The Achievement Stakes was a Canadian Thoroughbred horse race run annually at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto, Ontario. An allowance race restricted to three-year-old horses foaled in the province of Ontario, it was run on Tapeta synthetic dirt over a distance of six furlongs.
First run as the Achievement Handicap at the Fort Erie Race Track in 1953, over the years the event was run on both dirt and turf and at a variety of distances: miles on dirt : 1953–1957, 1968-1979 (Fort Erie Race Track) 1 mile on turf : 1958 (Fort Erie), 1959-1966 (Woodbine Racetrack) 1 mile on turf : 1967 (Fort Erie) 7 furlongs on dirt : 1980 (Woodbine Racetrack), 1981-1993 (Greenwood Raceway) 6 furlongs on dirt : 1994 to 2018 (Woodbine Racetrack)
In 2019, the race was replaced by the Greenwood Stakes.
Records Speed record: 1:08.33 - Tothemoonandback (2006) (at current distance of six furlongs)
Most wins by an owner: 5 - Edward P. and/or Winnifred Taylor and/or Windfields Farm (1954, 1955, 1957, 1961, 1979)
Most wins by a jockey: 6 - Sandy Hawley (1970, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1979, 1990) 6 - David Clark (1980, 1985, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2008)
Most wins by a trainer: 5 - Robert Tiller (1975, 2002, 2004, 2017, 2018)
Winners Year Winner Jockey Trainer Owner Time2018Pink LloydEurico Rosa Da SilvaRobert TillerEntourage Stables1:09.002017Pink LloydEurico Rosa Da SilvaRobert TillerEntourage Stables1:08.762016Calgary CatEurico Rosa Da SilvaKevin AttardStephen Chesney & Cory S. Hoffman1:10.662015Calgary CatEurico Rosa Da SilvaKevin AttardStephen Chesney & Cory S. Hoffman1:08.952014Eighty Nine RedJesse CampbellMichael P. De PauloJohn Russell & George Schramm1:10.282013Black HornetJustin SteinPat ParenteJoey Gee Thoroughbreds, Aldo Ventresca, Pat Parente1:09.462012Jenna's WabbitEurico Rosa Da SilvaGeorge NewlandFortunato Galati1:11.162011Eternal RuleDavid ClarkSid C. AttardDonald A. Myers1:09.432010Essence Hit ManChantal Sutherland Larry CappuccittiA and G Racing Stable1:10.012009El BrujoPatrick HusbandsMalcolm PierceWindways Farm Limited1:09.212008Stuck in TrafficDavid Clark Nick GonzalezM.A.D Racing/Martha Gonzalez1:08.622007Legal MovePatrick HusbandsMark E. CasseWoodford Racing LLC1:10.492006TothemoonandbackJim McAleneyReade BakerJim Aston, Robert Smithen, et al.1:08.332005Quick In DeedRay SabourinAbraham R. KatryanKelynack Racing Stable1:11.682004Twisted WitSteven BahenRobert TillerRalph Davis1:08.992003Majestic WisdomConstant MontpellierChantal L. PaquetteMajestic Thoroughbreds1:11.062002Rare FriendsDavid ClarkRobert TillerFrank Digiulio Jr. & Robert Tiller1:10.982001Millennium AllstarRobert LandrySue LeslieMeehan/Sue Leslie & Curtis Joseph1:11.512000Wake At NoonDavid ClarkAbraham R. KatryanBruno Schickedanz1:10.331999Sir LloydPatrick HusbandsReade BakerL. Simpson et al.1:10.111998Vice n' FriendlyDavid ClarkJosie CarrollJim & Alice Sapara1:10.801997John The MagicianRay SabourinJohn A. RossR.M.C. Stable1:10.401996LaredoTodd KabelDaniel J. VellaFrank Stronach1:10.401995Honky Tonk TuneRobert LandryDaniel J. VellaFrank Stronach1:11.801994O'MartinDave PennaMichael J. DoyleKingsbrook Farm1:12.401993Bold AnthonyJim McAleneyRoger AttfieldPedigree Farm1:26.001992BlitzerRobert LandryDaniel J. VellaFrank Stronach1:27.401991Canadian SilverDave PennaMichael J. DoylePinejoy Stable1:24.601990Native FactorSandy HawleyPhil EnglandFrank Stronach1:24.601989Key SpiritDon SeymourRoger AttfieldKinghaven Farms1:25.801988Regal IntentionJack LauzonJames E. DaySam-Son Farm1:25.201987Steady PowerRichard Dos RamosRoger AttfieldKinghaven Farms1:23.601986Silent LinkRichard Dos RamosCliff Hopmans, Jr.F. H. Sherman1:26.201985Pre Emptive StrikeDavid ClarkArthur H. WarnerR. R. Kennedy/B. J. Cullen1:26.201984Scootch Over IceRobert King, Jr.Carl F. ChapmanA. J. May1:27.201983BompagoLarry AttardJohn CardellaCarl Cardella et al.1:27.201982Black RuleJohn BellEmile AllainMrs. J. Josephson1:26.401981Frost KingLloyd DuffyBill MarkoT. Smith & B. Marko1:25.601980My Only LoveDavid ClarkPhil EnglandMrs. M. Sutherland1:23.001979Bold AgentSandy HawleyMacdonald BensonWindfields Farm1:44.201978OverskateRobin PlattsGil RowntreeStafford Farm1:43.601977Pro ConsulGeorge HoSangBrian OttawayMrs. George McCullough1:43.801976NorcliffeJeffrey FellRoger AttfieldNorcliffe Stable1:44.401975Near the High SeaRichard. GrubbRobert TillerJ. Laist & E. Fryman1:44.601974Native AidSandy HawleyEdward MannGeorge C. Hendrie1:46.201973Come In DadSandy HawleyConrad CohenH. Tenenbaum1:43.201972Nice DancerSandy HawleyJerry G. LavigneTom Morton & Harlequin1:42.801971Chatty CavalierRobin PlattsLou Cavalaris, Jr.Gardiner Farm1:42.201970 AlmonerSandy HawleyJerry G. LavigneParkview Stable1:44.601969Jumpin JosephAvelino GomezRobert S. BatemanWarren Beasley1:42.601968PhelodieHugo DittfachNicholas JuliusJ. E. F. Seagram1:44.401967Pine PointAvelino GomezJerry C. MeyerWillow Downs Farm1:39.001966Ice WaterAvelino GomezLou Cavalaris, Jr.Gardiner Farm1:35.401965Victorian EraAvelino GomezLou Cavalaris, Jr.A. Case1:36.001964LangcrestSam McCombEdward MannSydney J. Langill1:37.001963Son BlueJames FitzsimmonsWillie ThurnerWilfred J. Farr1:36.001962Sun DanJames FitzsimmonsWillie ThurnerWilfred J. Farr1:36.801961Song of EvenJames FitzsimmonsGordon J. McCannWindfields Farm1:37.001960Naughty FlirtHugo DittfachEdward MannG. R. Gardiner/G. M. Bell1:42.601959Wonder WhereAl CoyYonnie StarrMaloney & Smythe1:38.601958Foxy PhilC. O'BrienArthur H. WarnerLanson Farm1:39.601957ChopadetteAvelino GomezGordon J. McCannWinnifred Taylor1:44.801956Canadian ChampDavid StevensonJohn PasseroWilliam R. Beasley1:47.001955Board of TradePat RemillardJames C. BentleyWinnifred Taylor1:48.201954Queen's OwnJose VinaGordon J. McCannE. P. Taylor1:44.601953Chain ReactionNick CombestRichard TownrowMrs. Elodie Tomlinson1:44.00
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