# Whimsical Stakes

The Whimsical Stakes is a thoroughbred horse race run annually in mid April at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. A Grade III race since 2006, it is open to fillies and mares aged four and older. It is raced over a distance of 6 furlongs on Tapeta synthetic dirt and currently carries a purse of $115,500.
Since its inception in 1956 at Toronto's Greenwood Raceway, the race has been contested at various distances:
* 6 furlongs : 1956 at Greenwood Raceway, 1975 at Fort Erie Racetrack, 1976–1979, and since 1986 at Woodbine Racetrack
* 6+1⁄2 furlongs : 1957 at Greenwood Raceway, 1968-1974 at Fort Erie Racetrack
* 7 furlongs : 1958-1960, 1980-1985 at Greenwood Raceway
* 1 mile : 1961-1966 at Greenwood Raceway
* 1 mile : 1967 on turf at Fort Erie Racetrack
The race was run in two divisions in 1981 and 1984.

## Records

Speed record: (at current distance of 6 furlongs)
* 1:08.88 - Leigh Court (2016)
Most wins:
* 3 - Prospective Dolly (1991, 1993, 1994)
Most wins by an owner:
* 3 - Estate of M. Rich & N. Clements (1991, 1993, 1994)
* 3 - Larkin Maloney & Conn Smythe (1958, 1959, 1960)
* 3 - Stafford Farm (1966, 1976, 1979)
Most wins by a jockey:
* 6 - Dave Penna (1984, 1987, 1988, 1991, 1993, 1994)
Most wins by a trainer:
* 4 - Jerry C. Meyer (1956, 1962, 1963, 1964)
* 4 - Yonnie Starr (1958, 1959, 1960, 1981)
* 4 - Tony Mattine (1986, 1991, 1993, 1994)

## Winners of the Whimsical Stakes

| Year | Winner | Age | Jockey | Trainer | Owner | Time |
| 2023 | Our Flash Drive | 5 | Patrick Husbands | Mark E. Casse | Live Oak Plantation | 1:10.12 |
| 2022 | Our Secret Agent | 5 | Kazushi Kimura | Mark Casse | Gary Barber | 1:09.62 |
| 2021 | Boardroom | 4 | Luis Contreras | Josie Carroll | LNJ Foxwoods | 1:08.35 |
| 2020 | Jean Elizabeth | 5 | David Moran | Larry Rivelli | R Ravin, Patricia's Hope & L Rivelli | 1:09.86 |
| 2019 | Shakopee Town | 4 | Alan Garcia | Kevin Attard | Al & Bill Ulwelling | 1:09.55 |
| 2018 | Let It Ride Mom | 4 | Patrick Husbands | Mark Casse | Live Oak Plantation | 1:08.96 |
| 2017 | Southern Ring | 5 | Eurico Rosa Da Silva | Malcolm Pierce | Sam-Son Farm | 1:09.70 |
| 2016 | Leigh Court | 6 | Florent Geroux | Michael Stidham | Speedway Stable | 1:08.88 |
| 2015 | Unspurned | 4 | Alan Garcia | Roger L. Attfield | Christine Hayden | 1:09.18 |
| 2014 | Purely Hot | 6 | Chantal Sutherland | Tevis Q. McCauley | Unlimited Equine | 1:09.89 |
| 2013 | Acting Naughty | 4 | Tyler Pizarro | Donald C. MacRae | John Hillier | 1:09.76 |
| 2012 | Roxy Gap | 4 | Patrick Husbands | Mark Casse | Eugene Melnyk | 1:09.15 |
| 2011 | Wildcat Marie | 4 | Tyler Pizarro | Martin Drexler | Baldesarra & Partners | 1:09.11 |
| 2010 | Proud Heiress | 6 | Chantal Sutherland | Wayne Mogge | Michael Cavey. | 1:09.71 |
| 2009 | Dancing Allstar | 4 | James McAleney | Terry Jordan | Bob Cheema | 1:09.16 |
| 2008 | My List | 4 | Eurico Rosa Da Silva | Nicholas Gonzalez | Tucci Stables | 1:09.71 |
| 2007 | Seductively | 4 | Gerry Olguin | Ian Black | Kinghaven Farms | 1:12.27 |
| 2006 | Abounding Truth | 6 | Patrick Husbands | Josie Carroll | Douglas Kent Racing | 1:10.55 |
| 2005 | Nashinda | 4 | David Clark | Macdonald Benson | Augustin Stable | 1:11.80 |
| 2004 | Holy Bubbette | 4 | Joe Bravo | David Fawkes | Katherine Elam | 1:10.37 |
| 2003 | Brass In Pocket | 4 | David Clark | Robert P. Tiller | Frank DiGiulio, Jr. | 1:12.69 |
| 2002 | Mysterious Affair | 5 | Dale Hemsley | J. Mort Hardy | J. Mort Hardy | 1:10.54 |
| 2001 | Mysterious Affair | 4 | Richard Dos Ramos | J. Mort Hardy | J. Mort Hardy | 1:11.78 |
| 2000 | Barlee Mist | 5 | Patrick Husbands | Wray I. Lawrence | Barlee Farm | 1:10.48 |
| 1999 | Barlee Mist | 4 | Michael Quong | Wray I. Lawrence | Barlee Farm | 1:10.62 |
| 1998 | Bimini Blues | 5 | Sandy Hawley | Michael Mattine | Theodore F. Burnett | 1:10.60 |
| 1997 | Eseni | 4 | Mickey Walls | Phil England | Knob Hill Stable | 1:10.00 |
| 1996 | Fleet Wahine | 5 | Robert Landry | Frank A. Passero, Jr. | Frank Stronach | 1:11.00 |
| 1995 | Showering | 4 | Emile Ramsammy | Michael Mattine | Theodore F. Burnett | 1:10.40 |
| 1994 | Prospective Dolly | 7 | Dave Penna | Tony Mattine | Est. M. Rich/N. Clements | 1:09.80 |
| 1993 | Prospective Dolly | 6 | Dave Penna | Tony Mattine | Est. M. Rich/N. Clements | 1:10.80 |
| 1992 | Family Investment | 4 | Todd Kabel | Michael J. Doyle | L. S. Moore | 1:12.20 |
| 1991 | Prospective Dolly | 4 | Dave Penna | Tony Mattine | Est. M. Rich/N. Clements | 1:12.40 |
| 1990 | Diva's Debut | 4 | Richard Dos Ramos | Debbie England | Huntington Stud Farm | 1:10.00 |
| 1989 | Zadracarta | 4 | Sandy Hawley | Pat Collins | Knob Hill Stable | 1:11.00 |
| 1988 | Ruling Angel | 4 | Dave Penna | James E. Day | Sam-Son Farm | 1:11.60 |
| 1987 | Dice Cup | 4 | Dave Penna | David R. Bell | John A. Franks | 1:11.40 |
| 1986 | Quitman | 4 | David Clark | Tony Mattine | E. H. Curnes | 1:11.40 |
| 1985 | Dancing Emerald | 5 | Brian Swatuk | Sheldon Wolfe | L. & D. Lee | 1:26.40 |
| 1984 | Mrs. Specklewing | 4 | Dave Penna | Alton Quanbeck | Norcliffe Stables | 1:26.20 |
| 1984 | Dancing Emerald | 4 | Robert King, Jr. | Sheldon Wolfe | L. & D. Lee | 1:26.00 |
| 1983 | Tiffany Tam | 4 | Irwin Driedger | James E. Day | Sam-Son Farm | 1:27.00 |
| 1982 | Eternal Search | 4 | Gary Stahlbaum | Edward Mann | Jim Dandy Stable | 1:27.00 |
| 1981 | Sober Jig | 4 | J. Paul Souter | Yonnie Starr | Jean-Louis Levesque | 1:26.00 |
| 1981 | Lacey | 4 | David Clark | Frank H. Merrill, Jr. | W. P. Gilbride/O'Connell | 1:26.60 |
| 1980 | Kennisis | 5 | Gary Stahlbaum | Glenn Magnusson | G. Vasey & D. Finn | 1:24.40 |
| 1979 | Royal North | 4 | Robin Platts | Gil Rowntree | Stafford Farm | 1:10.40 |
| 1978 | Polder Pie | 5 | Sandy Hawley | M. R. Clark | M. R. Clark | 1:10.20 |
| 1977 | Reasonable Win | 5 | Avelino Gomez | Fred H. Loschke | Hammer Kopf Farm | 1:10.40 |
| 1976 | Gurkhas Band | 4 | Robin Platts | Gil Rowntree | Stafford Farms | 1:09.80 |
| 1975 | Lovely Sunrise | 4 | Colin Bain | Donnie Walker | Conn Smythe | 1:11.20 |
| 1974 | Miss Rebound | 6 | Sandy Hawley | Gilbert H. Robillard | Grovetree Stable | 1:16.80 |
| 1973 | Sonny Says Quick | 8 | Gregg McCarron | Odie Clelland | Peter D. Fuller | 1:20.40 |
| 1972 | Main Pan | 4 | Gregg McCarron | Odie Clelland | Peter D. Fuller | 1:16.60 |
| 1971 | Not Too Shy | 5 | Richard Grubb | Donnie Walker | Conn Smythe | 1:17.40 |
| 1970 | Anxious Age | 7 | James Kelly | Andrew G. Smithers | G. W. Bydson | 1:18.80 |
| 1969 | Double Ripple | 4 | Eldon Nelson | John Tammaro, Jr. | V. Mosca | 1:18.60 |
| 1968 | Anxious Age | 5 | Clifford Potts | Paul Cooper | G. W. Brydson | 1:19.00 |
| 1967 | Ice Water | 4 | Avelino Gomez | Lou Cavalaris, Jr. | Gardiner Farm | 1:47.20 |
| 1966 | Sharon Market | 4 | Avelino Gomez | Carl F. Chapman | Stafford Farms | 1:38.20 |
| 1965 | Battling Way | 6 | Eric Walsh | N. Fletcher | N. Fletcher | 1:40.20 |
| 1964 | Sky Diver | 4 | James Fitzsimmons | Jerry C. Meyer | Edward B. Seedhouse | 1:38.20 |
| 1963 | Twice Shy | 4 | Ron Turcotte | Jerry C. Meyer | H. Waggoner | 1:39.00 |
| 1962 | Scratch Off | 4 | Jim Parnell | Jerry C. Meyer | D. Mann | 1:39.00 |
| 1961 | Menantic | 4 | James Fitzsimmons | Gordon J. McCann | Windfields Farm | 1:37.80 |
| 1960 | Wonder Where | 4 | Clifford Potts | Yonnie Starr | Maloney & Smythe | 1:29.40 |
| 1959 | Kitty Girl | 5 | Al Coy | Yonnie Starr | Maloney & Smythe | 1:25.40 |
| 1958 | Kitty Girl | 4 | R. Gonzalez | Yonnie Starr | Maloney & Smythe | 1:25.20 |
| 1957 | Saragino | 4 | Edward Plesa | Arthur H. Warner | Lanson Farm | 1:21.40 |
| 1956 | Willies Folly | 4 | Ernie Warme | Jerry C. Meyer | R. Papa | 1:12.00 |