Woodstock Stakes

The Woodstock Stakes is a historic Canadian Thoroughbred horse race run annually at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto, Ontario since 1885. Held in mid April, the sprint race is open to three-year-old horses and is contested over a distance of $5 1/2$ furlongs on Polytrack synthetic dirt. It currently offers a purse of $97,488.

Inaugurated in 1885 at the now defunct Old Woodbine Race Course in Toronto, over the years the Woodstock Stakes has been contested at a variety of distances:
 * $1 1/8$ miles : 1885–1917 at Old Woodbine Race Course
 * $1 1/16$ miles : 1920–1932 at Old Woodbine Race Course
 * 1 mile 70 yards : 1939–1941 at Old Woodbine Race Course
 * 7 furlongs : 1976 at Greenwood Raceway
 * $6 1/2$ furlongs : 1967–1975 and 1977–1993 at Fort Erie Racetrack, 1994–1997 at Greenwood Raceway
 * 6 furlongs : 1948–1955 at Old Woodbine Race Course, 1956–1966 and 1998–present at Woodbine Racetrack

Records
Speed record: (Through 1998, Woodbine times were recorded in fifths of a second. Since 1999 they are in hundredths of a second)
 * 1:08.22 - Town Prize (2012) (at current distance of 6 furlongs)

Most wins by an owner:
 * 3 - Joseph E. Seagram (1895, 1896, 1907)
 * 3 - Sam-Son Farm (1973, 1974, 1986)
 * 3 - Kinghaven Farms (1981, 1988, 1991)

Most wins by a jockey:
 * 4 - David Clark (1979, 1980, 2000, 2005)

Most wins by a trainer:
 * 3 - Arthur H. Warner (1968, 1973, 1974)
 * 3 - Roger Attfield (1988, 1991, 1993)

Earlier winners

 * 1988 - Sweeping Change
 * 1987 - Bold Revenue
 * 1986 - Color Me Smart
 * 1985 - Quick Raise
 * 1984 - John Bright
 * 1983 - Parfaitement
 * 1982 - Ariva
 * 1981 - Bude
 * 1980 - My Only Love
 * 1979 - Ocala Noir
 * 1978 - Buck Mountain
 * 1977 - Regal Sir
 * 1976 - Salim Alicum
 * 1975 - Big Destiny
 * 1974 - Runnin Roman
 * 1973 - Don't Ask Me That
 * 1972 - Jewel Prince
 * 1971 - Coco la Terreur
 * 1970 - Kamakura
 * 1969 - Sailor Conn
 * 1968 - Big Blunder
 * 1967 - Pine Point
 * 1966 - Stevie B. Good
 * 1965 - Whistling Sea
 * 1964 - Royal Tara
 * 1963 - Shy Bride
 * 1962 - Roman Anna
 * 1962 - Monarch Park
 * 1961 - Three M. R.
 * 1961 - Kickimoon
 * 1960 - Hidden Treasure
 * 1959 - Wonder Where
 * 1958 - Silver Ship
 * 1957 - Lyford Cay
 * 1956 - Orchestra
 * 1955 - Little Wolf
 * 1954 - Omyboy
 * 1953 - Please Pat
 * 1952 - Tiny Terry
 * 1951 - no race
 * 1950 - Everness
 * 1949 - Elmwood Paid
 * 1948 - Pet Shadow
 * 1942–1947 : no race
 * 1941 - Grano Saltis
 * 1940 - Second Helping
 * 1939 - Sir Marlboro
 * 1933–1938 : no race
 * 1932 - Springsteel
 * 1931 - Rideaway
 * 1930 - Gold Brook
 * 1929 - Brown Wizard
 * 1928 - Solace
 * 1927 - Roi des Montagnes
 * 1926 - Punjab
 * 1925 - Jude Fuller
 * 1924 - Digit
 * 1923 - Eulalia
 * 1922 - Star Jester
 * 1921 - Star Voter
 * 1920 - Master Bill
 * 1918–1919 : no race
 * 1917 - Fruit Cake
 * 1916 - Damrosch
 * 1915 - Commonada
 * 1914 - David Craig
 * 1913 - Kleburne
 * 1912 - Light O'M' Life
 * 1911 - Zeus
 * 1910 - Banives
 * 1909 - Guy Fisher
 * 1908 - Montclair
 * 1907 - Main Chance
 * 1906 - Ruth W.
 * 1905 - Tongorder
 * 1904 - Fort Hunter
 * 1903 - Claude
 * 1902 - Red Robe
 * 1901 - Sannazarro
 * 1900 - Advance Guard
 * 1899 - Gold Car
 * 1898 - Nabob
 * 1897 - Boanerges
 * 1896 - Eulalon
 * 1895 - Silk Gown
 * 1894 - Blue Garter
 * 1893 - Coquette
 * 1892 - Lady Superior
 * 1891 - Addie B.
 * 1890 - Periwinkle
 * 1889 - Blesdoe
 * 1888 - Banjo
 * 1887 - Lady Dayrell
 * 1886 - Shamrock
 * 1885 - Curtolima


 * In 1957 Pink Velvet finished first but was disqualified and set back to second.
 * In 1961 there was a dead heat for first.