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The Bunty Lawless Stakes is a
Thoroughbred horse race Thoroughbred racing is a sport and industry involving the racing of Thoroughbred horses. It is governed by different national bodies. There are two forms of the sport – flat racing and jump racing, the latter known as National Hunt racing in ...
run annually at
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 tra ...
in
Toronto Toronto ( ; or ) is the capital city of the Canadian province of Ontario. With a recorded population of 2,794,356 in 2021, it is the most populous city in Canada and the fourth most populous city in North America. The city is the anch ...
, Canada. An Ontario Sire Stakes, it is a race for horses age three and older. Run near the end of October, it is contested over a distance of 1 mile (8 furlongs) on
turf Sod, also known as turf, is the upper layer of soil with the grass growing on it that is often harvested into rolls. In Australian and British English, sod is more commonly known as ''turf'', and the word "sod" is limited mainly to agricult ...
and currently carries a purse of $96,563. Inaugurated in 1975, it is named in honor of
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 ...
inductee, Bunty Lawless (1935–1956) who, in a 1951 poll conducted by Canadian Press, was voted "Canadian Horse of the Half Century." In 2006 the race was run at a distance of 8 furlongs and 70 yards on Polytrack.


Records

Speed record: * Most wins: * 3 –
Rahy's Attorney Rahy's Attorney (foaled in 2004 in Ontario) is a Canadian Thoroughbred Champion racehorse. A turf specialist, he is a Grade 1 winner and has won the Bunty Lawless Stakes on three occasions. Trained by Ian Black, as at May 26, 2011 Rahy's Attor ...
(2007, 2009, 2010) * 2 – Frost King (1981, 1982) * 2 – Balafran (1984, 1985) * 2 – Control Zone (1989, 1990) * 2 – Steady Ruckus (2000, 2002) * 2 – Tusayan (2003, 2005) * 2 –
Pender Harbour Pender Harbour is a harbour community on British Columbia's Sunshine Coast, on the east side of Malaspina Strait. The harbour itself is an intricate amalgam of bays and coves that encroach inland for five kilometres and provide over 60 kilometres ...
(2011, 2012) Most wins by an owner: * 2 – Ted Smith/
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(1981, 1982) * 2 – Bala Glen Farm (1984, 1985) * 2 – Kinghaven Farms (1989, 1990) * 2 – Edward Lang (2000, 2002) * 2 – Srinivas Kilambi/ Laurie Silvera (2003, 2005) * 2 – Giffin/Andrews/Lazaruk (2011, 2012) Most wins by a jockey: * 3 –
Robin Platts Robin Platts (born c. 1949 in Leicester, England) is a Canadian thoroughbred horse racing Hall of Fame jockey. He began his jockey career at age 16 and went on to become the winner of the 1979 Sovereign Award for Outstanding Jockey, a record f ...
(1976, 1980, 1992) * 3 –
Lloyd Duffy Lloyd Duffy (born December 8, 1944) is a Canadian retired Champion jockey in Thoroughbred flat horse racing who uniquely is also a licensed driver of harness racing horses. As a teenager, Duff began attending harness racing events at a racetrack ...
(1981, 1982, 1991) * 3 – Luis Contreras (2011, 2012, 2015) Most wins by a trainer: * 3 –
Roger Attfield Roger L. Attfield (born 28 November 1939 in Newbury, Berkshire, England) is a Canadian thoroughbred horse trainer and owner and an inductee of both the Canadian and United States horseracing Halls of Fame. In his native England, Attfield ha ...
(1980, 1989, 1990)


Winners

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! Time , - , 2015 , Seen It All Before , 6 , Luis Contreras , Ashlee Brnjas , Colebrook Farms , 1:36.00 , - , 2014 , San Nicola Thunder , 4 , Justin Stein , John Cardella , Paul & Joe Pirone , 1:35.89 , - , 2013 , Ultimate Destiny , 4 ,
Eurico Rosa Da Silva Eurico Rosa da Silva (born June 29, 1975, in Buri, São Paulo, Brazil) is a retired Thoroughbred racing jockey who raced for five years in his native Brazil and another four years in Macau before coming to Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto, Ontario. ...
, Alec Fehr , Alex Fehr , 1:43.03 , - , 2012 ,
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, 4 , Luis Contreras , Mike De Paulo , Giffin/Andrews/Lazaruk , 1:36.83 , - , 2011 ,
Pender Harbour Pender Harbour is a harbour community on British Columbia's Sunshine Coast, on the east side of Malaspina Strait. The harbour itself is an intricate amalgam of bays and coves that encroach inland for five kilometres and provide over 60 kilometres ...
, 3 , Luis Contreras , Mike De Paulo , Giffin/Andrews/Lazaruk , 1:38.66 , - , 2010 ,
Rahy's Attorney Rahy's Attorney (foaled in 2004 in Ontario) is a Canadian Thoroughbred Champion racehorse. A turf specialist, he is a Grade 1 winner and has won the Bunty Lawless Stakes on three occasions. Trained by Ian Black, as at May 26, 2011 Rahy's Attor ...
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Slade Callaghan Slade Callaghan (born August 21, 1970 in Bridgetown, Barbados) is a jockey in Thoroughbred horse racing. Considered tall for a jockey at 5' 8", Callaghan competed in his native Barbados where his success led him to relocate in 1994 to a base at W ...
, Ian Black , Ellie Boje Farm et al. , 1:36.36 , - , 2009 ,
Rahy's Attorney Rahy's Attorney (foaled in 2004 in Ontario) is a Canadian Thoroughbred Champion racehorse. A turf specialist, he is a Grade 1 winner and has won the Bunty Lawless Stakes on three occasions. Trained by Ian Black, as at May 26, 2011 Rahy's Attor ...
, 5 , Robert Landry , Ian Black , Ellie Boje Farm et al. , 1:37.81 , - , 2008 ,
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Richard Dos Ramos Richard Anthony Dos Ramos (born September 10, 1962 in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago) is a Canadian jockey in thoroughbred horse racing. He grew up in Malton, a neighbourhood in Mississauga, Ontario, where his family emigrated when he was youn ...
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Roger Attfield Roger L. Attfield (born 28 November 1939 in Newbury, Berkshire, England) is a Canadian thoroughbred horse trainer and owner and an inductee of both the Canadian and United States horseracing Halls of Fame. In his native England, Attfield ha ...
, Ralph Johnson , 1:34.94 , - , 2007 ,
Rahy's Attorney Rahy's Attorney (foaled in 2004 in Ontario) is a Canadian Thoroughbred Champion racehorse. A turf specialist, he is a Grade 1 winner and has won the Bunty Lawless Stakes on three occasions. Trained by Ian Black, as at May 26, 2011 Rahy's Attor ...
, 3 , Robert Landry , Ian Black , Ellie Boje Farm et al. , 1:37.66 , - , 2006 , Arch Hall , 5 , Patrick Husbands , Mark E. Casse ,
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, 1:43.61 , - , 2005 , Tusayan , 5 ,
Todd Kabel Todd Kabel (December 7, 1965 – March 27, 2021) was a Canadian Thoroughbred horse racing jockey. A native of McCreary, Manitoba, he began his career as a jockey at Assiniboia Downs in Winnipeg, Manitoba, and in 1987 started competing at tracks ...
, Laurie Silvera , Srinivas Kilambi/ Silvera , 1:37.37 , - , 2004 , Millfleet , 3 , Jill Scharfstein ,
Hugo Dittfach Hugo Dittfach (20 September 1936 – 1 November 2021) was a Canadian jockey. Dittfach survived three years as a boy in a Russian concentration camp during World War II and went on to become a National Champion Thoroughbred racing jockey in Cana ...
, Margaret Squires , 1:39.07 , - , 2003 , Tusayan , 3 , Emile Ramsammy , Laurie Silvera , Srinivas Kilambi/ Silvera , 1:38.90 , - , 2002 , Steady Ruckus , 5 , Jim McAleney ,
Gil Rowntree Gil H. Rowntree (born January 17, 1934, in Toronto, Ontario) is a Canadians, Canadian Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame, Hall of Fame Thoroughbred horse trainer, racehorse trainer and owner. One of the most successful trainers in Canadian Thorou ...
, Edward Lang , 1:37.38 , - , 2001 , Starbeau , 3 , Patrick Husbands , Mike Keogh ,
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, 1:38.62 , - , 2000 , Steady Ruckus , 4 , James McAleney ,
Gil Rowntree Gil H. Rowntree (born January 17, 1934, in Toronto, Ontario) is a Canadians, Canadian Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame, Hall of Fame Thoroughbred horse trainer, racehorse trainer and owner. One of the most successful trainers in Canadian Thorou ...
, Edward Lang , 1:34.81 , - , 1999 , River Boat , 6 ,
Slade Callaghan Slade Callaghan (born August 21, 1970 in Bridgetown, Barbados) is a jockey in Thoroughbred horse racing. Considered tall for a jockey at 5' 8", Callaghan competed in his native Barbados where his success led him to relocate in 1994 to a base at W ...
, Frank Huarte , Frank Huarte , 1:38.60 , - , 1998 , Randy Regent , 4 , Na Somsanith ,
Mark Frostad Mark R. Frostad (born January 19, 1949) is a Canadian thoroughbred horse trainer. Born in Brantford, Ontario, he grew up with a father who owned a stud farm but before becoming involved in thoroughbred horse racing, Frostad obtained a BA degree ...
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Sam-Son Farm Sam-Son Farm is a Thoroughbred horse racing stable with farms located in Milton, Ontario, Canada and Ocala, Florida. Originating in the 60's by Ernie Samuel, it began as a home for competition hunter/jumper horses. One Sam-Son horse, Canadian ...
, 1:35.00 , - , 1997 , Terremoto , 6 ,
Todd Kabel Todd Kabel (December 7, 1965 – March 27, 2021) was a Canadian Thoroughbred horse racing jockey. A native of McCreary, Manitoba, he began his career as a jockey at Assiniboia Downs in Winnipeg, Manitoba, and in 1987 started competing at tracks ...
, Beverly Buck , J. & J. Everatt , 1:33.80 , - , 1996 , Influent , 5 ,
Jean-Luc Samyn Jean-Luc Samyn (born November 6, 1956 in Bailleul, Nord, France) is a jockey in American Thoroughbred horse racing. The son of a pastry chef, Jean-Luc Samyn was one of three children. At age thirteen, he went to work for the stable of trainer ...
, Howard Tesher , R. Kumble/M. Becker , 1:38.00 , - , 1995 , Elated Guy , 6 , Emile Ramsammy ,
Robert P. Tiller Robert P. Tiller (born December 11, 1949 in Amsterdam, The Netherlands) is a Canadian Thoroughbred racehorse trainer. A resident of Brampton, Ontario, he has long been one of the top trainers at Toronto's Woodbine Racetrack. He has won four trai ...
, F. DiGiulio & F. DiGiulio Jr. , 1:36.80 , - , 1994 , Myrtle Irene , 5 ,
Sandy Hawley Desmond Sandford "Sandy" Hawley, (born April 16, 1949 in Oshawa, Ontario) is a Canadian Hall of Fame jockey. Sandy Hawley decided to be a jockey when he was a 17-year-old boy, hotwalking, grooming and excise horses at a Woodbine racetrack in To ...
, David C. Brown , M/M D.G.McClelland , 1:35.20 , - , 1993 , Shiny Key , 5 , Mark Larsen , Alton Quanbeck , D. Morgan Firestone , 1:37.20 , - , 1992 , Big Ruckus , 4 ,
Robin Platts Robin Platts (born c. 1949 in Leicester, England) is a Canadian thoroughbred horse racing Hall of Fame jockey. He began his jockey career at age 16 and went on to become the winner of the 1979 Sovereign Award for Outstanding Jockey, a record f ...
, Michael J. Wright , Bruno Schickedanz , 1:40.40 , - , 1991 , Stormy Gladiator , 5 ,
Lloyd Duffy Lloyd Duffy (born December 8, 1944) is a Canadian retired Champion jockey in Thoroughbred flat horse racing who uniquely is also a licensed driver of harness racing horses. As a teenager, Duff began attending harness racing events at a racetrack ...
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, Hammer Kopf Farm , 1:37.80 , - , 1990 , Control Zone , 7 ,
Don Seymour Donald J. Seymour (1961 – 26 June 2020) was a Canadian jockey in Thoroughbred horse racing who is the only jockey in history to win two Canadian Triple Crowns. Born in Hamilton, Ontario and raised in Etobicoke, Ontario, Don Seymour began his ...
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Roger Attfield Roger L. Attfield (born 28 November 1939 in Newbury, Berkshire, England) is a Canadian thoroughbred horse trainer and owner and an inductee of both the Canadian and United States horseracing Halls of Fame. In his native England, Attfield ha ...
, Kinghaven Farms , 1:35.00 , - , 1989 , Control Zone , 6 ,
Don Seymour Donald J. Seymour (1961 – 26 June 2020) was a Canadian jockey in Thoroughbred horse racing who is the only jockey in history to win two Canadian Triple Crowns. Born in Hamilton, Ontario and raised in Etobicoke, Ontario, Don Seymour began his ...
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Roger Attfield Roger L. Attfield (born 28 November 1939 in Newbury, Berkshire, England) is a Canadian thoroughbred horse trainer and owner and an inductee of both the Canadian and United States horseracing Halls of Fame. In his native England, Attfield ha ...
, Kinghaven Farms , 1:37.60 , - , 1988 , Bouncing Brave , 3 , Dave Penna , Bud Carter , P. Lamantia/J. Russell , 1:40.40 , - , 1987 , Time Lap , 3 ,
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, Jack Reid , Rose Hill Farms , 1:41.20 , - , 1986 , Boulder Run , 3 , Jack Lauzon , Jerry G. Lavigne , R. Doe/B. Hutzel , 1:38.60 , - , 1985 , Balafran , 4 ,
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, David Guitard , Bala Glen Farm , 1:38.40 , - , 1984 , Balafran , 3 ,
Hugo Dittfach Hugo Dittfach (20 September 1936 – 1 November 2021) was a Canadian jockey. Dittfach survived three years as a boy in a Russian concentration camp during World War II and went on to become a National Champion Thoroughbred racing jockey in Cana ...
, David Guitard , Bala Glen Farm , 1:36.60 , - , 1983 , Cool Tania , 5 , George HoSang , Frank Sansano , T. Pollock/F. & T. Sansano , 1:37.40 , - , 1982 , Frost King , 4 ,
Lloyd Duffy Lloyd Duffy (born December 8, 1944) is a Canadian retired Champion jockey in Thoroughbred flat horse racing who uniquely is also a licensed driver of harness racing horses. As a teenager, Duff began attending harness racing events at a racetrack ...
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Bill Marko Bill(s) may refer to: Common meanings * Banknote, paper cash (especially in the United States) * Bill (law), a proposed law put before a legislature * Invoice, commercial document issued by a seller to a buyer * Bill, a bird or animal's beak Plac ...
, Ted Smith/Bill Marko , 1:37.40 , - , 1981 , Frost King , 3 ,
Lloyd Duffy Lloyd Duffy (born December 8, 1944) is a Canadian retired Champion jockey in Thoroughbred flat horse racing who uniquely is also a licensed driver of harness racing horses. As a teenager, Duff began attending harness racing events at a racetrack ...
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Bill Marko Bill(s) may refer to: Common meanings * Banknote, paper cash (especially in the United States) * Bill (law), a proposed law put before a legislature * Invoice, commercial document issued by a seller to a buyer * Bill, a bird or animal's beak Plac ...
, Ted Smith/B. Marko , 1:40.40 , - , 1980 , Big Bay Point , 4 ,
Robin Platts Robin Platts (born c. 1949 in Leicester, England) is a Canadian thoroughbred horse racing Hall of Fame jockey. He began his jockey career at age 16 and went on to become the winner of the 1979 Sovereign Award for Outstanding Jockey, a record f ...
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Roger Attfield Roger L. Attfield (born 28 November 1939 in Newbury, Berkshire, England) is a Canadian thoroughbred horse trainer and owner and an inductee of both the Canadian and United States horseracing Halls of Fame. In his native England, Attfield ha ...
, Norcliffe Stable , 1:40.40 , - , 1979 , Viceera , 4 , David Clark , Glenn Magnusson , H. & L. Hindmarsh , 1:38.80 , - , 1978 , Speedy Lad , 3 ,
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, Danny O'Callaghan , Caledon Heath Farm , 1:34.80 , - , 1977 , Pro Consul , 3 , Ángel Cordero Jr. , Brian Ottaway , Mrs. G. McCullough , 1:39.80 , - , 1976 ,
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Robin Platts Robin Platts (born c. 1949 in Leicester, England) is a Canadian thoroughbred horse racing Hall of Fame jockey. He began his jockey career at age 16 and went on to become the winner of the 1979 Sovereign Award for Outstanding Jockey, a record f ...
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, Grovetree/B. C. Stable , 1:40.60 , - , 1975 , Black Hawk Jim , 3 ,
Sandy Hawley Desmond Sandford "Sandy" Hawley, (born April 16, 1949 in Oshawa, Ontario) is a Canadian Hall of Fame jockey. Sandy Hawley decided to be a jockey when he was a 17-year-old boy, hotwalking, grooming and excise horses at a Woodbine racetrack in To ...
, Donnie Walker ,
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, 1:37.20 , -


References


The Bunty Lawless Stakes at Pedigree Query

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