Summer Stakes

Notes:
As a Breeders Cup Challenge race, Woodbine s prestigious Summer S. offers the winner paid entry into the G1 Breeders Cup Juvenile Turf and a travel stipend to the Oct. 31 event at Santa Anita. A pair of unbeaten stakes winners are expected to vie for favoritism as Victoria S. and Colin S. champ Conquest Tsunami and Vandal S. hero Imperial Dream get set to break from adjacent stalls in the starting gate. The former, a Stormy Atlantic colt, has the experience edge with four victories in as many starts, including an allowance score over this turf course. But the Mark Casse trainee looked vulnerable in that grassy head win over a game Passion for Action. Imperial Dream, a perfect two-for-two in his brief career, has never raced on turf but trounced Passion for Action when launching his career over the Polytrack here. The son of Stormy Atlantic should have no problem making the surface switch. Maiden Conquest Typhoon gives Casse another shot should Conquest Tsunami fail. Another son of Stormy Atlantic, the bay has two runner-up efforts, including one in his initial outing in the restricted Clarendon S. Ethical Funds, also a maiden, exits a respectable third-place finish in the Simcoe S., which was just the second start of his career. Less Than Perfect is the other stakes vet in the field, though the maiden winner failed to hit the board in any of his three black type attempts. He finished well behind Conquest Tsunami both times they met. Saratoga Dreamer is the lone invader in the field as he ships in from Saratoga off of a grassy 5F maiden win there. Samuel Dechamplain looked good when first to the wire in his second start on this oval and gets jockey Justin Stein for the return engagement. Crown Prince could only manage fourth in two sprints but promptly broke his maiden when stretched out to 1m 70 yards over Woodbine s main track at the end of last month. U S Marshal chased Samuel Dechamplain and settled for second in his only start.


The Summer Stakes is a thoroughbred horseracing event that is run at a distance of one mile on the left-handed turf track of woodbine Racetrack, Ontario. This grade III horseracing meet is open to two-year-olds horses. Previously, this stake was a grade II event but in 2006 it has been downgraded. This is a part of the Breeders Cup Challenge Series Win and You re In. Since it s inception in 1953, this horseracing event has been run on various distances. At present, it carries a purse of 300,000.

Summer Stakes Past Winners

Year	Winner	Trainer	Jockey	Owner	Time
2011	Finale	Todd Pletcher	John Velazquez	Tabor/Magnier/Smith	1:35.51
2010	Pluck	Todd Pletcher	Garrett Gomez	Team Valor International	1:37.70
2009	Bridgetown	Kenneth McPeek	Robert Landry	Melynk Racing Stables	1:35.04
2008	Grand Adventure	Mark Frostad	Eurico Rosa Da Silva	Sam-Son Farms	1:35.86
2007	Prussian	William I. Mott	Kent Desormeaux	Monticule LLC	1:35.26
2006	Dreaming of Anna	Wayne Catalano	Rene Douglas	Frank C. Calabrese	1:35.03
2005	Bear's Kid	Reade Baker	Jim McAleney	Bear Stables	1:40.35
2004	Dubleo	Todd A. Pletcher	Corey Nakatani	Scatuorchio/P. Wetterman	1:34.69
2003	Bachelor Blues	Josie Carroll	Todd Kabel	William C. Schettine	1:34.95
2002	Lismore Knight	Todd A. Pletcher	Pat Day	J. J. Pletcher/Barry Simon	1:35.33
2001	El Soprano	Kevin Attard	Gary L. Stevens	Stronach Stables	1:35.14
2000	Speed Gun	Steve Owens	Emile Ramsammy	Larry Spindler	1:34.51
1999	Four On The Floor	Alex McPherson	Jim McAleney	A. Cotey et al.	1:35.41
1998	Riddell's Creek	Beverly Buck	James McKnight	Clausen/Buck/Buck	1:37.40
1997	Patriot Love	Roger Attfield	Sandy Hawley	Kinghaven Farms	1:37.40
1996	Synastry Express	Bernard Girault	Mickey Walls	K-5 Stable	1:38.00
1995	Blazing Hot	Daniel J. Vella	Todd Kabel	Frank Stronach	1:35.00
1994	Native Regent	David R. Bell	Dave Penna	John A. Franks	1:34.40
1993	Comet Shine	James E. Day	David Clark	Sam-Son Farm	1:39.60
1992	Gobo	R. Wright	Richard Dos Ramos	Sheehan Farms	1:41.00
1991	Free At Last	Laurie Silvera	Todd Kabel	Silverbrook Stable	1:38.40
1990	Rainbows For Life	James E. Day	Brian Swatuk	Sam-Son Farm	1:36.60
1989	Sky Classic	James E. Day	Sandy Hawley	Sam-Son Farm	1:36.00
1988	Charlie Barley	Grant Pearce	Robin Platts	King Caledon Farm	1:37.00
1987	Regal Classic	James E. Day	Dave Penna	Sam-Son Farm	1:39.80
1986	Blue Finn	James E. Day	Dave Penna	Sam-Son Farm	1:46.60
1985	Grey Classic	James E. Day	Irwin Driedger	Sam-Son Farm	1:40.20
1984	Dauphin Fabuleux	James E. Day	Jeffrey Fell	Sam-Son Farm	1:38.60
1983	Hobbys Son	Frank Passero, Jr.	Robin Platts	J. B. Racing Stable	1:37.60
1982	Kingsbridge	John Tammaro, Jr.	Robin Platts	Kinghaven Farms	1:38.60
1981	Exclusive Canadian	Gil Rowntree	Robin Platts	B. K. Y. Stable	1:44.40
1980	Stutz Finwhale	James E. Day	George HoSang	Sam-Son Farm	1:37.00
1979	Sunny Premier	Frank Merrill, Jr.	Gary Stahlbaum	Meadowview Stable	1:38.80
1978	Nonparrell	Jerry C. Meyer	Sandy Hawley	Syl Asadoorian	1:43.00
1977	Pernickety Pete	George S. Nemett	Sandy Hawley	Warren Beasley	1:43.00
1976	Sound Reason	Gil Rowntree	Robin Platts	Stafford Farms	1:43.40
1975	Ambassador B.	Gil Rowntree	Robin Platts	Stafford Farms	1:37.80
1974	L'Enjoleur	Yonnie Starr	Sandy Hawley	Jean-Louis Levesque	1:42.40
1973	Backstretch	Carl F. Chapman	Noel Turcotte	O'Maonaigh Abu Stable	1:39.20
1972	Zaca Spirit	Clarke Whitaker	Avelino Gomez	Bo-Teek Farm	1:38.20
1971	Jewel Prince	Carl F. Chapman	Noel Turcotte	Garden City Stable	1:39.40
1970	Winlord	V. Walker	Noel Turcotte	Bo-Teek Farm	1:39.40
1969	Tudor Queen	Gil Rowntree	Avelino Gomez	Stafford Farms	1:37.60
1969	Admiral's Road	Andrew G. Smithers	James Kelly	Mrs. C. H. Sturrock	1:39.20
1968	Viceregal	Gordon J. McCann	Richard Grubb	Windfields Farm	1:38.60
1967	Son Costume	R. E. Fisher	James Kelly	Paison Stable	1:41.40
1967	No Parando	Frank Merrill, Jr.	Noel Turcotte	Est. F. A. Sherman	1:40.60
1966	Cool Reception	Lou Cavalaris, Jr.	Avelino Gomez	Margaret Seitz/Joan Reid	1:39.20
1965	Titled Hero	Patrick MacMurchy	Avelino Gomez	Peter K. Marshall	1:38.80
1964	Flyalong	Duke Campbell	Clifford Potts	T. Hays / D. Weldon	1:39.80
1963	Northern Dancer	Horatio Luro	Paul Bohenko	Windfields Farm	1:43.40
1962	Son Blue	Willie Thurner	G. Roser	J. Farr	1:40.40
1961	Royal Spirit	John Passero	Al Coy	Stafford Farms	1:12.60
1960	Song of Wine	R. Harper	Avelino Gomez	The Pheasant Stable	1:05.40
1959	Hidden Treasure	John Passero	C. M. Clark	William R. Beasley	1:05.40
1958	Willowdale Boy	Lou Cavalaris, Jr.	Sam Cosentino	P. Del Greco	1:07.00
1958	Grand Passion	Yonnie Starr	Roberto Gonzalez	Smythe	1:06.00
1957	Silver Ship	Gordon M. Huntley	Pat Remillard	Gordon F. Hall	1:06.00
1956	Mister Jive	Bud Carter	G. Nadeau	John L. Appelbaum	0:59.20
1955	Bunty's Flight	Yonnie Starr	George Walker	Larkin Maloney	1:00.40
1954	Charms	P. Prieto	George Walker	Stafford Farms	1:00.40
1953	Seville	P. Prieto	Mario Beneito	Stafford Farms	1:00.00