Swynford Stakes
| Ungraded Stakes race | |
| Location |
Woodbine Racetrack Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
|---|---|
| Inaugurated | 1956 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred - Flat racing |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 6 furlongs (2016) |
| Surface | Dirt |
| Track | left-handed |
| Qualification | Two-year-olds |
| Weight | Allowances |
| Purse | $92,438 (2016) |
Swynford Stakes is a Canadian Thoroughbred horse race held annually in late September at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto, Ontario. One of the track's top races for North American two-year-olds, it is raced on dirt over a distance of seven furlongs.
Inaugurated in 1956 at Greenwood Raceway as a race for horses aged three and up, in 1967 it was moved to Woodbine Racetrack where it was modified to its current status as a race restricted to two-year-olds.
In 1982, the Swynford Stakes was won by Sunny's Halo who went on to win the 1983 Kentucky Derby. The 1997 Belmont Stakes winner Touch Gold ran second to Holzmeister in the 1996 running of the Swynford.
Since inception, the Swynford Stakes has been run at various distances:
At Greenwood Raceway:
- 1956 : 6 furlongs
- 1957 : 6 1⁄2 furlongs
- 1958-1960 : 7 furlongs
- 1961-1966 : 1 mile
At Woodbine Racetrack:
- 1967-1970 : 5 furlongs
- 1971-1972 : 5 1⁄2 furlongs
- 1973-1975, 2016 : 6 furlongs
- 1976-1979 : 5 furlongs
- 1980-1985 : 7 furlongs
1986-1995 : 6 1⁄2 furlongs 1996 to 2015 : 7 furlongs
Records
Speed record: (at distance of 7 furlongs)
- 1:23.00 - Holzmeister (1996) (recorded in fractions of 1/5 seconds)
- 1:23.02 - Turf War (2007)
Most wins by a jockey:
- 5 - Robin Platts (1968, 1971, 1976, 1978, 1992)
Most wins by a trainer:
- 6 - Mark E. Casse (1999, 2002, 2007, 2012, 2013, 2014)
Most wins by an owner:
- 2 - Lanson Farms (1956, 1960)
- 2 - Windfields Farm (1958, 1987)
- 2 - Stafford Farms (1976, 1978)
- 2 - John C. Oxley (2011, 2012)
- 2 - Conquest Stables (2013, 2014)
Winners of the Swynford Stakes
| Year |
Winner |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Owner |
Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Undulated | Andy Garcia | Cathal A. Lynch | M M G Stables | 1:10.26 |
| 2015 | Riker | Jesse M. Campbell | Nick Gonzalez | Tucci Stables | 1:23.39 |
| 2014 | Conquest Boogaloo | Patrick Husbands | Mark E. Casse | Conquest Stables | 1:23.97 |
| 2013 | Conquest Titan | Eurico da Silva | Mark E. Casse | Conquest Stables | 1:23.64 |
| 2012 | Uncaptured | Patrick Husbands | Mark Casse | John C. Oxley | 1:22.49 |
| 2011 | Indian Evening | Tyler Pizarro | Josie Carroll | John C. Oxley | 1:22.57 |
| 2010 | Bears Future | Gerry Olguin | Reade Baker | Bear Stables | 1:23.58 |
| 2009 | Ghost Fleet | Todd Kabel | Sid C. Attard | Jim Dandy Stable | 1:23.20 |
| 2008 | Mine That Bird | Chantal Sutherland | David Cotey | Dominion Bloodstock et al. | 1:23.52 |
| 2007 | Turf War | Patrick Husbands | Mark E. Casse | Woodford Racing LLC | 1:23.02 |
| 2006 | Barilko | Constant Montpellier | David Dwyer | David Dwyer | 1:24.65 |
| 2005 | Bear Character | Jim McAleney | Dale Greenwood | Bear Stables Ltd. | 1:23.83 |
| 2004 | What's Up Dude | Patrick Husbands | Mike Mareina | Kuehne Racing | 1:24.67 |
| 2003 | Winter Whiskey | Jono Jones | Catherine Day Phillips | Ten Goal Racing et al. | 1:25.08 |
| 2002 | Added Edge | Patrick Husbands | Mark E. Casse | Robert Wilson/Valor | 1:23.33 |
| 2001 | Rare Friends | David Clark | Robert P. Tiller | F. DiGiulio, Jr. & Tiller | 1:25.83 |
| 2000 | Highland Legacy | Emile Ramsammy | Steve Owens | Empress Stable | 1:23.64 |
| 1999 | Exciting Story | Emile Ramsammy | Mark E. Casse | Mockingbird Farm | 1:23.05 |
| 1998 | Riddell's Creek (horse) | James McKnight | Beverly Buck | Clausen/Buck/Buck | 1:25.00 |
| 1997 | Thunder Bow | Todd Kabel | Rita A. Schnitzler | J. M. Stritzl Stable | 1:25.40 |
| 1996 | Holzmeister | Robert Landry | Daniel J. Vella | Frank Stronach | 1:23.00 |
| 1995 | Hard Rock Crossing | Emile Ramsammy | Robert P. Tiller | Tiller/Norseman Stable | 1:17.20 |
| 1994 | Talkin Man | Don Seymour | Roger Attfield | Kinghaven / Stollery | 1:16.60 |
| 1993 | Pulled Through | Larry Attard | Tino Attard | Tanya Attard / Dav Stable | 1:17.20 |
| 1992 | Reach The Gold | Robin Platts | John A. Ross | Huntington Stud Farm | 1:18.60 |
| 1991 | Frosted Spy | Mickey Walls | Frank Passero, Jr. | Pedigree/Sunny Acre | 1:19.40 |
| 1990 | Dark Brew | D. Pugh | J. Wilson | Smith / Wilson | 1:17.40 |
| 1989 | Dandy Shine | Lloyd Duffy | W. R. MacKinnon | J. Royle | 1:18.00 |
| 1988 | Mercedes Won | Lloyd Duffy | Arnold Fink | Chris Spencer | 1:17.00 |
| 1987 | Silver Deputy | Irwin Driedger | Mac Benson | Windfields Farm | 1:17.20 |
| 1986 | Bell Lap | Jack Lauzon | R. Papa | Carravetta / Rundle | 1:19.00 |
| 1985 | Color Me Smart | Jeffrey Fell | James E. Day | Sam-Son Farm | 1:27.00 |
| 1984 | Rulers Sceptre | Gary Stahlbaum | Joe Attard | N. Dickinson | 1:24.60 |
| 1983 | Let's Go Blue | Sid Fenech | Janet Bedford | Jim Dandy Stable | 1:24.20 |
| 1982 | Sunny's Halo | Dave Penna | David Cross, Jr. | David J. Foster | 1:23.80 |
| 1981 | Son of Briartic | Dave Dennie | Jerry Lavigne | Paddockhurst Stable | 1:23.60 |
| 1980 | Native Fisher | David Clark | Gordon Huntley | S. Young & A. Fisher | 1:26.20 |
| 1979 | Classic Joker | George HoSang | Brian Ottaway | Mrs. C. McCullough | 0:58.60 |
| 1978 | Port Master | Robin Platts | Gil Rowntree | Stafford Farms | 0:59.00 |
| 1977 | Buck Mountain | Gary Stahlbaum | Jim Roberts | S. Brener | 0:58.40 |
| 1976 | Sound Reason | Robin Platts | Gil Rowntree | Stafford Farms | 0:58.60 |
| 1975 | First | Jeffrey Fell | Yonnie Starr | Jean-Louis Levesque | 1:11.60 |
| 1974 | Greek Answer | W. Green | Frank Merrill, Jr. | W. P. Gilbride | 1:10.40 |
| 1973 | Bedknob | Richard Grubb | Gordon Huntley | R. Papa | 1:09.20 |
| 1973 | Amazing Journey | Sandy Hawley | Jerry C. Meyer | Vallelonga Stable | 1:11.40 |
| 1972 | Sunny South | Sandy Hawley | Frank Merrill, Jr. | Mrs. C. Hardwicke | 1:04.00 |
| 1971 | Jewel Prince | Robin Platts | Carl F. Chapman | Garden City Stable | 1:04.40 |
| 1970 | Overproof | Chris Rogers | E. Harbourne | V. Martin, Jr. | 0:58.00 |
| 1969 | Andy The Great | Lloyd Duffy | W. F. Edmiston | W. F. Edmiston | 0:59.60 |
| 1968 | Moss Lodge | Robin Platts | C. S. Softley | C. S. Softley | 0:59.80 |
| 1967 | Great Cohoes | R. Ferraro | J. Rufrano | A. J. Castellani | 0:58.80 |
| 1966 | Sunstruck | Avelino Gomez | Lou Cavalaris, Jr. | Hillcrest Stable | 1:36.40 |
| 1965 | President Jim | Avelino Gomez | Lou Cavalaris, Jr. | Gardiner Farm | 1:36.80 |
| 1964 | Folk Dancer | Ron Turcotte | Jerry C. Meyer | E. B. Seedhouse | 1:38.60 |
| 1963 | Lord Quillo | Sam McComb | Edward Mann | Sarto Desnoyers | 1:38.20 |
| 1962 | Strongboy | Jim Fitzsimmons | N. Julius | J. E. F. Seagram | 1:37.80 |
| 1961 | Moony | Avelino Gomez | Frank Merrill, Jr. | Roxie Gian & Tosch | 1:37.40 |
| 1960 | Anita's Son | Pat Remillard | Arthur H. Warner | Lanson Farm | 1:27.20 |
| 1959 | Kitty Girl | R. Gonzalez | Yonnie Starr | Maloney & Smythe | 1:25.00 |
| 1958 | Nearctic | Ben Sorensen | Gordon McCann | Windfields Farm | 1:25.20 |
| 1957 | Canadian Champ | Dave Stevenson | John Passero | William R. Beasley | 1:24.40 |
| 1956 | Fleet Path | H. B. Wilson | Arthur H. Warner | Lanson Farm | 1:11.00 |
*Run in two divisions in 1973.
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