Dance Smartly Stakes
The Dance Smartly Stakes is a thoroughbred horse race run annually during July at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. A Grade II stakes race raced on turf, it is open to horses three years of age and older
| Grade II race | |
| Location | Woodbine Racetrack Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
|---|---|
| Inaugurated | 1986 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred - Flat racing |
| Website | Woodbine Racetrack |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 1 1⁄8 miles (9 furlongs) |
| Surface | Turf |
| Track | Left-handed |
| Qualification | Three-year-olds & Up |
| Weight | Assigned |
| Purse | $175,000 (2017) |
Inaugurated in 1986, it was raced on dirt through 1989 at a distance of 1 1⁄8 miles. In 1990 it was switched over to the turf course and raced that year at 1 1⁄16 miles after which it remained on the turf but at its original 1 1⁄8 miles. It was lengthened to 1 1⁄4 miles in 2017.[1]
It was raced as the Woodbine (Breeders' Cup) Handicap until 1998 when it was renamed to honor Dance Smartly, a Canadian and United States Racing Hall of Fame inductee and one of Canada's greatest racing fillies.
Records
Time record: (on Turf at 1 1⁄8 miles)
- 1:44.25 - Overheard (2014)
Most wins:
- 2 - Radiant Ring (1991, 1992)
Most wins by an owner:
- 3 - Sam-Son Farm (1991, 1992, 1998)
Most wins by a jockey:
- 4 - Patrick Husbands (1999, 2003, 2010, 2016)
- 3 - Todd Kabel (1997, 1998, 2006)
Most wins by a trainer:
- 3 - Roger Attfield (1987, 2002, 2005)
Winners
| Year |
Winner |
Age |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Owner |
Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Holy Helena | 5 | Javier Castellano | James Jerkens | Stronach Stables | 2:02.08 |
| 2018 | Santa Monica | 5 | Jose Ortiz | Chad C. Brown | Magnier/Madaket Stables/Pearson | 1:59.51 |
| 2017[2] | Starship Jubilee (DH) Rainha Da Bateria(DH) |
4 5 |
Eurico Rosa Da Silva Javier Castellano |
Kevin Attard Chad C. Brown |
Kevin Attard, Soli Mehta Leal Stable |
2:01.91 |
| 2016 | Lexie Lou | 5 | Patrick Husbands | Mark E. Casse | Gary Barber | 1:44.89 |
| 2015 | Strut the Course | 5 | Luis Contreras | Barbara J. Minshall | John Unger | 1:45.41 |
| 2014 | Overheard | 4 | Eurico Rosa Da Silva | Malcolm Pierce | Pin Oak Stable | 1:44.25 |
| 2013 | Solid Appeal | 4 | Jesse M. Campbell | Reade Baker | Jim & Susan Hill | 1:46.19 |
| 2012 | Marketing Mix | 4 | Julien Leparoux | Thomas F. Proctor | Glen Hill Farm | 1:48.02 |
| 2011 | Never Retreat | 6 | Shaun Bridgmohan | Chris Block | Team Block | 1:46.48 |
| 2010 | Mekong Melody | 5 | Patrick Husbands | Roger L. Attfield | David C. Egan | 1:46.09 |
| 2009 | Points of Grace | 4 | Luis Contreras | Malcolm Pierce | Live Oak Racing | 1:45.51 |
| 2008 | The Niagara Queen | 5 | Jim McAleney | Steve Asmussen | The Elite Racing Company | 1:50.01 |
| 2007 | Masseuse | 5 | Edgar Prado | James J. Toner | H.R.C. Elser et al. | 1:45.55 |
| 2006 | Ambitious Cat | 5 | Todd Kabel | Eric Coatrieux | Chiefswood Stable | 1:49.81 |
| 2005 | Noble Stella | 4 | Emile Ramsammy | Roger Attfield | Gary A. Tanaka | 1:49.95 |
| 2004 | Mona Rose | 4 | E. R. Da Silva | R. Earl Barnett | Paul & Frank O'Brien | 1:48.18 |
| 2003 | Madeira Mist | 4 | Patrick Husbands | Christophe Clement | Skymarc Farm | 1:48.05 |
| 2002 | Sweetest Thing | 4 | Jim McAleney | Roger Attfield | Lael Stables | 1:45.72 |
| 2001 | Alexis | 5 | Jono Jones | Cliff Hopmans Jr. | D. Morgan Firestone | 1:47.81 |
| 2000 | Except For Wanda | 5 | Jim McAleney | Bruce R. Smither | George W. Richter | 1:46.61 |
| 1999 | Ascot Yael | 5 | Patrick Husbands | John A. Ross | R.M.C. Stable | 1:47.25 |
| 1998 | Colorful Vices | 5 | Todd Kabel | Mark Frostad | Sam-Son Farm | 1:46.20 |
| 1997 | Woolloomooloo | 5 | Todd Kabel | David R. Bell | Richard & Jo Ellen Shaw | 1:46.80 |
| 1996 | Bold Ruritana | 6 | Robert Landry | Barbara Minshall | Minshall Farms | 1:46.60 |
| 1995 | Memories | 4 | Shane Sellers | Burke Kessinger Jr. | Haynes/New Phoenix Stable | 1:47.20 |
| 1994 | Silky Feather | 4 | Steven Bahen | Richard Violette Jr. | Stanton P. Powell | 1:50.00 |
| 1993 | Myrtle Irene | 4 | Sandy Hawley | David C. Brown | Don & Jane Anne McClelland | 1:46.40 |
| 1992 | Radiant Ring | 4 | Jack Lauzon | James E. Day | Sam-Son Farm | 1:46.40 |
| 1991 | Radiant Ring | 3 | Pat Day | James E. Day | Sam-Son Farm | 1:46.00 |
| 1990 | Fieldy | 7 | Eddie Maple | Thomas J. Skiffington Jr. | Fernwood Stable | 1:44.80 |
| 1989 | Charming Sassafras | 4 | Ray Sabourin | John A. Ross | Aubrey W. Minshall | 1:52.00 |
| 1988 | Grecian Flight | 4 | Craig Perret | Joseph H. Pierce Jr. | Henry C. B. Lindh | 1:50.60 |
| 1987 | Triple Wow | 4 | Don Seymour | Roger Attfield | Kinghaven Farms | 1:54.00 |
| 1986 | Bessarabian | 4 | Sandy Hawley | Michael J. Doyle | Eaton Hall Farm | 1:52.00 |
*In 1986, Triple Wow finished first but was disqualified and placed last following a positive test for a banned medication.
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See also
References
- Equibase.com. "Dance Smartly Stakes profile". www.equibase.com. Archived from the original on 2013-07-12. Retrieved 2017-07-03.
- "Starship Jubilee, Rainha Da Bateria Win Dance Smartly". BloodHorse.com. Retrieved 2017-07-03.
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