Suvarna Garge (Editor)

Ballade Stakes

Updated on
Edit
Like
Comment
Share on FacebookTweet on TwitterShare on LinkedInShare on Reddit
Inaugurated
  
1997

Surface
  
Polytrack

Distance
  
Six furlong sprint

Location
  
Woodbine RacetrackToronto, Ontario, Canada

Race type
  
Thoroughbred - Flat racing

Website
  
www.woodbineentertainment.com

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)

    • References

    Ballade Stakes Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


    Similar Topics