- E. P. Taylor Stakes
Turf race infobox
class = Grade I
horse race = E. P. Taylor Stakes
caption =
location =Woodbine Racetrack ,Toronto, Ontario ,Canada
inaugurated = 1956
race type =Thoroughbred -Flat racing
website = [http://www.woodbineentertainment.com/woodbine/ Woodbine Racetrack]
distance = 1¼ miles (10 furlongs)
track = Grass, left-handed
qualification = Three-year-olds & up
weight = Scale Weight
purse = $1,000,000
bonuses = The E. P. Taylor Stakes is a CanadianThoroughbred horse race for fillies and mares held annually since 1956 in October atWoodbine Racetrack inToronto ,Ontario run on the and the E. P. Taylor turf course at a distance of 1¼ miles.Part of the Breeders' Cup Challenge series, the winner of the 2008 E. P. Taylor Stakes automatically qualifies for the
Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf . [http://www.breederscup.com/challenge.aspx]Originally run as the Nettie Handicap, the race was renamed in 1981 to honor the late Edward Plunket Taylor, President of the Ontario Jockey Club from 1953 to 1973 and a founder of the
Jockey Club of Canada . An inductee of theCanadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame , E. P. Taylor ownedWindfields Farm , Canada's most successfulhorse breeding operation. The $1 million E. P. Taylor Stakes is a Grade I event and draws horses from acrossNorth America as well asEurope . It is raced as a companion event to theCanadian International Stakes and can be a final stepping stone for theBreeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf depending on the time frame between the running of the two races.Distances
Over the years, the race has been competed at various distances:
*1956-1961 - 11/16 miles on dirt atGreenwood Raceway
*1962-1963 - 11/16 miles on dirt atWoodbine Racetrack
*1964-1967 - 1⅛ miles on dirt at Woodbine Racetrack
*1968 to date - 1¼ miles on turf at Woodbine RacetrackRecords
Time record: (at current 1¼ miles distance on turf)
* 2:00.68 -Mrs. Lindsay (2007)Most wins:
* 2 -Kitty Girl (1957, 1958)Most wins by an owner:
* 3 -Gardiner Farm (1968, 1969, 1970)Most wins by a
jockey :
* 3 -Sandy Hawley (1976, 1978, 1982)Most wins by a trainer:
* 3 -Lou Cavalaris, Jr. (1968, 1969, 1970)Winners of the E. P. Taylor Stakes
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