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The Summer Stakes is a Thoroughbred horse race run annually in mid-September at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Contested on turf over a distance of 1 mile (8 furlongs), it is open to two-year-old horses. It became a Grade II in 1999 but in 2006 was downgraded to a Grade III status. In 2012, it returned to Grade II status. In 2018, the Jockey Club of Canada moved it to Grade I status.

Part of the Breeders' Cup Challenge series, the winner of the Summer Stakes automatically qualifies for the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf.

Inaugurated in 1953 at Fort Erie Racetrack as a sprint race on dirt, the Summer Stakes was moved to the turf in 1962. Since inception it has been run at various distances:

• 5 furlongs : 1953–1956 on dirt at Fort Erie Racetrack
• 5.5 furlongs : 1957–1960, 1961 on dirt at Fort Erie Racetrack
• 8 furlongs (1 mile) : 1962–1984 on turf at Fort Erie Racetrack, since 1985 on turf at Woodbine Racetrack

The race was run in two divisions in 1958, 1967, and 1969.

Records

Speed record:

• 1:34.38 – Good Samaritan (2016)

Most wins by an owner:

• 8 – Sam-Son Farm (1980, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1993)

Most wins by a jockey:

• 6 – Robin Platts (1975, 1976, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1988)

Most wins by a trainer:

• 8 – James E. Day (1980, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1993)

Winners

See also

• List of Canadian flat horse races

References

1. ^ "Summer Stakes Profile". Equibase. Retrieved 18 September 2017.
2. "Jockey Club of Canada Graded Stakes Committee Announces Upgrades for 2018". The Jockey Club Canada. 31 January 2018. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
3. "Breeders' Cup Challenge". Archived from the original on 2008-09-13. Retrieved 2008-08-02.

• The Summer Stakes at Pedigree Query

• Grade 1 stakes races in Canada
• Turf races in Canada
• Flat horse races for two-year-olds
• Breeders' Cup Challenge series
• Horse races established in 1953
• Woodbine Racetrack
• 1953 establishments in Ontario