Marine_Stakes

Marine Stakes

Marine Stakes

Horse race


The Marine Stakes is a Thoroughbred horse race run annually at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Held in mid May, it is open to three-year-old horses and is contested over a distance of 1+116 miles (8.5 furlongs) on Polytrack synthetic dirt. It currently offers a purse of $150,000.

Quick Facts Location, Inaugurated ...

Inaugurated in 1956 at Greenwood Raceway, for Canadian-bred horses the Marine Stakes is the final prep for the Queen's Plate, Canada's most prestigious horse race. Since inception, it has been raced at various distances:

  • 7 furlongs : 1968–1975 at Woodbine Racetrack
  • 1+116 miles : 1956, 1961–1962, 1965–1966 at Greenwood Raceway, 1967, 1976 to present at Woodbine Racetrack
  • 1+18 miles 1957, 1963 at Greenwood Raceway
  • 1 mile 1958–1960 at Greenwood Raceway
  • 1+316 miles : 1964 at Greenwood Raceway

Records

Speed record: (at current distance of 1+116 miles)

  • 1:41.80 - Victor Cooley (1996)

Most wins by an owner:

Most wins by a jockey:

  • 5 - Sandy Hawley (1972, 1978, 1988, 1990, 1994)
  • 4 - Rafael Manuel Hernandez (2015, 2020, 2021, 2022)

Most wins by a trainer:

Winners of the Marine Stakes

More information Year, Winner ...
  • 1964 Jammed Lively finished first but was disqualified and set back to third.
  • In 1985 there was a dead heat for first.

See also

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