Fury Stakes
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| Restricted race | |
| Location | Woodbine Racetrack Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
|---|---|
| Inaugurated | 1956 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred - Flat racing |
| Website | web |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 7 furlongs |
| Surface | Tapeta |
| Track | left-handed |
| Qualification | Three-years-old, foaled in Ontario |
| Weight | Assigned |
| Purse | $114,375 (2016) |
The Fury Stakes is a Thoroughbred horse race run annually at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Run in late April, the stakes race is open to three-Year-Old fillies who were foaled in the Province of Ontario. Raced over a distance of seven furlongs on Polytrack synthetic dirt, it currently offers a purse of $123,375.
The Fury Stakes was first run in 1956 at Fort Erie Racetrack in Fort Erie, Ontario as a 6+1⁄2 furlong sprint race. In 1970, the race was shifted to Woodbine Racetrack. Since inception it has been contested at various distances:
- 6.5 furlongs : 1956-1957, 1975
- 6 furlongs : 1958-1969, 1970-1972
- 7 furlongs : 1973-1974, 1976–present
Winners since 1999
[edit]| Year |
Winner |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Owner | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Tiz Imaginary | Luis Contreras | Michael J. Doyle | Windhaven Farms | 1:25.43 |
| 2015 | London Tower | Alan Garcia | Steve Owens | Steve Owens | 1:22.43 |
| 2014 | Wild Catomine | Gary Boulanger | Mark Casse | John C. Oxley | 1:22.42 |
| 2013 | Spring in the Air | Patrick Husbands | Mark Casse | John C. Oxley | 1:23.51 |
| 2012 | Northern Passion | Luis Contreras | Mark Casse | John C. Oxley | 1:22.78 |
| 2011 | Roxy Gap | Patrick Husbands | Mark Casse | Melnyk Racing Stables | 1:22.95 |
| 2010 | Resentless | Chantal Sutherland | Ian Howard | Donald Ross | 1:21.66 |
| 2009 | Woodsmoke | Tyler Pizarro | Mike Keogh | Gus Schickedanz | 1:22.67 |
| 2008 | Rumbling Cloud | Emma-Jayne Wilson | Sid C. Attard | Veronica Attard | 1:11.46 |
| 2007 | Like Mom Like Sons | Patrick Husbands | Sid C. Attard | Norseman Racing Stable | 1:09.68 |
| 2006 | Atlas Shrugs | Corey Fraser | Reade Baker | C. Roberts & J. Pepper | 1:11.65 |
| 2005 | Wholelottabourbon | David Clark | Nicholas Gonzalez | MAD Racing & Martha Gonzalez | 1:12.89 |
| 2004 | Eye of the Sphynx | Todd Kabel | Mark Frostad | Sam-Son Farm | 1:23.32 |
| 2003 | Elusive Thought | Jim McAleney | Reade Baker | R. Baker & J. Maine | 1:24.10 |
| 2002 | Gonetofarr | Jim McAleney | Reade Baker | George Farr | 1:22.86 |
| 2001 | Treasureinmyhand | Gary Boulanger | Mark Frostad | Sam-Son Farm | 1:24.74 |
| 2000 | Catch The Ring | Robert Landry | Mark Frostad | Sam-Son Farm | 1:24.02 |
| 1999 | Touch Dial | Mickey Walls | Tino Attard | Stronach Stables | 1:23.11 |