Display Stakes Explained

Class:Listed stakes
Horse Race:Display Stakes
Location:Woodbine Racetrack
Toronto, Ontario
Inaugurated:1956
Race Type:Thoroughbred - Flat racing
Distance: miles (8.5 furlongs)
Surface:Synthetic "all weather" dirt
Track:left-handed
Qualification:Two-year-olds
Weight:Allowances
Purse:Can$125,000
Bonuses:$25,000 Ontario-breds

The Display Stakes is a Thoroughbred horse race run annually at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Contested on a synthetic "all weather" surface over a distance of miles (8.5 furlongs), it is open to two-year-old horses. Raced during the latter part of November or early December, the ungraded stakes race offers a purse of Can$125,000.

Inaugurated in 1956 at Toronto's Old Woodbine Race Course as a sprint race, it was named for American Walter J. Salmon's colt Display, winner of the 1926 Preakness Stakes and who frequently raced in Canada where he won a number of important races.

The Display stakes was run in two divisions in 1959. There was no race in 1993. Since inception, it has been contested at various distances:

Records

Speed record:

Most wins by an owner:

Most wins by a jockey:

Most wins by a trainer:

Winners of the Display Stakes

Year
Winner
Jockey
Trainer
OwnerTime
2018Sir WinstonJerome LermyteMark CasseTracy Farmer1:45.02
2017Admiralty PierLuis ContrerasBarbara J. MinshallBruce Lunsford1:44.52
2016King and His Court[1] Gary BoulangerMark CasseWachtel Stable and Gary Barber1:45.10
2015Don't Be So SaltyEmma-Jayne WilsonGary C. ContessaPlatinum Seven/Guarino/Boutelle1:43.60
2014Glenville GardensLuis ContrerasJosie CarrollMelnyk Racing Stables1:45.45
2013Josie Sea ViewEmma-Jayne WilsonReade BakerBrereton C. Jones1:44.39
2012Avie's QualityLuis ContrerasJosie CarrollIvan Dalos1:43.25
2011MaritimerLuis ContrerasSid C. AttardNorseman Racing Stable1:43.58
2010Tiz BlessedPatrick HusbandsChad BrownG&M West1:44.23
2009Bear's Hard TenEurico Rosa da SilvaReade BakerBear Stables1:44.39
2008PatenaRobert LandryJosie CarrollJ. & G. Sikura/D. Dilall 1:44.72
2007Discreet CommanderConstant MontpellierArthur SilveraDavid Rowbotham et al.1:45.20
2006Jiggs CozDavid ClarkSid C. AttardJim Dandy Stable1:45.90
2005Patrick HusbandsMark E. CasseWilliam S. Farish, Jr.1:43.90
2004One Smooth RideConstant MontpellierDavid CoteyDominion Bloodstock1:47.92
2003Judiths Wild RushDino LucianiScott FairlieTenenbaum Racing1:43.59
2002GigawattPatrick HusbandsMark E. CasseStonerside Stable1:43.04
2001Tails Of The CryptJake BartonJohn A. RossJam Jar Racing Stables1:44.62
2000Brushing BullyEmile RamsammyTino AttardStronach Stables1:44.34
1999Precise EndPatrick HusbandsMark E. CasseMockingbird Farm Inc.1:47.30
1998TaosRicky GriffithGrant PearceLynne Hindmarsh1:47.80
1997PromiscuousMickey WallsMacdonald BensonAugustin Stable1:44.80
1996Air CoolRobin PlattsThomas R. BowdenColebrook Farms1:47.80
1995NorthernprospectorLloyd DuffyP. CountyRainbow Valley Farm1:43.80
1994One LiftLaurie GulasJohn DiGiovanniDerose/DiGiovanni1:46.40
1993no race
1992Bold AnthonyRobert King, Jr.K. SheehanPedigree Farm1:41.20
1991Judge CarsonTodd KabelRobert P. TillerG. J. Meyers1:38.00
1990Carey The BelleLarry AttardT. DanksT. P. Campbell1:38.40
1989Briar BushLarry AttardR. WrightP. A. Sherwood1:37.40
1988With ApprovalJames McAleneyRoger AttfieldKinghaven Farms1:40.20
1987Beau GeniusRichard Dos RamosGerry BelangerJ. Shiewitz/D. Davidson1:39.60
1986OrderofexcellenceDan BeckonD. LockhurstA. Clarkson/ P. Barr1:39.60
1985Ice OverGunnar LindbergSid C. AttardMrs. J. Raymond1:40.00
1984Corncobs RoyaltyIrwin DriedgerJames E. DaySam-Son Farm1:38.80
1983Key to the MoonRobin PlattsGil RowntreeB. K. Y. Stable1:40.80
1982Gone to RoyaltyYves TurcotteJacques DumasPierre-Louis Levesque1:40.00
1981Fraud SquadDan BeckonBill MarkoSeedhouse/McPhillips1:41.00
1980Regal StaffordHugo DittfachC. C. Hopmans, Jr.Est. Conn Smythe1:40.20
1979Decent DaveyRobin PlattsDavid C. Cross Jr.David J. Foster1:39.00
1978Cougar KittenJoey BelowusGil RowntreeStafford Farms1:40.60
1977High RollerDan BeckonJ. LankinenR. A. Kennedy/J. Indig1:39.20
1976Lucky North ManJeffrey FellDonnie WalkerConn Smythe1:45.80
1975Bay StreakDavid ClarkGordon M. HuntleyWhittaker Stable1:46.60
1974SilverbatimJeffrey FellGordon M. HuntleyMutual Enterprises1:45.60
1973ObverseLloyd DuffyJerry C. MeyerD. H. L. Buntain1:47.20
1972Selari SpiritTed ColangeloGil RowntreeStafford Farms1:43.60
1971Sky High's SonSandy HawleyJ. Mort HardyPrime Acres Stable1:46.60
1970Chatty CavalierR. ArmstrongLou Cavalaris, Jr.Gardiner Farm1:43.80
1969TaipoSandy HawleyA. ChrisE. B. George1:45.60
1968Jumpin JosephBrian SwatukRobert S. BatemanWarren Beasley2:08.60
1967OvationHugo DittfachGil RowntreeStafford Farms2:04.00
1966Green StingerEric WalshP. GoddardW. D. Hatch1:58.00
1965Garden's AceJohn LeBlancW. VonRichthofenGarden City Stable2:06.00
1964FlyalongClifford PottsDuke CampbellT. Hays / D. Weldon2:00.60
1963French WindHugo DittfachJ. SanchezWindfields Farm1:56.60
1962CescaHarlon DaltonJohn PasseroStafford Farms1:51.20
1961Puss'n BootsChris RogersFrank Merrill, Jr.R. & W. Gian1:53.00
1960Ramblin WreckAl CoyRobert S. BatemanWilliam R. Beasley1:39.20
1959Naughty FlirtArmand ViolaEdward MannGardiner & Bell1:39.20
1959Hidden TreasureC. M. ClarkJohn PasseroWilliam R. Beasley1:37.60
1958Bull VicAl CoyYonnie StarrMaloney & Smythe1:25.80
1957DrummondAl CoyMorris FishmanH. Clifford Hatch1:25.40
1956Flying AtomAlex WickC. W. LawsonC. W. Lawson1:12.00

References

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Chart of the 2016 Display Stakes. equibase.com. 5 December 2016.