Victoriana Stakes

Victoriana Stakes
Race information
Restricted Stakes race
Location	Woodbine Racetrack Toronto, Ontario
Inaugurated	1975
Race type	Thoroughbred - Flat racing
Website	woodbineentertainment.com
Distance	1 ¹⁄₁₆ miles (8.5 furlongs)
Surface	Turf
Track	Left-handed
Qualification	Fillies & Mares, 3-Years-Old & Up (Ontario Sire Stakes program)
Weight	Allowances
Purse	CAN$125,000

The Victoriana Stakes is a Canadian Thoroughbred horse race run annually in early to mid August at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto, Ontario. An Ontario Sire Stakes, it is a restricted race for fillies and mares, age three and older. Contested over a distance of 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: (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

Year	Winner	Age	Jockey	Trainer	Owner	Time
2016	Lexie Lou	5	Patrick Husbands	Mark E. Casse	Gary Barber	1:41.05
2015	Bear's Pride	4	Patrick Husbands	Reade Baker	Bear Stables	1:40.22
2014	Silent Star	4	Justin Stein	David R. Bell	CEC Stables	1:42.90
2013	Hobnobsnob	4	Gerry Olguin	Earl Barnett	Openwood Farm	1:44.75
2012	Moonlit Beauty	6	Eurico Rosa Da Silva	John LeBlanc, Jr.	William Gierkink	1:41.85
2011	Impossible Time	6	Jesse M. Campbell	Roger L. Attfield	Charles E. Fipke	1:43.15
2010	Impossible Time	5	Jono Jones	Roger L. Attfield	Charles E. Fipke	1:43.15
2009	San Nicola Whiskey	4	Emma-Jayne Wilson	Robert E. Barnett	J. D. A. C. & F. Pirone	1:42.13
2008	You Will Love Me	4	Eurico Rosa da Silva	Earl Barnett	Bill Jones	1:42.02
2007	Financingavailable	6	Jim McAleney	Lorne Richards	K. K. Sangara	1:41.26
2006	Financingavailable	5	Jim McAleney	Lorne Richards	K. K. Sangara	1:42.78
2005	Spanish Decree	6	Gerry Olguin	Frank Huarte	Frank Huarte	1:48.03
2004	Inish Glora	6	Todd Kabel	Macdonald Benson	Robert Costigan	1:41.97
2003	Inish Glora	5	Todd Kabel	Macdonald Benson	Robert Costigan	1:43.59
2002	Ariel's Melody	3	Constant Montpellier	Steve Attard	C Attard & H Bhupaul	1:43.52
2001	Nymphenburg	5	Gary Boulanger	Jerry C. Meyer	Knob Hill Stable	1:39.85
2000	Bristol Pistol	4	Na Somsanith	Macdonald Benson	Augustin Stable	1:40.66
1999	Except For Wanda	4	Jim McAleney	Bruce Smither	George Richter	1:43.84
1998	Genuine Emerald	4	Richard Dos Ramos	Danny O'Callaghan	Estate G. R. Gardiner	1:41.4
1997	Classic Wonder	5	Mickey Walls	John P. MacKenzie	Rudy Singh	1:41.00
1996	Bold Ruritana	6	Robert Landry	Barbara Minshall	Minshall Farms	1:45.4
1995	Hey Hazel	5	Robert Landry	Roger Attfield	M. Canino	1:41.4
1994	Bold Ruritana	4	David Clark	James E. Day	Minshall Farms	1:41.3
1993	Myrtle Irene	4	Sandy Hawley	David C. Brown	M/M D. G. McClelland	1:42.00
1992	Country Stage	4	Dave Penna	Roger Laurin	Roger Laurin	1:41.3
1991	Shareefa	3	Mike E. Smith	W. Del Carroll	S. Hassan	1:42.1
1990	Tarage	4	Jim McAleney	Macdonald Benson	Anderson/Curraghdale	1:41.2
1989	Majority	5	Jim McAleney	Michael J. Doyle	Double Axle Stable	1:42.00
1988	Ptermagant	4	Sandy Hawley	Stan Fishman	Kruger Brothers/Fishman	1:42.1
1987	Aromacor	4	Don Seymour	Michael Whittingham	Ventura Stables	1:42.4
1986	Insidious Charmer	4	Lloyd Duffy	Jacques Dumas	Pierre L. Levesque	1:48.4
1985	Tip O' My Finger	4	Jeffrey Fell	Gerry Belanger	Ed B. Seedhouse	1:44.1
1984	Lady Ice	4	Gary Stahlbaum	Michael J. Doyle	S. Simard	1:45.1
1983	Eternal Search	5	Lloyd Duffy	Janet Bedford	Jim Dandy Stable	1:43.00
1982	Eternal Search	4	Lloyd Duffy	Edward Mann	Jim Dandy Stable	1:43.4
1981	Avenare	4	Larry Saumell	Robert Donato	Jeffrey K. Rafsky	1:44.1
1980	Avenare	3	Brian Swatuk	Michael J. Doyle	Bo-Teek Farm	1:45.3
1979	Christy's Mount	6	George HoSang	David C. Brown	D. H. Bunker	1:43.00
1978	Regal Quillo	5	Avelino Gomez	Andrew Smithers	R. E. Leslie	1:45.1
1977	Christy's Mount	4	George HoSang	David C. Brown	D. H. Bunker	1:48.3
1976	Reasonable Win	4	John LeBlanc	Fred H. Loschke	Hammer Kopf Farm	1:42.1
1975	Victorian Queen	4	Robin Platts	Gil Robillard	Grovetree Stable	1:44.1

References

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