Canadian Maturity Stakes
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Toronto, Ontario, Canada
 Norcliffe, painted by Bob Demuyser (1920-2003) | |
| Class | Discontinued stakes |
|---|---|
| Location | Woodbine Racetrack Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Inaugurated | 1953 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred - Flat racing |
| Website | woodbineentertainment.com |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 1+1⁄4 miles (10 furlongs) |
| Surface | Turf |
| Track | Left-handed |
| Qualification | Canadian bred four-year-olds |
| Weight | Assigned |
The Canadian Maturity Stakes was a Canadian Thoroughbred horse race run annually in late November at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto, Ontario. Inaugurated in 1953,[1] the race was restricted to four-year-old horses bred in Canada. It was contested on turf over a distance of a mile and a quarter (10 furlongs).
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.[2]
The Canadian Maturity Stakes was won for five consecutive years between 1990 and 1994 by Sam-Son Farm and Hall of Fame trainer, Jim Day. Sam-Son Farm and Day also won in 1983.[3]
Speed record: (Through 1998, Woodbine times were recorded in fifths of a second. Since 1999 they are in hundredths of a second)
- 2:00.20 - Classic Reign (1993)[4]
Most wins by an owner:
- 6 - Sam-Son Farm (1983, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994)
Most wins by a jockey:
- 4 - Robin Platts
Most wins by a trainer:
- 6 - James E. Day (1983, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994)