Achievement Stakes

The Achievement Stakes is a Canadian Thoroughbred horse race run annually at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto, Ontario. An allowance race restricted to three-year-old horses foaled in the province of Ontario, it is held on the July 1 Canada Day holiday and run on Tapeta synthetic dirt over a distance of six furlongs. The race currently offers a purse of $150,000.[1]

Achievement Stakes

Restricted Stakes race
Location	Woodbine Racetrack Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Inaugurated	1953
Race type	Thoroughbred - Flat racing
Website	www.woodbineentertainment.com/qct/default.asp
Race information
Distance	6 furlongs
Surface	Polytrack
Track	left-handed
Qualification	Three-year-olds and up
Weight	Allowances
Purse	$96,500

First run as the Achievement Handicap at the Fort Erie Race Track in 1953, over the years the event has been run on both dirt and turf and at a variety of distances:

• ​1 ¹⁄₁₆ miles on dirt : 1953-1957, 1968-1979 (Fort Erie Race Track)
• 1 mile on turf : 1958 (Fort Erie), 1959-1966 (Woodbine Racetrack)
• 1 mile on turf : 1967 (Fort Erie)
• 7 furlongs on dirt : 1980 (Woodbine Racetrack), 1981-1993 (Greenwood Raceway)
• 6 furlongs on dirt : 1994 to present (Woodbine Racetrack)

Records

Speed record:

• 1:08.33 - Tothemoonandback (2006) (at current distance of six furlongs)

Most wins by an owner:

• 5 - Edward P. and/or Winnifred Taylor and/or Windfields Farm (1954, 1955, 1957, 1961, 1979)

Most wins by a jockey:

• 6 - Sandy Hawley (1970, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1979, 1990)
• 6 - David Clark (1980, 1985, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2008)

Most wins by a trainer:

• 5 - Robert Tiller (1975, 2002, 2004, 2017, 2018)

Winners

Year	Winner	Jockey	Trainer	Owner	Time
2018	Pink Lloyd	Eurico Rosa Da Silva	Robert Tiller	Entourage Stables	1:09.00
2017	Pink Lloyd	Eurico Rosa Da Silva	Robert Tiller	Entourage Stables	1:08.76
2016	Calgary Cat	Eurico Rosa Da Silva	Kevin Attard	Stephen Chesney & Cory S. Hoffman	1:10.66
2015	Calgary Cat	Eurico Rosa Da Silva	Kevin Attard	Stephen Chesney & Cory S. Hoffman	1:08.95
2014	Eighty Nine Red	Jesse Campbell	Michael P. De Paulo	John Russell & George Schramm	1:10.28
2013	Black Hornet	Justin Stein	Pat Parente	Joey Gee Thoroughbreds, Aldo Ventresca, Pat Parente	1:09.46
2012	Jenna's Wabbit	Eurico Rosa Da Silva	George Newland	Fortunato Galati	1:11.16
2011	Eternal Rule	David Clark	Sid C. Attard	Donald A. Myers	1:09.43
2010	Essence Hit Man	Chantal Sutherland	Larry Cappuccitti	A and G Racing Stable	1:10.01
2009	El Brujo	Patrick Husbands	Malcolm Pierce	Windways Farm Limited	1:09.21
2008	Stuck in Traffic	David Clark	Nick Gonzalez	M.A.D Racing/Martha Gonzalez	1:08.62
2007	Legal Move	Patrick Husbands	Mark E. Casse	Woodford Racing LLC	1:10.49
2006	Tothemoonandback	Jim McAleney	Reade Baker	Jim Aston, Robert Smithen, et al.	1:08.33
2005	Quick In Deed	Ray Sabourin	Abraham R. Katryan	Kelynack Racing Stable	1:11.68
2004	Twisted Wit	Steven Bahen	Robert Tiller	Ralph Davis	1:08.99
2003	Majestic Wisdom	Constant Montpellier	Chantal L. Paquette	Majestic Thoroughbreds	1:11.06
2002	Rare Friends	David Clark	Robert Tiller	Frank Digiulio Jr. & Robert Tiller	1:10.98
2001	Millennium Allstar	Robert Landry	Sue Leslie	Meehan/Sue Leslie & Curtis Joseph	1:11.51
2000	Wake At Noon	David Clark	Abraham R. Katryan	Bruno Schickedanz	1:10.33
1999	Sir Lloyd	Patrick Husbands	Reade Baker	L. Simpson et al.	1:10.11
1998	Vice n' Friendly	David Clark	Josie Carroll	Jim & Alice Sapara	1:10.80
1997	John The Magician	Ray Sabourin	John A. Ross	R.M.C. Stable	1:10.40
1996	Laredo	Todd Kabel	Daniel J. Vella	Frank Stronach	1:10.40
1995	Honky Tonk Tune	Robert Landry	Daniel J. Vella	Frank Stronach	1:11.80
1994	O'Martin	Dave Penna	Michael J. Doyle	Kingsbrook Farm	1:12.40
1993	Bold Anthony	Jim McAleney	Roger Attfield	Pedigree Farm	1:26.00
1992	Blitzer	Robert Landry	Daniel J. Vella	Frank Stronach	1:27.40
1991	Canadian Silver	Dave Penna	Michael J. Doyle	Pinejoy Stable	1:24.60
1990	Native Factor	Sandy Hawley	Phil England	Frank Stronach	1:24.60
1989	Key Spirit	Don Seymour	Roger Attfield	Kinghaven Farms	1:25.80
1988	Regal Intention	Jack Lauzon	James E. Day	Sam-Son Farm	1:25.20
1987	Steady Power	Richard Dos Ramos	Roger Attfield	Kinghaven Farms	1:23.60
1986	Silent Link	Richard Dos Ramos	Cliff Hopmans, Jr.	F. H. Sherman	1:26.20
1985	Pre Emptive Strike	David Clark	Arthur H. Warner	R. R. Kennedy/B. J. Cullen	1:26.20
1984	Scootch Over Ice	Robert King, Jr.	Carl F. Chapman	A. J. May	1:27.20
1983	Bompago	Larry Attard	John Cardella	Carl Cardella et al.	1:27.20
1982	Black Rule	John Bell	Emile Allain	Mrs. J. Josephson	1:26.40
1981	Frost King	Lloyd Duffy	Bill Marko	T. Smith & B. Marko	1:25.60
1980	My Only Love	David Clark	Phil England	Mrs. M. Sutherland	1:23.00
1979	Bold Agent	Sandy Hawley	Macdonald Benson	Windfields Farm	1:44.20
1978	Overskate	Robin Platts	Gil Rowntree	Stafford Farm	1:43.60
1977	Pro Consul	George HoSang	Brian Ottaway	Mrs. George McCullough	1:43.80
1976	Norcliffe	Jeffrey Fell	Roger Attfield	Norcliffe Stable	1:44.40
1975	Near the High Sea	Richard. Grubb	Robert Tiller	J. Laist & E. Fryman	1:44.60
1974	Native Aid	Sandy Hawley	Edward Mann	George C. Hendrie	1:46.20
1973	Come In Dad	Sandy Hawley	Conrad Cohen	H. Tenenbaum	1:43.20
1972	Nice Dancer	Sandy Hawley	Jerry G. Lavigne	Tom Morton & Harlequin	1:42.80
1971	Chatty Cavalier	Robin Platts	Lou Cavalaris, Jr.	Gardiner Farm	1:42.20
1970	Almoner	Sandy Hawley	Jerry G. Lavigne	Parkview Stable	1:44.60
1969	Jumpin Joseph	Avelino Gomez	Robert S. Bateman	Warren Beasley	1:42.60
1968	Phelodie	Hugo Dittfach	Nicholas Julius	J. E. F. Seagram	1:44.40
1967	Pine Point	Avelino Gomez	Jerry C. Meyer	Willow Downs Farm	1:39.00
1966	Ice Water	Avelino Gomez	Lou Cavalaris, Jr.	Gardiner Farm	1:35.40
1965	Victorian Era	Avelino Gomez	Lou Cavalaris, Jr.	A. Case	1:36.00
1964	Langcrest	Sam McComb	Edward Mann	Sydney J. Langill	1:37.00
1963	Son Blue	James Fitzsimmons	Willie Thurner	Wilfred J. Farr	1:36.00
1962	Sun Dan	James Fitzsimmons	Willie Thurner	Wilfred J. Farr	1:36.80
1961	Song of Even	James Fitzsimmons	Gordon J. McCann	Windfields Farm	1:37.00
1960	Naughty Flirt	Hugo Dittfach	Edward Mann	G. R. Gardiner/G. M. Bell	1:42.60
1959	Wonder Where	Al Coy	Yonnie Starr	Maloney & Smythe	1:38.60
1958	Foxy Phil	C. O'Brien	Arthur H. Warner	Lanson Farm	1:39.60
1957	Chopadette	Avelino Gomez	Gordon J. McCann	Winnifred Taylor	1:44.80
1956	Canadian Champ	David Stevenson	John Passero	William R. Beasley	1:47.00
1955	Board of Trade	Pat Remillard	James C. Bentley	Winnifred Taylor	1:48.20
1954	Queen's Own	Jose Vina	Gordon J. McCann	E. P. Taylor	1:44.60
1953	Chain Reaction	Nick Combest	Richard Townrow	Mrs. Elodie Tomlinson	1:44.00

References

1. "Woodbine Thoroughbred Stakes Results 2017" (PDF). Ontario Racing. 2017-04-01. Retrieved 2018-12-17.