GREY STAKES · CANADA
Grey Stakes prize money
The Grey Stakes is worth £61,219 for the 2015 running . That makes it the 849th richest of the 997 races on this site and the 17th richest in Canada.
The race announces its purse as CA$114,045, and every figure here is that money converted. The currency control at the top swaps the whole page.
TOTAL PRIZE MONEY £61,219
AS PUBLISHED CA$114,045
WORLD RANK 849th
RUNNINGS HELD 69
FIRST RUN 1906
What the Grey Stakes is
Grade III · 1 1/16 miles (8.5 furlongs) · Dirt · Woodbine Racetrack
- Racecourse
- Woodbine Racetrack
- Country
- Canada
- Grade
- Grade III
- Distance
- 1 1/16 miles (8.5 furlongs)
- Surface
- Dirt
- Race type
- Thoroughbred - Flat racing
- Open to
- Two-year-olds
- Direction
- left-handed
- First run
- 1906
- As published
- CA$114,045
We hold the total fund for the Grey Stakes and no separate winner's cheque. What the winner takes is a rule the racecourse sets rather than a national one, and it varies race by race.
Run in 1:46.57 in 2025, the Grey Stakes pays £574 for every second of the race, which is 474th of the 611 races in horse racing prize money per second and 19th in Canada.
Every Grey Stakes winner
69 runnings, 1956 to 2025, newest first
| Year | Winner | Jockey | Trainer | Owner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | The Big Con (GB)1:46.57 | Sahin Civaci | Miguel Clement | Reeves Thoroughbred Racing, Tony Weintraub and Brandon M. Dalinka |
| 2024 | He's Not Joking1:43.18 | Kazushi Kimura | Josie Carroll | Di Scola Boys Stable |
| 2023 | Two Ghosts1:44.56 | Justin Stein | Barbara J. Minshall | Hoolie Racing Stable LLC |
| 2022 | Bluebirds Over1:45.32 | Edgard J. Zayas | Saffie A. Joseph Jr. | Edward Seltzer & Beverly Anderson |
| 2021 | God of Love1:44.20 | Rafael M. Hernandez | Mark E. Casse | Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners & Gary Barber |
| 2019 | Chapalu1:44.50 | Patrick Husbands | Arnaud Delacour | EA Seltzer & BS Anderson |
| 2018 | Solidify1:43.90 | Emma-Jayne Wilson | Reade Baker | Paul Braverman & Timothy Pinch |
| 2017 | Archaggelos1:44.56 | Rafael M. Hernandez | Michael W. Dickinson | Monticule LLC |
| 2016 | Golden Hawk1:43.38 | Patrick Husbands | Mark E. Casse | Live Oak Plantation |
| 2015 | Riker1:44.31 | Jesse M. Campbell | Nicholas Gonzalez | Tucci Stables |
| 2014 | International Star1:45.15 | Rafael M. Hernandez | Michael J. Maker | Kenneth & Sarah Ramsey |
| 2013 | Ami's Holiday1:44.80 | Luis Contreras | Josie Carroll | Ivan Dalos |
| 2012 | River Seven1:43.98 | Eurico Rosa Da Silva | Nicolas Gonzalez | Tucci Stables |
| 2011 | Prospective1:44.55 | Luis Contreras | Mark E. Casse | John C. Oxley |
| 2010 | Blue Laser1:45.78 | Corey Fraser | Mark E. Casse | WinStar Farm |
| 2009 | Bear Tough Guy1:45.34 | Eurico Rosa da Silva | Reade Baker | Bear Stables |
| 2008 | Mine That Bird1:44.45 | Chantal Sutherland | David Cotey | David Cotey, D. Ball & HGHR Inc. |
| 2007 | Globetrotter1:46.59 | Jeremy Rose | H. Graham Motion | Earle I. Mack |
| 2006 | Skip Code1:45.56 | Patrick Husbands | Mark E. Casse | Charles Laloggia |
| 2005 | Unification1:46.50 | Robert Landry | Eoin G. Harty | Darley Stable |
| 2004 | Dance with Ravens1:47.79 | Todd Kabel | Mark Frostad | Sam-Son Farm |
| 2003 | Smoocher1:46.74 | Jim McAleney | David R. Bell | John A. Franks |
| 2002 | Wando1:45.10 | Richard Migliore | Michael Keogh | Gus Schickedanz |
| 2001 | Changeintheweather1:47.03 | Mickey Walls | David R. Bell | Pin Oak Stable |
| 2000 | Macho Uno1:44.13 | Jerry D. Bailey | Joe Orseno | Stronach Stable |
| 1999 | Four On The Floor1:45.12 | Patrick Husbands | Alexander McPherson | Lor Stables |
| 1998 | Certainly Classic1:46.20 | Constant Montpellier | Alexander McPherson | Dominion Bloodstock et al. |
| 1997 | Black Cash1:43.20 | Robert Landry | Daniel J. Vella | Frank Stronach |
| 1996 | Cash Deposit1:45.00 | Todd Kabel | Daniel J. Vella | Frank Stronach |
| 1995 | Gomtuu1:46.60 | Dave Penna | Dominic J. Polsinelli | Tri-Colour Racing Stable |
| 1994 | Talkin Man1:46.60 | Robert Landry | Roger Attfield | Kinghaven Farms & Helen G.Stollery |
| 1993 | Road Rush1:46.00 | Robert Landry | Daniel J. Vella | Frank Stronach |
| 1992 | Truth Of It All1:46.20 | Dave Penna | Sheldon Wolfe | A. Schmidt |
| 1991 | Steady Rise1:47.40 | Mickey Walls | Roger Attfield | Kinghaven Farms |
| 1990 | Wildy Special1:46.20 | Art Madrid, Jr. | Stephen L. DiMauro | Robert J. Sullivan |
| 1989 | Sky Classic1:46.00 | Sandy Hawley | James E. Day | Sam-Son Farm |
| 1988 | Mercedes Won1:45.60 | Lloyd Duffy | Arnold Fink | Chris Spencer |
| 1987 | Regal Classic1:45.00 | Dave Penna | James E. Day | Sam-Son Farm |
| 1986 | Blue Finn1:47.40 | Dave Penna | James E. Day | Sam-Son Farm |
| 1985 | Bishop Bob1:47.80 | David Clark | Arthur H. Warner | Victura Farm |
| 1984 | Dauphin Fabuleux1:45.40 | Jeffrey Fell | James E. Day | Sam-Son Farm |
| 1983 | Ten Gold Pots1:45.00 | Gary Stahlbaum | Gil Rowntree | B. K. Y. Stable |
| 1982 | Sunny's Halo|1:45.40 | Dave Penna | David C. Cross Jr. | David J. Foster |
| 1981 | Tampa Bay Buck1:46.00 | Dan Beckon | Arnold Fink | John Spencer |
| 1980 | Bayford1:44.20 | Robin Platts | John J. Tammaro, Jr. | Kinghaven Farms |
| 1979 | Sunny Premier1:46.20 | Gary Stahlbaum | Frank H. Merrill, Jr. | Meadowview Stable |
| 1978 | Port Ebony1:44.40 | George HoSang | M. Clapperton | S. C. S. Stable |
| 1977 | Cash the Ticket1:52.80 | W. Woods | J. Kelly | M. Martin |
| 1976 | Do Lishus1:47.20 | Chris Rogers | Sheldon Wolfe | Krever Farm |
| 1975 | Bay Streak1:47.40 | David Clark | Gordon M. Huntley | Whittaker Stable |
| 1974 | Silverbatim1:44.80 | Jeffrey Fell | Gordon M. Huntley | Mutual Enterprises |
| 1973 | Trojan Bronze1:46.40 | Robin Platts | Glenn Magnusson | A. B. Roks |
| 1972 | Impecunious1:44.00 | J. Moseley | George Handy | Mrs. R. L. Feinberg |
| 1971 | Spirit Rock1:44.40 | Brian Swatuk | Gil Rowntree | Stafford Farms |
| 1970 | Kennedy Road1:47.20 | Sandy Hawley | James C. Bentley | Helen G. Stollery |
| 1969 | Dance to Market1:52.60 | Chris Rogers | Earl Harbourne | V. Martin Jr. |
| 1968 | Jumpin Joseph1:46.80 | Brian Swatuk | Robert S. Bateman | Warren Beasley |
| 1967 | Dancer's Image1:48.20 | Avelino Gomez | Lou Cavalaris, Jr. | Peter D. Fuller |
| 1966 | Pine Point1:45.20 | Avelino Gomez | Jerry C. Meyer | Willow Downs Farm |
| 1965 | Titled Hero1:47.20 | Avelino Gomez | Patrick MacMurchy | Peter K. Marshall |
| 1964 | Des Erables1:48.40 | John LeBlanc | Duncan R. Campbell | Mrs. S. Thomas |
| 1963 | Ramblin Road1:45.00 | Pat Remillard | Gordon M. Huntley | Gordon F. Hall |
| 1962 | Sound Stage1:44.20 | George Gubbins | John Passero | Stafford Farms |
| 1961 | Admiral Gano1:45.20 | Pat Remillard | Alfred I. Taylor | Don G. Ross |
| 1960 | Belle O McClure1:45.20 | John R. Adams | Harry Trotsek | Hasty House Farm |
| 1959 | Eltoro The Great1:50.40 | George Gubbins | John Passero | William R. Beasley |
| 1958 | Anita's Son1:48.80 | C. M. Clark | Arthur H. Warner | Lanson Farm |
| 1957 | Salon1:47.40 | Billie Fisk | J. Brown | I. Tenney |
| 1956 | Roman Artist1:45.00 | Eegene A. Rodriguez | John Passero | William R. Beasley |
69 of the 69 runnings name the rider, 69 name the trainer and 69 name the owner, who is the one of the three the prize money actually belongs to.
Who wins the Grey Stakes more than once
The fact the table above holds and cannot show
No horse has won the Grey Stakes twice in the 69 runnings on this page.
Most wins by a trainer
Races worth about the same
Either side of the Grey Stakes in the world money order
| # | Race | Country | Prize money | As published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 839 | Lee Steere ClassicAscot Racecourse | Australia | £66,138 | AU$125,000 |
| 840 | Easter HandicapEllerslie Racecourse | New Zealand | £66,135 | NZ$150,000 |
| 841 | Great New Zealand HurdleTe Aroha | New Zealand | £66,135 | NZ$150,000 |
| 842 | Premio Carlo ChiesaCapannelle Racecourse | Italy | £65,812 | €77,000 |
| 843 | Premio Elena e Sergio CumaniSan Siro Racecourse | Italy | £65,812 | €77,000 |
| 844 | Premio Guido BerardelliCapannelle Racecourse | Italy | £65,812 | €77,000 |
| 845 | Premio Primi PassiSan Siro Racecourse | Italy | £65,812 | €77,000 |
| 846 | Premio VerziereSan Siro Racecourse | Italy | £65,812 | €77,000 |
| 847 | Ulster DerbyDown Royal, County Down | Ireland | £64,103 | €75,000 |
| 848 | Port Adelaide CupMorphettville Racecourse, South Australia | Australia | £63,619 | AU$120,240 |
| 850 | Nad Al Sheba TrophyMeydan Racecourse | United Arab Emirates | £60,510 | AED 300,000 |
| 851 | Premio ChiusuraSan Siro Racecourse | Italy | £60,171 | €70,400 |
| 852 | Tom Ridge StakesPresque Isle Downs | United States | £60,150 | $80,000 |
| 853 | Cocked Hat StakesGoodwood Racecourse | Great Britain | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| 854 | Lingfield Derby TrialLingfield Park | Great Britain | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| 855 | Badener MeileIffezheim Racecourse | Germany | £59,829 | €70,000 |
| 856 | Bavarian ClassicMunich Racecourse | Germany | £59,829 | €70,000 |
| 857 | Gerling-PreisKöln-Weidenpesch | Germany | £59,829 | €70,000 |
| 858 | Goldene PeitscheIffezheim Racecourse | Germany | £59,829 | €70,000 |
| 859 | Grosse Europa-MeileMunich Racecourse | Germany | £59,829 | €70,000 |
The 20 races closest to the Grey Stakes in what they pay, above and below it. Follow the ranking all the way up on the richest races in the world.
The rest of the money in Canada
24 races, 17th of them is this one
| Race | Racecourse | Grade | Prize money |
|---|---|---|---|
| Valedictory Stakes | Woodbine Racetrack | Grade III stakes | £80,520 |
| Ontario Lassie Stakes | Woodbine Racetrack | Restricted stakes | £70,527 |
| Bold Ruckus Stakes | Woodbine Racetrack | Restricted stakes | £67,100 |
| Manitoba Derby | Assiniboia Downs | Nongraded stakes | £67,100 |
| Mohawk Gold Cup | Campbellville, Ontario | Grade III | £53,680 |
| Woodstock Stakes | Woodbine Racetrack | Ungraded Stakes | £52,332 |
| Duchess Stakes | Woodbine Racetrack | Ungraded Stakes | £51,728 |
| Deputy Minister Stakes | Woodbine Racetrack | Restricted Stakes | £51,533 |
Every race in Canada we hold a purse for is on the Canada prize money list.
Frequently asked questions
What is the total Grey Stakes prize money?
£61,219, for the 2015 running. The race announces it as CA$114,045.
Where does the Grey Stakes rank among the richest races in the world?
849th of 997. 848 races pay more, the nearest of them Lee Steere Classic. In Canada it is 17th of 24.
Which jockey has won the Grey Stakes most often?
Dave Penna, with 5 wins between 1982 and 1995.
When was the Grey Stakes first run?
1906. This page holds 69 runnings, from 1956 to 2025.
How far is the Grey Stakes?
1 1/16 miles (8.5 furlongs), on dirt, at Woodbine Racetrack.
Where to next
The rest of the racing money