{{Infobox racehorse , horsename = Overskate , image = , caption = , sire = Nodouble , grandsire =

Noholme Noholme (also known as Noholme II)and who took nearly a full second off the race record in winning the prestigious Cox Plate. He was sired by Star Kingdom (IRE), the Leading sire in Australia on five occasions and sire of Sky High etc. Noholm ...

, dam = Overstate , damsire = Speak John , sex = Stallion , foaled = 1975 , country =

Canada Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering over , making it the world's second-largest country by tot ...

, colour = Chestnut , breeder = Stafford Farms , owner = Jack Stafford , trainer =

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 ...

, record = 42: 24-5-4 , earnings = $791,634 , race =

Coronation Futurity Stakes The Coronation Futurity Stakes is a Thoroughbred horse race for 2-year-old horses foaled in Canada. It is run annually in mid-November at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto, Ontario, Canada at a distance of miles. Along with its turf counterpart, the ...

(1977)

Plate Trial Stakes The Plate Trial Stakes is a Canadian Thoroughbred flat horserace for three-Year-Olds, foaled in Canada run annually at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto, Ontario. Raced in early June, the -mile race on dirt is considered one of the most important prep ...

(1978)
Prince of Wales Stakes (1978)

Breeders' Stakes The Breeders' Stakes is a stakes race for Thoroughbred race horses foaled in Canada, first run in 1889. Since 1959, it has been the third race in the Canadian Triple Crown for three-year-olds. Held annually in August at Woodbine Racetrack in T ...

(1978)
Manitoba Derby (1978)
Stars and Stripes Handicap (1979)

Bernard Baruch Handicap The Bernard Baruch Handicap is a Grade III American Thoroughbred horse race for three-years-old and older run over a distance of miles on the turf annually in early August at Saratoga Race Course in Saratoga Springs, New York. The event current ...

(1979)

Canadian Maturity Stakes The Canadian Maturity Stakes was a Canadian Thoroughbred horse race run annually in late November at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto, Ontario. Inaugurated in 1953, the race was restricted to four-year-old horses bred in Canada. It was contested on t ...

(1979)
Ultimus Stakes (1979)

Bowling Green Handicap The Bowling Green Stakes is a Grade II American thoroughbred horse race for horses age four years old and older over a distance of miles on the turf held annually in late July at Saratoga Race Course in Saratoga Springs, New York. History The i ...

(1979)
Jacques Cartier Stakes (1979, 1980)
Jockey Club Cup Handicap (1980)
Eclipse Handicap (1980) , awards = Canadian Champion 2-year-old Colt (1977)
Canadian Champion 3-year-old Colt (1978)

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, ...

(1978, 1979)
Canadian Champion Older Male Horse
(1979, 1980)
Canadian Champion Turf Horse
(1978, 1979, 1980) , honours =

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 ...

(1993)

Overskate Stakes The Overskate Stakes is a Canadian Thoroughbred horse race run annually during the latter part of October at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto, Ontario. An Ontario Sire Stakes, it is a restricted race for horses age three and older. It is currently c ...

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 ...

, updated= Overskate (1975–1992) was a Canadian

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 ...

Champion A champion (from the late Latin ''campio'') is the victor in a challenge, contest or competition. There can be a territorial pyramid of championships, e.g. local, regional / provincial, state, national, continental and world championships, a ...

Hall of Fame racehorse. Sired by Nodouble out of the dam Overstate who was a descendant of the great sire

Princequillo Princequillo (1940–1964) was a Thoroughbred racehorse conceived in France and born in Ireland. He is known for his performances in long-distance races and his successes as a sire. Background His sire, Prince Rose, stood at the Haras de Cheff ...

as well as

Man o' War Man o' War (March 29, 1917 – November 1, 1947) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse who is widely regarded as the greatest racehorse of all time. Several sports publications, including ''The Blood-Horse'', ''Sports Illustrated'', ESPN, and t ...

, Overskate was foaled at his owner's farm in Port Elgin, Ontario. A small but versatile horse, Overskate raced successfully on grass and dirt racecourses and won major races on rain-soaked sloppy tracks. During his career, he was voted an unprecedented nine

Sovereign Award {{refimprove, date=October 2021 The Sovereign Award is given annually since 1975 by the Jockey Club of Canada to the outstanding horses and people in Canadian Thoroughbred racing. The most prestigious award for horses is Sovereign Horse of the Y ...

s while racing in Canada and at various tracks in the

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. The colt set track records for 9 furlongs (1 1/8 miles) at

Assiniboia Downs Assiniboia Downs is a Canadian horse race track on of land located in the Winnipeg suburb of St. James-Assiniboia. It is operated by the Manitoba Jockey Club and is the site of the annual Manitoba Derby. The track is located on the western edg ...

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and for 11 furlongs (1 3/8 miles) 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 ...

at Belmont Park in

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. Ridden by jockey Robin Platts, Overskate came off his 1977 two-year-old championship season with a win in the

but then finished second in the 1978

Queen's Plate The King's Plate (known as the Queen's Plate between 1860 to 1901 and 1952 to 2022) is Canada's oldest Thoroughbred horse race, having been founded in 1860. It is also the oldest continuously run race in North America. It is run at a distance of ...

, Canada's most prestigious race and the first leg of the Canadian Triple Crown. However, the colt came back to win the next two Triple Crown races, the

Prince of Wales Prince of Wales ( cy, Tywysog Cymru, ; la, Princeps Cambriae/Walliae) is a title traditionally given to the heir apparent to the English and later British throne. Prior to the conquest by Edward I in the 13th century, it was used by the rulers ...

and

. Successful at age four and five, the two-time

was retired in 1980 as the all-time leading money winner among Canadian-bred horses.

References

Overskate's pedigree and racing stats

Overskate at the Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame
1975 racehorse births 1992 racehorse deaths Racehorses bred in Ontario Racehorses trained in Canada Horse racing track record setters Sovereign Award winners Canadian Thoroughbred Horse of the Year Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame inductees Thoroughbred family 22-b