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Chantal Sutherland
Chantal Sutherland (born February 23, 1976, in Winnipeg, Manitoba) is a Canadian model, television personality and jockey in North American Thoroughbred horse racing. She is referred to as the Danica Patrick of horse racing. She is known for her appearances on the reality tv show, Jockeys on Animal Planet, as well as being the poster girl for the Del Mar racetrack. During an interview on Sky Sports in the lead-up to the Dubai World Cup race, she said that her primary vocation was jockey. Background Sutherland grew up in the Toronto, Ontario area where her father Hugh owned a horse farm and trained standardbreds. As a young girl, she played competitive field hockey and was invited to try out for Canada's junior World Cup team. She rode horses in equestrian events but after graduating from York University with a degree in communications and psychology, she decided to explore the opportunity to ride Thoroughbreds in flat racing. Career Beginning in the year 2000, the Del Mar Racetrac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jockey
A jockey is someone who rides horses in horse racing or steeplechase racing, primarily as a profession. The word also applies to camel riders in camel racing. The word "jockey" originated from England and was used to describe the individual who rode horses in racing. They must be light, typically around a weight of 100-120 lb., and physically fit. They are typically self-employed and are paid a small fee from the horse trainer and a percentage of the horse's winnings. Jockeys are mainly male, though there are some well-known female jockeys too. The job has a very high risk of debilitating or life-threatening injuries. Etymology The word is by origin a diminutive of ''jock'', the Northern English or Scots colloquial equivalent of the first name ''John'', which is also used generically for "boy" or "fellow" (compare ''Jack'', ''Dick''), at least since 1529. A familiar instance of the use of the word as a name is in "Jockey of Norfolk" in Shakespeare's ''Richard III''. v. 3, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mazarine Stakes
The Mazarine Stakes is a Thoroughbred horse race at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. A Grade III race, it is open to two-year-old fillies. Contested over a distance of miles (8.5 furlongs) on Polytrack synthetic dirt, it currently carries a purse of approximately $114,045. Run annually in October, the Mazarine Stakes is a prep race for the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies. Inaugurated in 1965 at Greenwood Raceway, in 1980 it was moved to its present location at Woodbine Racetrack. From 1975 through 1979 it was contested at a distance of one mile (8 furlongs). It was run in two divisions in 1979. Records Speed record: * 1:43.15 - Knights Templar (2005) (at current distance of miles) Most wins by an owner: * 4 - Sam-Son Farm (1986, 1990, 1995, 1999) Most wins by a jockey: * 7 - Patrick Husbands Patrick Husbands (born May 22, 1973) is a Barbadian jockey in Thoroughbred horse racing. The son of a jockey, he began riding as a young boy, turning professional in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Santa Anita Handicap
The Santa Anita Handicap is an American Thoroughbred horse race held annually in early March at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California. It is a Grade I race for horses four years old and up and was once considered the most important race for older horses in North America during the winter racing season. The ten-furlong Santa Anita Handicap currently offers a purse of $650,000. History The first race was held in 1935, just months after the track opened in late 1934, and the event was open to three-year-olds and up until 1969. The Santa Anita Handicap instantly became one of the nation's top races because it offered a minimum purse of $100,000, then a staggering amount for a horse race. In its early years, the race was most commonly referred to among horsemen and racing media as the "Hundred-Grander." Another nickname for the race dating back to that time, "The Big 'Cap", is still in regular use. Probably the dominant figure in the early years of the race was Seabiscuit, as the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South Ocean Stakes
The South Ocean Stakes is a Canadian Thoroughbred horse race held annually at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto, Ontario. A race for two-year-old fillies on Tapeta synthetic dirt over a distance of a mile and a sixteen, it offers a purse of $100,000. Part of the Ontario Sire Stakes program, it is restricted to horses sired by a stallion certified as standing in the Province of Ontario. From the first running in 1997 through 2005, the race was contested on natural dirt. In 2006 the synthetic racing surface known as Polytrack was installed and used until 2016 when it was replaced with the current Tapeta synthetic racing surface. Race name The stakes was named for the racemare South Ocean, a multiple stakes winner bred by E. P. Taylor at his Windfields Farm in Ontario. Bred to super-sire and sire of sires Northern Dancer, South Ocean was the dam of the Champion runner and important sire Storm Bird. Again with Northern Dancer, South Ocean produced Northernette, a Canadian Champion at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nassau Stakes (Canada)
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. 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: * 7 furlongs : 1956–1958 at Woodbine * 1 mile : 1959–1966 at Woodbine, 1967 at Fort Erie On turf: * 1 mile : beginning 2010 at Woodbine Racetrack * miles : 1968 & 1994 at Fort Erie, 1969–1993, 1995 to present at Woodbine The Nassau Stakes was run in two divisions in 1978, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1989, 1990 Records Time record: (at miles on turf) * 1:39.60 – Bold Ruritana (1996 on Woodbine Racetrack) Most wins: * 2 – Belle Geste (1971, 1972) * 2 – Momigi (1976, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Queenston Stakes
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 Queenston Stakes was first run in 1956 at Fort Erie Racetrack in Fort Erie, Ontario as a furlong sprint race. From 1976 through 1979 the race was hosted by Greenwood Raceway then in 1980 it was moved to Woodbine Racetrack. Since inception, it has been run at various distances: * 5 furlongs : 1958, 1961 * 5.5 furlongs : 1956-1957, 1959 * 6 furlongs : 1960, 1962-1975 * 6.5 furlongs : 1976 * 7 furlongs : 1977–present The race was run in two divisions in 1960, 1961, and 1976. Records Speed record: * 1:20.97 - Essence Hit Man (2010) Most wins by a jockey: * 4 - Robin Platts (1972, 1974, 1977, 1990) * 4 - David Clark (1980, 2000, 2004, 2007) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Woodstock Stakes
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. Inaugurated in 1885 at the now defunct Old Woodbine Race Course in Toronto, over the years the Woodstock Stakes has been contested at a variety of distances: * miles : 1885–1917 at Old Woodbine Race Course * miles : 1920–1932 at Old Woodbine Race Course * 1 mile 70 yards : 1939–1941 at Old Woodbine Race Course * 7 furlongs : 1976 at Greenwood Raceway * furlongs : 1967–1975 and 1977–1993 at Fort Erie Racetrack, 1994–1997 at Greenwood Raceway * 6 furlongs : 1948–1955 at Old Woodbine Race Course, 1956–1966 and 1998–present at Woodbine Racetrack Records Speed record: * 1:08.22 - Town Prize (2012) (at current distance of 6 furlongs) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wishing Well Handicap
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El Encino Stakes
The El Encino Stakes was an American Thoroughbred horse race run between 1954 and 2011 at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California. Open to four-year-old fillies, it was raced over a distance of miles (8.5 furlongs) on the synthetic Cushion Track surface. A Grade 2 event, it last offered a purse of $150,000 Part of Santa Anita Park's ''La Cañada Series'' of races, the El Encino Stakes was open to newly turning/turned 4-year-old fillies. Run at an increasing distance, the series began with the Grade I La Brea Stakes at 7 furlongs at the end of December followed by the El Encino Stakes at miles (8.5 furlongs) in mid January, then the Grade 2 La Cañada Stakes at miles (9 furlongs) in mid February. Created in 1975, only three fillies have ever won the series: Taisez Vous (1978), Mitterand (1985), and Got Koko (2003). The Santa Anita Park counterpart for male horses is the Strub Series. Prior to 1976, the race was open to horses of either sex aged four and up. The El Encino ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Santa Ynez Stakes
The Santa Ynez Stakes is a Grade II American thoroughbred horse race for three-year-old fillies over a distance of seven furlongs on the dirt track held annually in early January at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California, USA. The event currently offers a purse of US$200,000. History The event was named after the location and landmarks in Southern California, known as Santa Ynez in the Santa Ynez Valley and the Santa Ynez Mountains in Santa Barbara County. Santa Ynez is Spanish for the virgin martyr Saint Agnes. The inaugural running of the event was on New Year's Day in 1952 over a distance of six furlongs and was won the C. Ralph West trained coupled entry of Last Greetings and Asiatic. Last Greetings was ridden by US Hall of Fame jockey Eddie Arcaro won by lengths over A Gleam with long shot Season's Best was three lengths further back in third. While Last Greetings won one more event in her career, A Gleam had a phenomenal season setting a Hollywood Park Racetrack re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Algoma Stakes
The Algoma Stakes is a Canadian Thoroughbred horse race run annually at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto, Ontario. Restricted to Canadian-Bred and foaled fillies and mares, age three and older, the Algoma Stakes is one of the CTHS Yearling Sales Stakes. It is contested on Polytrack synthetic dirt over a distance of one and one-sixteenth miles (8.5 furlongs). Records Speed record: * 1:42.90 - Roses 'n' Wine (2009) Most wins: * 3 - One For Rose (2003, 2004, 2005) Most wins by an owner: * 3 - Tucci Stables (2003, 2004, 2005) Most wins by a jockey: * 3 - Emile Ramsammy (2003, 2004, 2005) Most wins by a trainer: * 3 - Roger Attfield (1992, 1994, 2002) * 3 - Sid C. Attard (2003, 2004, 2005) Winners {, class="wikitable sortable" , - ! style="background:#DACAA5; width:38px" , Year ! style="background:#DACAA5; width:135px", Winner ! style="background:#DACAA5" , Age ! style="background:#DACAA5; width:140px", Jockey ! style="background:#DACAA5; width:160px", Trainer ! style ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lady Angela Stakes
The Lady Angela Stakes is a thoroughbred horse race run annually during the third week of May at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto, Canada. An Ontario Sire Stakes, it is a restricted race for three-year-old fillies contested over a distance of seven furlongs on Polytrack synthetic dirt. Inaugurated in 1982 at Greenwood Raceway, it was raced at a distance of six and one half furlongs in its first year but in 1983 was modified to its present seven furlongs. The event was moved to the Woodbine track in 1984. The race is named for the Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame mare, Lady Angela. The Irish-bred daughter of the very important British sire Hyperion, she was the dam of Nearctic. Records Speed record: * 1:22.97 – Blonde Executive (2004) Most wins by an owner: * 2 – Eaton Hall Farm (1985, 2009) * 2 – Knob Hill Stable (1988, 1992) Most wins by a jockey: * 4 – Mickey Walls (1992, 1996, 1999, 2000) Most wins by a trainer: * 2 – Michael J. Doyle (1985, 2009) * 2 – R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
