The Display Stakes is a Thoroughbred horse race run annually at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Contested on a synthetic "all weather" surface over a distance of 7 furlongs, it is open to two-year-old horses. Having been raced during October, November, or early December throughout its history, the listed stakes race offers a purse of $125,250 CAD.
| Listed stakes race | |
| Location | Woodbine Racetrack Toronto, Ontario |
|---|---|
| Inaugurated | 1956 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred - Flat racing |
| Website | www |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 1+1⁄16 miles (8.5 furlongs) |
| Surface | Synthetic "all weather" dirt |
| Track | left-handed |
| Qualification | Two-year-olds |
| Weight | Allowances |
| Purse | Can$125,250[1] |
| Bonuses | $25,000 Ontario-breds |
Inaugurated in 1956 at Toronto's Old Woodbine Race Course as a sprint race, it was named for American Walter J. Salmon's colt Display, winner of the 1926 Preakness Stakes and who frequently raced in Canada where he won a number of important races.
The Display stakes was run in two divisions in 1959. There was no race in 1993. Since inception, it has been contested at various distances:
- 6 furlongs: 1956 at Old Woodbine Race Course
- 7 furlongs: 1957–1958 at Old Woodbine Race Course, 2019 to present at Woodbine Racetrack
- 8 furlongs (1 mile): 1959-1960 Old Woodbine Race Course, 1977–1992 at Greenwood Raceway
- 8.5 furlongs (1+1⁄16 miles): 1969–1976 at Greenwood Raceway, 1994 to 2018 at Woodbine Racetrack
- 9 furlongs (1+1⁄8 miles): 1961–1963 at Old Woodbine Race Course
- 9.5 furlongs: 1964–1968 at Greenwood Raceway
Records
editSpeed record: (Through 1998, times were recorded in fifths of a second. Since 1999 they are in hundredths of a second)
- 1:43.04 - Gigawatt (2002)
Most wins by an owner:
- 4 - Stafford Farms (1962, 1967, 1972, 1978)
Most wins by a jockey:
- 4 - Patrick Husbands (1999, 2002, 2005, 2010)
- 4 - Luis Contreras (2011, 2012, 2014, 2017)
Most wins by a trainer:
- 5 - Mark E. Casse (1999, 2002, 2005, 2016, 2018)
Winners of the Display Stakes
edit| Year |
Winner |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Owner | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Thundering | Eswan Flores | Patrick Dixon | Dastur Racing | 1:23.64 |
| 2018 | Sir Winston | Jerome Lermyte | Mark Casse | Tracy Farmer | 1:45.02 |
| 2017 | Admiralty Pier | Luis Contreras | Barbara J. Minshall | Bruce Lunsford | 1:44.52 |
| 2016 | King and His Court[1] | Gary Boulanger | Mark Casse | Wachtel Stable and Gary Barber | 1:45.10 |
| 2015 | Don't Be So Salty | Emma-Jayne Wilson | Gary C. Contessa | Platinum Seven/Guarino/Boutelle | 1:43.60 |
| 2014 | Glenville Gardens | Luis Contreras | Josie Carroll | Melnyk Racing Stables | 1:45.45 |
| 2013 | Josie Sea View | Emma-Jayne Wilson | Reade Baker | Brereton C. Jones | 1:44.39 |
| 2012 | Avie's Quality | Luis Contreras | Josie Carroll | Ivan Dalos | 1:43.25 |
| 2011 | Maritimer | Luis Contreras | Sid C. Attard | Norseman Racing Stable | 1:43.58 |
| 2010 | Tiz Blessed | Patrick Husbands | Chad Brown | G&M West | 1:44.23 |
| 2009 | Bear's Hard Ten | Eurico Rosa da Silva | Reade Baker | Bear Stables | 1:44.39 |
| 2008 | Patena | Robert Landry | Josie Carroll | J. & G. Sikura/D. Dilall | 1:44.72 |
| 2007 | Discreet Commander | Constant Montpellier | Arthur Silvera | David Rowbotham et al. | 1:45.20 |
| 2006 | Jiggs Coz | David Clark | Sid C. Attard | Jim Dandy Stable | 1:45.90 |
| 2005 | Seaside Retreat | Patrick Husbands | Mark E. Casse | William S. Farish, Jr. | 1:43.90 |
| 2004 | One Smooth Ride | Constant Montpellier | David Cotey | Dominion Bloodstock | 1:47.92 |
| 2003 | Judiths Wild Rush | Dino Luciani | Scott Fairlie | Tenenbaum Racing | 1:43.59 |
| 2002 | Gigawatt | Patrick Husbands | Mark E. Casse | Stonerside Stable | 1:43.04 |
| 2001 | Tails Of The Crypt | Jake Barton | John A. Ross | Jam Jar Racing Stables | 1:44.62 |
| 2000 | Brushing Bully | Emile Ramsammy | Tino Attard | Stronach Stables | 1:44.34 |
| 1999 | Precise End | Patrick Husbands | Mark E. Casse | Mockingbird Farm Inc. | 1:47.30 |
| 1998 | Taos | Ricky Griffith | Grant Pearce | Lynne Hindmarsh | 1:47.80 |
| 1997 | Promiscuous | Mickey Walls | Macdonald Benson | Augustin Stable | 1:44.80 |
| 1996 | Air Cool | Robin Platts | Thomas R. Bowden | Colebrook Farms | 1:47.80 |
| 1995 | Northernprospector | Lloyd Duffy | P. County | Rainbow Valley Farm | 1:43.80 |
| 1994 | One Lift | Laurie Gulas | John DiGiovanni | Derose/DiGiovanni | 1:46.40 |
| 1993 | no race | ||||
| 1992 | Bold Anthony | Robert King, Jr. | K. Sheehan | Pedigree Farm | 1:41.20 |
| 1991 | Judge Carson | Todd Kabel | Robert P. Tiller | G. J. Meyers | 1:38.00 |
| 1990 | Carey The Belle | Larry Attard | T. Danks | T. P. Campbell | 1:38.40 |
| 1989 | Briar Bush | Larry Attard | R. Wright | P. A. Sherwood | 1:37.40 |
| 1988 | With Approval | James McAleney | Roger Attfield | Kinghaven Farms | 1:40.20 |
| 1987 | Beau Genius | Richard Dos Ramos | Gerry Belanger | J. Shiewitz/D. Davidson | 1:39.60 |
| 1986 | Orderofexcellence | Dan Beckon | D. Lockhurst | A. Clarkson/ P. Barr | 1:39.60 |
| 1985 | Ice Over | Gunnar Lindberg | Sid C. Attard | Mrs. J. Raymond | 1:40.00 |
| 1984 | Corncobs Royalty | Irwin Driedger | James E. Day | Sam-Son Farm | 1:38.80 |
| 1983 | Key to the Moon | Robin Platts | Gil Rowntree | B. K. Y. Stable | 1:40.80 |
| 1982 | Gone to Royalty | Yves Turcotte | Jacques Dumas | Pierre-Louis Levesque | 1:40.00 |
| 1981 | Fraud Squad | Dan Beckon | Bill Marko | Seedhouse/McPhillips | 1:41.00 |
| 1980 | Regal Stafford | Hugo Dittfach | C. C. Hopmans, Jr. | Est. Conn Smythe | 1:40.20 |
| 1979 | Decent Davey | Robin Platts | David C. Cross Jr. | David J. Foster | 1:39.00 |
| 1978 | Cougar Kitten | Joey Belowus | Gil Rowntree | Stafford Farms | 1:40.60 |
| 1977 | High Roller | Dan Beckon | J. Lankinen | R. A. Kennedy/J. Indig | 1:39.20 |
| 1976 | Lucky North Man | Jeffrey Fell | Donnie Walker | Conn Smythe | 1:45.80 |
| 1975 | Bay Streak | David Clark | Gordon M. Huntley | Whittaker Stable | 1:46.60 |
| 1974 | Silverbatim | Jeffrey Fell | Gordon M. Huntley | Mutual Enterprises | 1:45.60 |
| 1973 | Obverse | Lloyd Duffy | Jerry C. Meyer | D. H. L. Buntain | 1:47.20 |
| 1972 | Selari Spirit | Ted Colangelo | Gil Rowntree | Stafford Farms | 1:43.60 |
| 1971 | Sky High's Son | Sandy Hawley | J. Mort Hardy | Prime Acres Stable | 1:46.60 |
| 1970 | Chatty Cavalier | R. Armstrong | Lou Cavalaris, Jr. | Gardiner Farm | 1:43.80 |
| 1969 | Taipo | Sandy Hawley | A. Chris | E. B. George | 1:45.60 |
| 1968 | Jumpin Joseph | Brian Swatuk | Robert S. Bateman | Warren Beasley | 2:08.60 |
| 1967 | Ovation | Hugo Dittfach | Gil Rowntree | Stafford Farms | 2:04.00 |
| 1966 | Green Stinger | Eric Walsh | P. Goddard | W. D. Hatch | 1:58.00 |
| 1965 | Garden's Ace | John LeBlanc | W. VonRichthofen | Garden City Stable | 2:06.00 |
| 1964 | Flyalong | Clifford Potts | Duke Campbell | T. Hays / D. Weldon | 2:00.60 |
| 1963 | French Wind | Hugo Dittfach | J. Sanchez | Windfields Farm | 1:56.60 |
| 1962 | Cesca | Harlon Dalton | John Passero | Stafford Farms | 1:51.20 |
| 1961 | Puss'n Boots | Chris Rogers | Frank Merrill, Jr. | R. & W. Gian | 1:53.00 |
| 1960 | Ramblin Wreck | Al Coy | Robert S. Bateman | William R. Beasley | 1:39.20 |
| 1959 | Naughty Flirt | Armand Viola | Edward Mann | Gardiner & Bell | 1:39.20 |
| 1959 | Hidden Treasure | C. M. Clark | John Passero | William R. Beasley | 1:37.60 |
| 1958 | Bull Vic | Al Coy | Yonnie Starr | Maloney & Smythe | 1:25.80 |
| 1957 | Drummond | Al Coy | Morris Fishman | H. Clifford Hatch | 1:25.40 |
| 1956 | Flying Atom | Alex Wick | C. W. Lawson | C. W. Lawson | 1:12.00 |
References
edit- ^ a b "Chart of the 2016 Display Stakes". equibase.com. Retrieved 5 December 2016.