Summer Stakes (Canada)

The Summer Stakes is a Canadian Thoroughbred horse race run annually in mid-September at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto, Ontario. Contested on turf over a distance of 1 mile (8 furlongs), it is open to two-year-old horses. It became a Grade II in 1999 but in 2006 was downgraded to a Grade III status. In 2012, it returned to Grade II status.

Part of the Breeders' Cup Challenge series, the winner of the Summer Stakes automatically qualifies for the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf.^[1]

Inaugurated in 1953 at Fort Erie Racetrack as a sprint race on dirt, the Summer Stakes was moved to the turf in 1962. Since inception it has been run at various distances:

• 5 furlongs : 1953-1956 on dirt at Fort Erie Racetrack
• 5.5 furlongs : 1957-1960, 1961 on dirt at Fort Erie Racetrack
• 8 furlongs (1 mile) : 1962-1984 on turf at Fort Erie Racetrack, since 1985 on turf at Woodbine Racetrack

The race was run in two divisions in 1958, 1967, and 1969.

Records

Speed record:

• 1:34.38 - Good Samaritan (2016)

Most wins by an owner:

• 8 - Sam-Son Farm (1980, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1993)

Most wins by a jockey:

• 6 - Robin Platts (1975, 1976, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1988)

Most wins by a trainer:

• 8 - James E. Day (1980, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1993)

Winners of the Summer Stakes

References

• The Summer Stakes at Pedigree Query