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Kennedy Road Stakes

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Kennedy Road Stakes
Grade II race
LocationWoodbine Racetrack
Toronto, Ontario Canada
Inaugurated1989
Race typeThoroughbred - Flat racing
Websitewww.woodbineentertainment.com/qct/default.asp
Race information
Distance6 furlong sprint
SurfaceTapeta synthetic dirt
Trackleft-handed
QualificationThree-years-old & up
WeightAssigned
Purse$175,000 (plus up to $35,000 for eligible Ontario breds)[1]

The Kennedy Road Stakes is a thoroughbred horse race run annually at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Run during the latter part of November, the Grade II sprint race is open to horses aged three and older. Raced over a distance of 6 furlongs, it currently offers a purse of C$200,000. The race was originally run on a natural dirt surface, but since 2006 has been on a synthetic "all weather" surface (Polytrack from 2005 to 2015, Tapeta starting in 2016).[1]

Inaugurated in 1989 as the Kennedy Road Handicap, it was named in honour of Kennedy Road, the 1973 Canadian Horse of the Year and a Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame inductee.

Records

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Speed record:

Most wins:

Most wins by an owner:

Most wins by a jockey:

  • 6 - Todd Kabel (1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2001, 2006)

Most wins by a trainer:

Winners

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Year Winner Age Jockey Trainer Owner
Dist.
(Furlongs)
Time Win $ Gr.
2022 Candy Overload 4 Sahin Civaci Mark E. Casse Leonard Schleifer, Wachtel Stable & Gary Barber 6 f 1:09.17 $175,000 G2
2021 Pink Lloyd 9 Rafael Hernandez Robert Tiller Entourage Stable 6 f 1:08.84 $120,000 G2
2020 Ride A Comet 5 Patrick Husbands Mark E. Casse John C. Oxley & My Meadowview Farm LLC 6 f 1:08.25 $105,000 G2
2019 Pink Lloyd 7 Eurico Rosa da Silva Robert Tiller Entourage Stable 6 f 1:08.72 $126,000 G2
2018 Ikerrin Road 4 Ademar Santos Vito Armata Alpine Stable Limited 6 f 1:08.42 $105,000 G2
2017 Pink Lloyd 5 Eurico Rosa da Silva Robert Tiller Entourage Stable 6 f 1:08.46 $126,000 G2
2016 Stacked Deck 5 Rafael Hernandez Barbara J. Minshall Bruce Lunsford 6 f 1:08.19 $120,000 G2
2015 Stacked Deck 4 Luis Contreras Barbara J. Minshall Bruce Lunsford 6 f 1:08.34 $120,000 G2
2014 Calgary Cat 4 Eurico Rosa Da Silva Kevin Attard Stephen Chesney & Cory Hoffman 6 f 1:08.46 $120,000 G2
2013 Bear No Joke 5 Emma-Jayne Wilson Reade Baker Bear Stables 6 f 1:08.63 $108,000 G2
2012 Bear Tough Tiger 4 Justin Stein Reade Baker Bear Stables 6 f 1:08.77 $90,000 G3
2011 Essence Hit Man 4 Jesse Campbell Audre Cappuccitti Audre Cappuccitti & Gordon Cappuccitti 6 f 1:08.75 $108,000 G3
2010 Ravalo 6 Jeffrey Sanchez Donald Barr Lindy M. Redding 6 f 1:09.00 $90,000 G3
2009 Smokey Fire 4 Emma-Jayne Wilson Sid C. Attard Jim Dandy Stable 6 f 1:08.49 $103,500 G3
2008 Shadowless 3 Justin Stein David R. Bell Heather M. Takahashi 6 f 1:09.08 $99,000 G3
2007 Connections 6 Jeremy Rose Michael Dini Ruman Stable 6 f 1:08.78 $75,000 G3
2006 Main Executive 4 Todd Kabel Radlie Loney Bruno Brothers Farm 6 f 1:10.02 $75,000
2005 Are You Serious 3 Corey Fraser Robert Tiller Robert Tiller & Frank DiGiulio Jr. 6 f 1:09.40 $84,075
2004 Race not held due to weather conditions
2003 Chris's Bad Boy 6 Jono Jones Vito Armata Alpine Stable Limited (John Armata) 6 f 1:08.05 $82,425
2002 Cheap Talk 3 Patrick Husbands Robert Tiller Robert Tiller & Tom Lottridge 6 f 1:09.50 $82,500
2001 Olympian 4 Todd Kabel John Cardella Rexdale Stable & Partner 6 f 1:09.77 $65,700
2000 Wake At Noon 3 David Clark Abraham R. Katryan Bruno Schickedanz 6 f 1:10.89 $64,500
1999 Great Defender 3 Slade Callaghan Ross Armata Robert & Shirley Wilson 6 f 1:08.17 $51,435
1998 Uncle Woger 3 Patrick Husbands Abraham R. Katryan Brandon Brako Stable 6 f 1:09.20 $38,628
1997 All Firmed Up 5 Todd Kabel Daniel J. Vella Frank Stronach 6 f 1:10.80 $38,988
1996 Goldminers Gold 3 Todd Kabel Daniel J. Vella Frank Stronach 6 f 1:09.60 $50,130
1995 Blitzer 6 Todd Kabel Daniel J. Vella Frank Stronach 6 f 1:09.80 $47,460
1994 Blitzer 5 Todd Kabel Robert P. Tiller Frank Stronach 6 f 1:09.80 $37,890
1993 British Banker 5 Dave Penna Michael J. Doyle Dogwood Stable 6 f 1:10.20 $37,386
1992 Canadian Silver 4 Dave Penna Michael J. Doyle Pinejoy Stable 6 f 1:09.80 $37,323
1991 King Corrie 3 Richard Dos Ramos John A. Ross Aubrey W. Minshall 6 f 1:09.20 $35,935
1990 Twist the Snow 4 Larry Attard Angus McArthur Angus McArthur 6 f 1:10.00 $19,188
1989 Mr. Hot Shot 4 James McAleney William J. Stewart Jimmy Stewart & Michelle Upton 6 f 1:10.40 $35,160

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Kennedy Road Stakes Profile". www.equibase.com. Retrieved 29 November 2016.