Royal North Stakes

Royal North Stakes

Grade III race
Location	Woodbine Racetrack Toronto, Ontario Canada
Inaugurated	1989
Race type	Thoroughbred - Flat racing
Website	woodbineentertainment.com
Race information
Distance	6 furlongs (0.75 mi) sprint
Surface	Turf
Track	Left-handed
Qualification	Fillies & Mares, three-years-old & up
Weight	Allowances
Purse	$115,065 (2016)

The Royal North Stakes is a Canadian Thoroughbred horse race run annually since 1989 at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto, Ontario. Held in early August, the Grade III sprint race is open to fillies and mares aged three and older and is run over a distance of six furlongs on turf. It currently offers a purse of $115,065.

Inaugurated in 1989 as the Royal North Handicap, it was run as a six furlong race on dirt until 1996 when it was switched to Woodbine Racetrack's E. P. Taylor turf course.

Records

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

• 1:07.39 - Ageless (2014)

Most wins:

• 2 - Confessional (2000, 2001)

Most wins by an owner:

• 2 - Knob Hill Stable (1993, 2003)
• 2 - Frank Stronach and/or Stronach Stables (1995, 2004)
• 2 - Pin Oak Stable (2000, 2001)

Most wins by a jockey:

• 3 - Todd Kabel (1995, 2003, 2004)

Most wins by a trainer:

• 2 - Phil England (1989, 1993)
• 3 - Robert P. Tiller (1990, 1997, 2013)
• 2 - H. Graham Motion (2000, 2001)

Winners of the Royal North Stakes

Year	Winner	Age	Jockey	Trainer	Owner	Time
2016	Lady Shipman	4	Jesse M. Campbell	Kiaran P. McLaughlin	Ranlo Investments	1:07.70
2015	Ageless	6	Julien R. Leparoux	Arnaud Delacour	Lael Stables	1:07.17
2014	Ageless	5	Luis Garcia	Arnaud Delacour	Lael Stables	1:07.39
2013	Nikkis Smartypants	4	Eurico Rosa Da Silva	Robert P. Tiller	Benjamin Hutzel	1:09.49
2012	Roxy Gap	4	Patrick Husbands	Mark E. Casse	Melnyk Racing Stables	1:09.18
2011	Jenny's So Great	4	Jesse Campbell	Gregory De Gannes	Bill and Vicki Poston	1:08.76
2010	Unzip Me	4	Joe Talamo	Martin F. Jones	Harris Farms Inc., Valpredo et al.	1:08.05
2009	Glitter Rox	5	Gerry Olguin	Ian Black	Ellie-Boje Farm et al.	1:09.03
2008	Akronism	4	Eurico Rosa Da Silva	Timothy Ritchey	Robert S. Evans	1:07.88
2007	Vestrey Lady	4	Emile Ramsammy	Reade Baker	Harlequin Ranches	1:09.17
2006	Hide And Chic	4	David Clark	Malcolm Pierce	Live Oak Plantation	1:08.69
2005	Taras Touch	6	Robert Landry	Niall O'Callaghan	Team Valor/Margaux Farm	1:09.79
2004	Hour of Justice	4	Todd Kabel	Mike Keogh	Stronach Stables	1:07.83
2003	Chopinina	5	Todd Kabel	Alec Fehr	Knob Hill Stable	1:12.19
2002	Quick Blue	4	Emile Ramsammy	Linda L. Rice	Joseph LaCombe	1:09.53
2001	Confessional	5	Ramon Dominguez	H. Graham Motion	Pin Oak Stable	1:09.10
2000	Confessional	4	Ramon Dominguez	H. Graham Motion	Pin Oak Stable	1:08.35
1999	Hide The Bride	4	Mickey Walls	Joe Walls	Shelter Valley Farms	1:10.61
1998	Going to Extremes	4	Patrick Husbands	Thomas Patton	Frejlich, Beer/C. & A. Patton	1:09.00
1997	Domasca Bella	5	David Clark	Robert P. Tiller	Frank DiGiulio, Sr. & Jr.	1:09.40
1996	Special Moves	4	Victor Molina	Eugene Weymouth	William S. Farish III	1:09.40
1995	Bar U Mood	5	Todd Kabel	Daniel J. Vella	Frank Stronach	1:10.40
1994	Early Blaze	4	Lloyd Duffy	Brian Ottaway	Ken Ham	1:10.40
1993	Apelia	4	Larry Attard	Phil England	Knob Hill Stable	1:09.20
1992	Meafara	3	Brian Swatuk	Leslie Ahrens	Frank L. Muench	1:09.40
1991	Premier Question	4	Richard Dos Ramos	David R. Bell	John A. Franks	1:10.80
1990	Petite Duchess	4	Ray Sabourin	Robert P. Tiller	Lerner/Taylor/Anderson	1:10.20
1989	Blushing Katy	3	Gunnar Lindberg	Phil England	Kingsbrook Farm	1:09.80

References

• The Royal North Stakes at Pedigree Query
• The 2007 Royal North Stakes at the NTRA