Highlander Stakes
| Grade II race | |
| Location |
Woodbine Racetrack Toronto, Ontario Canada |
|---|---|
| Inaugurated | 1954 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred - Flat racing |
| Website | woodbineentertainment.com |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 6 furlongs (0.75 mi) sprint |
| Surface | Turf |
| Track | Left-handed |
| Qualification | Three-years-old & up |
| Weight | Assigned |
| Purse | $154,880 (2016) |
The Highlander Stakes is a Canadian Thoroughbred horse race run annually at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto, Ontario. Run in mid to late June, the Grade II race is open to horses aged three and older. Raced over a distance of six furlongs on turf, it currently offers a purse of $154,880.
Inaugurated in 1954 as the Highlander Handicap at Toronto's Greenwood Raceway, it was moved to Woodbine Racetrack in 1957. The race was contested on dirt through 2003 when it was moved to the turf for the 2004 edition. It has been run at a distance of six furlongs except for 1957 and 1958 when it was set at seven furlongs.
The race was upgraded to Grade II status for 2010, fell to a Grade III, but is once again a Grade II event.
Records
Speed record: (Through 1998, times were recorded in fifths of a second. Since 1999 they are in hundredths of a second)
- 1:07.87 - Marco Be Good (2006)
Most wins:
- 2 - Signature Red (2010, 2011)
- 2 - Stutz Bearcat (1979, 1980)
- 2 - Wake At Noon (2000, 2002)
- 2 - Soaring Free (2004, 2005)
- 2 - Smart Enough (2007, 2009)
Most wins by an owner:
- 6 - Sam-Son Farm (1973, 1978, 1979, 1980, 2004, 2005)
Most wins by a jockey:
- 4 - Todd Kabel (1997, 2003, 2004, 2005)
Most wins by a trainer:
- 4 - Lou Cavalaris, Jr. (1959, 1964, 1969, 1977)
Winners of the Highlander Stakes
| Year |
Winner |
Age |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Owner |
Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Passion for Action | 4 | Eurico Rosa Da Silva | Michael P. De Paulo | Benjamin Hutzel | 1:08.05 |
| 2015 | Go Blue or Go Home | 6 | Alan Garcia | Reade Baker | Susan & Jim Hill | 1:07.18 |
| 2014 | Something Extra | 6 | Eurico Rosa Da Silva | Gail Cox | Menary/Cox | 1:07.78 |
| 2013 | Go Blue Or Go Home | 4 | Luis Contrera | Reade Baker | Susan & Jim Hill | 1:10.46 |
| 2012 | Smokey Fire | 7 | Eurico Da Silva | Sid Attard | Jim Dandy Stable | 1:07.77 |
| 2011 | Signature Red | 5 | Luis Contreras | Sid Attard | Norseman Racing Stable | 1:09.00 |
| 2010 | Signature Red | 4 | Chantal Sutherland | Sid Attard | Norseman Racing Stable | 1:08.17 |
| 2009 | Smart Enough | 6 | Jeremy Rose | John Fisher | Edith R. Dixon | 1:08.26 |
| 2008 | Heros Reward | 6 | Javier Castellano | Dale Capuano | Rob Ry Farm/Jayne Marie Slysz | 1:08.02 |
| 2007 | Smart Enough | 4 | Patrick Husbands | John Fisher | Edith R. Dixon | 1:08.53 |
| 2006 | Marco Be Good | 4 | Justin Stein | John A. Ross | Terra Farm | 1:07.87 |
| 2005 | Soaring Free | 6 | Todd Kabel | Mark Frostad | Sam-Son Farm | 1:08.03 |
| 2004 | Soaring Free | 5 | Todd Kabel | Mark Frostad | Sam-Son Farm | 1:08.72 |
| 2003 | Forever Grand | 4 | Todd Kabel | Robert P. Tiller | Frank DiGiulio, Jr. | 1:09.53 |
| 2002 | Wake At Noon | 5 | Emile Ramsammy | Abraham Katryan | Bruno Schickedanz | 1:09.72 |
| 2001 | Mr. Epperson | 6 | James McKnight | Scott H. Fairlie | R. & S. Fairlie et al. | 1:10.65 |
| 2000 | Wake At Noon | 3 | David Clark | Abraham Katryan | Bruno Schickedanz | 1:10.38 |
| 1999 | Vice N' Friendly | 4 | Mickey Walls | Abraham Katryan | S. Sesook & D. Yarush | 1:09.08 |
| 1998 | Cocney Lass | 3 | Neil Poznansky | Darren Glennon | Rainbow End Racing et al. | 1:09.60 |
| 1997 | Glanmire | 7 | Todd Kabel | Mike Keogh | Kenny, O'Leary et al. | 1:09.40 |
| 1996 | Love Grows | 4 | Robert Landry | Roger Attfield | Kinghaven Farms | 1:09.60 |
| 1995 | Le Magister | 4 | Dave Penna | Bernard Girault | I. Jamieson | 1:10.40 |
| 1994 | Swamp King * | 4 | Robert Landry | F. Montrose | Ridge Rock Farm | 1:09.80 |
| 1994 | End Sweep * | 3 | Chris McCarron | Kathy Patton-Casse | Harry T. Mangurian, Jr. | 1:09.80 |
| 1993 | Premier Angel | 4 | Robert Landry | Dennis M. Erwin | William A. Sorokolit, Sr. | 1:10.80 |
| 1992 | King Corrie | 4 | Dave Penna | Sherry Noakes | Aubrey W. Minshall | 1:09.60 |
| 1991 | Key Spirit | 5 | Mickey Walls | Stephen Barnes | Big Bux Stable | 1:10.80 |
| 1990 | Native Factor | 3 | Brian Swatuk | Phil England | Frank Stronach | 1:09.80 |
| 1989 | Mr. Hot Shot | 4 | Jim McAleney | William Stewart | J. Stewart / M. Upton | 1:09.20 |
| 1988 | Highland Ruckus | 3 | David Clark | Tony Mattine | Linmac Farms | 1:09.40 |
| 1987 | Play The King | 4 | Don Seymour | Roger Attfield | Kinghaven Farms | 1:09.20 |
| 1986 | Near The Storm | 4 | Dan Beckon | Jack Reid | Rose Hill Farms | 1:10.60 |
| 1985 | Centenarian | 4 | Brian Swatuk | Frank H. Merrill, Jr. | Est. C.E. Pickering | 1:10.40 |
| 1984 | Introspective | 3 | Jack Lauzon | John Tammaro, Jr. | Kinghaven Farms | 1:09.40 |
| 1983 | Fraud Squad | 4 | Dan Beckon | Bill Marko | Edward B. Seedhouse | 1:09.80 |
| 1982 | Great Gladiator | 5 | Larry Attard | Steve Attard | Tom Campbell | 1:10.60 |
| 1981 | Solo Guy | 3 | Brian Swatuk | Laurie Silvera | Gordon F. Hall | 1:08.80 |
| 1980 | Stutz Bearcat | 5 | George HoSang | James E. Day | Sam-Son Farm | 1:09.20 |
| 1979 | Stutz Bearcat | 4 | George HoSang | James E. Day | Sam-Son Farm | 1:09.60 |
| 1978 | Casanova Kid | 5 | Richard Grubb | James E. Day | Sam-Son Farm | 1:09.80 |
| 1977 | One Pound Sterling | 5 | Jeffrey Fell | Lou Cavalaris, Jr. | Gardiner Farm | 1:10.00 |
| 1976 | Gurkhas Band | 4 | Robin Platts | Gil Rowntree | Stafford Farms | 1:10.00 |
| 1975 | Island Fling | 4 | Sandy Hawley | Jerry G. Lavigne | Parkview Stable | 1:10.20 |
| 1974 | Pocket Measure | 4 | James Kelly | S. Dixon | J. O. Pallett | 1:11.20 |
| 1973 | Don't Ask Me That | 3 | Gary Stahlbaum | Arthur H. Warner | Sam-Son Farm | 1:10.00 |
| 1972 | Briartic | 4 | James Kelly | Andrew Smithers | Bennett Farms | 1:09.40 |
| 1971 | Coup Landing | 6 | James Kelly | Andrew Smithers | Calvin H. Sturrock | 1:10.00 |
| 1970 | Muzledick | 5 | Richard Grubb | J. Mort Hardy | Prime Acres Stable | 1:10.40 |
| 1969 | James Bay | 5 | Johnny Sellers | Lou Cavalaris, Jr. | Gardiner Farm | 1:10.80 |
| 1968 | No Reasoning | 5 | W. Chambers | Jerry G. Lavigne | Parkview Stable | 1:11.00 |
| 1967 | Chillicoot | 5 | R. Ferraro | S. U. Ross | Blue-C-Stable | 1:09.60 |
| 1966 | E. Day | 6 | Noel Turcotte | Hume E. M. Pollock | Hume E. M. Pollock | 1:10.80 |
| 1965 | Royal Tara | 4 | John LeBlanc | Glenn Magnusson | Stafford Farms | 1:10.40 |
| 1964 | Vindent de Paul | 6 | P. Maxwell | Lou Cavalaris, Jr. | Hillcrest Stable | 1:10.60 |
| 1963 | Kisco Kid | 5 | Harlon Dalton | George C. Frostad | George C. Frostad | 1:10.40 |
| 1962 | Its Ann | 6 | Harrel Bolin | W. Moorhead | G. R. Woodrow | 1:10.60 |
| 1961 | Anita's Son | 5 | Hugo Dittfach | Arthur H. Warner | Lanson Farm | 1:09.20 |
| 1960 | Tyhawk | 5 | W. Marsh | Les Lear | Singer & Lear | 1:10.20 |
| 1959 | War Eagle | 5 | Cfifford Potts | Lou Cavalaris, Jr. | P. Del Greco | 1:10.60 |
| 1958 | Mister Jive | 4 | Johnny Longden | George M. Carter | J. L. Applebaum | 1:22.00 |
| 1957 | Nirdar | 4 | Al Coy | John J. Thorpe | J. E. Frowde Seagram | 1:23.40 |
| 1956 | Jimminy Baxter | 6 | Pat Remillard | James C. Bentley | B. R. Steen | 1:10.60 |
| 1955 | Canadiana | 5 | T. Johnson | Gordon J. McCann | E. P. Taylor | 1:11.20 |
| 1954 | Kentario | 6 | A. Nash | John Calhoun | Green Valley Stable | 1:10.20 |
* In 1994 there was a dead heat for first.
References
- The Highlander Stakes at Pedigree Query
- The 2007 Highlander Stakes at Woodbine Entertainment
- The 2007 Highlander Stakes at the NTRA with video
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