The Shepperton Stakes is a

Thoroughbred horse race Thoroughbred racing is a sport and industry involving the racing of Thoroughbred horses. It is governed by different national bodies. There are two forms of the sport – flat racing and jump racing, the latter known as National Hunt racing in ...

run annually in early August at

Woodbine Racetrack Woodbine Racetrack is a race track for Thoroughbred horse racing in the Etobicoke area of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Owned by Woodbine Entertainment Group, Woodbine Racetrack manages and hosts Canada's most famous race, the King's Plate. The track ...

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, Canada. An Ontario Sire Stakes, it is a restricted race for horses age three and older. Raced on all-weather synthetic dirt over a distance of six and one-half

furlong A furlong is a measure of distance in imperial units and United States customary units equal to one-eighth of a mile, equivalent to any of 660 foot (unit), feet, 220 yards, 40 rod (unit), rods, 10 chain (unit), chains, or a ...

s, the Shepperton Stakes currently carries a purse of $100,000. The race is named in honor of

Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame The Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame was established in 1976 to honour those who have made a significant contribution to the sport of harness racing, harness and Thoroughbred racing, Thoroughbred horse racing in Canada. It is located at Woodbine ...

inductee,

Shepperton Shepperton is a village in the Borough of Spelthorne, Spelthorne district, in north Surrey, England, around south west of central London. The settlement is on the north bank of the River Thames, between the towns of Chertsey and Sunbury-on-Tha ...

. Inaugurated in 1976 as a 7 furlong race at

Greenwood Raceway Greenwood Raceway (originally Woodbine Race Course) was a horse racing facility in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. History Woodbine Race Course Inaugurated in 1874 as Woodbine Race Course at the foot of Woodbine Avenue and Lake Ontario, it was owned ...

, the following year it was modified to its present 6.5 furlongs and shifted to the Fort Erie Racetrack where it remained until 1981 when it was moved to Woodbine Racetrack. In 2005, Sophia's Prince's winning time broke a forty-four-year-old track record.

Records

Speed record: * 1:14.56 - Sophia's Prince (2005) Most wins: * 3 - Paso Dobles (2011, 2013, 2014) * 3 - Pink Lloyd (2017, 2019, 2020) Most wins by an owner: * 3 - Centennial Farms (2011, 2013, 2014) * 3 - Entourage Stable (2017, 2019, 2020) * 2 -

Kinghaven Farms Kinghaven Farms is a horse racing stable that was founded in 1967 by Donald G. "Bud" Willmot. Located in King City, Ontario, north of Toronto, the success of the stable would see it expand to the United States with the acquisition of a farm and ...

(1984, 1997) * 2 -

Frank Stronach Frank Stronach (born 6 September 1932) is an Austro-Canadian billionaire businessman and politician. He is the founder of Magna International, an international automotive parts company based in Aurora, Ontario, Canada, Granite Real Estate ...

(1994, 1995) * 2 - Bruno Schickedanz & John Hillier (1999, 2000) Most wins by a

jockey A jockey is someone who rides horses in horse racing or steeplechase (horse racing), steeplechase racing, primarily as a profession. The word also applies to camel riders in camel racing. The word "jockey" originated from England and was used ...

: * 7 - David Clark (1978, 1980, 1983, 1986, 1888, 1996, 2006) Most wins by a trainer: * 6 -

Robert P. Tiller Robert P. Tiller (born December 11, 1949, in Amsterdam, The Netherlands) is a Canadian Thoroughbred horse trainer, racehorse trainer. A resident of Brampton, Ontario, he has long been one of the top trainers at Toronto, Toronto's Woodbine Racetra ...

(2003, 2006, 2008, 2017, 2019, 2020) * 4 -

Mark Casse Mark E. Casse (born February 14, 1961) is a Thoroughbred racehorse trainer whose most notable horses include 2015 American champion turf mare Tepin and Canadian Horses of the Year Sealy Hill (2007), Uncaptured (2012), Lexie Lou (2014), Catc ...

(2010, 2011, 2013, 2014)

Winners of the Shepperton Stakes

References

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The Shepperton Stakes at Pedigree Query

Shepperton Stakes at Woodbine Racetrack official website
Ontario Sire Stakes Ungraded stakes races in Canada Open sprint category horse races Horse races established in 1976 Woodbine Racetrack 1976 establishments in Ontario