Princess Elizabeth Stakes (Canada) Explained

Class:Restricted
Horse Race:Princess Elizabeth Stakes
Location:Woodbine Racetrack
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Inaugurated:1946
Race Type:Thoroughbred – Flat racing
Distance: miles (8.5 furlongs)
Surface:Tapeta synthetic dirt
Track:left-handed
Qualification:Canadian-foaled two-year-old fillies
Weight:Scale Weight
Purse:CAN$250,000[1]

The Princess Elizabeth Stakes is a Canadian Thoroughbred horse race run annually at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto, Ontario. Run in mid October, the stakes race currently offers a purse of CAN$250,000, the richest race of the year for Canadian-foaled two-year-old fillies. It is contested at a distance of miles on Tapeta synthetic dirt.

Inaugurated in 1946 as a six furlong sprint race at Toronto's Greenwood Raceway, the Princess Elizabeth Stakes was named in honor of Britain's future Queen, the then Princess Elizabeth. Since inception it has been raced at three different distances:

Records

Speed record:

Most wins by an owner:

Most wins by a jockey:

Most wins by a trainer:

Winners of the Princess Elizabeth Stakes

Year
Winner
Jockey
Trainer
Owner
Time
2017Clickity ClackRafael HernandezTony GattellaroTony Gattellaro, T. Baker, P. Statchuk, Carlson, etc. 1:46.07
2016Ghostly PresenceSteven BahenRoger AttfieldChiefswood Stable1:43.90
2015CarenJesse M. CampbellMichael P. De PauloRobert Marzilli1:44.56
2014BrookslynswayEmma-Jayne WilsonJohn RossJohn Ross1:44.35
2013Paladin BayGerry OlguinHarold LadouceurJessie L. Ladouceur1:44.61
2012NipissingSteve BahenRachel HaldenChiefswood Stable1:45.25
2011Rose and ShineLuis ContrerasRalph BiamonteJames Sabiston1:45.56
2010Grand StyleEurico Rosa Da SilvaMichael DoyleG. Watts Humphrey Jr.1:46.31
2009Roan InishDavid MoranCarolyn M. CostiganRobert J. Costigan1:46.23
2008RetraceablePatrick HusbandsMark E. CasseMark E. Casse1:44.76
2007Mrs. BeganJim McAleneyReade BakerZayat Stables LLC1:47.10
2006Catch the ThrillRobert LandryMark FrostadSam-Son Farm1:46.11
2005Sugar SwirlTodd KabelRobert J. FrankelStronach Stables1:50.00
2004Victorious AmiEmile RamsammyDavid R. BellIvan Dalos1:48.44
2003My Vintage PortJono JonesKen ParsleyRichard Pettifer/Parsley1:48.95
2002KabeebJim McAleneyRoger AttfieldBill Werner et al.1:49.49
2001Ginger GoldRichard Dos RamosSid C. AttardJim Dandy Stable1:43.48
2000DancethruthedawnGary BoulangerMark FrostadSam-Son Farm1:44.56
1999Talk BackDavid ClarkRobert P. TillerKinghaven Farms1:44.80
1998Bag Lady JaneTodd KabelPatrick B. ByrneStronach Stables1:46.40
1997PrimalyMickey WallsRoger AttfieldKinghaven Farms1:44.00
1996Navajo PearlConstant MontpellierDaniel J. VellaFrank Stronach1:49.80
1995Sammie'sideladyLarry AttardAlex BankutiShadow Meadow Farm1:49.40
1994Bo CherylEmile RamsammyDonald DrakeJoseph Shiewitz1:46.40
1993Term LimitsMickey WallsRoger AttfieldDecember Hill Farm1:45.80
1992Deputy Jane WestRobin PlattsMacdonald BensonLady Slipper Farm1:45.20
1991Vid KidMickey WallsRoger AttfieldKinghaven Farms1:47.40
1990Wilderness SongBrian SwatukJames E. DaySam-Son Farm1:47.60
1989Super YouRichard Dos RamosRoger AttfieldKinghaven Farms1:50.20
1988Sweet Briar TooSandy HawleyGeorge M. CarterP. Lamantia et al.1:47.60
1987Galway SongJulie KroneWilliam I. MottBertram R. Firestone1:48.00
1986Ruling AngelDave PennaJames E. DaySam-Son Farm1:47.40
1985Stage FliteDave PennaArthur MullenStafford Farms1:47.60
1984In My CapJeffrey FellJames E. DaySam-Son Farm1:46.20
1983Halo's PrincessDave PennaFrank Merrill Jr.Kingsbrook Farm1:47.60
1982Appalachian AffairRobin PlattsMichael TammaroKinghaven Farms1:47.20
1981Choral GroupJ. Paul SouterMacdonald BensonWindfields Farm1:45.80
1980Rainbow ConnectionGary StahlbaumGerry BelangerFleetwood/Cameron1:44.60
1979Par ExcellenceLloyd DuffyJacques DumasKnightsbridge/Greenberg1:49.20
1978Sundae StarBrian SwatukGlenn MagnussonHindmarsh/Magnusson1:46.80
1977L'AlezaneRudy TurcotteYonnie StarrJean-Louis Levesque1:46.20
1976LoudrangleLloyd DuffyGlenn MagnussonSam-Son Farm1:44.60
1975Regal AlibiJeffrey FellEdward MannJ. M. B. Stable1:47.00
1974Ruthie's RunHugo DittfachEdward MannJim Dandy Stable1:45.40
1973Trudie TudorSandy HawleyJohn MorahanDoug Banks1:47.40
1972La PrevoyanteJohn LeBlancYonnie StarrJean-Louis Levesque1:47.40
1971Dawn DeluxeJ. McKnightGil RowntreeStafford Farms1:46.00
1970Queen LouieSandy HawleyW. ChrisCa-Vett Stable1:47.00
1969FanfrelucheChris RogersYonnie StarrJean-Louis Levesque1:47.00
1968Hello LuckyBrian SwatukDonnie WalkerConn Smythe1:47.60
1967SolometeorJerry HarrisonP. RichardsWindfields Farm1:47.00
1966AllquilloLarry AdamsW. WoodsJ. Hood1:47.20
1965ShipmateWayne HarrisWilliam ThurnerMrs. William Thurner1:47.00
1964Lady VictoriaAvelino GomezP. RichardsWindfields Farm1:46.60
1963CibouletteKeith RobinsonDuke CampbellJean-Louis Levesque1:45.20
1962Breezy AnswerClifford PottsHoratio LuroWindfields Farm1:48.40
1961First NoteHarlon DaltonMorris FishmanFrank R. Conklin1:44.80
1960Victoria ReginaAvelino GomezGordon J. McCannWindfields Farm1:24.80
1959 Naughty FlirtErnie WarmeEdward MannGardiner / Bell1:25.40
1958Doug's SerenadeCon ErricoJames C. BentleyB. R. Steen1:26.00
1957Bonnie FlightAvelino GomezYonnie StarrConn Smythe1:29.00
1956Lady RuthLen PongA. H. RoutcliffeArmstrong Bros.1:13.00
1955GracefieldR. BuissonM. LongLuxiana Stable1:13.40
1954TeddikinsG. DupreyJohnny J. ThorpeJ. E. Frowde Seagram1:12.20
1953WindinaGene PedersonJames C. BentleyB. R. Steen1:13.00
1952CanadianaJose VinaGordon J. McCannE. P. Taylor1:12.40
1951SummerhillPat RemillardWilliam ThurnerFrançois Dupré1:12.60
1950BritanniaGil RobillardGordon J. McCannE. P. Taylor1:14.00
1949IsisE. JenkinsE. RickardDouble Blue Stable1:14.00
1948Graydon TinaF. DodgeJ. NichollH. R. Bain1:13.00
1947Bunty LouRobert WatsonJ. HigginsGarden City Stable1:15.60
1946Casa CamaraHerb LindbergRobert K. HodgsonWilliam F. Morrissey1:11.60

References

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Woodbine Stakes Schedule. Woodbine Entertainment Group. 28 July 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160731175720/http://www.woodbineentertainment.com/Woodbine/Horsepeople/Thoroughbred/Documents/2016%20Thoroughbred%20Stakes%20Schedule.pdf. 31 July 2016. dead.