Glorious Song Stakes

The Glorious Song Stakes is a Thoroughbred horse race run annually in mid-November at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. A race open to Two-year-old fillies, since 2006 it has contested over Seven furlongs on a synthetic "all weather" track surface.

Glorious Song Stakes

Ungraded Stakes race
Location	Woodbine Racetrack Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Inaugurated	1981
Race type	Thoroughbred - Flat racing
Website	www.woodbineentertainment.com
Race information
Distance	Seven furlong
Surface	Tapeta synthetic dirt
Track	left-handed
Qualification	Two-year-old fillies
Weight	Allowances
Purse	$125,000
Bonuses	$25,000 for Ontario-bred horses from the T.I.P./C.T.H.S.)

Inaugurated in 1981 at Toronto's now defunct Greenwood Raceway, in 1994 the race was moved to the Woodbine facility.

It is named in honour of Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame filly, Glorious Song, owned by Frank Stronach and Nelson Bunker Hunt.

The Glorious Song Stakes was run in two divisions in 1985.

Records

Speed record: (Through 1998, Woodbine times were recorded in fifths of a second. Since 1999 they are in hundredths of a second)

• 1:21.97 - Tu Endie Wei (2011)

Most wins by an owner:

• 3 - Sam-Son Farm (1986, 1987, 1997)

Most wins by a jockey:

• 5 - Patrick Husbands (2002, 2006, 2009, 2013, 2014, 2017)

Most wins by a trainer:

• 6 - Mark Casse (2004, 2005, 2006. 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017)

Winners

Year	Winner	Jockey	Trainer	Owner	Time
2017	Win the War	Patrick Husbands	Mark E. Casse	Gary Barber & John C. Oxley	1:21.52
2016	Let It Ride Mom	Rafael Hernandez	Mark E. Casse	Live Oak Plantation	1:22.69
2015	Ami's Mesa	Luis Contreras	Josie Carroll	Ivan Dalos	1:23.43
2014	Mississippi Delta	Patrick Husbands	Mark E. Casse	Jackpot Ranch/Rutherford	1:22.17
2013	Zensational Bunny	Patrick Husbands	Mark E. Casse	Gary Barber	1:23.20
2012	Leinan	Louis Contreras	Josie Carroll	James & Alice Sapara	1:23.73
2011	Tu Endie Wei	James Mcaleney	Reade Baker	Brereton C. Jones	1:21.97
2010	Anne's Beauty	David Clark	Paul Attard	Robert Smithen	1:22.64
2009	Cascading	Patrick Husbands	Josie Carroll	Hill 'N' Dale Farms/McGhee	1:23.05
2008	Selva	Emma-Jayne Wilson	David M. Carroll	Helen Alexander/Helen Groves	1:22.94
2007	Initiation	Jeremy Rose	H. Graham Motion	Augustin Stable	1:22.75
2006	Sealy Hill	Patrick Husbands	Mark Casse	Melnyk Racing Stables	1:23.88
2005	Top Notch Lady	Ray Sabourin	Mark Casse	Robert J. Wilson	1:23.86
2004	Shout To The North	Emile Ramsammy	Mark Casse	Tommy Town Thoroughbreds	1:25.65
2003	Silver Bird (racehorse)	Jim McAleney	Reade Baker	James McAlpine	1:23.07
2002	Buffalo Jump	Patrick Husbands	Josie Carroll	Eaton Hall Farm	1:24.22
2001	Boston Twist	Gary Boulanger	Josie Carroll	William Schettine	1:25.04
2000	Poetically	David Clark	Roger Attfield	Kinghaven Farms	1:22.20
1999	Golden Path	David Clark	Nickolas DeToro	Nickolas DeToro	1:25.41
1998	Appealing Phylly	Todd Kabel	Thomas Bowden	Colebrook Farms	1:22.60
1997	Misty Hour	Emile Ramsammy	Mark Frostad	Sam-Son Farm	1:22.20
1996	No Foul Play	Steve Bahen	Margaret Spencer	Margaret Spencer	1:26.60
1995	Hello Rachel	Dave Penna	Roger Attfield	Windhaven	1:25.40
1994	Krz Ldy	Larry Attard	Mike DePaulo	Ron Guidolin et al.	1:24.80
1993	Avies Covergirl	Ray Sabourin	Steve Owens	Steve Owens	1:27.00
1992	Hey Hazel	Don Seymour	Roger Attfield	Mickey Canino	1:26.00
1991	Debra's Victory	Mickey Walls	Phil England	Knob Hill Stable	1:25.60
1990	Canadian Envoy	Jim McAleney	Macdonald Benson	Windfields Farm	1:25.40
1989	So Long Seoul	Irwin Driedger	P. Noel Hickey	Irish Acres Farm	1:26.20
1988	Dance For Lucy	Dave Penna	Sheldon Wolfe	Hellenic Stable et al.	1:28.60
1987	Tilt My Halo	Jim McAleney	James E. Day	Sam-Son Farm	1:27.40
1986	Water Chimes	Dave Penna	James E. Day	Sam-Son Farm	1:27.60
1985	Miss Tressette	Dave Penna	Joseph Attard	F. & C. Russo	1:29.00
1985	Grecian Touch	Richard Dos Ramos	Herbert Schnitzler	Longview Farm	1:29.00
1984	Deceit Dancer	Dan Beckon	Gil Rowntree	Maktoum Al Maktoum	1:26.40
1983	Proud Halo	Robert King, Jr.	Gerry Moerman	Shefry Farms/Shefsky	1:28.40
1982	L'Epee	John Bell	Emile M. Allain	Terfloth Farm	1:27.20
1981	Chaleur	David Clark	Michael J. Doyle	Bo-Teek Farms	1:28.60

References

• The Glorious Song Stakes at Pedigree Query
• Woodbine Stakes History (pdf) Glorious Song Stakes on page 50