Jacques Cartier Stakes
{{Infobox horseraces
| class = Grade III
| horse race = Jacques Cartier Stakes
| image = 60px
| caption =
| location = Woodbine Racetrack
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
| inaugurated = 1954
| race type = Thoroughbred - Flat racing
| website = {{URL|http://www.woodbineentertainment.com/qct/default.asp}}
| distance = 6 furlongs
| surface = Tapeta
| track = left-handed
| qualification = Four-Years-Old & Up
| weight = Allowances
| purse = Can$150,000
| bonuses = $30,000 Ontario-bred
}}
The Jacques Cartier Stakes is a Thoroughbred horse race run annually since 1954 at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Run near the beginning of the Woodbine spring meeting, the sprint race is open to horses aged four and older and is run over a distance of six furlongs on Tapeta synthetic dirt. In 2019, it became a Grade III stakes race and the purse has been subsequently increased to Can$150,000 with an additional $30,000 available for Ontario-bred horses.{{cite web |title=Jacques Cartier Stakes Profile |url=http://www.equibase.com/profiles/Results.cfm?type=Stakes&stkid=6 |website=equibase.com |accessdate=8 July 2023}}
Inaugurated in 1954 at the now defunct Greenwood Raceway in Toronto, the Jacques Cartier Stakes is named in honour of the French explorer, Jacques Cartier. It was raced at Woodbine Racetrack from 1956 through 1967 after which it was hosted by Fort Erie Racetrack through 1975. In 1976 the race returned to Greenwood Raceway where it remained through 1993. It returned to its prest location at Woodbine Racetrack in 1994.
The race was run in two divisions in 1984.
Since inception it has been contested at various distances:
- 6 furlongs : 1954-1975, 1994–present
- 6.5 furlongs : 1976
- 7 furlongs : 1977-1993
Records
Speed record: {{small|(Through 1998, Woodbine times were recorded in fifths of a second. Since 1999 they are in hundredths of a second)}}
- 1:08.05 - Pink Lloyd (2018) (at current distance of 6 furlongs)
Most wins:
- 4 - Pink Lloyd (2017, 2018, 2019,2020)
- 3 - Essence Hit Man (2011, 2012, 2013)
- 2 - Hidden Treasure (1961, 1962)
- 2 - E. Day (1965, 1966)
- 2 - Park Romeo (1976, 1977)
- 2 - Overskate (1979, 1980)
- 2 - Wake At Noon (2001, 2002)
Most wins by an owner:
- 4 - Sam-Son Farm (1973, 1990, 1995, 2000)
- 4 - Entourage Stables (2017, 2018, 2019, 2020)
Most wins by a jockey:
- 6 - Avelino Gomez (1956, 1957, 1959, 1961, 1973, 1977)
- 6 - Robin Platts (1974, 1975, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1987)
Most wins by a trainer:
- 5 - Robert P. Tiller (2003, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020)
- 4 - Lou Cavalaris, Jr. (1967, 1968, 1974, 1975)
- 4 - Gil Rowntree (1978, 1979, 1980, 1986)
Winners
| class="wikitable sortable" | |
| style="background-color:#DACAA5; width:38px" | Year ! style="background-color:#DACAA5; width:135px"| Winner ! style="background-color:#DACAA5" | Age ! style="background-color:#DACAA5; width:140px"| Jockey ! style="background-color:#DACAA5; width:140px"| Trainer ! style="background-color:#DACAA5; width:190px"| Owner ! style="background-color:#DACAA5" | Time | |
|---|---|
| 2023
|Anarchist |4 |Ilium Stables |1:08.96 | |
| 2022
|Arzak |4 |Kazushi Kimura |Michael Trombetta |Sonata Stable |1:08.91 | |
| 2021
|Souper Stonehenge |5 |Live Oak Plantation |1:08.89 | |
| 2020
|8 |Entourage Stables |1:09.61 | |
| 2019
|7 |Entourage Stables |1:08.55 | |
| 2018
|6 |Entourage Stables |1:08.05 | |
| 2017
|5 |Entourage Stables |1:08.62 | |
| 2016
|Passion for Action |4 |Michael P. De Paulo |Benjamin Hutzel |1:09.75 | |
| 2015
|5 |Chesney/Hoffman |1:08.98 | |
| 2014
|4 | Debmar Stables
|1:09.75 |
| 2013
|6 |A & G Racing Stable |1:08.83 | |
| 2012
|Essence Hit Man |5 |Audre & Gordon Cappuccitti |1:09.26 | |
| 2011
|Essence Hit Man |4 |Audre and Gordon Cappuccitti |1:08.16 | |
| 2010
|Hollywood Hit |4 |1:08.99 | |
| 2009
|Disfunction |5 |JMJ's Stable & Weila Ye |1:08.62 | |
| 2008
|Legal Move |4 |1:08.63 | |
| 2007
|Stradivinsky |4 |1:09.68 | |
| 2006
|5 |Tenenbaum Racing | |1:09.17 | |
| 2005
|Ministers Wild Cat |5 |I. & M. Cowan et al. |1:09.67 | |
| 2004
|7 |Alpine Stable |1:08.75 | |
| 2003
|Rare Friends |4 |Frank Digiulio, Jr. |1:11.22 | |
| 2002
|5 |1:10.26 | |
| 2001
|4 |1:09.53 | |
| 2000
|Randy Regent |6 |1:10.00 | |
| 1999
|Transferred |4 |Colebrook Farm |1:10.00 | |
| 1998
|Cache In |5 |M. Oslanski & G. Smith |1:10.40 | |
| 1997
|5 |1:09.80 | |
| 1996
|Demaloot Demashoot |6 |1:09.40 | |
| 1995
|Double Glow |4 |1:10.60 | |
| 1994
|4 |1:08.80 | |
| 1993
|Lordly Ruckus |4 |C. M. Stubbs |1:23.40 | |
| 1992
|4 |1:24.60 | |
| 1991
|Host Master |5 |Arosa Stables |1:25.20 | |
| 1990
|5 |Sam-Son Farm & Windfields Farm |1:23.80 | |
| 1989
|Overpeer |5 |J. D. Cameron |1:24.80 | |
| 1988
|Bravest Shot |4 |Lorraine Stubbs |1:27.60 | |
| 1987
|4 |1:24.00 | |
| 1986
|5 |B. K. Y. Stable |1:24.00 | |
| 1985
|Aeronotic |4 |D. McCullough |Speedy Racing Stable |1:25.20 | |
| 1984
|My Only Love |7 |Phil England (lessee) |1:25.20 | |
| 1984
|Sir Khaled |4 |Reliable Stable & Bill Marko |1:26.20 | |
| 1983
|Regent Cat |5 |Stieglan & Alexander |1:25.20 | |
| 1982
|4 |Ted Smith & Bill Marko |1:25.40 | |
| 1981
|Someolio Man |4 |J. Terdik |1:26.20 | |
| 1980
|5 |1:24.40 | |
| 1979
|4 |1:25.40 | |
| 1978
|Sound Reason |4 |1:25.60 | |
| 1977
|Park Romeo |6 |Parkview Stable |1:28.20 | |
| 1976
|Park Romeo |5 |Parkview Stable |1:19.40 | |
| 1975
|Conversation |4 |1:11.20 | |
| 1974
|Henry Tudor |5 |1:13.40 | |
| 1973
|Amber Stone |5 |1:10.00 | |
| 1972
|Step In Time |5 |G. Gordon |Valecrest Farm |1:13.40 | |
| 1971
|Aintee So Daintee |5 |Valecrest Farm |1:10.00 | |
| 1970
|Regal Dancer |6 |S. Rotenberg |1:10.20 | |
| 1969
|Bow Shannon |4 |G. Gibb |J. Gomez |Mrs. J. Cerullo |1:12.40 | |
| 1968
|Lady Taj |4 |1:11.80 | |
| 1967
|5 |1:10.80 | |
| 1966
|6 |1:10.60 | |
| 1965
|5 |1:10.40 | |
| 1964
|Roman Banquet |5 |E. C. Pasquale |1:10.80 | |
| 1963
|Jammed Lucky |5 |1:11.00 | |
| 1962
|5 |1:14.00 | |
| 1961
|4 |1:10.60 | |
| 1960
|Theo Geo |4 |G. Gordon |B. S. Chris |Mrs. B. S. Chris |1:13.20 | |
| 1959
|Top Tourn |6 |J. Hornsby |McMacken Stable |1:14.80 | |
| 1958
|4 |1:09.80 | |
| 1957
|Censor |4 |1:10.20 | |
| 1956
|Beau Bunty |5 |B. S. Chris |Mrs. B. S. Chris |1:12.00 | |
| 1955
|5 |T. Johnson |1:11.60 | |
| 1954
|Blue Scooter |4 |T. Johnson |F. Higgins |J. R. Mclntyre |1:11.40 |
See also
References
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- [https://web.archive.org/web/20120304035320/http://www.woodbineentertainment.com/Woodbine/Racing/StatisticsandBios/Documents/WEG-2009%20Thoroughbred%20Stakes%20Results.pdf Jacques Cartier Stakes history at Woodbine Entertainment]
Category:Recurring sporting events established in 1954