Ballade Stakes
| Restricted Stakes race | |
| Location |
Woodbine Racetrack Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
|---|---|
| Inaugurated | 1997 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred - Flat racing |
| Website |
www |
| Race information | |
| Distance | Six furlong sprint |
| Surface | Polytrack |
| Track | left-handed |
| Qualification |
Fillies & Mares, three-years-old & up (Ontario Sire Stakes program) |
| Purse | $125,000 |
The Ballade Stakes is a Canadian Thoroughbred horse race run annually at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto, Ontario. An Ontario Sire Stakes, it is a restricted race for Filliess and Mares, three-years-old and up.
Run in mid June, it is raced over a distance of 6 furlongs on Polytrack and currently carries a purse of $125,000. (In 2015, it was run in mid May.)
Records
Speed record: (Through 1998, Woodbine times were recorded in fifths of a second. Since 1999 they are in hundredths of a second)
- 1:09.08 - Brass In Pocket (2004)
Most wins:
- 2 - Barlee Mist (1999, 2000)
- 2 - Mysterious Affair (2001, 2002)
- 2 - Brass In Pocket (2003, 2004)
Most wins by an owner:
- 2 - Barlee Farm (1999, 2000)
- 2 - J. Mort Hardy (2001, 2002)
- 3 - Frank Di Giulio, Jr. (2003, 2004 & 2012)
Most wins by a jockey:
- 3 - Richard Dos Ramos (1998, 2001, 2002)
Most wins by a trainer:
- 3 - Robert P. Tiller (2003, 2004, 2012)
Winners of the Ballade Stakes
| Year |
Winner |
Age |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Owner |
Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | I'm a Kittyhawk | 5 | David Moran | Robert Crean | Crean/Earle | 1:09.32 |
| 2014 | Silent Treat | 4 | Michelle Rainford | Scott Fairlie | Stablemates | 1:09:79 |
| 2013 | Bear's Gem | 4 | Patrick Husbands | Reade Baker | Bear Stables/Atto | 1:11.08 |
| 2012 | Anywhere | 4 | Luis Contreras | Robert P. Tiller | Frank D. Di Giulio Jr. | 1:09.14 |
| 2011 | Dancing Raven | 4 | Luis Contreras | Michael J. Doyle | Windhaven | 1:10.16 |
| 2010 | Impossible Time | 5 | Jono C. Jones | Roger L. Attfield | Charles E. Fipke | 1:08.79 |
| 2009 | Authenicat | 4 | Robert Landry | Josie Carroll | Vinery Stables/Fog City Stables | 1:10.22 |
| 2008 | London Snow | 5 | Steve Bahen | John Charalambous | Kirk Bradden Stables | 1:09.82 |
| 2007 | Financingavailable | 6 | Todd Kabel | Lorne Richards | K. K. Sangara | 1:09.31 |
| 2006 | Bosskiri | 4 | Jono Jones | Reade Baker | Harlequin Ranches | 1:09.89 |
| 2005 | Believe In Missy | 4 | Corey Fraser | Sid C. Attard | Robert Harvey | 1:11.38 |
| 2004 | Brass In Pocket | 5 | Todd Kabel | Robert P. Tiller | Frank Di Giulio, Jr. | 1:09.08 |
| 2003 | Brass In Pocket | 4 | David Clark | Robert P. Tiller | Frank Di Giulio, Jr. | 1:10.46 |
| 2002 | Mysterious Affair | 5 | Richard Dos Ramos | J. Mort Hardy | J. Mort Hardy | 1:11.16 |
| 2001 | Mysterious Affair | 4 | Richard Dos Ramos | J. Mort Hardy | J. Mort Hardy | 1:10.04 |
| 2000 | Barlee Mist | 5 | Patrick Husbands | Wray I. Lawrence | Barlee Farm | 1:09.89 |
| 1999 | Barlee Mist | 4 | Michael Quong | Wray I. Lawrence | Barlee Farm | 1:09.29 |
| 1998 | Angel's Tearlet | 5 | Richard Dos Ramos | Sid C. Attard | P. & F. O'Brien | 1:09.80 |
| 1997 | Lynclar | 5 | Steve Bahen | John A. Ross | R M C Stable | 1:09.80 |
References
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