Natalma Stakes

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Natalma Stakes Race Facts

  • Location: Woodbine Racetrack, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
  • Inaugural Race: 1965
  • Distance: 1 mile (8 furlongs)
  • Track Type: Left-handed, Turf
  • Age Qualifications: Two Year Old Fillies
  • 2023 Purse: $500,000
  • 2023 Race Date: Saturday, September 16th

2023 Natalma Stakes Race Results

POST
HORSE
JOCKEY / TRAINER
WIN / PLACE / SHOW
11
She Feels Pretty
John R. Velazquez / Cherie DeVaux
$18.00 / $9.70 / $5.90
7
Simply in Front
Ryan Munger / Patrick Dixon
$23.80 / $10.50
1
Dazzling Star (GB)
William T. Buick / Charles Appleby
$2.90
12
Ozara (IRE)
Dylan Davis / Christophe Clement
14
Golden Canary
Sofia Vives / Mark E. Casse
8
Ready to Jam
Sahin Civaci / Mark E. Casse
15
Rhapsody
Kazushi Kimura / Kevin Attard
2
Bolt Enoree
Patrick Husbands / Kevin Attard
13
Dea Matrona (FR)
Joel Rosario / Chad C. Brown
10
She's Fire
Addiel J. Ayala / Kevin Rice

Exotic Payoffs:

  • $1.00 Exacta (11-7) Paid: $225.35
  • $0.20 Trifecta (11-7-1) Paid: $162.71
  • $0.20 Superfecta (11-7-1-12) Paid: $871.68

Watch the 2023 Natalma Stakes

Natalma Stakes Race History

Named after the dam of renowned champion of Northern Dancer and hall of fame horse Natalma, the Natalma stakes are run each year at the Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto, Ontario. Some of the notable winners of the race include 1966 Canadian Champion Two-Year-Old Filly Jammed Lovely, 1970 Canadian Horse of the Year Fanfreluche, 1985 Canadian Champion 3-Year-OId Filly La Lorgnette, 1991 Canadian Triple Crown Champion and Horse of the Year Dance Smartly (also a dam of Northern Dancer), and 2006 Canadian Horse of the Year Arravale.

With a record seven wins to his name and a three-peat between 2014 and 2016, Trainer Mark Casse has been dominant at the Natalma Stakes. Additionally, since his last win in 2002 Todd Kabel has held the record for most wins by a Jockey with five.

As part of the Breeders' Cup Challenge Series, winners of the race receive an automatic bid to compete in the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf.

Natalma Stakes Past Winners

Year
Winner
Jockey / Trainer
Distance / Time
2023
She Feels Pretty
John R. Velazquez / Cherie DeVaux
1 M / 1:35.34
2022
Last Call
Rafael Manuel Hernandez / Kevin Attard
1 M / 1:36.49
2021
Wild Beauty (GB)
Lanfranco Dettori / Charles Appleby
1 M / 1:35.08
2020
Lady Speightspeare
Emma-Jayne Wilson / Roger Attfield
1 M / 1:34.61
2019
Abscond
Irad Ortiz Jr. / Eddie Kenneally
1 M / 1:36.51
2018
La Pelosa
Jamie Spencer / Charlie Appleby
1 M / 1:33.70
2017
Capla Temptress
Joel Rosario / Marco Botti
1 M / 1:35.12
2016
Victory to Victory
Florent Geroux / Mark E. Casse
1 M / 1:35.24
2015
Catch a Glimpse
Florent Geroux / Mark E. Casse
1 M / 1:35.95
2014
Conquest Harlanate
Patrick Husbands / Mark E. Casse
1 M / 1:40.61