Duchess Stakes
The Duchess Stakes is a Thoroughbred horse race run annually at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is open to three-year-old fillies. Held during the first part of August, it is contested over a distance of 7 furlongs on Polytrack synthetic dirt. It currently offers a purse of $96,363 with an additional $50,000 for Ontario-bred horses. Previously a Grade III race, it lost its graded status in 2006.
Ungraded Stakes race | |
Location | Woodbine Racetrack Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
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Inaugurated | 1956 |
Race type | Thoroughbred - Flat racing |
Website | web |
Race information | |
Distance | 7 furlongs |
Surface | Polytrack |
Track | left-handed |
Qualification | Three-year-old fillies |
Weight | Allowances |
Purse | $96,363 (2015) |
Inaugurated in 1956 at Fort Erie Racetrack, the Duchess Stakes has also been hosted by Toronto's Greenwood Raceway. Since inception the race has been run at various distances:
- 8.5 furlongs (1 1⁄16 miles) : 1956-1966 and 1970-1979 at Fort Erie Racetrack, 1967 at Greenwood Raceway, 1969 at Woodbine Racetrack, 1 1⁄16 miles; Fort Erie; main track
- 8 furlongs (1 mile) : 1968 at Greenwood Raceway
- 7.5 furlongs : 2006 at Woodbine Racetrack
- 7 furlongs : 1980-2005 and since 2007 at Woodbine Racetrack
Records
Speed record: (at current distance of 7 furlongs)
- 1:22.03 - Lemon Maid (2005)
Most wins by a jockey:
- 4 - Todd Kabel (1992, 1994, 1999, 2005)
Most wins by a trainer:
- 3 - Glenn Magnusson (1963, 1964, 1973)
- 3 - John Morahan (1974, 1975, 1980)
- 3 - Macdonald Benson (1978, 1996, 2008)
Most wins by an owner:
- 4 - Stafford Farms (1963, 1964, 1966, 1970)
Winners
Year |
Winner |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Owner |
Time |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2015 | Her Majesty's Flag | Omar Moreno | David Cotey | Dominion Bloodstock/Butzer | 1:22.91 |
2014 | Pirate's Trove | Florent Geroux | Mike Stidham | Shahania Racing | 1:22.75 |
2013 | Leigh Court | Gary Boulanger | Josie Carroll | Melnyk Racing Stables | 1:22.95 |
2012 | Spirited Miss | Patrick Husbands | Mark Casse | John Oxley | 1:23.48 |
2011 | Anne's Beauty | Patrick Husbands | Paul Attard | Robert Smithen | 1:22.83 |
2010 | Sharp Secretary | Eurico da Silva | Lorne Richards | Landsdowne Stables | 1:23.45 |
2009 | Carem Crescent | Eurico da Silva | Malcolm Pierce | Eugene Melnyk | 1:22.50 |
2008 | Sugar Bay | Chantal Sutherland | Macdonald Benson | Augustin Stable | 1:22.38 |
2007 | Bear Now | Jerry Baird | Reade Baker | Bear Stables Ltd. | 1:22.15 |
2006 | Vestrey Lady | James McAleney | Reade Baker | Harlequin Ranches | 1:31.74 |
2005 | Lemon Maid | Todd Kabel | Malcolm Pierce | Live Oak Plantation | 1:22.03 |
2004 | Blonde Executive | Richard Dos Ramos | A. Radlie Loney | Bruno Brothers Farm | 1:23.26 |
2003 | Finally Here | Patrick Husbands | Tom Amoss | Pop-A-Top LLC | 1:24.15 |
2002 | Mulrainy | Chantal Sutherland | Thomas O'Keefe | Wings of Erin Farm | 1:23.98 |
2001 | Meadow Gem | David Clark | Robert P. Tiller | LQ Racing/Kinghaven Farms et al. | 1:22.48 |
2000 | Heat It Up | Gerry Olguin | Catherine Day Phillips | Kingfield Farms | 1:22.50 |
1999 | Gregorian Chance | Todd Kabel | Brian P. Morgan | D. Morrison & K. Schmidt | 1:22.81 |
1998 | Kissedbyacrusader | Steve Bahen | Michael Wright, Jr. | Bruno Schickedanz | 1:22.80 |
1997 | Cotton Carnival | Robert Landry | Roger Attfield | Windhaven | 1:24.80 |
1996 | Autumn Slew | Robert Landry | Macdonald Benson | Augustin Stable | 1:23.40 |
1995 | Heavenly Punch | Dave Penna | Sid C. Attard | C. C. Stable | 1:23.80 |
1994 | Mysteriously | Todd Kabel | Daniel J. Vella | Frank Stronach | 1:23.40 |
1993 | Elderberry Drive | Dave Penna | David Guitard | Kings Lane Farm | 1:23.40 |
1992 | Parisinthespring | Todd Kabel | Laurie Silvera | Silverbrook Stable | 1:24.20 |
1991 | Flicker Queen | Ray Sabourin | John A. Ross | Aubrey W. Minshall | 1:24.60 |
1990 | Premier Question | Richard Dos Ramos | David R. Bell | John A. Franks | 1:22.80 |
1989 | Blushing Katy | Gunnar Lindberg | Phil England | Kingsbrook Farm | 1:23.80 |
1988 | Volterra | Sandy Hawley | Patrick Collins | Knob Hill Stable | 1:24.20 |
1987 | Burgandy Dancer | Lloyd Duffy | Sheldon Wolfe | Willow Downs Farm | 1:24.00 |
1986 | Miss Tressette | Larry Attard | Joe Attard | F. & C. Russo | 1:24.40 |
1985 | Greyechel | Dan Beckon | George M. Carter | F. & J. Cosentino | 1:24.00 |
1984 | Baldski's Holiday | Gary Stahlbaum | Michael J. Doyle | Eaton Hall Farm | 1:23.40 |
1983 | L'Epee | John Bell | Emile M. Allain | Terforth Farm | 1:25.00 |
1982 | Ambassador of Luck | Antonio Graell | Flint S. Schulhofer | Richard Ransom | 1:23.00 |
1981 | Eternal Search | Brian Swatuk | Ted Mann | Jim Dandy Stable | 1:23.60 |
1980 | Solartic | Robin Platts | John Morahan | Douglas Banks | 1:23.80 |
1979 | Kamar | Sandy Hawley | Emile M. Allain | B. K. Y. Stable | 1:44.20 |
1978 | Flower Princess | Robin Platts | Macdonald Benson | Windfields Farm | 1:44.60 |
1977 | Majestic Kahala | Gary Stahlbaum | James M. Hardy | Windhaven | 1:43.60 |
1976 | Regal Gal | Earlie Fires | Chris W. Voyce | Edward A. Cox Jr. | 1:42.80 |
1975 | Momigi | Gary Melanson | John Morahan | Koichiro Hayata | 1:42.60 |
1974 | Trudie Tudor | Sandy Hawley | John Morahan | Douglas Banks | 1:42.60 |
1973 | Sharp Quill | Lloyd Duffy | Glenn Magnusson | Lucky C. Stable | 1:44.20 |
1972 | Susceptible | Greg McCarron | Del W. Carroll | Windfields Farm | 1:43.20 |
1971 | Essie Bs Venture | James Kelly | Andrew G. Smithers | E. Lieberman | 1:45.60 |
1970 | Tudor Queen | Robin Platts | Gil Rowntree | Stafford Farms | 1:44.40 |
1969 | Not Too Shy | Avelino Gomez | Donnie Walker | Conn Smythe | 1:44.60 |
1968 | Leprechaun Lady | Richard Grubb | J. Mack | M. H. Dudgeon | 1:38.00 |
1967 | Toward | James Kelly | John W. Russell | Mrs. John W. Sifton | 1:42.00 |
1966 | Royal Tara | Hugo Dittfach | J. Hechter | Stafford Farms | 1:44.80 |
1965 | Ciboulette | Noel Turcotte | Duke Campbell | Jean-Louis Levesque | 1:44.80 |
1964 | Royal Spirit | J. Davidson | Glenn Magnusson | Stafford Farms | 1:46.20 |
1963 | Royal Spirit | Hugo Dittfach | Glenn Magnusson | Stafford Farms | 1:44.80 |
1962 | Reluctant Deb | G. Roser | A. Hickling | J. Simon | 1:45.00 |
1961 | Purple Bow | Don Hale | Frank Merrill, Jr. | Newtondale Stable | 1:49.60 |
1960 | Chick Miss | J. A. Adams | Frank Merrill, Jr. | R. Gian & Tosch | 1:45.20 |
1959 | Kitty Girl | Hugo Dittfach | Yonnie Starr | Maloney & Smythe | 1:45.60 |
1958 | Real Cute | A. Nash | J. Calhoun | View Hulloa Farms | 1:44.60 |
1957 | Kitty Girl | Herb Lindberg | Yonnie Starr | Maloney & Smythe | 1:47.00 |
1956 | Infusion | Alex Wick | D. Kennedy | Kennedy-Veale Stable | 1:43.40 |
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