The Vigil Stakes is a thoroughbred horse race run annually at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is a Grade III sprint race open to horses aged three and older with a purse of Can$150,000. It is currently run in late July over a distance of 6 furlongs on Woodbine's Tapeta (synthetic dirt) surface.
| Grade III race | |
| Location | Woodbine Racetrack Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
|---|---|
| Inaugurated | 1956 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred - Flat racing |
| Website | www.woodbineentertainment.com |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 6 furlongs |
| Surface | Tapeta synthetic dirt |
| Track | Left-handed |
| Qualification | Three-year-olds & up |
| Weight | 120 pounds for three-year-olds, 124 pounds for older horses with allowances[1] |
| Purse | Can$150,000 (since 2002)[2] |
Inaugurated as the Vigil Handicap, it was first run in 1956 at Fort Erie Race Track where it remained until 1980. Since inception it has been contested at various distances:
- 5.5 furlongs :1956-1958
- 6 furlongs: 1959
- 6.5 furlongs: 1960
- 1+1⁄16 miles (8.5 furlongs): 1961-1979
- 7 furlongs: 1980–2017
- 6 furlongs: 2018–present
Records edit
Speed record: (Through 1998, Woodbine times were recorded in fifths of a second. Since 1999 they are in hundredths of a second)
- 1:08.06 - Pink Lloyd (2020) (at current distance of 6 furlongs)
- 1:20.07 - Hollywood Hit (2009) (at distance of 7 furlongs)
Most wins:
- 4 - Pink Lloyd (2017, 2018, 2019, 2020)
Most wins by an owner:
- 4 - Gardiner Farm (1969, 1970, 1973, 1974)
- 4 - Entourage Stable (2017, 2018, 2019, 2020)
Most wins by a jockey:
- 5 - Robin Platts (1969, 1974, 1976, 1981, 1987)
Most wins by a trainer:
- 6 - Lou Cavalaris, Jr. (1964, 1966, 1969, 1970, 1973, 1974)
Winners edit
| Year |
Winner |
Age |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Owner |
Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Lucky Score | 4 | Leo Salles | W. V. Armata | Dominic Liscio & Danny Iandoli | 1:08.63 |
| 2021 | Souper Stonehenge | 5 | Patrick Husbands | Mark E. Casse | Live Oak Plantation | 1:09.52 |
| 2020 | Pink Lloyd | 8 | Rafael Manuel Hernandez | Bob Tiller | Entourage Stable | 1:08.06 |
| 2019 | Pink Lloyd | 7 | Eurico Rosa da Silva | Bob Tiller | Entourage Stable | 1:08.68 |
| 2018 | Pink Lloyd | 6 | Eurico Rosa da Silva | Bob Tiller | Entourage Stable | 1:09.26 |
| 2017 | Pink Lloyd | 5 | Eurico Rosa da Silva | Bob Tiller | Entourage Stable | 1:22.18 |
| 2016 | Passion for Action | 4 | Eurico Rosa Da Silva | Michael P. De Paulo | Benjamin Hutzel | 1:21.65 |
| 2015 | Black Hornet | 5 | Luis Contreras | Pat Parente | Joey Gee Thoroughbreds & Aldo Ventresca | 1:21.70 |
| 2014 | Really Sharp | 4 | Steven Ronald Bahen | Ian Black | N & R Kaster | 1:21.83 |
| 2013 | Laugh Track | 4 | Luis Contreras | Mark E. Casse | Gary Barber & WinStar Farm | 1:21.85 |
| 2012 | Essence Hit Man | 5 | Jesse Campbell | Audre Cappuccitti | Audre & Cappuccitti | 1:22.28 |
| 2011 | Stunning Stag | 7 | Gerry Olguin | Sid Attard | Janice Attard | 1:22.15 |
| 2010 | Hollywood Hit | 4 | Jim McAleney | Terry Jordan | Peter Redekop | 1:20.07 |
| 2009 | Field Commission | 4 | Tyler Pizarro | Daniel J. Vella | Daniel J. Vella & Solera Farm | 1:22.74 |
| 2008 | Disfunction | 4 | Emile Ramsammy | Julia Carey | J M J's Stable & Weila Ye | 1:20.51 |
| 2007 | Just Rushing | 6 | Emma-Jayne Wilson | Sid C. Attard | Tucci Stables | 1:23.87 |
| 2006 | Judiths Wild Rush | 5 | James McAleney | Reade Baker | Tenenbaum Racing Stable | 1:22.51 |
| 2005 | Judiths Wild Rush | 4 | Slade Callaghan | Reade Baker | Tenenbaum Racing Stable | 1:23.19 |
| 2004 | Mobil | 4 | Todd Kabel | Mike Keogh | Gus Schickedanz | 1:21.81 |
| 2003 | Wake At Noon | 6 | Emile Ramsammy | Abraham R. Katryan | Bruno Schickedanz | 1:23.25 |
| 2002 | Wake At Noon | 5 | Emile Ramsammy | Abraham R. Katryan | Bruno Schickedanz | 1:23.13 |
| 2001 | Exciting Story | 4 | Patrick Husbands | Mark E. Casse | Mockingbird Farm Inc | 1:23.49 |
| 2000 | One Way Love | 5 | Patrick Husbands | Abraham R. Katryan | Bruno Schickedanz & John Hillier | 1:22.66 |
| 1999 | Deputy Inxs | 8 | Na Somsanith | Audre Cappuccitti | Audre & Gordon Cappuccitti | 1:23.54 |
| 1998 | Deputy Inxs | 7 | Na Somsanith | Audre Cappuccitti | Audre & Gordon Cappuccitti | 1:22.40 |
| 1997 | Kiridashi | 5 | Mickey Walls | Barbara Minshall | Minshall Farms | 1:21.80 |
| 1996 | Kiridashi | 4 | Sandy Hawley | Barbara Minshall | Minshall Farms | 1:22.80 |
| 1995 | Sea Wall | 4 | Richard Dos Ramos | Barbara Minshall | Minshall Farms | 1:23.00 |
| 1994 | Berry Moonolow | 5 | James McKnight | Gordon Cowie | Kings Lane Farm | 1:21.80 |
| 1993 | Canadian Silver | 5 | Dave Penna | Michael J. Doyle | Pinejoy Stable | 1:23.40 |
| 1992 | Hawk In Flight | 6 | Todd Kabel | Laurie Silvera | Silverbrook Stable | 1:24.20 |
| 1991 | Key Spirit | 5 | Mickey Walls | Stephen Barnes | Big Bux Stable | 1:25.00 |
| 1990 | Mr. Hot Shot | 5 | James McAleney | William Stewart | Jimmy Stewart & Michelle Upton | 1:23.60 |
| 1989 | Mr. Hot Shot | 4 | James McAleney | William Stewart | Jimmy Stewart & Michelle Upton | 1:23.40 |
| 1988 | Jamaican Gigolo | 5 | J. Paul Souter | Robert E. Fisher | Rodger Bawden | 1:23.40 |
| 1987 | Play The King | 4 | Robin Platts | Roger Attfield | Kinghaven Farms | 1:25.40 |
| 1986 | Regal Remark | 4 | Irwin Driedger | James E. Day | Sam-Son Farm | 1:24.40 |
| 1985 | Jacksboro | 6 | David Clark | Tony Mattine | Elizabeth Hunt Curnes | 1:24.40 |
| 1984 | My Only Love | 7 | Gary Stahlbaum | Phil England | Phil England (lessee) | 1:26.20 |
| 1983 | Jacksboro | 4 | David Clark | Tony Mattine | Nelson Bunker Hunt | 1:22.60 |
| 1982 | Great Gladiator | 5 | Larry Attard | Steve Attard | Tom Campbell | 1:23.00 |
| 1981 | Von Clausewitz | 4 | Robin Platts | Roger Attfield | Norcliffe Stables | 1:22.60 |
| 1980 | Stutz Bearcat | 5 | George HoSang | James E. Day | Sam-Son Farm | 1:25.20 |
| 1979 | Knight's Turn † | 4 | John Bell | Emile M. Allain | Constance Terfloth | 1:45.80 |
| 1978 | Giboulee | 4 | George HoSang | Jacques Dumas | Joe & Don Johnson | 1:45.00 |
| 1977 | Coverack | 4 | George HoSang | John J. Tammaro, Jr. | Kinghaven Farm | 1:44.60 |
| 1976 | Brilliant Sandy | 4 | Robin Platts | Jerry C. Meyer | Smith/Willow Downs Farm | 1:44.80 |
| 1975 | Spirit Rock | 6 | Gunnar Lindberg | Arthur H. Warner | Sam-Son Farm | 1:46.40 |
| 1974 | Henry Tudor | 5 | Robin Platts | Lou Cavalaris, Jr. | Gardiner Farm | 1:42.60 |
| 1973 | Sea Rider | 4 | Avelino Gomez | Lou Cavalaris, Jr. | Gardiner Farm | 1:44.00 |
| 1972 | Cool Moon | 4 | Avelino Gomez | Frank Merrill, Jr. | W. P. Gilbride | 1:44.60 |
| 1971 | Rouge Chanteur | 4 | Richard Grubb | James Mort Hardy | Prime Acres Stable | 1:45.80 |
| 1970 | Perfect Tan | 5 | Richard Armstrong | Lou Cavalaris, Jr. | Gardiner Farm | 1:44.00 |
| 1969 | James Bay | 5 | Robin Platts | Lou Cavalaris, Jr. | Gardiner Farm | 1:46.80 |
| 1968 | The Cheat | 5 | Richard Grubb | Jim Fisher | Ward C. Pitfield, Jr. | 1:45.40 |
| 1967 | Gauchesco | 6 | Frank Barroby | Andrew G. Smithers | Dane Hill Acres | 1:43.80 |
| 1966 | Sunstruck | 6 | Avelino Gomez | Lou Cavalaris, Jr. | Hillcrest Stable | 1:43.20 |
| 1965 | Sunny | 5 | Keith Robinson | Warren Beasley | William R. Beasley | 1:44.00 |
| 1964 | Vindent de Paul | 6 | Avelino Gomez | Lou Cavalaris, Jr. | Hillcrest Stable | 1:45.20 |
| 1963 | Lord Quillo | 4 | Sam McComb | Edward Mann | Sarto Desnoyers | 1:43.80 |
| 1962 | Axeman | 4 | Hugo Dittfach | Richard Townrow | Lanson Farm | 1:44.40 |
| 1961 | Moony | 5 | Hugo Dittfach | Frank Merrill, Jr. | Roxie Gian & Fred Tosch | 1:48.00 |
| 1960 | Anita's Son | 4 | Hugo Dittfach | Arthur H. Warner | Lanson Farm | 1:17.00 |
| 1959 | Nearctic | 5 | Ben Sorensen | Gordon J. McCann | Windfields Farm | 1:10.60 |
| 1958 | Nearctic | 4 | Ben Sorensen | Gordon J. McCann | Windfields Farm | 1:05.40 |
| 1957 | Pot Hunter | 6 | Herb Lindberg | Yonnie Starr | Maloney & Smythe | 1:05.20 |
| 1956 | Fleet Path | 4 | H. B. Wilson | Arthur H. Warner | Lanson Farm | 1:07.40 |
- † In 1979, Coverack finished first but was disqualified and set back to third.
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Chart for the 2018 Vigil Stakes". equibase.com. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
- ^ "Vigil Stakes Profile". equibase.com. Retrieved 30 July 2018.