The Hendrie Stakes is a Thoroughbred horse race run annually at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Held in mid May, the Grade III sprint race is open to fillies and mares, aged four and older and is contested over a distance of furlongs on Polytrack synthetic dirt. It offers a purse of $116,205 with an additional $50,000 for Ontario-bred horses provided by the Canadian Thoroughbred Horse Society (CTHS) through its Thoroughbred Improvement Program (TIP).
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. The Hendrie's have been called one of Canada's most prominent racing families who, as did George Hendrie's father and grandfather before him, served as president of the Ontario Jockey Club.
Records Speed record: 1:15.01 Embur's Song (2011)
Most wins: 2 - La Voyageuse (1979, 1980) 2 - El Prado Essence (2002, 2003) 2 - Creed's Gold (2025, 2026)
Most wins by an owner: 4 - Knob Hill Stable (1988, 1990, 1997, 2000)
Most wins by a jockey: 5 - Patrick Husbands (2003, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2014) 5 - David Clark (1986, 1989, 2000, 2004, 2005) 5 - Todd Kabel (1998, 1999, 2002, 2006, 2007)
Most wins by a trainer: 6 - Mark E. Casse (2012, 2013, 2014, 2021, 2025, 2026)
Winners of the Hendrie Stakes Year Winner Age Jockey Trainer Owner Time2026Creed's Gold5Rafael Manuel HernandezMark E. CasseKristin Meldahl1:16.142025Creed's Gold4Rafael Manuel HernandezMark E. CasseKristin Meldahl1:15.542024Gal in a Rush5Kazushi KimuraChristophe ClementWest Point Thoroughbreds, Chris Larsen and Titletown Racing Stables1:15.542023Loyalty4Kazushi KimuraJoise CarrollGainesway Stable (Anthony Beck) and LNJ Foxwoods1:15.612022Hazelbrook4Jason HoyteLorne RichardsTrue North Stable1:15.682021Our Secret Agent4Kazushi KimuraMark E. CasseGary Barber1:15.682020Not run due to the COVID-19 pandemic2019Summer Sunday4Rafael Manuel HernandezStuart C. SimonAnne & William Scott1:16.622018Code Warrior5Luis ContrerasMichael P. De PauloZilli Racing Stables 1:16.752017Code Warrior4Anne SanguinettiRachel HaldenJC Racing Stable/Wachtel Stable/Barber1:16.802016Cactus Kris5Huber Villa-GomezRyan D. WalshAnne L. Walsh1:15.282015Skylander Girl4Emile RamsammyAlexander P. PatykewichAlexander P. Patykewich1:15.122014Spring in the Air4Patrick HusbandsMark E. CasseJohn C. Oxley1:16.792013Delightful Mary5Luis ContrerasMark E. CasseJohn C. Oxley1:15.542012Roxy Gap4Patrick HusbandsMark E. CasseMelnyk Racing Stables1:16.462011Embur's Song4Patrick HusbandsTodd PletcherFares Farm1:15.012010Tribal Belle5James McAleneyTerry JordanCanvasback Farms1:15.342009Smart Surprise5Patrick HusbandsJosie CarrollHill 'n' Dale Equine Holdings1:16.012008My List 4Eurico Rosa Da SilvaNick GonzalezTucci Stables 1:15.732007Strike Softly4Todd KabelMark FrostadSam-Son Farm1:16.202006High Button Shoes4Todd KabelMark FrostadSam-Son Farm1:17.382005Nashinda4David ClarkMacdonald BensonAugustin Stable1:16.492004Winter Garden4David ClarkRobert P. TillerFrank DiGiulio, Jr.1:16.762003El Prado Essence6Patrick HusbandsAudre CappuccittiG. & A. Cappuccitti1:15.662002El Prado Essence5Todd KabelAudre CappuccittiG. & A. Cappuccitti1:16.862001Mysterious Affair4Richard Dos RamosJ. Mort HardyJ. Mort Hardy1:18.172000Saoirse4David ClarkPhil EnglandKnob Hill Stable1:16.581999Kirby's Song4Todd KabelTino AttardKirby Canada Farm1:15.811998Irish Cherry4Todd KabelBeverley ChubbPletan/McElwain1:17.001997Eseni4Mickey WallsPhil EnglandKnob Hill Stable1:15.601996Klondike Strike4Ricky GriffithPaul NielsenMary Proctor1:17.801995Countess Steffi6Richard Dos RamosJohn CharalambousLieberman et al.1:18.201994Deputy Jane West4Robert LandryMacdonald BensonLady Slipper Farm1:16.601993Dance For Donna4Ray SabourinSherry NoakesAubrey W. Minshall1:16.601992Real Irish Hope5Sandy HawleyRobert P. TillerG. J. Meyers1:17.401991Spanish Play5Sandy HawleyFrank HuarteFrank Huarte1:16.001990Volterra5Dave PennaDaniel J. VellaKnob Hill Stable1:16.401989Anglia5David ClarkNorman E. Smith Golden Willow Farm1:16.401988Why Not Willie5Richard Dos RamosPatrick CollinsKnob Hill Stable1:18.201987Double Bundles4Ken SkinnerDavid R. BellJohn A. Franks1:17.601986Quitman4David ClarkTony MattineE. H. Curnes1:18.201985Baldski's Holiday4Gary StahlbaumMichael J. DoyleEaton Hall Farm1:17.401984L'Epee4Irwin DriedgerEmile AllainTerfloth Farms1:17.201983Wendy's Ten4Craig PerretWarren A. Croll, Jr.Blanche Levy1:17.401982Stellarette4Gary StahlbaumTom CosgroveFrank Stronach1:17.401981Toga Toga3Dave PennaFrank Merrill, Jr.J. H. Hartigan1:16.801980La Voyageuse5J. Paul SouterYonnie StarrJean-Louis Levesque1:17.001979La Voyageuse4J. Paul SouterYonnie StarrJean-Louis Levesque1:15.801978Ms. Dolly A.4Gary StahlbaumGerry BelangerEd Seedhouse1:17.001977Polder Pie4Jeffrey FellM. R. ClarkM. R. Clark1:17.001976Bye Bye Paris3Jeffrey FellDonnie WalkerConn Smythe1:17.201975Trudie Tudor4Richard GrubbJohn MorahanDoug Banks1:17.80
See also List of Canadian flat horse races
References The Hendrie Stakes at Pedigree Query