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Frost King
Frost King (foaled 1978 in Ontario) is a Canadian Thoroughbred Champion and Hall of Fame racehorse. Bred by Ted Smith of Rockwood, Ontario, he was sired by Manhattan Handicap winner, Ruritania. His dam was Native Flower whose sire, Restless Native, was a son of U.S. Racing Hall of Fame inductee, Native Dancer Native Dancer (March 27, 1950 – November 16, 1967), nicknamed the ''Gray Ghost'', was one of the most celebrated and accomplished Thoroughbred racehorses in American history and was the first horse made famous through the medium of television. .... Frost King won an impressive total of 21 stakes races in his career. He was inducted into the Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame in 1986. References 1978 racehorse births Thoroughbred family 4-m Racehorses bred in Ontario Racehorses trained in Canada Sovereign Award winners Canadian Thoroughbred Horse of the Year Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame inductees {{Racehorse-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Graustark (horse)
Graustark (1963–1988) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse who was a favorite to win the 1966 Kentucky Derby until an injury prematurely ended his career. Background Bred by renowned sportsman John W. Galbreath at his Darby Dan Farm near Lexington, Kentucky, Graustark was named for the fictional country used as the setting in several early 20th century novels by George Barr McCutcheon. He was chestnut and had a stride that was believed to be at least as long as Man o' War's. Graustark's nickname was "The Big G". Sired by European champion Ribot, Graustark was born in the same year as Ogden Phipps' future Hall of Fame colt Buckpasser. Racing career 1965:two-year-old season Racing at age two in 1965, Graustark competed in three races - including the Arch Ward Handicap, which he won by six lengths on a very muddy track - but an injury (shin splints) sidelined him for the rest of the year. Although he won all three of his races by wide margins, he did not compete enough to be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eclipse Stakes (Canada)
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 miles (8.5 furlongs) on Polytrack synthetic dirt and currently offers a purse of $153.450. Inaugurated as the Eclipse Handicap at Toronto's Greenwood Raceway in 1956, it was moved to Woodbine Racetrack in 1967. Since inception, it has been contested at various distances: * 1 mile : 1959–1960 at Greenwood Raceway * miles : 1956, 1958 at Greenwood Raceway, since 1967 at Woodbine Racetrack * miles : 1957, 1961–1963 at Greenwood Raceway * miles : 1964–1966 at Greenwood Raceway The race was not run in 2021. Records Speed record: * 1:42.40 : Ambassador B. (1977) (at current distance of miles) * 1:42:40 : Artie's Storm (2022) Most wins: * 3 - Are You Kidding Me (2015, 2016, 2018) * 2 - Frost King (1982, 1983) * 2 - Royal Choc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thoroughbred
The Thoroughbred is a horse breed best known for its use in horse racing. Although the word ''thoroughbred'' is sometimes used to refer to any breed of purebred horse, it technically refers only to the Thoroughbred breed. Thoroughbreds are considered " hot-blooded" horses that are known for their agility, speed, and spirit. The Thoroughbred, as it is known today, was developed in 17th- and 18th-century England, when native mares were crossbred with imported Oriental stallions of Arabian, Barb, and Turkoman breeding. All modern Thoroughbreds can trace their pedigrees to three stallions originally imported into England in the 17th and 18th centuries, and to a larger number of foundation mares of mostly English breeding. During the 18th and 19th centuries, the Thoroughbred breed spread throughout the world; they were imported into North America starting in 1730 and into Australia, Europe, Japan and South America during the 19th century. Millions of Thoroughbreds exist today, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ontario
Ontario ( ; ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada.Ontario is located in the geographic eastern half of Canada, but it has historically and politically been considered to be part of Central Canada. Located in Central Canada, it is Canada's most populous province, with 38.3 percent of the country's population, and is the second-largest province by total area (after Quebec). Ontario is Canada's fourth-largest jurisdiction in total area when the territories of the Northwest Territories and Nunavut are included. It is home to the nation's capital city, Ottawa, and the nation's most populous city, Toronto, which is Ontario's provincial capital. Ontario is bordered by the province of Manitoba to the west, Hudson Bay and James Bay to the north, and Quebec to the east and northeast, and to the south by the U.S. states of (from west to east) Minnesota, Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and New York. Almost all of Ontario's border with the United States f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Woodbine Racetrack
Woodbine Racetrack is a race track for Thoroughbred horse racing in the Etobicoke area of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Owned by Woodbine Entertainment Group, Woodbine Racetrack manages and hosts Canada's most famous race, the King's Plate. The track was opened in 1956 with a one-mile oval dirt track, as well as a seven-eights turf course. It has been extensively remodeled since 1993, and since 1994 has had three racecourses. History The current Woodbine carries the name originally used by a racetrack which operated in southeast Toronto, at Queen Street East and Kingston Road, from 1874 through 1993. (While the Old Woodbine Race Course was at the south end of Woodbine Avenue, the current Woodbine is nowhere near it.) In 1951, it was operated by the Ontario Jockey Club (OJC) and held the prestigious King's Plate, but it competed with several other racetracks in Ontario and was in need of modernization. During the 1950s, the OJC, under the leadership of Canadian industrialist and hor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frost King Stakes
The Frost King Stakes is a Thoroughbred horse race run annually in mid November at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. An Ontario Sire Stakes, it is a restricted race for two-year-olds and is raced over a distance of seven furlongs on Polytrack synthetic dirt. It currently carries a purse of $97,900. The race was named in honor of Frost King, the 1982 Canadian Horse of the Year and a Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame inductee. Records Speed record: * 1:23.09 - Stuck In Traffic (2007) (on Polytrack) * 1:24.20 - Eastern Answer (on dirt) Most wins by an owner: * 2 - Ralph Lococo & Mary Biamonte (2011, 2013) Most wins by a jockey: * 3 - Patrick Husbands (2011, 2012, 2013) * 2 - Richard Dos Ramos (1997, 2002) * 2 - Todd Kabel (1999, 2004) Most wins by a trainer: * 2 - Ralph Biamonte (2011, 2013) Winners of the Frost King Stakes {, class="wikitable sortable" , - ! style="background-color:#DACAA5; width:38px" , Year ! style="background-color:#DACAA5; width:135px" ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canadian Horse Racing Hall Of Fame
The Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame was established in 1976 to honour those who have made a significant contribution to the sport of harness and Thoroughbred horse racing in Canada. It is located at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto, Ontario. The Hall of Fame annually inducts Thoroughbred and Standardbred horses, sulky drivers, jockeys, trainers and the horse racing industry's builders. Background Although the Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame (CHRHF) was founded in 1976, it was not until 1997 that it had a physical location. At that time, the Ontario Jockey Club granted a permanent site located at the West Entrance to Woodbine Racetrack. The Hall now includes information on each of the inductees plus related memorabilia, including trophies, silks, old racing programs and bronzed horseshoes. Each year, special displays are created to honour some of racing's greats, such as jockey Ron Turcotte or pacer Cam Fella. In 2014, the Hall commemorated the 50th anniversary of Northern Da ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canadian Horse Of The Year
The Canadian Horse of the Year is a thoroughbred horse racing honour given annually since 1951 by the Jockey Club of Canada. It is the most prestigious honour in Canadian thoroughbred horse racing. Part of the Sovereign Awards program since 1975, it is similar to the Eclipse Award for American Horse of the Year honours given in the United States. The original eligibility rules stipulated that the winner be a Canadian-bred horse that did its "best running" in Canada. In 1964, the rule was altered for Northern Dancer, who was a Canadian-bred but whose most notable wins came in the United States when he won the Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes. Eventually the requirement that the horse be a Canadian-bred was also dropped. The current rules simply require that the horse have raced at least three times in Canada during the given year (two times for two-year-olds). Records Most wins: * 2 - L'Enjoleur (1974, 1975) * 2 - Overskate (1978, 1979) * 2 - Chief Bearhart (1997, 1998) Mos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canadian Champion Male Turf Horse
The Canadian Champion Male Turf Horse is a Canada, Canadian Thoroughbred horse racing honour that is part of the Sovereign Awards program awarded annually to the top male Thoroughbred turf horse competing in Canada. Created in 1975 by the Jockey Club of Canada as a single award for Champion Turf Horse, it was split into male and female categories in 1995. Past winners *1975 : Victorian Queen (filly) *1976 : Victorian Prince *1977 : Momigi (mare) *1978 : Overskate *1979 : Overskate *1980 : Overskate *1981 : Ben Fab *1982 : Frost King *1983 : Kingsbridge (horse), Kingsbridge *1984 : Bounding Away *1985 : Imperial Choice *1986 : Carotene (horse), Carotene *1987 : Carotene (horse), Carotene *1988 : Carotene (horse), Carotene *1989 : Charlie Barley (horse), Charlie Barley *1990 : Izvestia (horse), Izvestia *1991 : Sky Classic *1992 : Rainbows For Life *1993 : Hero's Love *1994 : Alywow *1995 : Hasten To Add *1996 : Chief Bearhart *1997 : Chief Bearhart *1998 : Chief Bearhart *1999 : Tho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canadian Champion Older Male Horse
The Canadian Champion Older Male Horse is a Canadian Thoroughbred horse racing honour. Created in 1975 by the Jockey Club of Canada, it is part of the Sovereign Awards program and is awarded annually to the top horse four years or older competing in Canada. The award was renamed to Champion Older Main Track Male before the 2019 Sovereign Awards. Past winners *2020 : Skywire *2019 : Pink Lloyd *2018 : Mr Havercamp *2017 : Pink Lloyd *2016 : Are You Kidding Me *2015 : Are You Kidding Me *2014 : Lukes Alley *2013 : Alpha Bettor *2012 : Hunters Bay *2011 : Fifty Proof *2010 : Sand Cove *2009 : Marchfield *2008 : Marchfield *2007 : True Metropolitan *2006 : True Metropolitan *2005 : A Bit O'Gold *2004 : Mobil *2003 : Phantom Light *2002 : Wake at Noon *2001 : A Fleets Dancer *2000 : One Way Love *1999 : Deputy Inxs *1998 : Terremoto *1997 : Chief Bearhart *1996 : Mt. Sassafras *1995 : Basqueian *1994 : King Ruckus *1993 : Cozzene's Prince *1992 : Rainbows For Life *1991 : ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canadian Champion Three-Year-Old Male Horse
The Canadian Champion Three-Year-Old Male Horse is a Canadian Thoroughbred horse racing honour. Created in 1975 by the Jockey Club of Canada, it is part of the Sovereign Awards program and is awarded annually to the top 3-Year-Old male Thoroughbred horse competing in Canada. Past winners *1975 : L'Enjoleur *1976 : Norcliffe *1977 : Dance In Time *1978 : Overskate *1979 : Steady Growth *1980 : Ben Fab *1981 : Frost King *1982 : Runaway Groom *1983 : Bompago *1984 : Key to the Moon *1985 : Imperial Choice *1986 : Golden Choice *1987 : Afleet *1988 : Regal Intention *1989 : With Approval *1990 : Izvestia *1991 : Bolulight *1992 : Benburb *1993 : Peteski *1994 : Bruce's Mill *1995 : Peaks and Valleys *1996 : Victor Cooley *1997 : Cryptocloser *1998 : Archers Bay *1999 : Woodcarver *2000 : Kiss A Native *2001 : Win City *2002 : Le Cinquieme Essai *2003 : Wando *2004 : A Bit O'Gold *2005 : Palladio *2006 : Shillelagh Slew *2007 : Alezzandro *2008 : Not Bourbon * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fayette Stakes
The Fayette Stakes is a Grade II American thoroughbred horse race for horses age three and older over a distance of one and one-eighth miles on the dirt held annually in October at Keeneland Race Course in Lexington, Kentucky during the fall meeting. It currently offers a purse of $350,000. History The event is named for Fayette County, Kentucky, of which the city of Lexington is the county seat. The inaugural running of the event was on 24 October 1959, closing day of the Keeneland Fall meeting as the Fayette Handicap. The event attracted some fine handicap horses from Kentucky and around the Midwest. The day the event was held the weather was wet and windy and the track was rated as sloppy. The winner H. Edsall Olson & R. Douglas Prewitt's Terra Firma, was a short 4/5 odds-on favorite after earlier in the month setting a new course record for the miles distance in the Charles W. Bidwill Memorial Handicap at Hawthorne Race Course in Chicago. The following year the event was he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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