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Sky Classic Stakes

Field	Value
surface	Turf
class	Grade II
horse race	Sky Classic Stakes
location	Woodbine Racetrack
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
inaugurated	1902
race type	Thoroughbred - Flat racing
website	Woodbine Racetrack
distance	miles (10 furlongs)
track	Left-handed
qualification	Three-year-olds & Up
weight	Assigned
purse	Can$200,000 (since 2013)

Toronto, Ontario, Canada The Sky Classic Stakes is a Grade II Thoroughbred horse race run annually at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Raced in mid to late August on turf over a distance of miles (10 furlongs), it is open to horses three years of age and older. In recent years it has become a major prep race for local horses looking to go on to run against the best horses from around the world in Woodbine's $2 million Canadian International.

Renamed in 1995 to honour Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame inductee, Sky Classic, the race was first run at the Old Woodbine Racetrack in 1902 as the Jockey Club Cup Handicap. It was raced on dirt from inception until 1956 but became a turf race the following year when moved to the new Woodbine racing facility. Over the years, it has been run at various distances:

On dirt:

1902–1903 : 2 miles
1904–1905 : miles
1906–1926 : miles
1927–1931 : miles
1936–1951 : miles
1952–1956 : miles

On turf:

1957–1989 : miles
1990–1994 : miles
1995 : 1 mile
1996 : miles
1997–2009 : miles
2010–2016 : miles
2017–present : miles

Records

Time record:

2:00.12 - Forte Dei Marmi (2013) (at miles on turf)
2:13.05 - Dawson's Legacy (1999) (at miles on turf)

Most wins:

2 - Sotemia (1911, 1912)
2 - Harrovian (1924, 1925)
2 - Carney's Point (1974, 1975)
2 - Chief Bearhart (1997, 1998)
2 - Forte Dei Marmi (GB) (2012, 2013)

Most wins by an owner:

5 - Sam-Son Farm (1991, 1997, 1998, 2002, 2004)

Most wins by a jockey:

4 - Robin Platts (1974, 1975, 1980, 1981)

Most wins by a trainer:

4 - Lou Cavalaris, Jr. (1966, 1974, 1975, 1990)

Winners of the Sky Classic Stakes since 1969

Year
Winner
Age
Jockey
Trainer
Owner
Time
2018	Utmost	4	Alan Garcia	H. Graham Motion	Augustin Stable	2:17.61
2017	Can'thelpbelieving (IRE)	6	Joe Bravo	H. Graham Motion	Albert Frassetto	2:14.95
2016	Messi (GER)	6	Edgar Prado	H. Graham Motion	Gestut Brummerhof	2:00.89
2015	Interpol	4	Emma-Jayne Wilson	Sid C. Attard	JMJ Racing Stables	2:01.05
2014	Karibu Gardens	4	Luis Contreras	Josie Carroll	Melnyk Racing Stables	2:02.46
2013	Forte Dei Marmi (GB)	7	Eurico Rosa Da Silva	Roger L. Attfield	Stella Perdomo	2:00.12
2012	Forte Dei Marmi (GB)	6	Alex Solis	Roger L. Attfield	Stella Perdomo	2:02.57
2011	Kara Orientation	4	Emile Ramsammy	Steven Chircop	Berketa/Pinnacle Racing	2:04.87
2010	Marsh Side	7	Edgar Prado	Neil Drysdale	Robert S. Evans	2:08.99
2009	Marchfield	5	Patrick Husbands	Mark E. Casse	Melnyk Racing Stables	2:16.56
2008	Lauro	5	Tyler Pizarro	Andreas Woehler	Gestut Ittlingen	2:18.81
2007	Cloudy's Knight	7	Ramsey Zimmerman	Frank J. Kirby	S J Stables LLC	2:14.10
2006	Better Talk Now	7	Ramon Dominguez	H. Graham Motion	Bushwood Stables	2:18.50
2005	A Bit O'Gold	4	Jono Jones	Catherine Day Phillips	Two Bit Racing Stable	2:17.17
2004	Colorful Judgement	4	Slade Callaghan	Mark Frostad	Sam-Son Farm	2:16.19
2003	Bowman Mill	5	Brice Blanc	Michael W. Dickinson	Dr. John A. Chandler	2:23.14
2002	Strut The Stage	4	Todd Kabel	Mark Frostad	Sam-Son Farm	2:19.33
2001	Stage Classic	3	Constant Montpellier	David Cotey	Dominion Bloodstock et al.	2:21.79
2000	Muntej	3	Robert Landry	Roger Attfield	David McLaughlin et al.	2:18.83
1999	Dawson's Legacy	4	Constant Montpellier	Norman McKnight, Jr.	J. M. Stritzl Stable	2:13.05
1998	Chief Bearhart	5	José A. Santos	Mark Frostad	Sam-Son Farm	2:15.60
1997	Chief Bearhart	4	José A. Santos	Mark Frostad	Sam-Son Farm	2:13.40
1996	Lassigny	5	Julie Krone	William I. Mott	Prince Sultan Al Kabeer	2:18.00
1995	Jet Freighter	4	Todd Kabel	Tony Mattine	Uri Fishman / Peter Yu	2:13.40
1994	Shiny Key	6	David Clark	Alton H. Quanbeck	D. Morgan Firestone	1:47.60
1994	Ride With Pancho	4	Sandy Hawley	Robert Tiller	G. J. Meyers	1:47.40
1993	Hero's Love	5	Earlie Fires	Danny Vella	Frank Stronach	1:45.60
1992	Thunder Regent	5	Sandy Hawley	Vince Tesoro	D. D. W. Stables	1:46.60
1991	Tot of Rum	5	Daniel J. David	James E. Day	Sam-Son Farm	1:46.60
1990	Asturiano	5	Dave Penna	Lou Cavalaris, Jr.	Gardiner Farms	1:46.80
1989	Steady Power	5	Jim McAleney	Roger Attfield	Kinghaven Farms	2:00.20
1988	Gallant Mel	3	Jack Lauzon	D. Campbell	Michael Penhale	2:06.00
1987	Boulder Run	4	Lloyd Duffy	Jerry Lavigne	R. Doe / B. Hutzel	2:02.40
1986	Wild Style	4	Richard Dos Ramos	Richard Attfield	Kinghaven Farms	2:05.60
1985	Nagurski	4	George HoSang	Michael Doyle	Dogwood Stable	2:11.40
1984	Cost Control	5	Jeffrey Fell	Neal Winick	Serge Fradkoff	2:02.40
1983	Nijinsky's Secret	5	Jose A. Velez, Jr.	Kent Stirling	Mrs. J. A. McDougald	2:02.20
1982	Frost King	4	Lloyd Duffy	Bill Marko	Ted Smith & Bill Marko	2:08.20
1981	Irish Heart	3	Robin Platts	Gil Rowntree	B.K.Y. Stable	2:06.00
1980	Overskate	5	Robin Platts	Gil Rowntree	Stafford Farms	2:07.00
1979	Friuli	6	Fernando Toro	Tony Mattine	G. Caroli	2:10.40
1978	Meticulous Robert	4	Don MacBeth	John J. Tammaro Jr.	Kinghaven Farms	2:09.80
1977	Paddock Park	4	J. Walford	R. MacKinnon	Espo Racing Stable	2:18.00
1976	Tiny Tinker	3	Avelino Gomez	George "Jake" Nemett	William Beasley	2:03.60
1975	Carney's Point	6	Robin Platts	Lou Cavalaris, Jr.	Gardiner Farm	2:06.40
1974	Carney's Point	5	Robin Platts	Lou Cavalaris, Jr.	Gardiner Farm	2:03.00
1973	Fabe Count	5	Lloyd Duffy	Jerry Lavigne	Parkview Stable	2:02.40
1972	Gallant Glen	4	Sandy Hawley	James C. Bentley	Helen Stollery	2:04.60
1971	Speedy Zephyr	3	Herberto Hinojosa	Les Lear	C. Rathgeb	2:02.20
1970	Dance Act	4	R. Armstrong	L. Grant	Green Hills Farm	2:07.00
1969	Tradesman	5	Avelino Gomez	R. Potter	M. Ross	2:03.80

*Run in two divisions in 1994.

Earlier winners

1968 - Petit Duc
1967 - Pretko
1966 - Orbiter
1965 - Quick Pitch
1964 - Greek Form
1963 - Mr. Sometime *
1963 - Bronze Babu *
1962 - El Bandito
1961 - Prompt Hero
1960 - Merry Top II
1959 - Sailor's Guide
1958 - Grey Monarch
1957 - Kitty Girl
1956 - Ballydonnell
1955 - Hickory Hill
1954 - Unbranded
1953 - Risque Rouge
1952 - Freedom Wins
1951 - Harahome
1950 - Beau Dandy
1949 - Double Briar
1948 - Yellowknife
1947 - Vice Admiral
1946 - Ferry Pilot
1945 - Westport Point
1944 - Bon Jour
1943 - Teeworth
1941 - No race
1942 - No race
1940 - High Honors
1939 - Filisteo
1938 - Sun Power
1937 - Teddy Haslam
1936 - Temptestuous
1932 - No race
1933 - No race
1934 - No race
1935 - No race
1931 - Khorasan
1930 - Yarn
1929 - Frisius
1928 - Sir Harry
1927 - Display
1926 - Harrovian
1925 - Harrovian
1924 - Horologe
1923 - My Dear
1922 - Parisian Diamond
1921 - Louis
1920 - Exterminator
1917 - No race
1918 - No race
1919 - No race
1916 - Fair Mac
1915 - Rancher
1914 - Great Britain
1913 - Airey
1912 - Sotemia
1911 - Sotemia
1910 - Duke of Roanoke
1909 - Azo
1908 - Cave Adsum
1907 - Kelpie
1906 - Alma Dufour
1905 - War Whoop
1904 - Persistence II
1903 - Wire In
1902 - Orontas

*In 1963 there was a dead heat for first.

References

Jockey Club Cup Handicap at Pedigree Queery

References

Wikipedia Source

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