The Canadian Stakes is a

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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 track ...

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, Canada. Run in mid September, it is a

event open to

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and

mares A mare is an adult female horse or other equine. In most cases, a mare is a female horse over the age of three, and a filly is a female horse three and younger. In Thoroughbred horse racing, a mare is defined as a female horse more than four y ...

, three years of age and older. It is raced on

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over a distance of "about" miles. Known as the Canadian Handicap until 2006, it was inaugurated at the now defunct

Greenwood Raceway Greenwood Raceway (originally Woodbine Race Course) was a horse racing facility in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. History Woodbine Race Course Inaugurated in 1874 as Woodbine Race Course at the foot of Woodbine Avenue and Lake Ontario, it was owned a ...

in 1955 as a mile race on dirt and was open to horses of either sex, aged three and older. In 1964, the event was transferred to

where in 1970 it became a race on the grass for fillies and mares only. In 1996, the race was run on dirt and was split into two divisions in 1982 through 1985 and again in 1989.

Records

Most wins: * 2 - Classic Stamp (2004, 2005) * 2 - Starship Jubilee (2018, 2019) Most wins by an owner: * 5 -

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(1989, 1991, 1998, 2014, 2020) Most wins by a

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: * 5 -

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 ...

(1975, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1986) Most wins by a trainer: * 2 -

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(1965, 1977) * 2 - J. Mort Hardy (1968, 1983) * 2 - Donnie Walker (1970, 1985) * 2 - David C. Brown (1978, 1993) * 2 -

Yonnie Starr Joseph "Yonnie" Starr (August 11, 1905 – March, 1990) was a Canadian Hall of Fame Thoroughbred racehorse trainer about whom the Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame says has a "record unmatched in Canadian racing history." Starr began his caree ...

(1980, 1981) * 2 -

Michael J. Doyle Michael may refer to: People * Michael (given name), a given name * Michael (surname), including a list of people with the surname Michael Given name "Michael" * Michael (archangel), ''first'' of God's archangels in the Jewish, Christian and ...

(1984, 1986) * 2 -

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 ...

(1984, 1994) * 2 - James E. Day (1989, 1991) * 2 - David R. Bell (1990, 1997) * 2 -

Todd Pletcher Todd Pletcher (born June 26, 1967 in Dallas, Texas) is an American thoroughbred horse trainer. He won the Eclipse Award seven times as Trainer of the Year, four of these in consecutive years. His horses Super Saver (2010) and Always Dreaming (20 ...

(2006, 2008) * 2 -

Michael R. Matz Michael R. Matz (born January 23, 1951) is an American race horse trainer and former Olympic equestrian team member who was inducted into the show jumping Hall of Fame. He lives in Coatesville, Pennsylvania. As a trainer, he has scored two ...

(2009, 2013) * 2 - Barbara J. Minshall (1995, 2015) * 2 - Kevin Attard (2018, 2019) * 2 -

Christophe Clement Christophe Clement (born November 1, 1965 in Paris, France) is a Thoroughbred horse trainer in the United States who won the 2014 Belmont Stakes with Tonalist. Racing background Clement initially acquired his training skills from his father, Mi ...

(2002, 2021)

Winners of the Canadian Stakes

References

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The Canadian Stakes at Pedigree Query
Graded stakes races in Canada Turf races in Canada Mile category horse races for fillies and mares Woodbine Racetrack Recurring sporting events established in 1955 Breeders' Cup Challenge series 1955 establishments in Ontario

Records

Winners of the Canadian Stakes

See also

References