Summer Stakes (Canada)

The Summer Stakes is a Thoroughbred horse race run annually in mid-September at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Contested on turf over a distance of 1 mile, it is open to two-year-old horses. It became a Grade II in 1999 but in 2006 was downgraded to a Grade III status. In 2012, it returned to Grade II status. In 2018, the Jockey Club of Canada moved it to Grade I status.
Part of the Breeders' Cup Challenge series, the winner of the Summer Stakes automatically qualifies for the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf.
Inaugurated in 1953 at Fort Erie Racetrack as a sprint race on dirt, the Summer Stakes was moved to the turf in 1962. Since inception it has been run at various distances:

5 furlongs : 1953–1956 on dirt at Fort Erie Racetrack
5.5 furlongs : 1957–1960, 1961 on dirt at Fort Erie Racetrack
8 furlongs : 1962–1984 on turf at Fort Erie Racetrack, since 1985 on turf at Woodbine Racetrack

The race was run in two divisions in 1958, 1967, and 1969.

Records

Speed record:

1:34.38 – Good Samaritan

Most wins by an owner:

8 – Sam-Son Farm

Most wins by a jockey:

6 – Robin Platts

Most wins by a trainer:

8 – James E. Day

Winners

In 1992, Desert Waves finished first but was disqualified and set back to sixth.