Royal North Stakes
| Grade II race | |
| Location | Woodbine Racetrack Toronto, Ontario Canada |
|---|---|
| Inaugurated | 1989 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred - Flat racing |
| Website | woodbineentertainment.com |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 6 furlongs (0.75 mi) sprint |
| Surface | Turf |
| Track | Left-handed |
| Qualification | Fillies & Mares, three-years-old & up |
| Weight | Allowances |
| Purse | $175,000 (2021) |
The Royal North Stakes is a Canadian Thoroughbred horse race run annually since 1989 at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto, Ontario. Held in July or early August, the Grade II sprint race is open to fillies and mares aged three and older and is run over a distance of six furlongs on turf. It currently offers a purse of $115,065.
Inaugurated in 1989 as the Royal North Handicap, it was run as a six furlong race on dirt until 1996 when it was switched to Woodbine Racetrack's E. P. Taylor turf course. In 2018, this race is upgraded from Grade III to Grade II.
Records[edit]
Speed record: (Through 1998, times were recorded in fifths of a second. Since 1999 they are in hundredths of a second)
- 1:07.39 - Ageless (2014)
Most wins:
- 2 - Confessional (2000, 2001)
Most wins by an owner:
- 2 - Knob Hill Stable (1993, 2003)
- 2 - Frank Stronach and/or Stronach Stables (1995, 2004)
- 2 - Pin Oak Stable (2000, 2001)
Most wins by a jockey:
- 3 - Todd Kabel (1995, 2003, 2004)
Most wins by a trainer:
- 3 - Robert P. Tiller (1990, 1997, 2013)
- 3 - Mark E. Casse (2012, 2017, 2020)
Winners[edit]
| Year |
Winner |
Age |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Owner |
Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Boardroom | 5 | Rafael Manuel Hernandez | Josie Carroll | LNJ Foxwoods | 1:13.55 |
| 2021 | Amalfi Coast | 5 | Justin Stein | Kevin Attard | Terra Racing Stable | 1:09.15 |
| 2020 | Lady Grace | 4 | Kazushi Kimura | Mark E. Casse | Tracy Farmer | 1:06.90 |
| 2019 | Summer Sunday | 4 | Rafael Manuel Hernandez | Stuart Simon | Anne & William Scott | 1:08.26 |
| 2018 | Way To Versailles | 4 | Eurico Rosa Da Silva | Kevin Attard | Mahamoud Pootoolal | 1:08.00 |
| 2017 | Jennifer Lynnette | 4 | Patrick Husbands | Mark E. Casse | Conrad Farms | 1:08.17 |
| 2016 | Lady Shipman | 4 | Jesse M. Campbell | Kiaran P. McLaughlin | Ranlo Investments | 1:07.70 |
| 2015 | Ageless | 6 | Julien Leparoux | Arnaud Delacour | Lael Stables | 1:07.17 |
| 2014 | Ageless | 5 | Luis Garcia | Arnaud Delacour | Lael Stables | 1:07.39 |
| 2013 | Nikkis Smartypants | 4 | Eurico Rosa Da Silva | Robert P. Tiller | Benjamin Hutzel | 1:09.49 |
| 2012 | Roxy Gap | 4 | Patrick Husbands | Mark E. Casse | Melnyk Racing Stables | 1:09.18 |
| 2011 | Jenny's So Great | 4 | Jesse Campbell | Gregory De Gannes | Bill and Vicki Poston | 1:08.76 |
| 2010 | Unzip Me | 4 | Joe Talamo | Martin F. Jones | Harris Farms Inc., Valpredo et al. | 1:08.05 |
| 2009 | Glitter Rox | 5 | Gerry Olguin | Ian Black | Ellie-Boje Farm et al. | 1:09.03 |
| 2008 | Akronism | 4 | Eurico Rosa Da Silva | Timothy Ritchey | Robert S. Evans | 1:07.88 |
| 2007 | Vestrey Lady | 4 | Emile Ramsammy | Reade Baker | Harlequin Ranches | 1:09.17 |
| 2006 | Hide And Chic | 4 | David Clark | Malcolm Pierce | Live Oak Plantation | 1:08.69 |
| 2005 | Taras Touch | 6 | Robert Landry | Niall O'Callaghan | Team Valor/Margaux Farm | 1:09.79 |
| 2004 | Hour of Justice | 4 | Todd Kabel | Mike Keogh | Stronach Stables | 1:07.83 |
| 2003 | Chopinina | 5 | Todd Kabel | Alec Fehr | Knob Hill Stable | 1:12.19 |
| 2002 | Quick Blue | 4 | Emile Ramsammy | Linda L. Rice | Joseph LaCombe | 1:09.53 |
| 2001 | Confessional | 5 | Ramon Dominguez | H. Graham Motion | Pin Oak Stable | 1:09.10 |
| 2000 | Confessional | 4 | Ramon Dominguez | H. Graham Motion | Pin Oak Stable | 1:08.35 |
| 1999 | Hide The Bride | 4 | Mickey Walls | Joe Walls | Shelter Valley Farms | 1:10.61 |
| 1998 | Going to Extremes | 4 | Patrick Husbands | Thomas Patton | Frejlich, Beer/C. & A. Patton | 1:09.00 |
| 1997 | Domasca Bella | 5 | David Clark | Robert P. Tiller | Frank DiGiulio, Sr. & Jr. | 1:09.40 |
| 1996 | Special Moves | 4 | Victor Molina | Eugene Weymouth | William S. Farish III | 1:09.40 |
| 1995 | Bar U Mood | 5 | Todd Kabel | Daniel J. Vella | Frank Stronach | 1:10.40 |
| 1994 | Early Blaze | 4 | Lloyd Duffy | Brian Ottaway | Ken Ham | 1:10.40 |
| 1993 | Apelia | 4 | Larry Attard | Phil England | Knob Hill Stable | 1:09.20 |
| 1992 | Meafara | 3 | Brian Swatuk | Leslie Ahrens | Frank L. Muench | 1:09.40 |
| 1991 | Premier Question | 4 | Richard Dos Ramos | David R. Bell | John A. Franks | 1:10.80 |
| 1990 | Petite Duchess | 4 | Ray Sabourin | Robert P. Tiller | Lerner/Taylor/Anderson | 1:10.20 |
| 1989 | Blushing Katy | 3 | Gunnar Lindberg | Phil England | Kingsbrook Farm | 1:09.80 |