Whimsical Stakes

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Whimsical Stakes
Grade III race
Location Woodbine Racetrack
Toronto, Ontario
Inaugurated1956
Race type Thoroughbred - Flat racing
Website woodbine.com
Race information
Distance Six furlong sprint
SurfaceTapeta
TrackLeft-handed
QualificationFillies & Mares,
4-Years-Old & Up
WeightAllowances
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]

Contents

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.

Records

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:

Winners of the Whimsical Stakes

Year
Winner
Age
Jockey
Trainer
Owner
Time
2023Our Flash Drive5 Patrick Husbands Mark E. Casse Live Oak Plantation1:10.12
2022Our Secret Agent5Kazushi Kimura Mark Casse Gary Barber 1:09.62
2021Boardroom4 Luis Contreras Josie CarrollLNJ Foxwoods1:08.35
2020Jean Elizabeth5David MoranLarry RivelliR Ravin, Patricia's Hope & L Rivelli1:09.86
2019Shakopee Town4 Alan Garcia Kevin AttardAl & Bill Ulwelling1:09.55
2018Let It Ride Mom4 Patrick Husbands Mark Casse Live Oak Plantation1:08.96
2017Southern Ring5 Eurico Rosa Da Silva Malcolm Pierce Sam-Son Farm 1:09.70
2016Leigh Court6 Florent Geroux Michael StidhamSpeedway Stable1:08.88
2015Unspurned4 Alan Garcia Roger L. Attfield Christine Hayden1:09.18
2014Purely Hot6 Chantal Sutherland Tevis Q. McCauleyUnlimited Equine1:09.89
2013Acting Naughty4 Tyler Pizarro Donald C. MacRaeJohn Hillier1:09.76
2012Roxy Gap4 Patrick Husbands Mark Casse Eugene Melnyk1:09.15
2011Wildcat Marie4 Tyler Pizarro Martin DrexlerBaldesarra & Partners1:09.11
2010Proud Heiress6 Chantal Sutherland Wayne MoggeMichael Cavey.1:09.71
2009Dancing Allstar4 James McAleney Terry JordanBob Cheema1:09.16
2008My List4 Eurico Rosa Da Silva Nicholas GonzalezTucci Stables1:09.71
2007Seductively4Gerry OlguinIan Black Kinghaven Farms 1:12.27
2006Abounding Truth6 Patrick Husbands Josie Carroll Douglas Kent Racing1:10.55
2005Nashinda4 David Clark Macdonald Benson Augustin Stable 1:11.80
2004Holy Bubbette4 Joe Bravo David FawkesKatherine Elam1:10.37
2003Brass In Pocket4 David Clark Robert P. Tiller Frank DiGiulio, Jr.1:12.69
2002Mysterious Affair5Dale HemsleyJ. Mort HardyJ. Mort Hardy1:10.54
2001Mysterious Affair4 Richard Dos Ramos J. Mort HardyJ. Mort Hardy1:11.78
2000Barlee Mist5 Patrick Husbands Wray I. LawrenceBarlee Farm1:10.48
1999Barlee Mist4Michael QuongWray I. LawrenceBarlee Farm1:10.62
1998Bimini Blues5 Sandy Hawley Michael MattineTheodore F. Burnett1:10.60
1997Eseni4 Mickey Walls Phil England Knob Hill Stable 1:10.00
1996Fleet Wahine5 Robert Landry Frank A. Passero, Jr. Frank Stronach 1:11.00
1995Showering4 Emile Ramsammy Michael MattineTheodore F. Burnett1:10.40
1994 Prospective Dolly 7 Dave Penna Tony MattineEst. M. Rich/N. Clements1:09.80
1993 Prospective Dolly 6 Dave Penna Tony MattineEst. M. Rich/N. Clements1:10.80
1992Family Investment4 Todd Kabel Michael J. DoyleL. S. Moore1:12.20
1991 Prospective Dolly 4 Dave Penna Tony MattineEst. M. Rich/N. Clements1:12.40
1990Diva's Debut4 Richard Dos Ramos Debbie EnglandHuntington Stud Farm1:10.00
1989 Zadracarta 4 Sandy Hawley Pat Collins Knob Hill Stable 1:11.00
1988Ruling Angel4 Dave Penna James E. Day Sam-Son Farm 1:11.60
1987Dice Cup4 Dave Penna David R. Bell John A. Franks 1:11.40
1986Quitman4 David Clark Tony MattineE. H. Curnes1:11.40
1985Dancing Emerald5 Brian Swatuk Sheldon WolfeL. & D. Lee1:26.40
1984Mrs. Specklewing4 Dave Penna Alton QuanbeckNorcliffe Stables1:26.20
1984Dancing Emerald4Robert King, Jr.Sheldon WolfeL. & D. Lee1:26.00
1983Tiffany Tam4Irwin Driedger James E. Day Sam-Son Farm 1:27.00
1982 Eternal Search 4Gary StahlbaumEdward MannJim Dandy Stable1:27.00
1981Sober Jig4J. Paul Souter Yonnie Starr Jean-Louis Levesque 1:26.00
1981Lacey4 David Clark Frank H. Merrill, Jr.W. P. Gilbride/O'Connell1:26.60
1980Kennisis5Gary StahlbaumGlenn MagnussonG. Vasey & D. Finn1:24.40
1979Royal North4 Robin Platts Gil Rowntree Stafford Farm 1:10.40
1978Polder Pie5 Sandy Hawley M. R. ClarkM. R. Clark1:10.20
1977Reasonable Win5 Avelino Gomez Fred H. LoschkeHammer Kopf Farm1:10.40
1976Gurkhas Band4 Robin Platts Gil Rowntree Stafford Farms1:09.80
1975Lovely Sunrise4Colin BainDonnie Walker Conn Smythe 1:11.20
1974Miss Rebound6 Sandy Hawley Gilbert H. RobillardGrovetree Stable1:16.80
1973Sonny Says Quick8Gregg McCarronOdie Clelland Peter D. Fuller 1:20.40
1972Main Pan4Gregg McCarronOdie Clelland Peter D. Fuller 1:16.60
1971Not Too Shy5Richard GrubbDonnie Walker Conn Smythe 1:17.40
1970Anxious Age7James KellyAndrew G. SmithersG. W. Bydson1:18.80
1969Double Ripple4 Eldon Nelson John Tammaro, Jr. V. Mosca1:18.60
1968Anxious Age5Clifford PottsPaul CooperG. W. Brydson1:19.00
1967 Ice Water 4 Avelino Gomez Lou Cavalaris, Jr. Gardiner Farm 1:47.20
1966Sharon Market4 Avelino Gomez Carl F. ChapmanStafford Farms1:38.20
1965Battling Way6Eric WalshN. FletcherN. Fletcher1:40.20
1964Sky Diver4James Fitzsimmons Jerry C. Meyer Edward B. Seedhouse1:38.20
1963Twice Shy4 Ron Turcotte Jerry C. Meyer H. Waggoner1:39.00
1962Scratch Off4Jim Parnell Jerry C. Meyer D. Mann1:39.00
1961Menantic4James Fitzsimmons Gordon J. McCann Windfields Farm 1:37.80
1960 Wonder Where 4Clifford Potts Yonnie Starr Maloney & Smythe 1:29.40
1959Kitty Girl5Al Coy Yonnie Starr Maloney & Smythe 1:25.40
1958Kitty Girl4R. Gonzalez Yonnie Starr Maloney & Smythe 1:25.20
1957Saragino4 Edward Plesa Arthur H. Warner Lanson Farm 1:21.40
1956Willies Folly4Ernie Warme Jerry C. Meyer R. Papa1:12.00

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References

  1. "Woodbine Thoroughbred Stakes Results 2017" (PDF). Ontario Racing. 2017-04-01. Retrieved 2018-12-17.