The Durham Cup Stakes is a Thoroughbred horse race run annually at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Run in mid October, the Grade III race is open to horses age three and older. Raced over a distance of miles on Tapeta synthetic dirt, it currently offers a current purse of Can$150,000.
The race was first run in 1906 as the Durham Cup Handicap at Old Woodbine Racetrack. It remained there until the track was closed and replaced by the new Woodbine racetrack. Since inception it has been contested at various distances: miles : 1906-1951 miles : 1952-1979 miles : 1980–2019 1 1⁄16
In 1992, Francine Villeneuve became the first female jockey to win the race.
Records Speed record: On Synthetic dirt surface: 1:40.73 - Who's the Star (2022) On natural dirt: 1:48.58 - Deputy Inxs (1999)
Most wins: 3 - Basqueian (1994, 1995, 1996)
Most wins by an owner: 4 - Joseph E. Seagram (1906, 1908, 1909, 1910) 4 - Seagram Stable (1926, 1928, 1929, 1932) 4 - Windfields Farm (1962, 1966, 1971, 1973)
Most wins by a jockey: 5 - Emma-Jayne Wilson (2006, 2011, 2015, 2022, 2023) 5 - Patrick Husbands (2009, 2012, 2013, 2019, 2020)
Most wins by a trainer: 6 - Roger Attfield (1987, 1989, 1990, 2001, 2008, 2016)
Winners Year Winner Age Jockey Trainer Owner Time2026William T4Fraser AeblyDonald C. MacRaeMichael Lay1:42.542025Cool Kiss5Sahin CivaciMartin DrexlerStephen Chesney and Cory S. Hoffman1:42.742024Dresden Row3Ryan MungerLorne RichardsTrue North Stable and Bloom Racing Stable (Jeffery Bloom)1:42.042023Artie’s Storm5Emma-Jayne WilsonPaul M. Buttigieg Buttigieg Training Centre1:40.082022Who's the Star4Emma-Jayne WilsonMark CasseM Racing Group1:40.732021Special Forces6Justin SteinKevin AttardSoli Mehta & Partner1:42.362020Salute With Honor4Patrick HusbandsMark CasseLive Oak Plantation1:42.352019The Great Day4Patrick HusbandsArnaud DelacourLael Stable1:49.682018Lookin At Eight4Jerome LermyteMark CasseBarber, Oxley et al1:50.552017Melmich6Eurico Rosa da SilvaKevin AttardChesney & Hoffman1:49.862016Are You Kidding Me6Alan GarciaRoger AttfieldKirk/Bates/Riordan1:49.102015Golden Sabre5Emma-Jayne WilsonMalcolm PierceSam-Son Farm1:48.332014Lukes Alley4Luis Contreras Josie CarrollMelnyk Racing Stables1:49.232013James Street6Patrick HusbandsJosie CarrollMelnyk Racing Stables1:50.142012Delegation3Patrick HusbandsMark E. CasseGary Barber1:50.602011City Wolf4Emma-Jayne WilsonReade BakerStronach Stables1:50.382010Southdale4Jim McAleneyIan BlackRoderick Ferguson1:51.362009Pool Play 4Patrick HusbandsMark E. CasseWilliam S. Farish IV1:49.242008Palladio6Richard Dos RamosRoger AttfieldHaras S. M. de Araras1:49.292007Leonnatus Anteas3Jono JonesKevin AttardKnob Hill Stable1:49.552006Barracuda Boy5Emma-Jayne WilsonNick GonzalezStronach Stable1:50.492005Cryptograph4Todd KabelMalcolm PiercePin Oak Stable1:52.512004Norfolk Knight5Jillian ScharfsteinHugo DittfachMargaret Squires1:51.562003Parose9Jono JonesAlexander McPhersonJohn Atto1:53.162002Dream Launcher4Richard Dos RamosAudre CappuccittiAudre Cappuccitti1:52.452001 A Fleets Dancer6Robert LandryRoger AttfieldCam Allard1:51.712000Kiss A Native3Mickey WallsDavid R. BellStronach Stable1:49.581999Deputy Inxs8Na SomsanithAudre CappuccittiA. & G. Cappuccitti1:48.581998Northern Sky6Laurie GulasMichael KeoghGus Schickedanz1:51.801997 Northern Sky5Laurie GulasMichael KeoghGus Schickedanz1:49.201996Basqueian5Todd KabelDaniel J. VellaFrank Stronach1:51.601995 Basqueian4Todd KabelDaniel J. VellaFrank Stronach1:51.201994Basqueian3Shane SellersDaniel J. VellaFrank Stronach1:50.401993Benburb4Richard Dos RamosPhil EnglandKnob Hill Stable1:50.401992Twist The Snow6Francine VilleneuveAngus McArthurAngus McArthur1:51.401991Candid Cameron4Dave PennaTrevor SwanJ. D. Cameron1:52.201990Take Account †4Don SeymourRoger AttfieldKinghaven Farms1:50.801990Imperial Colony †5Robin PlattsRoger AttfieldKinghaven Farms1:50.801989Steady Power5Don SeymourRoger AttfieldKinghaven Farms1:51.001988Steady Zephyr4Ray SabourinMichael TammaroBayshore Racing1:51.801987Triple Wow4Don SeymourRoger AttfieldKinghaven Farms1:52.601986Key to the Moon5Lloyd DuffyGil RowntreeB. K. Y. Stable1:50.001985Ten Gold Pots4Dan BeckonGil RowntreeB. K. Y. Stable1:50.401984Pax Nobiscum4Dan BeckonGrant PearceKingfield Farm1:52.801983Jacksboro4Larry AttardTony MattineNelson Bunker Hunt1:51.401982Le Grand Seigneur4Dan BeckonYonnie StarrJean-Louis Levesque1:51.801981Driving Home4Robin PlattsGlenn MagnussonC.F.C.W. Racing1:52.201980Foreign Control5George HoSangGilbert H. RobillardB. C. Stable1:49.601979Foreign Control4George HoSangGilbert H. RobillardGardiner & B. C. Stable2:04.601978Lucky Conn5J. Paul SouterDonnie WalkerConn Smythe2:02.801977Hopeful Answer4Gary StahlbaumFrank Merrill, Jr.W. Preston Gilbride2:02.401976Brilliant Sandy4Lloyd DuffyJerry C. MeyerSmith/Willow Downs2:04.201975Butterbump4Brian SwatukFrank H. Merrill, Jr.Viscount Hardinge2:10.201974 Fabiusand4L. BuzitJerry G. LavigneParkview Stable2:03.401973Minsky5Sandy HawleyRoy Johnson Windfields Farm2:03.001972Twice Lucky5Avelino GomezDonnie WalkerConn Smythe2:10.001971Minsky3Sandy HawleySidney Watters, Jr.Windfields Farm2:02.201970Dance Act4Richard ArmstrongLarry GrantGreen Hills Farm2:03.401969Battling5Lloyd DuffyJ. Moir, Jr.L. J. Hempel2:03.201968Hammer Kopf4Richard GrubbFred H. LoschkeFred H. Loschke2:07.201967He's A Smoothie4Avelino GomezWarren BeasleyWilliam R. Beasley2:04.601966Victorian Era4Avelino GomezLou Cavalaris, Jr.Windfields Farm2:02.601965Langcrest4Sam McCombEdward MannSidney J. Langill2:02.201964Judo King3Hugo DittfachJ. LankinenB. J. Thibodeau2:03.801963Already Dia4Richard ArmstrongW. TrevenewP. J. Rock2:03.201962Choperion3James FitzsimmonsHoratio LuroWindfields Farm2:02.401961Hidden Treasure4Pat RemillardRobert S. BatemanBill Beasley2:02.601960Windy Ship3Charles BolandS. CouchEmcee Stable2:07.401959Ali's Pride5Norm LeidA. H. RoutcliffePine Tree Stable2:10.201958Our Sirdar4Al CoyRed BarnardShermanor Farms2:05.201957Hartney6C. O'BrienPatrick MacMurchyK. R. Marshall2:12.001956Lawday3Hiromi UyeyamaJohn J. ThorpeJ. E. Frowde Seagram2:04.001955Ace Marine3George WalkerYonnie StarrLarkin Maloney2:05.201954Queen's Own3T. JohnsonGordon J. McCannE. P. Taylor2:04.001953Chain Reaction3Bud GiacomelliRichard TownrowMrs. Elodie Tomlinson2:03.201952Bennington3Jose VinaJohn PasseroWilliam R. Beasley2:05.40 1951 no race 1950Lady's Lover3R. BuissonFrank Merrill, Jr.Frank Merrill, Jr.3:00.401949Moldy5J. StewartArthur BrentParkwood Stable3:04.001948North York6Alf BavingtonMorris FishmanH. Lahman3:09.001947Palermo4J. DewhurstR. AndersonD. J. Kennedy3:01.40 1946 no race 1945Broom Time4Chris RogersT. FrostJ. E. Frost3:01.001944Maginot Line5Bobby WatsonG. HayL. H. Appleby3:02.001943Teeworth5R. LeavittN. NorthwoodN. Northwood3:03.601942Attrisius4Henry PalaezJ. SmithRiverdale Stable3:05.201941Curwen4Bobby WatsonLoyd Gentry, Sr.Harry C. Hatch3:10.001940Sea General4C. W. SmithHarry Giddings, Jr.Harry Giddings, Sr.3:00.001939Donosiris5Albert SchmidlFrank GilpinParkwood Stable3:07.001938Hainault Maid4Aalbert SchmidlA. RobinsonT. F. Montague3:04.001937Monsweep4Charlie McTagueWilliam H. BringloeHarry C. Hatch3:05.201936Royal Vintage6Frank DoughertyA. SansoneM. J. Sansone3:00.601935Donstick3S. YoungWilliam H. BringloeHarry C. Hatch3:03.201934Shady Well5Pat RemillardJohn J. ThorpeEdward F. Seagram3:04.801933Shady Well4Tommy LutherJohn J. ThorpeEdward F. Seagram3:03.201932Shady Well3Eddie LegereWilliam H. BringloeSeagram Stable3:02.601931Pat Gaiety4A. RidgwayC. McKeeT. M. Glassco3:03.601930Lindsay4Frankie MannJ. GivenJ. C. Fletcher3:04.801929Beau of the West8Whitey AbelJohn WhyteSeagram Stable3:03.401928Beau of the West7Lester PichonWilliam DonohueSeagram Stable3:05.601927Cloth Hall5John MaibenE. DoyleT. Riddell3:01.601926Duchess4H. EricksonWilliam H. BringloeSeagram Stable3:03.601925Thorndyke4Ovila BourassaF. HynesThorncliffe Stable3:06.601924Procyon5H. ThomasJohn O. BurttschellP. G. Christopher3:05.201923Hallucination3Pete WallsHenry McDanielJ. K. L. Ross3:02.001922Procyon3Mark FatorW. MartinP. G. Christopher3:00.001921Woodbine4Merritt C. BuxtonG. WalkerBrookdale Stable3:03.601920Bugle March4Harold ThurberEdward A. SteedsT. Riddell3:09.00 1919 no race 1918 no race 1917 no race 1916Copper King3Ted RiceM. GormanP. Gorman3:03.001915Fair Montague3John Callahan John NixonC. Miller3:02.601914Prince Philsthorpe5J. MetcalfeC. HansonCapital City Stable3:09.401913Hearts of Oak 3Charley PeakHarry Giddings, Jr.Harry Giddings, Sr.3:05.201912Calumny3D. McCarthyJ. D. GormanJ. D. Gorman3:07.001911Denham7Charley PeakThomas J. HealeyValley Farm Stable3:10.601910Seismic5Phil MusgraveBarry LittlefieldJoseph E. Seagram3:10.601909Seismic4Phil MusgraveBarry LittlefieldJoseph E. Seagram3:05.601908Inferno6Phil MusgraveBarry LittlefieldJoseph E. Seagram3:06.201907Kelpie3W. MulcahyJohn NixonValley Farm Stable3:05.801906Inferno4Ted KoernerBarry LittlefieldJoseph E. Seagram3:02.00 * In 1990 there was a dead heat for first.
See also List of Canadian flat horse races
References
The Durham Cup Stakes at Pedigree Query