E.P. Taylor Stakes

The E. P. Taylor Stakes is a horse race featuring fillies and mares held each year since 1956 in at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. As part of the Breeders' Cup Challenge Series, the race grants winners automatic entry into the Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf.

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Location: Woodbine Racetrack - Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Inaugural Race: 1956

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Current Distance: 1 1/4 miles

Track Type: Left-handed, Turf

Age Qualification: Three-year-olds and up fillies and mares

Purse: $750,000

Race Date: Saturday, August 16th

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2025 E. P. Taylor Stakes Morning Line Odds & Entries

Post
Horse
Jockey / Trainer
ML Odds
1
Venencia (FR)
Rafael Manuel Hernandez / Michael J. Doyle
12-1
2
Literate
Sahin Civaci / Martin Drexler
20-1
3
Diamond Rain (GB)
William Buick / Charles Appleby
6-1
4
She Feels Pretty
John R. Velazquez / Cherie DeVaux
3-5
5
Caitlinhergrtness
Flavien Prat / Kevin Attard
8-1
6
Hurricane Clair
Pietro Moran / Martin Drexler
20-1
7
Ready for Shirl
Javier Castellano / Roger L. Attfield
7-2

2025 E. P. Taylor Stakes Results

POST
HORSE
JOCKEY / TRAINER
WIN / PLACE / SHOW
4
She Feels Pretty
John R. Velazquez / Cherie DeVaux
$2.90 / $2.10 / $2.10
3
Diamond Rain (GB)
William Buick / Charles Appleby
$2.80 / $2.10
7
Ready for Shirl
Javier Castellano / Roger L. Attfield
$3.40
1
Venencia (FR)
Rafael Manuel Hernandez / Michael J. Doyle
5
Caitlinhergrtness
Flavien Prat / Kevin Attard
2
Literate
Sahin Civaci / Martin Drexler
6
Hurricane Clair
Pietro Moran / Martin Drexler

Exotic Payouts:

  • $1.00 Exacta (4-3) Paid: $3.00
  • $0.20 Trifecta (4-3-7) Paid: $2.34
  • $0.20 Superfecta (4-3-7-1) Paid: $7.71

 

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The History of the E. P. Taylor Stakes

Inaugurated in 1956, the E. P. Taylor Stakes is a Grade 1 race run each year at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Initally run as the Nettie Handicap, in 1981 the race was renamed to honor Edward Plunket Taylor, who presided as President of the Ontario Jockey Club between 1953 and 1973. Taylor also founded the Jockey Club of Canada, and owned the incredibly successful Windfields Farm. 

Over the years the race has been run at several distances:

  • 1956–1961 – 1 1⁄16 miles on dirt
  • 1962–1963 – 1 1⁄16 miles on dirt
  • 1964–1967 – 1 1⁄8 miles on dirt
  • 1968 to date – 1 1⁄4 miles on turf

The race was seen as a potential final stepping stone for the Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf until 2025 when the race was officially added to the Breeders' Cup Challenge Series, allowing winners to automatically qualify for the Filly & Mare Turf.

E. P. Taylor Stakes Historical Results

Year
Winner
Jockey / Trainer
Distance / Time
2025
She Feels Pretty
John R. Velazquez / Cherie DeVaux
1 1⁄4 miles / 2:00.80
2024
Full Count Felicia
Kazushi Kimura / Kevin Attard
1 1⁄4 miles / 1:59.29
2023
Fev Rover (IRE)
Javier Castellano / Mark E. Casse
1 1⁄4 miles / 2:04.20
2022
Rougir (FR)
Kazushi Kimura / Chad C. Brown
1 1⁄4 miles / 2:02.62
2021
Mutamakina
Dylan Davis / Christophe Clement
1 1⁄4 miles / 2:09.14
2020
Etoile
Rafael Manuel Hernandez / Chad C. Brown
1 1⁄4 miles / 2:03.12
2019
Starship Jubilee
Luis Contreras / Kevin Attard
1 1⁄4 miles / 2:03.29
2018
Sheikha Reika
Andrea Atzeni / Roger Varian
1 1⁄4 miles / 2:05.10
2017
Blond Me (IRE)
Oisin Murphy / Andrew Balding
1 1⁄4 miles / 2:08.08
2016
Al's Gal
Florent Geroux / Michael J. Maker
1 1⁄4 miles / 2:01.60

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