Summer Stakes

The Summer Stakes is a premier Grade I turf race for two-year-old thoroughbreds held annually at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto, Ontario. Run over one mile on the inner turf, it stands out both for its high stakes and as part of the Breeders’ Cup “Win and You’re In” Challenge Series — the winner secures an automatic berth into the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf.

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Location: Woodbine Racetrack - Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Inaugural Race: 1953

TV Coverage: Stream live on TwinSpires.com!

Current Distance: 1 mile

Track Type: Left-handed, Turf

Age Qualification: 2YOs

Purse: $500,000

Race Date: Saturday, September 13th

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2025 Summer Stakes Race Results

Official race results and payouts are listed below:

POST
HORSE
JOCKEY / TRAINER
WIN / PLACE / SHOW
1
Argos
Flavien Prat / Riley Mott
$15.70 / $5.10 / $3.60
10
Wild Desert (IRE)
William Buick / Charles Appleby
$3.50 / $2.30
5
Two Out Hero
Rafael M. Hernandez / Kevin Attard
$3.30
12
Teddy's Rocket
Joel Rosario / Miguel Clement
4
Thesecretadversary (IRE)
Lanfranco Dettori / James A. Stack
7
Casson
Patrick Husbands / Mark E. Casse
6
Bill of Ice
Sahin Civaci / Kevin Attard
2
Rude Procedure
Fraser Aebly / Mark E. Casse
3
Timeframe
John R. Velazquez / Mark E. Casse
8
Marcus J
Pietro Moran / Kevin Attard

Exotic Payoffs:

  • $1.00 Exacta (1-10) Paid: $21.80
  • $0.20 Trifecta (1-10-5) Paid: $20.30
  • $0.20 Superfecta (1-10-5-12) Paid: $84.61

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2025 Summer Stakes Morning Line Odds & Entries

Post
Horse
Jockey / Trainer
ML Odds
1
Argos
Flavien Prat / Riley Mott
8-1
2
Rude Procedure
Fraser Aebly / Mark Casse
20-1
3
Timeframe
John Velazquez / Mark Casse
20-1
4
Thesecretadversary
Frankie Dettori / James Stack
6-1
5
Two Out Hero
Rafael Hernandez / Kevin Attard
3-1
6
Bill of Ice
Pietro Moran / Kevin Attard
20-1
7
Casson
Patrick Husbands / Mark Casse
10-1
8
Marcus J
Pietro Moran / Kevin Attard
12-1
9
Military Time
Dylan Davis / Mark Casse
12-1
10
Wild Desert (IRE)
William Buick / Charlie Appleby
5-2

Summer Stakes Race History

The Summer Stakes is Grade I horse race run at the Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto, Ontario. Inaugurated in 1953 at Fort Erie Racetrack, the race has been contested at 5 furlongs, 5 1/2 furlongs, and 8 furlongs (its current length). Notable previous winners include U.S. Champion 2-Year-Old Filly Dreaming of Anna (2006) and 3 time Canadian Champion Rainbows for Life (1990).

Canadian Hall of Fame jockey Robin Platts has won the race a record 6 times, a record he has held since his last win in 1988. Renowned trainer James E. Day has notched a record eight wins in his career (1980, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1990, and 1993).

Winning the race earns that horse entry into the Breeders Cup' Juvenile Turf as part of the Breeders' Cup Challenge Series.

Summer Stakes Past Winners

Year
Winner
Jockey / Trainer
Distance / Time
2025
Argos
Flavien Prat / Riley Mott
8 F / 1:36.90
2024
New Century (GB)
Oisin Murphy / Andrew Balding
8 F / 1:32.80
2023
Carson's Run
Dylan Davis / Christophe Clement
8 F / 1:35.70
2022
Mysterious Night (IRE)
William T. Buick / Charles Appleby
8 F / 1:34.98
2021
Albahr (GB)
Frankie Dettori / Charles Appleby
8 F / 1:35.77
2020
Gretzky The Great
Kazushi Kimura / Mark E. Casse
8 F / 1:34.53
2019
Decorated Invader
Irad Ortiz Jr. / Christophe Clement
8 F / 1:36.34
2018
Fog of War
Javier Castellano / Chad C. Brown
8 F / 1:33.90
2017
Untamed Domain
Joe Bravo / H. Graham Motion
8 F / 1:34.73
2016
Good Samaritan
Joel Rosario / William Mott
8 F / 1:34.38

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