The Canadian Maturity Stakes was a Canadian

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run annually in late November at

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. Inaugurated in 1953, the race was restricted to four-year-old horses bred in

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. It was contested on

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over a distance of a mile and a quarter (10

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s). At a time when Thoroughbreds regularly ran on both dirt and turf, the Canadian Maturity Stakes attracted the best four-year-olds in Canada. However, by the late 1980s that situation had changed dramatically and by the time of the 1994 running, it attracted a field of only four horses. The Canadian Maturity Stakes was won for five consecutive years between 1990 and 1994 by Sam-Son Farm and

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trainer, Jim Day. Sam-Son Farm and Day also won in 1983.

Records

Speed record: * 2:00.20 - Classic Reign (1993) Most wins by an owner: * 6 - Sam-Son Farm (1983, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994) Most wins by a

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: * 4 - Robin Platts Most wins by a trainer: * 6 - James E. Day (1983, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994)

Winners

* 1996 - Dagda * 1995 - Alywow * 1994 - Desert Waves * 1993 - Classic Reign * 1992 - Dance Smartly * 1991 - Sky Classic * 1990 - Most Valiant * 1989 - Imperial Colony * 1988 - Lindjean * 1987 - Boulder Run * 1986 - Kazbek * 1985 - Nagurski * 1984 - Piper John * 1983 - Twice An Angel * 1982 - Frost King * 1981 - Bejilla * 1980 -

Glorious Song {{Infobox racehorse , horsename = Glorious Song , image = , caption = , sire = Halo , grandsire = Hail To Reason , dam = Ballade , damsire = Herbager , sex = Filly , foaled = 1976 , country = Canada , colour = Bay , breeder = E. ...

* 1979 - Overskate * 1978 - Sound Reason * 1977 - Norcliffe * 1976 - Brilliant Sandy * 1975 - Rash Move * 1974 - Good Port * 1973 - Nice Dancer * 1972 - Belle Geste * 1971 - Mary of Scotland * 1970 - Jollysum Dancer * 1969 - No Parando * 1968 - Battling * 1967 -

He's A Smoothie He's A Smoothie (foaled 1963 in Ontario) was a Canadian Thoroughbred Canadian Horse of the Year, Champion and Canadian Horse of the Year, Hall of Fame horse racing, racehorse who set track records on both dirt and Grass, turf. Bred and raced by ...

* 1966 - Good Old Mort * 1965 - Langcrest * 1964 - Albion Star * 1963 - King Gorm * 1962 - Majestic Hour * 1961 - Hidden Treasure * 1960 - Wonder Where * 1959 - Foxy Phil * 1958 -

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* 1957 - Censor * 1956 - Ace Marine * 1955 - King Maple * 1954 -

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* 1953 - Foxy Pilot

Notes

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References

June 23, 1957 ''New York Times'' article titled "''Censor Is Home First In Canadian Maturity''"

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