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John B. LeBlanc
Jean (John) B. LeBlanc (born November 23, 1939 in Rogersville, New Brunswick) is a Canadian retired jockey in Thoroughbred horse racing. He competed at many of the top racetracks in the United States but for most of his career was based in Ontario where he was commonly known as John, the English language translation for his name. LeBlanc is best known for riding Jean-Louis Lévesque's La Prevoyante through an undefeated 1972 campaign in North America. An inductee in both the Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame and U.S. Racing Hall of Fame, the filly won all twelve of her starts under LeBlanc en route to be voted the 1972 Eclipse Award as American Champion Two-Year-Old Filly, the National Turf Writers Association's U.S. Horse of the Year and the Sovereign Award as the Canadian Horse of the Year. Canadian and U.S. Triple Crown A winner of 1,466 races during his career, John LeBlanc was the jockey chosen by trainer Lucien Laurin to ride Angle Light, Secretariat's entrymate ... [...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] |
Selima Stakes
The Selima Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race held annually at Laurel Park Racecourse in Laurel, Maryland. Raced in late November, it is open to two-year-old fillies and is raced on turf. History Inaugurated in 1926, it is named for Selima, who was imported to Maryland in 1750 and became a foundation mare by Benjamin Tasker Jr. at the Belair Stud Farm in Prince George County. Selima was the daughter of the Godolphin Arabian, she was considered "queen of the turf", she also gained fame as one of the country's greatest broodmares in American history. Referring to the 1959 Selima Stakes, in his book '' Legacies of the Turf'', author Edward L. Bowen says that it was "then one of the most important autumn races for juvenile fillies." Modern times The race was run as a grade one race from 1973 through 1988. It was a grade two race in 1989 and a grade three race from 1990 through 1999. Since 2002 it has been contested over a distance of miles (8.5 furlongs). The race w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canadian Classic Races
The Canadian Triple Crown (branded as the OLG Canadian Triple Crown for sponsorship reasons) is a series of three Thoroughbred horse races run annually in Canada which is open to three-year-old horses foaled in Canada. Established in 1959, the series is unique in that it shares the same distances as its American counterpart but is contested on three different track surfaces. The first leg, the King's Plate in August, is contested at 1¼ miles on Tapeta at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto, Ontario, whereas the Prince of Wales Stakes in September is a 1³/16 mile event run on dirt at Fort Erie Race Track in Fort Erie, Ontario. The final leg is the 1½ mile Breeders' Stakes in October, which is run on turf over one full lap of the E. P. Taylor Turf Course at Woodbine. The Canadian Triple Crown shares another characteristic with its American counterpart – all of the races in both series are open to geldings. This differs from the situation in Europe, where many important flat races, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dominion Day Stakes
The Dominion Day Stakes is a Thoroughbred horse race run annually in July at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. A Grade III event currently offering a purse of CAD$150,000 +, it is open to horses aged three years and up. The race was run at a distance of miles from its inception until 1983 when it was changed to its present miles format. It was raced on dirt until 2007 when a polytrack surface was installed. In 2016, the surface was changed to Tapeta synthetic turf. Inaugurated in 1953 at the Old Woodbine Racetrack, it remained there until the track closed in 1955. The race celebrates Dominion Day, the birth of the Canadian Confederation on July 1, 1867. Ace Marine, one of Canada's greatest runners, and its 1955 Horse of the Year, won this race in 1956. In 1972, Canada's 1973 Horse of the Year, Kennedy Road, took the Dominion. The Canadian Champion Three-Year-Old colt of 1972, Nice Dancer, won it in 1973. The 1980 Canadian Horse of the Year as well as the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wonder Where Stakes
The Wonder Where Stakes is a Canadian Thoroughbred horse race run annually since 1965 at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto, Ontario. Held during the end of July/first week in August, it is the third leg of Canadian Triple Tiara series for Canadian-foaled three-year-old fillies. Raced on Turf, the Wonder Where Stakes currently offers a purse of Can$250,000. Since inception in 1965, it has been contested at miles (10 furlongs) except for 1994 when the distance was set at miles (9 furlongs). The race is named in honor of the champion filly, Wonder Where, Canada's 1959 Horse of the Year and a Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame inductee. In 2007, Sealy Hill became the first filly to win the Canadian Triple Tiara since the series was created in 1999. Records Speed record: * 1:58.88 - Inflexibility (2017) Most wins by an owner: * 7 - Sam-Son Farm (1972, 1985, 1990, 1991, 1996, 2000, 2013) Most wins by a jockey: * 4 - Todd Kabel (1993, 1994, 1998, 2002) * 5 - Patrick Husbands (2007, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ontario Damsel Stakes
The Ontario Damsel Stakes is a Canadian Thoroughbred horse race run annually during the first week of July at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto, Ontario. Restricted to three-year-old Filly, fillies who were foaled in the Ontario, Province of Ontario, it is contested on Grass, Turf over a distance of one mile (8 furlongs). Since inception it has been contested at: * 6.5 furlongs: 1979–1993, 1995–2009 * 7 furlongs: 1994 (at Fort Erie Racetrack) * 8 furlongs: beginning in 2010 Records Most wins by a Horse trainer, trainer: * 6 – James Day (1980, 1987, 1990, 1991, 1995, 1996) Most wins by a jockey: * 5 – Patrick Husbands (1999, 2000, 2007, 2012, 2022) Most wins by an owner: * 8 – Sam-Son Farm (1980, 1987, 1990, 1991, 1995, 1996, 2006, 2015) Recent winners References The 2009 Ontario Damsel Stakes at Woodbine Entertainment Group Turf races in Canada Restricted stakes races in Canada Flat horse races for three-year-old fillies Woodbine Racetrack Recurring spor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Connaught Cup Stakes
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 Connaught Cup was first run in 1912 on dirt at Toronto's Old Woodbine Race Course. As a result of World War I, there was no race held in 1918 and 1919 and it was not run in 1930. The Great Depression saw much consolidation in the horse racing industry with track owners reducing the number of races run and the amount of the purses being offered. The Connaught Cup was suspended after the 1932 running and was not revived until 1952. In 1956 it was moved to the newly built Woodbine Racetrack where in 1958 it was converted to a turf race. It was run in two divisions in 1984. Since inception, the race has been contested at various distances: On dirt: * miles : 1912 through 1955 at Old Woodbine Race ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Victoriana Stakes
The Victoriana Stakes is a thoroughbred horse race run annually in early to mid August at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. An Ontario Sire Stakes, it is a restricted race for fillies and mares, age three and older. Contested over a distance of miles (8.5 furlongs) on turf, it currently carries a purse of $115,000. Inaugurated at Fort Erie Racetrack, it was raced there from 1975 through 1977 and again in 1994. Records Speed record: * Most wins: * 2 - Christy's Mount (1977, 1979) * 2 - Avenare (1980, 1981) * 2 - Eternal Search (1982, 1983) * 2 - Bold Ruritana (1994, 1996) * 2 - Inish Glora (2003, 2004) * 2 - Financingavailable (2006, 2007) * 2 - Impossible Time (2010, 2011) Most wins by an owner: * 2 - D. H. Bunker (1977, 1979) * 2 - Jim Dandy Stable (1982, 1983) * 2 - Minshall Farms (1994, 1996) * 2 - Robert Costigan (2003, 2004) * 2 - K. K. Sangara (2006, 2007) * 2 - Charles E. Fipke (2010, 2011) Most wins by a jockey: * 5 - Jim McAleney (1989, 199 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Selene Stakes
The Selene Stakes is a Thoroughbred horse race run annually at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Held during the third week of May, the Grade III event is open to three-year-old fillies. Raced over a distance of miles on Polytrack synthetic dirt, it currently offers a current purse of $122,145. Inaugurated in 1954 as a six furlong sprint race, it was run at a distance of seven furlongs from 1965 through 1975 after which it was modified to its current distance of miles (8.5 furlongs). The race was run in two divisions in 1962, 1964, 1972, 1979, 1983, and 1989. Records Speed record: * 1:43.63 - Coffee Clique (2013) (Stakes and track record) Most wins by a jockey: * 5 - Sandy Hawley (1972, 1974, 1978, 1988, 1989) * 5 - Patrick Husbands (2001, 2012, 2018, 2021, 2022) Most wins by a trainer: * 8 - Mark E. Casse (2001, 2012, 2015, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022) Most wins by an owner: * 4 - Conn Smythe Constantine Falkland Cary Smythe, MC (; February 1, 18 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maple Leaf Stakes
The Maple Leaf Stakes is a Thoroughbred horse race run annually at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Run during the first part of November, the Grade III Maple Leaf is open to fillies aged three or older. Raced over a distance of one and one-quarter miles on Polytrack synthetic dirt, it currently offers a purse of $150,000. Inaugurated in 1892, the Maple Leaf Stakes has been competed at a variety of distances. Since 1956, when the new Woodbine Racetrack hosted the event, the race distance have been set as follows: * miles : 1956-1958 at Woodbine Racetrack, 1959 and 1965 at Greenwood Raceway * 1 mile : 1960-1964 at Greenwood Raceway * miles : 1966-1993 at Greenwood Raceway and since 1994 at Woodbine Racetrack Records Speed record: (at current distance of miles) * 2:02.18 - Pachattack (2010) Most wins: * 2 - Tattling (1926, 1927) * 2 - Shady Well (1932, 1933) * 2 - Passa Grille (1941, 1942) * 2 - Floral Gift (1945, 1946) * 2 - Teddy's Sister (1951, 1952) * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quebec Derby
The Quebec Derby was a Canadian Thoroughbred horse race held annually between 1961 and 1975 at Blue Bonnets Raceway in Montreal, Canada. A race for three-year-olds on dirt, it was run over a distance of 1⅛ miles (9 furlongs or 1,811 metres). The Blue Bonnets Raceway held only harness racing events at the time when prominent Canadian horseman Jean-Louis Levesque purchased the track in 1959. He brought Thoroughbred horse racing there on a seasonal basis. The Quebec Derby was the track's premier annual event for Thoroughbreds and Levesque himself would win the race five times with Royal Maple (1963), Pierlou (1964), Fanfreluche (1970), La Prevoyante (1973), and L'Enjoleur (1975). Trainer Ted Mann, a 1982 Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame inductee, trained the first two winners of the Quebec Derby. Winners of the Quebec Derby *1975 - L'Enjoleur *1974 - Norland *1973 - La Prevoyante *1972 - Gentleman Conn *1971 - Green Belt *1970 - Fanfreluche *1969 - Sharp-Eyed Quillo *1968 - Ph ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eight Belles Stakes
The Eight Belles Stakes is a Grade II American Thoroughbred horse race for three-year-old filly sprinters run at a distance of 7 furlongs at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky each year on Kentucky Oaks Day. History The inaugural running of the event was on the opening day of the 1956 Spring meeting at Churchill Downs on Saturday, 27 April 1956 as the seventh and main feature race on the nine race program named the Oaks Prep over a distance of six furlongs. The event attracted the 1955 US Champion Two-Year-Old Filly Doubledogdare and Calumet Farm's fine filly Princess Turia. The event was scheduled as a preparatory event for the much longer Kentucky Oaks which was scheduled on the following Friday. Doubledogdare started as the 2/5 odds-on favorite and held off Princess Turia to win by half a length in a time of 1:11. However, six days later Princess Turia turned the tables and defeated her rival in the Kentucky Oaks by a neck. In 1961 the distance of the event was incre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
