Eclipse Stakes (Canada)
Grade II race | |
Location | Woodbine Racetrack Toronto, Ontario Canada |
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Inaugurated | 1956 |
Race type | Thoroughbred - Flat racing |
Website | web |
Race information | |
Distance | 1+1⁄16 miles (8.5 furlongs) |
Surface | Tapeta |
Track | left-handed |
Qualification | Four-years-old & up |
Weight | Allowances |
Purse | $153,450 (2016) |
The Eclipse Stakes is a Canadian Thoroughbred horse race run annually at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto, Ontario. Held during the second half of May, the Grade II race is open to horses, four-years of age and older. It is contested over a distance of 1+1⁄16 miles (8.5 furlongs) on Polytrack synthetic dirt and currently offers a purse of $153.450.
Inaugurated as the Eclipse Handicap at Toronto's Greenwood Raceway in 1956, it was moved to Woodbine Racetrack in 1967. Since inception, it has been contested at various distances:
- 1 mile : 1959–1960 at Greenwood Raceway
- 1+1⁄16 miles : 1956, 1958 at Greenwood Raceway, since 1967 at Woodbine Racetrack
- 1+1⁄8 miles : 1957, 1961–1963 at Greenwood Raceway
- 1+3⁄16 miles : 1964–1966 at Greenwood Raceway
The race was not run in 2021.[1]
Records
Speed record: (Through 1998, times were recorded in fifths of a second. Since 1999 they are in hundredths of a second)
- 1:42.40 : Ambassador B. (1977) (at current distance of 1+1⁄16 miles)
- 1:42:40 : Artie's Storm (2022)
Most wins:
- 3 - Are You Kidding Me (2015, 2016, 2018)
- 2 - Frost King (1982, 1983)
- 2 - Royal Chocolate (1974, 1975)
Most wins by an owner:
- 5 - Stafford Farms (1974, 1975, 1977, 1979, 1980)
- 6 - Frank Stronach and/or Stronach Stables (1993, 1995, 2000, 2003, 2004, 2012)
Most wins by a jockey:
- 7 - Robin Platts (1968, 1971, 1975, 1977, 1980, 1982, 1983)
Most wins by a trainer:
- 6 - Gil Rowntree (1974, 1975, 1977, 1979, 1980, 1986)
- 7 - Roger L. Attfield (1990, 1991, 1992, 2005, 2007, 2015, 2016)
Winners
See also
References
- ^ "2021 Thoroughbred Meet at Woodbine Racetrack Postponed". Past The Wire. 2021-04-07. Retrieved 2022-05-29.