Queenston Stakes Explained

Class:Restricted Stakes
Horse Race:Queenston Stakes
Location:Woodbine Racetrack
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Inaugurated:1956
Race Type:Thoroughbred - Flat racing
Distance:7 furlongs
Surface:Tapeta
Track:left-handed
Qualification:Three-year-olds, foaled in Ontario
Weight:Assigned
Purse:$150,000

The Queenston Stakes is a Canadian Thoroughbred horse race run annually at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto, Ontario. Run in early May, the stakes race is open to three-year-old horses who were foaled in the Province of Ontario. Raced over a distance of seven furlongs on Polytrack synthetic dirt, it currently offers a purse of $150,000.

The Queenston Stakes was first run in 1956 at Fort Erie Racetrack in Fort Erie, Ontario as a furlong sprint race. From 1976 through 1979 the race was hosted by Greenwood Raceway then in 1980 it was moved to Woodbine Racetrack. Since inception, it has been run at various distances:

The race was run in two divisions in 1960, 1961, and 1976.

Records

Speed record:

Most wins by a jockey:

Most wins by a trainer:

Most wins by an owner:

Winners

Year
Winner
Jockey
Trainer
Owner
Time
2010Essence Hit ManChantal SutherlandAudre & Gordon Cappuccitti 1:20.97
2009El Brujo Patrick HusbandsMalcolm PierceWindways Farm1:22.17
2008Not BourbonJono JonesRoger AttfieldCharles E. Fipke1:21.86
2007Jiggs CozDavid ClarkSid C. AttardJim Dandy Stable1:24.42
2006Atlas ShrugsCorey FraserReade BakerC. Roberts & J. Pepper1:24.12
2005Verne's BabyEmile RamsammySid C. AttardG B Stable1:23.40
2004Twisted WitDavid ClarkRobert P. TillerRolph A. Davis1:23.38
2003MobilTodd KabelMichael KeoghGus Schickedanz1:24.26
2002Shaws CreekJake BartonJohn A. RossJam Jar Racing1:23.46
2001Win CityConstant MontpellierRobert P. TillerFrank DiGiulio, Sr. & Jr.1:24.13
2000Wake At NoonDavid ClarkAbraham R. KatryanBruno Schickedanz1:21.64
1999WoodcarverMickey WallsMike KeoghGus Schickedanz1:22.84
1998Zap HappyLaser Quest & Partners1:22.80
1997Randy RegentMark FrostadSam-Son Farm1:23.40
1996Victor CooleyEmile RamsammyMark FrostadWindways Farm1:23.40
1995TethraDave PennaJosie CarrollEaton Hall Farm1:21.40
1994Parental PressureDave PennaFred H. LoschkeHammer Kopf/Corrente/partners1:23.20
1993How Should I KnowJames McKnightKathy Patton-CasseKathy Patton-Casse1:23.60
1992San RomanoMickey WallsPhil EnglandKnob Hill Stable1:24.40
1991BolulightDon SeymourKinghaven Farms1:22.40
1990Spencer GorgeGil RowntreeF. H. Sherman1:24.00
1989Domasca DanRay SabourinF. DiGiulio, Sr. & F. DiGiulio, Jr.1:23.40
1988 Regal IntentionJack LauzonJames E. DaySam-Son Farm1:23.20
1987AfleetGary StahlbaumPhil EnglandRichard R. Kennedy1:22.80
1986Control ZoneJeffrey FellKinghaven Farms1:24.40
1985Regal SnowDaniel DavidW. F. EdmistonW. F. Edmiston1:24.00
1984New ConnectionDave PennaTrevor SwanJ. D. Cameron1:23.20
1983Feu D'EnferYvon TurcotteJean-Louis Lévesque1:25.60
1982Brave RegentJ. Paul SouterMacdonald BensonWindfields Farm1:23.60
1981Frost KingLloyd DuffyBill MarkoTed Smith & Bill Marko1:23.20
1980My Only LovePhil EnglandMrs. M. Sutherland1:23.80
1979Lover's AnswerGeorge HoSangBrian OttawayBrodie Stable1:25.00
1978Maple GroveJim WalfordAlex BankutiE. & F. Racing Stable1:25.40
1977Sound ReasonGil RowntreeStafford Farms1:25.00
1976Hopeful AnswerJeffrey FellFrank Merrill, Jr.W. P. Gilbride1:19.60
1976Maitre de DanseJ. Long George M. CarterV. Martin Jr.1:20.00
1975HagelinRichard GrubbGil RowntreeStafford Farms1:12.20
1974Amber HerodGil RowntreeStafford Farms1:10.40
1973SymmetricNoel TurcotteCarl F. ChapmanH. A. Grant1:12.20
1972Henry TudorLou Cavalaris, Jr.Gardiner Farm1:13.00
1971Coco la TerreurD. ThomasYonnie StarrJean-Louis Lévesque1:12.00
1970Dance To MarketChris RogersE. HarbourneV. Martin, Jr.1:11.80
1969Jumpin JosephAvelino GomezWarren Beasley1:11.60
1968RouletabilleRichard GrubbYonnie StarrJean-Louis Lévesque1:13.00
1967Ette RuleJim FitzsimmonsE. Harbourne The Pheasant Stable1:13.40
1966Stevie B. GoodEric WalshB. PuccciniE. C. Pasquale1:11.60
1965Victorian EraWayne HarrisLou Cavalaris, Jr.Allen Case1:11.40
1964Peacock PikeAvelino GomezJ. MacKinnon J. H. - J. C. MacKinnon1:11.60
1963Sea ServiceW. A. Peake Alfred I. TaylorD. G. Ross1:10.60
1962Burnt RomanK. Nicholds Keane & Waggoner1:12.40
1961Bourbon BlueCliff PottsJ. MacKinnon J. & J. MacKinnon1:08.60
1961Crown AttorneyHugo DittfachArthur H. WarnerLanson Farm1:08.20
1960Men at PlayCliff PottsYonnie StarrLarkin Maloney & Conn Smythe1:12.40
1960Royal WinCliff PottsYonnie StarrConn Smythe1:11.80
1959Anita's SonHugo DittfachArthur H. WarnerLanson Farm1:05.20
1958Silver ShipPat RemillardGordon HuntleyGordon F. Hall0:58.40
1957Faultless MaidLen PongW. Mooney W. R. Wesley1:06.00
1956Dining AloneDavid StevensonFrank Merrill, Jr.M. L. Wilson1:06.60

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