Hill 'n' Dale Stakes
| Ungraded Stakes race | |
| Location |
Woodbine Racetrack Toronto, Ontario |
|---|---|
| Inaugurated | 2004 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred - Flat racing |
| Website |
www |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 1 1⁄16 miles (8.5 furlongs) |
| Surface | Polytrack |
| Track | left-handed |
| Qualification | Fillies & Mares, 3-years-old & up |
| Weight | Assigned |
| Purse | $100,000 plus stallion season |
The Hill 'n' Dale Stakes is a Canadian Thoroughbred horse race run annually since 2004 at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto, Ontario. Held in mid June, the ungraded stakes race is open to fillies & mares, age three and older. It is raced over a distance of 1 1⁄16 miles on Polytrack synthetic dirt.
The event currently offers a purse of $100,000 plus her owners receive a choice of three stallion services, courtesy of Hill 'n' Dale Farms in Lexington, Kentucky owned by Canadian, John G. Sikura. The race winner gets first choice, then the runnership chooses from the remaining two, leaving the final stallion's services for the third-place finisher.
This race appears to be discontinued as of 2010.
Records
Speed record:
- 1:43.63 My Lordship (2004)
Most wins:
- No horse has won this race more than once.
Most wins by an owner:
- 2 - Live Oak Plantation (2004, 2005)
Most wins by a jockey:
- 3 - Todd Kabel (2004, 2005, 2006)
Most wins by a trainer:
- 2 - Malcolm Pierce (2004, 2005)
Winners of the Hill 'n' Dale Stakes
| Year |
Winner |
Age |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Owner |
Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Tasty Temptation | 4 | Patrick Husbands | Mark Casse | Woodford Racing | 1:43.93 |
| 2009 | Smart Surprise | 5 | Patrick Husbands | Josie Carroll | Hill 'n' Dale Equine Holdings | 1:43.30 |
| 2008 | Bear Now | 4 | Jerry Baird | Reade Baker | Bear Stables Ltd. | 1:43.49 |
| 2007 | Bear Now | 3 | Emile Ramsammy | Reade Baker | Bear Stables Ltd. | 1:43.78 |
| 2006 | Flaming Heart | 5 | Todd Kabel | Brian A. Lynch | Stronach Stables | 1:44.45 |
| 2005 | Lemon Maid | 3 | Todd Kabel | Malcolm Pierce | Live Oak Plantation | 1:47.81 |
| 2004 | My Lordship | 3 | Todd Kabel | Malcolm Pierce | Live Oak Plantation | 1:43.63 |