Claim: Hendrie Stakes, which was first held in a racetrack often referred to as "the border oval", recorded winners such as Summer Sunday who won in 2019 with jockey Rafael Manuel Hernandez, and Code Warrior who won for two consecutive years.
Evidence: 2019 Summer Sunday Rafael Manuel Hernandez 2018 Code Warrior 2017 Code Warrior The racetrack is often referred to as "the border oval" because of the track's proximity (barely a mile as the crow flies) to the U.S. border. It was inaugurated in 1975 and run at the Fort Erie Racetrack for the first two years as the George C. Hendrie Handicap in honor of George Campbell Hendrie.