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Chief Bearhart Stakes

Non-graded stakes race
Location	Woodbine Racetrack Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Inaugurated	2002
Race type	Thoroughbred - Flat racing
Website	www.woodbineentertainment.com
Race information
Distance	1+1⁄4 miles (10 furlongs)
Surface	Turf
Track	Left-handed
Qualification	Three-years-old & up
Weight	Assigned
Purse	$100,000

The Chief Bearhart Stakes is a Thoroughbred horse race run annually in late October at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Open to horses age three and older, it is contested on turf over a distance of a mile and a quarter (10 furlongs).

Inaugurated on September 29, 2002, the race is named for Sam-Son Farm's Canadian Hall of Fame colt, Chief Bearhart.

The 2006 race was transferred to the dirt track.

Records

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

• 2:04.65 - Simmard (2009)

Most wins:

• No horse has won this race more than once.

Most wins by an owner:

• 2 - Gary A. Tanaka (2006, 2007)

Most wins by a jockey:

• No jockey has won this race more than once.

Most wins by a trainer:

• 3 - Roger Attfield (2006, 2007, 2009

Winners

References

• Chief Bearhart Stakes history at Woodbine Entertainment

• Ungraded stakes races in Canada
• Open middle distance horse races
• Turf races in Canada
• Horse races established in 2002
• Woodbine Racetrack