred horse race run annually at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Held in mid May, it is open to three-year-old horses and is contested over a distance of 1+1⁄16 miles on Polytrack synthetic dirt. It currently offers a purse of $150,000.
The Summer Stakes is a Thoroughbred horse race run annually in mid-September at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Contested on turf over a distance of 1 mile, it is open to two-year-old horses. It became a Grade II in 1999 but in 2006 was downgraded to a Grade III status. In 2012, it returned to Grade II status. In 2018, the Jockey Club of Canada moved it to Grade I status.
The Display Stakes is a Thoroughbred horse race run annually at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Contested on a synthetic "all weather" surface over a distance of 1+1⁄16 miles, it is open to two-year-old horses. Raced during the latter part of November or early December, the ungraded stakes race offers a purse of Can$125,000.
The Colin Stakes is a Canadian Thoroughbred horse race run annually during the later half of July at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto, Ontario. Open to two-year-old horses, it is contested over a distance of 6 furlongs on Tapeta and currently carries a purse of $95,800.
The Connaught Cup Stakes is a Thoroughbred horse race run annually at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Run in late May, the Grade II race is open to horses aged four and older. Raced over a distance of seven furlongs on turf, it currently offers a purse of $196,750.
The Eclipse Stakes is a Canadian Thoroughbred horse race run annually at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto, Ontario. Held during the second half of May, the Grade II race is open to horses, four-years of age and older. It is contested over a distance of 1+1⁄16 miles on Polytrack synthetic dirt and currently offers a purse of $153.450.
The Queenston Stakes is a Canadian Thoroughbred horse race run annually at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto, Ontario. Run in early May, the stakes race is open to three-year-old horses who were foaled in the Province of Ontario. Raced over a distance of seven furlongs on Polytrack synthetic dirt, it currently offers a purse of $150,000.
The Duchess Stakes is a Thoroughbred horse race run annually at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is open to three-year-old fillies. Held during the first part of August, it is contested over a distance of 7 furlongs on Polytrack synthetic dirt. It currently offers a purse of $96,363 with an additional $50,000 for Ontario-bred horses. Previously a Grade III race, it lost its graded status in 2006.
The Princess Elizabeth Stakes is a Canadian Thoroughbred horse race run annually at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto, Ontario. Run in mid October, the stakes race currently offers a purse of CAN$250,000, the richest race of the year for Canadian-foaled two-year-old fillies. It is contested at a distance of 1+1⁄16 miles on Tapeta synthetic dirt.
The Woodstock Stakes is a historic Canadian Thoroughbred horse race run annually at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto, Ontario since 1885. Held in mid April, the sprint race is open to three-year-old horses and is contested over a distance of five and a half furlongs on Polytrack synthetic dirt. It currently offers a purse of $97,488.
The Star Shoot Stakes is a Thoroughbred horse race run annually at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Run in mid April, it is the first stakes race of the Woodbine racing season. An ungraded stakes race contested on dirt over six furlongs, it is open to three-year-old fillies.
The Valedictory Stakes is a Canadian Thoroughbred horse race run annually in late November or early December at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto, Ontario. Open to horses age three and older, the Grade III stakes is contested on a synthetic "all weather" dirt surface over a distance of 1+1⁄2 miles.