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Bunty Lawless Stakes

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Inaugurated
  
1975

Surface
  
Turf

Distance
  
1 mile (8.0 furlongs)

Location
  
Woodbine Racetrack Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Race type
  
Thoroughbred - Flat racing

Website
  
woodbineentertainment.com

The Bunty Lawless Stakes is a Thoroughbred horse race run annually at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. An Ontario Sire Stakes, it is a race for horses age three and older. Run near the end of October, it is contested over a distance of 1 mile (8 furlongs) on turf and currently carries a purse of $96,563.

Inaugurated in 1975, it is named in honor of Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame inductee, Bunty Lawless (1935–1956) who, in a 1951 poll conducted by Canadian Press, was voted "Canadian Horse of the Half Century."

In 2006 the race was run at a distance of 8 furlongs and 70 yards on Polytrack.

Records

Speed record: (Through 1998, Woodbine times were recorded in fifths of a second. Since 1999 they are in hundredths of a second)

Most wins:

  • 3 - Rahy's Attorney (2007, 2009, 2010)
  • 2 - Frost King (1981, 1982)
  • 2 - Balafran (1984, 1985)
  • 2 - Control Zone (1989, 1990)
  • 2 - Steady Ruckus (2000, 2002)
  • 2 - Tusayan (2003, 2005)
  • 2 - Pender Harbour (2011, 2012)

    • Most wins by an owner:

  • 2 - Ted Smith/Bill Marko (1981, 1982)
  • 2 - Bala Glen Farm (1984, 1985)
  • 2 - Kinghaven Farms (1989, 1990)
  • 2 - Edward Lang (2000, 2002)
  • 2 - Srinivas Kilambi/Laurie Silvera (2003, 2005)
  • 2 - Giffin/Andrews/Lazaruk (2011, 2012)

    • Most wins by a jockey:

  • 3 - Robin Platts (1976, 1980, 1992)
  • 3 - Lloyd Duffy (1981, 1982, 1991)
  • 3 - Luis Contreras (2011, 2012, 2015)

    • Most wins by a trainer:

  • 3 - Roger Attfield (1980, 1989, 1990)

    • References

    Bunty Lawless Stakes Wikipedia
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