Sky Classic Stakes
| Grade II race | |
| Location | Can$200,000 (since 2013)[1] |
|---|---|
The Sky Classic Stakes is a
turf over a distance of 1+1⁄4 miles (10 furlongs), it is open to horses three years of age and older. In recent years it has become a major prep race for local horses looking to go on to run against the best horses from around the world in Woodbine's $2 million Canadian International
.
Renamed in 1995 to honour
Old Woodbine Racetrack in 1902 as the Jockey Club Cup Handicap. It was raced on dirt from inception until 1956 but became a turf race the following year when moved to the new Woodbine racing facility. Over the years, it has been run at various distances:[2]
On dirt:
- 1902–1903 : 2 miles
- 1904–1905 : 2+1⁄16 miles
- 1906–1926 : 2+1⁄4 miles
- 1927–1931 : 1+1⁄2 miles
- 1936–1951 : 1+1⁄8 miles
- 1952–1956 : 1+1⁄4 miles
On turf:
- 1957–1989 : 1+1⁄4 miles
- 1990–1994 : 1+1⁄8 miles
- 1995 : 1 mile
- 1996 : 1+1⁄16 miles
- 1997–2009 : 1+3⁄8 miles
- 2010–2016 : 1+1⁄4 miles
- 2017–present : 1+3⁄8 miles
Records
Time record:
- 2:00.12 - Forte Dei Marmi (2013) (at 1+1⁄4 miles on turf)
- 2:13.05 - Dawson's Legacy (1999) (at 1+3⁄8 miles on turf)
Most wins:
- 2 - Sotemia (1911, 1912)
- 2 - Harrovian (1924, 1925)
- 2 - Carney's Point (1974, 1975)
- 2 - Chief Bearhart (1997, 1998)
- 2 - Forte Dei Marmi (GB) (2012, 2013)
Most wins by an owner:
- 5 - Sam-Son Farm (1991, 1997, 1998, 2002, 2004)
Most wins by a jockey:
- 4 - Robin Platts (1974, 1975, 1980, 1981)
Most wins by a trainer:
- 4 - Lou Cavalaris, Jr.(1966, 1974, 1975, 1990)
Winners of the Sky Classic Stakes since 1969
*Run in two divisions in 1994.
Earlier winners
- 1968 - Petit Duc
- 1967 - Pretko
- 1966 - Orbiter
- 1965 - Quick Pitch
- 1964 - Greek Form
- 1963 - Mr. Sometime *
- 1963 - Bronze Babu *
- 1962 - El Bandito
- 1961 - Prompt Hero
- 1960 - Merry Top II
- 1959 - Sailor's Guide
- 1958 - Grey Monarch
- 1957 - Kitty Girl
- 1956 - Ballydonnell
- 1955 - Hickory Hill
- 1954 - Unbranded
- 1953 - Risque Rouge
- 1952 - Freedom Wins
- 1951 - Harahome
- 1950 - Beau Dandy
- 1949 - Double Briar
- 1948 - Yellowknife
- 1947 - Vice Admiral
- 1946 - Ferry Pilot
- 1945 - Westport Point
- 1944 - Bon Jour
- 1943 - Teeworth
- 1941 - No race
- 1942 - No race
- 1940 - High Honors
- 1939 - Filisteo
- 1938 - Sun Power
- 1937 - Teddy Haslam
- 1936 - Temptestuous
- 1932 - No race
- 1933 - No race
- 1934 - No race
- 1935 - No race
- 1931 - Khorasan
- 1930 - Yarn
- 1929 - Frisius
- 1928 - Sir Harry
- 1927 - Display
- 1926 - Harrovian
- 1925 - Harrovian
- 1924 - Horologe
- 1923 - My Dear
- 1922 - Parisian Diamond
- 1921 - Louis
- 1920 - Exterminator
- 1917 - No race
- 1918 - No race
- 1919 - No race
- 1916 - Fair Mac
- 1915 - Rancher
- 1914 - Great Britain
- 1913 - Airey
- 1912 - Sotemia
- 1911 - Sotemia
- 1910 - Duke of Roanoke
- 1909 - Azo
- 1908 - Cave Adsum
- 1907 - Kelpie
- 1906 - Alma Dufour
- 1905 - War Whoop
- 1904 - Persistence II
- 1903 - Wire In
- 1902 - Orontas
*In 1963 there was a dead heat for first.
See also
References
- ^ "Play the King Stakes Profile". www.equibase.com. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
- ^ "Woodbine History" (PDF). woodbineentertainment.com. pp. 125–6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 September 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2016.