Seaway Stakes
{{Infobox horseraces
| class = Grade III
| horse race = Seaway Stakes
| image =
| caption =
| location = Woodbine Racetrack
Toronto, Ontario
| inaugurated = 1956
| race type = Thoroughbred - Flat racing
| website = {{URL|http://www.woodbineentertainment.com}}
| distance = Seven furlong sprint
| surface = Tapeta
| track = left-handed
| qualification = Fillies & Mares, 3-Years-Old & Up
| weight = Allowances
| purse = Can$150,000 (since 2005)
| bonuses =
}}
The Seaway Stakes is a Thoroughbred horse race run annually in late August or early September at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. A Grade III race since 2004, it is open to fillies and mares aged three and older. Contested over a distance of 7 furlongs on Tapeta synthetic dirt, it carries a purse of Can$150,000.
There was no race run in 1965 and 1966. In 1984 it was run in two divisions.
Inaugurated in 1956, over the years the race has been contested at various distances:
- 6 furlongs : 1958-1964
- {{frac|6|1|2}} furlongs : 2006
- 7 furlongs : 1956–1957, 1967–2005, 2007
Records
Speed record: (Through 1998, times were recorded in fifths of a second . Since 1999 they are in hundredths of a second)
- 1:21.51 - Akronism (2008)
Most wins:
- 3 - Prospective Dolly (1991, 1992, 1994)
Most wins by an owner:
- 4 - Conn Smythe (1970, 1971, 1975, 1976)
Most wins by a jockey:
- 6 - Robin Platts (1968, 1972, 1979, 1981, 1984, 1985)
Most wins by a trainer:
- 4 - Arthur H. Warner (1961, 1962, 1969, 1983)
- 4 - Donnie Walker (1970, 1971, 1975, 1976)
Winners of the Seaway Stakes
| class="wikitable sortable" | |
| style="background-color:#DACAA5; width:38px" | Year ! style="background-color:#DACAA5; width:120px"| Winner ! style="background-color:#DACAA5; width:20px" | Age ! style="background-color:#DACAA5; width:150px"| Jockey ! style="background-color:#DACAA5; width:160px"| Trainer ! style="background-color:#DACAA5; width:220px"| Owner ! style="background-color:#DACAA5; width:50px" | Time | |
|---|---|
| 2022
|Lady Speightspeare |4 |1:21.79 | |
| 2021
|Boardroom |4 |LNJ Foxwoods |1:22.02 | |
| 2020
|Souper Escape |4 |Live Oak Plantation |1:22.10 | |
| 2019
|Alnilah |5 |Terry Jordan |Canvasback Farms |1:24.39 | |
| 2018
|Code Warrior |5 |Jesse M. Campbell |Michael P. De Paulo |Zilli Racing Stables |1:22.35 | |
| 2017
|Ami's Mesa |4 |Van Dalos |1:22.17 | |
| 2016
|Midnight Miley |4 |Julia Carey |Little Red Feather Racing |1:22.07 | |
| 2015
|4 |Haras de Saint Pair/Monceaux Stable |1:22.22 | |
| 2014
|4 |1:22.27 | |
| 2013
|4 |Murray Stroud |1:22.95 | |
| 2012
|3 |1:24.12 | |
| 2011
|4 |Simon/ B & R McLellan/Hollick |1:21.88 | |
| 2010
|4 |Donald C MacRae |Derby Daze Farm/Hoffman |1:23.51 | |
| 2009
|4 |Canvasback Farms |1:22.44 | |
| 2008
|4 |1:21.51 | |
| 2007
|4 |1:22.54 | |
| 2006
|4 |1:16.88 | |
| 2005
|Fifth Overture |4 |Chiefswood Stable |1:21.88 | |
| 2004
|4 |1:22.26 | |
| 2003
|3 |1:24.45 | |
| 2002
|5 |1:24.48 | |
| 2001
|4 |1:24.24 | |
| 2000
|4 |1:24.15 | |
| 1999
|3 |D. Morrison & K. Schmidt |1:22.95 | |
| 1998
|3 |Frank DiGiulio Sr. & Jr. |1:23.00 | |
| 1997
|4 |1:23.40 | |
| 1996
|3 |Beclawat Stable |1:22.60 | |
| 1995
|5 |1:23.40 | |
| 1994
|7 |Est. M. Rich & partner |1:22.40 | |
| 1993
|4 |Lieberman et al. | 1:23.80 |
| 1992
|5 |Est. M. Rich & partner |1:23.80 | |
| 1991
|4 |N. Clements / Est. M. Rich |1:24.20 | |
| 1990
|4 |Sunlight Farm |1:23.60 | |
| 1989
|4 |Schwartz/Gampel |1:23.60 | |
| 1988
|4 |Golden Willow Farm |1:23.60 | |
| 1987
|4 |Bender / Hughes |1:24.00 | |
| 1986
|4 |1:24.60 | |
| 1985
|5 |1:23.80 | |
| 1984
|4 |Anderson Farms |1:24.20 | |
| 1984
|4 |Whitco Farms |1:25.80 | |
| 1983
|4 |1:24.00 | |
| 1982
|4 |1:24.40 | |
| 1981
|5 |1:24.00 | |
| 1980
|5 |1:23.20 | |
| 1979
|4 |1:21.80 | |
| 1978
|4 |1:22.80 | |
| 1977
|4 |1:22.60 | |
| 1976
|4 |1:23.80 | |
| 1975
|4 |1:24.20 | |
| 1974
|6 |Grovetree Stable |1:22.00 | |
| 1973
|4 |1:25.40 | |
| 1972
|4 |1:25.00 | |
| 1971
|5 |1:24.00 | |
| 1970
|4 |1:22.80 | |
| 1969
|5 |1:26.20 | |
| 1968
|5 |1:22.60 | |
| 1967
|3 |1:23.40 | |
| 1964
|3 |Gordon F. Hall |1:09.40 | |
| 1963
|4 |Addison-Hall Stable |1:10.20 | |
| 1962
|6 |Phil E. Boylen |1:11.80 | |
| 1961
|5 |1:10.00 | |
| 1960
|4 |Mrs. A. Chris |1:12.20 | |
| 1959
|5 |P. Del Greco |1:04.80 | |
| 1958
|4 |1:09.20 | |
| 1957
|6 |C. O'Brien |Col. K. R. Marshall |1:23.60 | |
| 1956
|4 |1:24.00 |
See also
References
- [http://www.pedigreequery.com/index.php?search_bar=stakes&query_type=stakes&field=view&id=461 The Seaway Stakes at Pedigree Query]
- [http://www.ntra.com/races.aspx?id=25546 The 2007 Seaway Stakes at the NTRA]
Category:Graded stakes races in Canada
Category:Sprint category horse races for fillies and mares