Kennedy Road Stakes

The Kennedy Road Stakes is a thoroughbred horse race run annually at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Run during the latter part of November, the Grade II sprint race is open to horses aged three and older. Raced over a distance of 6 furlongs, it currently offers a purse of C$200,000. The race was originally run on a natural dirt surface, but since 2006 has been on a synthetic "all weather" surface (Polytrack from 2005 to 2015, Tapeta starting in 2016).[1]

Kennedy Road Stakes

Grade II race
Location	Woodbine Racetrack Toronto, Ontario Canada
Inaugurated	1906
Race type	Thoroughbred - Flat racing
Website	www.woodbineentertainment.com/qct/default.asp
Race information
Distance	6 furlong sprint
Surface	Tapeta synthetic dirt
Track	left-handed
Qualification	Three-years-old & up
Weight	Assigned
Purse	C$200,000 (since 2014)[1]

Inaugurated in 1989 as the Kennedy Road Handicap, it was named in honour of Kennedy Road, the 1973 Canadian Horse of the Year and a Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame inductee.

Records

Speed record:

• 1:08.05 - Chris's Bad Boy (2003) (on natural dirt)

Most wins:

• 2 - Pink Lloyd (2017, 2019)
• 2 - Stacked Deck (2015, 2016)
• 2 - Blitzer (1994, 1995)

Most wins by an owner:

• 4 - Frank Stronach (1994, 1995, 1996, 1997)

Most wins by a jockey:

• 6 - Todd Kabel (1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2001, 2006)

Most wins by a trainer:

• 5 - Robert P. Tiller (1994, 2002, 2005, 2017, 2019)
• 3 - Daniel J. Vella (1995, 1996, 1997)

Winners of the Kennedy Road Stakes

Year	Winner	Age	Jockey	Trainer	Owner	Time
2019	Pink Lloyd	7	Eurico Rosa da Silva	Robert P. Tiller	Entourage Stable	1:08.72
2018	Ikerrin Road	4	Ademar Santos	Vito Armata	Alpine Stable Limited	1:08.42
2017	Pink Lloyd	5	Eurico Rosa da Silva	Robert P. Tiller	Entourage Stable	1:08.46
2016	Stacked Deck	5	Rafael Manuel Hernandez	Barbara J. Minshall	Bruce Lunsford	1:08.19
2015	Stacked Deck	4	Luis Contreras	Barbara J. Minshall	Bruce Lunsford	1:08.34
2014	Calgary Cat	4	Eurico Rosa Da Silva	Kevin Attard	Chesney/Hoffman	1:08.46
2013	Bear No Joke	5	Emma-Jayne Wilson	Reade Baker	Bear Stables	1:08.63
2012	Bear Tough Tiger	4	Justin Stein	Reade Baker	Bear Stables	1:08.77
2011	Essence Hit Man	4	Jesse Campbell	Audre Cappuccitti	Audre & Gordon Cappuccitti	1:08.75
2010	Ravalo	6	Jeffrey Sanchez	Donald Barr	Lindy M. Redding	1:09.00
2009	Smokey Fire	4	Emma-Jayne Wilson	Sid C. Attard	Jim Dandy Stable	1:08.49
2008	Shadowless	3	Justin Stein	David R. Bell	Heather M. Takahashi	1:09.08
2007	Connections	6	Jeremy Rose	Michael Dini	Ruman Stable	1:08.78
2006	Main Executive	4	Todd Kabel	Radlie Loney	Bruno Brother Farm	1:10.02
2005	Are You Serious	3	Corey Fraser	Robert P. Tiller	R. Tiller & F. DiGiulio, Jr.	1:09.40
2004	race cancelled		due to	weather conditions
2003	Chris's Bad Boy	6	Jono Jones	Vito Armata	Alpine Stable	1:08.05
2002	Cheap Talk	3	Patrick Husbands	Robert P. Tiller	R. Tiller & T. Lottridge	1:09.50
2001	Olympian	4	Todd Kabel	John Cardella	Rexdale Stable & Partner	1:09.77
2000	Wake At Noon	3	David Clark	Abraham R. Katryan	Bruno Schickedanz	1:10.89
1999	Great Defender	3	Slade Callaghan	Ross Armata	Robert & Shirley Wilson	1:08.17
1998	Uncle Woger	3	Patrick Husbands	Abraham R. Katryan	Brandon Brako Stable	1:09.20
1997	All Firmed Up	5	Todd Kabel	Daniel J. Vella	Frank Stronach	1:10.80
1996	Goldminers Gold	3	Todd Kabel	Daniel J. Vella	Frank Stronach	1:09.60
1995	Blitzer	6	Todd Kabel	Daniel J. Vella	Frank Stronach	1:09.80
1994	Blitzer	5	Todd Kabel	Robert P. Tiller	Frank Stronach	1:09.80
1993	British Banker	5	Dave Penna	Michael J. Doyle	Dogwood Stable	1:10.20
1992	Canadian Silver	4	Dave Penna	Michael J. Doyle	Pinejoy Stable	1:09.80
1991	King Corrie	3	Richard Dos Ramos	John A. Ross	Aubrey W. Minshall	1:09.20
1990	Twist the Snow	4	Larry Attard	Angus McArthur	Angus McArthur	1:10.00
1989	Mr. Hot Shot	4	James McAleney	William Stewart	J. Stewart / M. Upton	1:10.40

See also

• List of Canadian flat horse races

References

• The Kennedy Road Stakes at Pedigree Query

1. "Kennedy Road Stakes Profile". www.equibase.com. Retrieved 29 November 2016.