Simcoe Stakes

Simcoe Stakes

Restricted stakes race
Location	Woodbine Racetrack Etobicoke, Ontario, Canada
Inaugurated	1953
Race type	Thoroughbred, Flat racing
Website	woodbine.com
Race information
Distance	6.5 furlongs
Surface	Tapeta
Track	left-handed
Qualification	Two-year-old colts & geldings, foaled in Canada
Purse	$250,000 (2020)

The Simcoe Stakes is a Canadian Thoroughbred horse race run annually at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto, Ontario. The race is restricted to Canadian foaled two-year-old colts and geldings sold through the Canadian Thoroughbred Horse Society (CTHS) Ontario yearling sale.[1][2]

History

Years	Distance F	Surface	Location
1953-1956	5 F	dirt	Fort Erie Race Track
1957	5.5 F	dirt	Fort Erie Race Track
1958	6 F	dirt	Fort Erie Race Track
1959-1960	6.5 F	dirt	Greenwood Raceway
1961-1973	7 F	dirt	Woodbine Racetrack
1974	7 F	dirt	Fort Erie Race Track
1975-2005	7 F	dirt	Woodbine Racetrack
2006	6.5 F	Polytrack	Woodbine Racetrack
2007-2010	7 F	Polytrack	Woodbine Racetrack
2011-2015	6.5 F	Polytrack	Woodbine Racetrack
2016 to date	6.5 F	Tapeta	Woodbine Racetrack

Records

Speed record:

• 1:17.90 @ 6.5 furlongs: Dragon's Brew (2020)
• 1:23.09 @ 7 furlongs: Invitation Only (2010)

Most wins by a jockey:

• 7 - David K. Clark (1982, 1984, 1987, 1998, 2001, 2003, 2005)

Most wins by a trainer:

• 6 - Jerry C. Meyer (1962, 1966, 1967, 1969, 1970, 1985)

Most wins by an owner:

• 3 - Willow Downs Farm (Saul Wagman) (1966, 1967, 1970)

Winners

Year	Winner	Age	Jockey	Trainer	Owner	Dist. (Furlongs)	Time	Win$
2020	Dragon's Brew	2	Daisuke Fukumoto	Robert P. Tiller	Goldmart Farms (David Sepiashvili)	6.5 f	1:17.90	$150,000
2019	Rockcrest	2	Sahin Civaci	Nigel R. Burke	Paul Mouttet	6.5 f	1:18.14	$105,000
2018	Blessed Two	2	Gary Boulanger	Kevin Attard	Derek Chin	6.5 f	1:19.99	$105,000
2017	Eskiminzin	2	Patrick Husbands	Analisa Delmas	Jecara Farms (Brett Delmas)	6.5 f	1:17.41	$120,000
2016	Lokinforpursemonee	2	Gary Boulanger	John A. Ross	J.R. Racing Stable Inc.	6.5 f	1:18.79	$120,000
2015	Amis Gizmo	2	Luis Contreras	Josie Carroll	Ivan Dalos	6.5 f	1:16.22	$120,000
2014	Phil's Cocktail	2	David J. Moran	John LeBlanc Jr.	Ron I. Clarkson	6.5 f	1:16.78	$120,000
2013	Go Greeley	2	Eurico Rosa Da Silva	John A. Ross	J.R. Racing Stable Inc.	6.5 f	1:16.32	$120,000
2012	Dynamic Sky	2	Luis Contreras	Mark E. Casse	John C. Oxley	6.5 f	1:17.70	$120,000
2011	Menlo Castle	2	Patrick Husbands	Ralph J. Biamonte	Conor Healy	6.5 f	1:16.25	$120,000
2010	Invitation Only	2	Omar Moreno	David Cotey	Dominion Bloodstock, Derek Ball, HGHR, Inc.	7 f	1:23.09	$75,000
2009	Fastin Bear	2	Eurico Rosa da Silva	Reade Baker	Bear Stables	7 f	1:23.84	$75,000
2008	Mean Green	2	Jono Jones	Sid C. Attard	Norseman Racing Stable (Howard Walton)	7 f	1:23.42	$75,000
2007	Don's Folly	2	Slade Callaghan	Michael P. De Paulo	Don A. Cole	7 f	1:23.39	$75,000
2006	Legal Move	2	Patrick Husbands	Mark E. Casse	Woodford Racing LLC	6.5 f	1:17.76	$75,000
2005	Edenwold	2	David K. Clark	Josie Carroll	James & Alice Sapara	7 f	1:24.45	$75,000
2004	Moonshine Justice	2	Todd Kabel	David Cotey	Dominion Bloodstock, Derek Ball, Hugh Galbraith	7 f	1:24.68	$81,675
2003	Twisted Wit	2	David K. Clark	Robert P. Tiller	Rolph A. Davis	7 f	1:25.49	$83,850
2002	Mobil	2	Todd Kabel	Michael Keough	Gus Schickedanz	7 f	1:25.59	$63,030
2001	Rare Friends	2	David K. Clark	Robert P. Tiller	Frank Di Giulio Jr.	7 f	1:24.12	$61,680
2000	Highland Legacy	2	Emile Ramsammy	Steven Owens	Empress Stable	7 f	1:25.17	$63,510
1999	I And I	2	Rui Pimentel	Wellesley L. Clayton	Wellesley L. Clayton	7 f	1:24.63	$63,480
1998	China Ruckus	2	David K. Clark	Tony Mattine	Linmac Farms	7 f	1:25.20	$62,670
1997	Brite Adam	2	Todd Kabel	Rita A. Schnitzler	R.M.C. Stable	7 f	1:25.60	$62,850
1996	Special Deputy	2	Robert landry	Macdonald Benson	Patrick B. Ballentine	7 f	1:23.80	$61,950
1995	Reblin	2	Emile Ramsammy	Bernard Girault	Peter Chiodo	7 f	1:25.00	$62,850
1994	Saints Leader	2	Robin Platts	Macdonald Benson	Augustin Stable	7 f	1:22.60	$61,650
1993	Real Ruckus	2	Robert Landry	Daniel Vella	Frank Stronach	7 f	1:25.40	$66,000
1992	So Unforgettable	2	Jack Lauzon	P. Noel Hickey	Irish Acres Farm	7 f	1:24.20	$67,800
1991	Elated Guy	2	Jack Lauzon	Robert P. Tiller	Frank Sr. & Frank Jr. Di Giulio	7 f	1:25.40	$174,000
1990	Do's And Don't's	2	Jack Lauzon	Brian Kessel	Brian Kessel	7 f	1:24.60	$162,000
1989	Floral Dancer	2	Lloyd Duffy	Conrad Cohen	Syl Asadoorian & D. Nurse	7 f	1:26.20	$139,200
1988	My Dad Cornelius	2	Larry Attard	Joe Attard	Pinoy Racing Stable	7 f	1:26.00	$65,400
1987	Highland Ruckus	2	David K. Clark	Tony Mattine	Linmac Farms	7 f	1:24.60	$47,700
1986-1	Bold Executive	2	Richard Dos Ramos	Gerry Belanger	Dom Romeo, Rocco Marcello, Pedigree Stud (Frank Maida)	7 f	1:24.80	$33,600
1986-2	Orderofexcellence	2	Robert King Jr.	Debi Lockhurst	Alex Clarkson & Patty Barr	7 f	1:25.40	$33,150
1985	In The East	2	Brian Swatuk	Jerry C. Meyer	Gardiner Farms	7 f	1:24.60	$50,850
1984	Crowning Honors	2	David K. Clark	Arthur H. Warner	Richard R. Kennedy	7 f	1:26.60	$51,300
1983	Park Regent	2	Dan Beckon	Gordon M. Huntley	Parkview Stable	7 f	1:25.20	$50,850
1982	Haliburton Huskie	2	David K. Clark	Glenn Magnusson	Gary F. Vasey & partner	7 f	1:25.80	$51,300
1981	Maple Creek	2	Dave Penna	Donald J. Campbell	Mike Penhale & partners	7 f	1:25.40	$33,900
1980	Moteral	2	John Bell	Emile Allain	Sydney Langill, O’Connor, Willcock	7 f	1:26.00	$16,200
1979	New Regent	2	George HoSang	Brian Ottaway	Mrs. George McCullogh	7 f	1:24.60	$11,300
1978	Coup de Chance	2	Dan Beckon	Joseph "Yonnie" Starr	J. Louis Levesque	7 f	1:25.20	$10,600
1977	Norsak	2	Gary Stahlbaum	E. Gerber	Gardiner Farm	7 f	1:25.60	$11,200
1976	Regal Sir	2	Sandy Hawley	Carl F. Chapman	J. B. W. Carmichael	7 f	1:24.40	$11,700
1975	Laissez-Passer	2	Jeffrey Fell	Jacques Dumas	J. Louis Levesque	7 f	1:28.20	$8,175
1974-1	Gallant Topic	2	Chris Rogers	Carl F. Chapman	A. Smith	7 f	1:18.60	$8,400
1974-2	Sand Pass Joe	2	Robin Platts	Peter DiPasquale	Northern Stable	7 f	1:20.60	$8,300
1973-1	Noble Answer	2	Lloyd Duffy	Frank H. Merrill Jr.	Viscount Hardinge	7 f	1:25.20	$8,025
1973-2	Native Aid	2	Sandy Hawley	Edward Mann	George C. Hendrie	7 f	1:24.00	$8,100
1972-1	Fabiusand	2	Gary Stahlbaum	Petro N. Peters	Ernest Lieberman	7 f	1:25.20	$5,600
1972-2	Victorian Prince	2	Avelino Gomez	Gil Robillard	Grovetree, B.C. Stables	7 f	1:24.80	$5,600
1971-1	Brief Escar	2	James Kelly	Andrew G. Smithers	Ernest Lieberman	7 f	1:25.00	$5,750
1971-2	Tommy Jack	2	Brian Swatuk	Walter Woods	Ned Bragagnolo	7 f	1:24.20	$5,750
1970	Great Gabe	2	Sandy Hawley	Jerry C. Meyer	Willow Downs Farm (Saul Wagman)	7 f	1:24.20	$5,750
1969-1	South Ocean	2	Richard Grubb	Gordon J. McCann	Charles P. B. Taylor	7 f	1:24.80	$5,750
1969-2	Canadian Jerry	2	Robin Platts	Jerry C. Meyer	Henry Katz	7 f	1:24.80	$5,750
1968	Peter Power	2	Jim Fitzsimmons	Arthur H. Warner	L. Weinstein & H. A. Fields	7 f	1:27.00	$15,750
1967	Real Sensible	2	Avelino Gomez	Jerry C. Meyer	Willow Downs Farm (Saul Wagman)	7 f	1:25.20	$5,900
1966	Pine Point	2	Avelino Gomez	Jerry C. Meyer	Willow Downs Farm (Saul Wagman)	7 f	1:26.00	$5,900
1965	Holarctic	2	Noel Turcotte	Wolfgang von Richthofen	Frank A. & Frank H. Sherman	7 f	1:28.80	$6,125
1964	Greek Salt	2	Jim Fitzsimmons	Joseph "Yonnie" Starr	Conn Smythe	7 f	1:23.00	$6,650
1963	Miss Essco	2	Jerry Harrison	James R. Brown	R. & R. Stable	7 f	1:25.80	$4,575
1962	Prince Bubi	2	Jim Fitzsimmons	Jerry C. Meyer	Mario Dellio	7 f	1:25.20	$4,500
1961	Sly Invader	2	Avelino Gomez	C. Holliday	Bo-Teek Farm	7 f	1:27.40	$4,575
1960	Real Gentleman	2	Al Coy	Donald Drake	R. M. Sullivan	7 f	1:21.40	$2,625
1959	Banner Lou	2	Avelino Gomez	C. Lawson	L. V. Myslivic	7 f	1:22.00	$2,725
1958	Winning Shot	2	Emile Roy	Nicholas Julius	J. S. Evans	7 f	1:13.20	$3,425
1957	Bright Page	2	Avelino Gomez	Gordon M. Huntley	Kinrara	7 f	1:06.60	$3,500
1956	Jet Marine	2	George J. Walker	Joseph "Yonnie" Starr	Larkin Maloney & Conn Smythe	7 f	1:03.00	$3,475
1955	Bun Linn	2	Mike Mafale	C. Lawson	Bayfield Farm	7 f	1:00.80	$3,400
1954	Indifferent	2	W. Hawksworth	R. McDonald	J. Stuart	7 f	0:59.80	$3,375
1953	Windina	2	Gene Pederson	James C. Bentley	Ben R. Steen	7 f	1:00.40	$2,185

References

1. "Woodbine Thoroughbred Stakes Results 2017" (PDF). Woodbine Entertainment. 2018-01-01. Retrieved 2018-12-17.
2. "Dream Day for Ontario Owners/Breeders in Yearling Sales Stakes". CanadianThorughbred.com. 2020-08-31. Retrieved 2020-09-20.