Victoriana Stakes
{{Infobox horseraces
| surface = Turf
| class = Restricted Stakes
| horse race = Victoriana Stakes
| image =
| caption =
| location = Woodbine Racetrack
Toronto, Ontario
| inaugurated = 1975
| race type = Thoroughbred - Flat racing
| website = [http://www.woodbineentertainment.com woodbineentertainment.com]
| distance = {{convert|1+1/16|mi|furlong}}
| track = Left-handed
| qualification = Fillies & Mares, 3-Years-Old & Up
(Ontario Sire Stakes program)
| weight = Allowances
| purse = CAN$125,000
| bonuses =
}}
The Victoriana Stakes is a thoroughbred horse race run annually in early to mid August at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. An Ontario Sire Stakes, it is a restricted race for fillies and mares, age three and older. Contested over a distance of {{frac|1|1|16}} miles (8.5 furlongs) on turf, it currently carries a purse of $115,000.
Inaugurated at Fort Erie Racetrack, it was raced there from 1975 through 1977 and again in 1994.
Records
Speed record: {{small|(Through 1998, times were recorded in fifths of a second. Since 1999 they are in hundredths of a second)}}
Most wins:
- 2 - Christy's Mount (1977, 1979)
- 2 - Avenare (1980, 1981)
- 2 - Eternal Search (1982, 1983)
- 2 - Bold Ruritana (1994, 1996)
- 2 - Inish Glora (2003, 2004)
- 2 - Financingavailable (2006, 2007)
- 2 - Impossible Time (2010, 2011)
Most wins by an owner:
- 2 - D. H. Bunker (1977, 1979)
- 2 - Jim Dandy Stable (1982, 1983)
- 2 - Minshall Farms (1994, 1996)
- 2 - Robert Costigan (2003, 2004)
- 2 - K. K. Sangara (2006, 2007)
- 2 - Charles E. Fipke (2010, 2011)
Most wins by a jockey:
- 5 - Jim McAleney (1989, 1990, 1999, 2006, 2007)
Most wins by a trainer:
- 4 - Macdonald Benson (1990, 2000, 2003, 2004)
Winners of the Victoriana Stakes
| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:90%" |
| style="width:36px" | Year ! style="width:135px" | Winner ! Age ! style="width:145px" | Jockey ! style="width:145px" | Trainer ! style="width:170px" | Owner ! Time |
|---|
| 2016
|5 |1:41.05 |
| 2015
|4 |1:40.22 |
| 2014
|4 |CEC Stables |1:42.90 |
| 2013
|4 |Openwood Farm |1:44.75 |
| 2012
|6 |William Gierkink |1:41.85 |
| 2011
|6 |1:43.15 |
| 2010
|5 |Charles E. Fipke |1:43.15 |
| 2009
|4 |J. D. A. C. & F. Pirone |1:42.13 |
| 2008
|4 |Bill Jones |1:42.02 |
| 2007
|6 |K. K. Sangara |1:41.26 |
| 2006
|5 |K. K. Sangara |1:42.78 |
| 2005
|6 |1:48.03 |
| 2004
|6 |Robert Costigan |1:41.97 |
| 2003
|5 |Robert Costigan |1:43.59 |
| 2002
|3 |C Attard & H Bhupaul |1:43.52 |
| 2001
|5 |1:39.85 |
| 2000
|4 |1:40.66 |
| 1999
|4 |George Richter |1:43.84 |
| 1998
|4 |1:41.4 |
| 1997
|5 |Rudy Singh |1:41.00 |
| 1996
|6 |1:45.4 |
| 1995
|5 |M. Canino |1:41.4 |
| 1994
|4 |1:41.3 |
| 1993
|Myrtle Irene |4 |David C. Brown |M/M D. G. McClelland |1:42.00 |
| 1992
|4 |1:41.3 |
| 1991
|3 |Hassan Shoaib |1:42.1 |
| 1990
|4 |Anderson/Curraghdale |1:41.2 |
| 1989
|5 |Double Axle Stable |1:42.00 |
| 1988
|4 |Kruger Brothers/Fishman |1:42.1 |
| 1987
|4 |Ventura Stables |1:42.4 |
| 1986
|4 |Pierre L. Levesque |1:48.4 |
| 1985
|4 |Ed B. Seedhouse |1:44.1 |
| 1984
|4 |S. Simard |1:45.1 |
| 1983
|5 |1:43.00 |
| 1982
|4 |1:43.4 |
| 1981
|4 |Jeffrey K. Rafsky |1:44.1 |
| 1980
|3 |1:45.3 |
| 1979
|6 |David C. Brown |D. H. Bunker |1:43.00 |
| 1978
|5 |R. E. Leslie |1:45.1 |
| 1977
|4 |David C. Brown |D. H. Bunker |1:48.3 |
| 1976
|4 |Hammer Kopf Farm |1:42.1 |
| 1975
|4 |Grovetree Stable |1:44.1 |
References
- [http://www.pedigreequery.com/index.php?query_type=stakes&search_bar=stakes&field=view&id=454 The Victoriana Stakes at Pedigree query]
- [http://www.woodbineentertainment.com/ojcdis.asp?LI=YES&ACT=DIS&SEC=TBN&ART=1187557172656&DTSR=01%2F01%2F2007%5E12%2F31%2F2007+23%3A59 2007 Victoriana Stakes at Woodbine Racetrack]
- [http://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/race/CAN/WO/2010/8/15/6/victoriana-s The 2010 Victoriana Stakes at Woodbine Racetrack]
Category:Ungraded stakes races in Canada
Category:Mile category horse races for fillies and mares