The Play the King Stakes is a Canadian Thoroughbred horse race run annually at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto, Ontario. A

Grade II In the United Kingdom, a listed building or listed structure is one that has been placed on one of the four statutory lists maintained by Historic England in England, Historic Environment Scotland in Scotland, in Wales, and the Northern Irel ...

sprint race, it is open to horses age three and older and is run over a distance of seven furlongs on turf. It currently offers a purse of CAN$200,000. Inaugurated in 1987 as the Toronto Budweiser Breeders' Cup Handicap, it was competed at a distance of six furlongs on dirt until 1996 when it was shifted to the turf and set at its current distance of seven furlongs. At the same time, the race was renamed in honor of

Kinghaven Farms Kinghaven Farms is a horse racing stable that was founded in 1967 by Donald G. "Bud" Willmot. Located in King City, Ontario, north of Toronto, the success of the stable would see it expand to the United States with the acquisition of a farm and ...

' 1988 Canadian Horse of the Year, Play the King. The race was run in two divisions in 2000.

Records

Speed record: * 1:19.77 - Just Rushing (2008) (at current distance of 7 furlongs) * 1:09.20 - Play the King (1987) * 1:09.20 - Apelia (1993) Most wins: * 2 - Play the King (1987, 1988) * 2 -

King Corrie King is the title given to a male monarch in a variety of contexts. The female equivalent is queen, which title is also given to the consort of a king. *In the context of prehistory, antiquity and contemporary indigenous peoples, the ...

(1991, 1992) * 2 - Soaring Free (2003, 2004) * 2 - Le Cinquieme Essai (2006, 2007) Most wins by an owner: * 4 - Sam-Son Farm (1997, 1998, 2003, 2004) Most wins by a

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 ...

: * 3 - Todd Kabel (1995, 2003, 2004) Most wins by a trainer: * 4 -

Sid C. Attard Sid C. Attard (born September 29, 1950, Birkirkara, Malta) is a Canada-based thoroughbred horse racing trainer. Members of his family emigrated to Canada in the 1960s, and his older brothers Joseph and Tino became racehorse trainers. Larry beca ...

(2008, 2009, 2010, 2016) * 4 - Mark Frostad (1997, 1998, 2003, 2004)

Winners of the Play The King Stakes

References

{{reflist
The Play The King Stakes at Pedigree Query
Graded stakes races in Canada Open mile category horse races Recurring events established in 1987 Woodbine Racetrack

Records

Winners of the Play The King Stakes

See also

References