Valedictory Stakes

Valedictory Stakes
Race information
Grade III stakes race
Location	Woodbine Racetrack Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Inaugurated	1952
Race type	Thoroughbred - Flat racing
Website	www.woodbineentertainment.com
Distance	1 ³⁄₄ miles (14 furlongs)
Surface	Synthetic "all weather" dirt
Track	left-handed
Qualification	Three-years-old & up
Weight	Three-Year-Olds: 122 lbs. Older horses: 124 lbs. Allowances
Purse	C$150,000 since 2009^[1]
Bonuses	$30,000 for eligible Ontario-breds

The Valedictory Stakes is a Canadian Thoroughbred horse race run annually in late November or early December at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto, Ontario. Open to horses age three and older, the Grade III stakes is contested on a synthetic "all weather" dirt surface over a distance of 1 ³⁄₄ miles (14 furlongs).

History

Inaugurated as the Valedictory Handicap in 1952 at the Dufferin Park Racetrack, it was moved to the new Woodbine Racetrack for the 1956 running where it remained through 1960. From 1991 through 1993, the race was hosted by Greenwood Raceway; thereafter, the race returned to Woodine where it remains.

The Valedictory was originally run on dirt but in 2006 Woodbine switched to a synthetic "all weather" surface^[1] (originally Polytrack and then Tapeta starting in 2016). Always a longer distance race, over the years it has been contested at a variety of distances:

1952 : 1 ⁵⁄₈ miles
1954–1955 : 1 ³⁄₈ miles
1956–present : 1 ³⁄₄ miles

There was no race run in 1953 and the regularly scheduled race on December 7, 2008 had to be canceled due to extreme cold weather.

The Valedictory was upgraded to grade III status in 2011.^[1] It is the final stakes event of the year at Woodbine racetrack, which is closed to Thoroughbred racing during the winter.^[2]

Records

Speed record:

2:52.60 - Major Pots (1994) (On dirt at current distance of 1 ³⁄₄ miles)
2:55.81 - Melmich (2015) (New track record on all-weather surface)^[3]

Most wins:

2 - Bernfield (1957, 1958)
2 - Whiteborough (1962, 1963)
2 - Caesar B. Good (1967, 1968)
2 - Knight's Turn (1979, 1980)

Most wins by a jockey:

4 - Hugo Dittfach (1959, 1966, 1967, 1975)
4 - Patrick Husbands (2005, 2010, 2011, 2013)
4 – Emma-Jayne Wilson (2006, 2012, 2014, 2016)

Most wins by a trainer:

5 - Lou Cavalaris, Jr. (1964, 1970, 1974, 1976, 1994)

Most wins by an owner:

7 - George R. Gardiner/Gardiner Farms (1961, 1964, 1970, 1972, 1974, 1976, 1994)

Winners

Year	Winner	Age	Jockey	Trainer	Owner	Time
2016	Bangkok	5	Emma-Jayne Wilson	W. Phillip Gracey	Wood/Barbour	2:59.88
2015	Melmich	4	Eurico Rosa Da Silva	Kevin Attard	Chesney/Hoffman	2:55.81
2014	Turkish	5	Emma-Jayne Wilson	Tino Attard	Lawrence Cordes	3:02.09
2013	Quaesitor	7	Patrick Husbands	H. Graham Motion	Riverdee Stable	2:59.42
2012	Heathcote	4	Emma-Jayne Wilson	Paul Attard	Chiefswood Stables	2:59.42
2011	Eagle Poise	5	Patrick Husbands	Graham Motion	Riverdee Stable	2:57.62
2010	Pool Play	5	Patrick Husbands	Mark Casse	William S. Farish, Jr.	3:01.42
2009	Cloudy's Knight	9	Rosemary Homeister, Jr.	Jonathan E. Sheppard	S J Stables LLC	2:59.32
2008	no race
2007	Torquay	5	Eurico Rosa Da Silva	Nickolas DeToro	Nickolas DeToro	3:01.08
2006	Marsh Side	3	Emma-Jayne Wilson	Michael Dickinson	Robert S. Evans	2:58.27
2005	Seattlespectacular	5	Patrick Husbands	Sid C. Attard	RWP Corp. Inc.	3:01.81
2004	Daddy Cool	6	James McAleney	Sean Smullen	Stronach Stable	3:03.52
2003	Hydrogen	4	Emile Ramsammy	Mark E. Casse	Earle I. Mack	3:00.28
2002	Lucky Molar	7	Chantal Sutherland	Michael Wright Jr.	Richard A. Englander	3:03.83
2001	Queensgate	5	Gerry Olguin	Tino Attard	Carmen Attard	2:57.37
2000	A Fleets Dancer	5	Robert Landry	Roger Attfield	Cam Allard	3:05.49
1999	Salty Note	4	David Clark	Alec Fehr	Bruno Schickedanz	2:58.57
1998	Sunshine Journey	4	Richard Dos Ramos	John P. MacKenzie	Rudy Singh	2:58.00
1997	Cimarron Secret	6	Emile Ramsammy	Jim Hartley	Francis C. McDonnell	2:59.00
1996	Whomsoever Proud	6	Brian Bochinski	Ronald G. Burke	Bruno Schickedanz	3:00.00
1995	Stellarina	4	Todd Kabel	Daniel J. Vella	Frank Stronach	2:55.80
1994	Major Pots	5	Dino Luciani	Lou Cavalaris, Jr.	Gardiner Farms	2:52.60
1993	All Canadian	4	Robert Landry	Robert P. Tiller	Frank Stronach	3:00.80
1992	Stage Actor	4	Todd Kabel	Ross Armata	Sais Singh	2:55.40
1991	Cozzene's Prince	4	Robin Platts	Tino Attard	Kirby Canada Farm	2:55.00
1990	Most Valiant	4	Brian Swatuk	James E. Day	Sam-Son Farm	2:57.00
1989	Take Account	3	Don Seymour	Roger Attfield	Kinghaven Farms	2:56.40
1988	Steady Power	4	Don Seymour	Roger Attfield	Kinghaven Farms	3:02.60
1987	Bodmin Moor	3	Don Seymour	Roger Attfield	Kinghaven Farms	3:02.20
1986	Royal Treasurer	3	Don Seymour	James E. Day	Sam-Son Farm	3:02.80
1985	Old Gun Powder	3	Lloyd Duffy	Jerry G. Lavigne	Paddockhurst Stable	3:09.00
1984	Roman Strategy	3	Irwin Driedger	Duke Campbell	D. Mann	3:04.60
1983	Creigneish	4	Richard Dos Ramos	Martin Velden	Hamilton/S. G. S. Stable	2:59.80
1982	Turnablade	5	George HoSang	Emile M. Allain	John Sikura, Jr.	2:57.60
1981	Jadosa Toker	4	Gary Stahlbaum	L. Nacht	Knightsbridge et al.	3:03.80
1980	Knight's Turn	5	John Bell	Emile M. Allain	Mrs. C. Tefloth	2:57.40
1979	Knight's Turn	4	John Bell	Emile M. Allain	Mrs. C. Tefloth	3:00.80
1978	Party Surprise	3	Lloyd Duffy	Peter DiPasquale	Berketa/Buchanan	3:02.80
1977	Gore Park	5	B. Smythe	Jerry G. Lavigne	Parkview Stable	3:02.00
1976	Double Quill	7	Lloyd Duffy	Lou Cavalaris, Jr.	Gardiner Farms	3:03.00
1975	George of Canada	6	Hugo Dittfach	W. H. Moorhead	S. V. Lima & M. Rose	3:07.20
1974	Carney's Point	5	Robin Platts	Lou Cavalaris, Jr.	Gardiner Farms	2:55.40
1973	Fabe Count	5	Sandy Hawley	Jerry G. Lavigne	Parkview Stable	3:01.80
1972	Monte Christo	5	Sandy Hawley	Jerry G. Lavigne	Gardiner Farms	2:54.40
1971	Cool Moon	3	Sandy Hawley	Frank Merrill, Jr.	W. P. Gilbride	2:59.20
1970	Frenetico	6	C. Billingsley	Lou Cavalaris, Jr.	Gardiner Farms	3:02.60
1969	Mr. Amber	3	R. Pion	Samuel Dixon	P. M. P. Stable	3:00.00
1968	Caesar B. Good	5	Richard Armstrong	B. Puccini	E. C. Pasquale	3:02.60
1967	Caesar B. Good	4	Hugo Dittfach	B. Puccini	E. C. Pasquale	3:09.20
1966	He's A Smoothie	3	Hugo Dittfach	Warren Beasley	William R. Beasley	3:00.60
1965	Albion Star	5	M. Ferro	Carl F. Chapman	D. Knight	3:12.80
1964	Latin Artist	4	G. Gordon	Lou Cavalaris, Jr.	Gardiner Farms	3:04.20
1963	Whiteborough	6	Richard Armstrong	W. F. Edmiston	C. Softley	3:09.00
1962	Whiteborough	5	Richard Armstrong	W. H. Moorhead	C. Softley	2:58.80
1961	Ramsay	3	Sam McComb	Edward "Ted" Mann	George R. Gardiner	3:00.60
1960	Calais	5	James Fitzsimmons	Arthur H. Warner	Lanson Farm	2:57.20
1959	Calais	4	Hugo Dittfach	Arthur H. Warner	Lanson Farm	2:59.40
1958	Bernfield	5	Sam Cosentino	Frank Merrill, Jr.	Roxie Gian	3:03.40
1957	Bernfield	4	Norm Leid	J. Hunter	Roxie Gian	3:05.20
1956	Dark Armor	3	Juan Sanchez	Horatio Luro	Horatio Luro	2:57.00
1955	Captor	3	L. Richards	Gordon J. McCann	E. P. Taylor	2:26.60
1954	Teddy's Sister	6	F. Higgins	R. Buisson	J. J. Fleming	2:25.20
1953	no race
1952	Try On	3	Alf Bavington	John Passero	William R. Beasley	2:57.80

Other North American Marathon races

On dirt:

Brooklyn Handicap
Fort Harrod Stakes
Gallant Man Handicap
Tokyo City Cup
Las Vegas Marathon Stakes (formerly the Breeders' Cup Marathon)

On turf:

References

1 2 3 "Valedictory Stakes Profile". equibase.com. Retrieved 5 December 2016.
↑ "Pender Harbour Looks to Close Meet on High". BloodHorse.com. Retrieved 5 December 2016.
↑ "Melmich Breaks Track Record in Valedictory". BloodHorse.com. Retrieved 5 December 2016.

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