Bunty Lawless Stakes Explained

The Bunty Lawless Stakes is a Thoroughbred horse race run annually at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto, Canada. An Ontario Sire Stakes, it is a race for horses age three and older. Run near the end of October, it is contested over a distance of 1 mile (8 furlongs) on turf and currently carries a purse of $96,563.

Inaugurated in 1975, it is named in honor of Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame inductee, Bunty Lawless (1935–1956) who, in a 1951 poll conducted by Canadian Press, was voted "Canadian Horse of the Half Century."

In 2006 the race was run at a distance of 8 furlongs and 70 yards on Polytrack.

Records

Speed record:

Most wins:

• 3 – Rahy's Attorney (2007, 2009, 2010)
• 2 – Frost King (1981, 1982)
• 2 – Balafran (1984, 1985)
• 2 – Control Zone (1989, 1990)
• 2 – Steady Ruckus (2000, 2002)
• 2 – Tusayan (2003, 2005)
• 2 – Pender Harbour (2011, 2012)

Most wins by an owner:

• 2 – Ted Smith/Bill Marko (1981, 1982)
• 2 – Bala Glen Farm (1984, 1985)
• 2 – Kinghaven Farms (1989, 1990)
• 2 – Edward Lang (2000, 2002)
• 2 – Srinivas Kilambi/Laurie Silvera (2003, 2005)
• 2 – Giffin/Andrews/Lazaruk (2011, 2012)

Most wins by a jockey:

• 3 – Robin Platts (1976, 1980, 1992)
• 3 – Lloyd Duffy (1981, 1982, 1991)
• 3 – Luis Contreras (2011, 2012, 2015)

Most wins by a trainer:

• 3 – Roger Attfield (1980, 1989, 1990)

Winners

Year	Winner	Age	Jockey	Trainer	Owner	Time
2015	Seen It All Before	6	Luis Contreras	Ashlee Brnjas	Colebrook Farms	1:36.00
2014	San Nicola Thunder	4	Justin Stein	John Cardella	Paul & Joe Pirone	1:35.89
2013	Ultimate Destiny	4	Eurico Rosa Da Silva	Alec Fehr	Alex Fehr	1:43.03
2012	Pender Harbour	4	Luis Contreras	Mike De Paulo	Giffin/Andrews/Lazaruk	1:36.83
2011	Pender Harbour	3	Luis Contreras	Mike De Paulo	Giffin/Andrews/Lazaruk	1:38.66
2010	Rahy's Attorney	6	Slade Callaghan	Ian Black	Ellie Boje Farm et al.	1:36.36
2009	Rahy's Attorney	5	Robert Landry	Ian Black	Ellie Boje Farm et al.	1:37.81
2008	Sand Cove	3	Richard Dos Ramos	Roger Attfield	Ralph Johnson	1:34.94
2007	Rahy's Attorney	3	Robert Landry	Ian Black	Ellie Boje Farm et al.	1:37.66
2006	Arch Hall	5	Patrick Husbands	Mark E. Casse	Eugene Melnyk	1:43.61
2005	Tusayan	5	Todd Kabel	Laurie Silvera	Srinivas Kilambi/Silvera	1:37.37
2004	Millfleet	3	Jill Scharfstein	Hugo Dittfach	Margaret Squires	1:39.07
2003	Tusayan	3	Emile Ramsammy	Laurie Silvera	Srinivas Kilambi/Silvera	1:38.90
2002	Steady Ruckus	5	Jim McAleney	Gil Rowntree	Edward Lang	1:37.38
2001	Starbeau	3	Patrick Husbands	Mike Keogh	Gustav Schickedanz	1:38.62
2000	Steady Ruckus	4	James McAleney	Gil Rowntree	Edward Lang	1:34.81
1999	River Boat	6	Slade Callaghan	Frank Huarte	Frank Huarte	1:38.60
1998	Randy Regent	4	Na Somsanith	Mark Frostad	Sam-Son Farm	1:35.00
1997	Terremoto	6	Todd Kabel	Beverly Buck	J. & J. Everatt	1:33.80
1996	Influent	5	Jean-Luc Samyn	Howard Tesher	R. Kumble/M. Becker	1:38.00
1995	Elated Guy	6	Emile Ramsammy	Robert P. Tiller	F. DiGiulio & F. DiGiulio Jr.	1:36.80
1994	Myrtle Irene	5	Sandy Hawley	David C. Brown	M/M D.G.McClelland	1:35.20
1993	Shiny Key	5	Mark Larsen	Alton Quanbeck	D. Morgan Firestone	1:37.20
1992	Big Ruckus	4	Robin Platts	Michael J. Wright	Bruno Schickedanz	1:40.40
1991	Stormy Gladiator	5	Lloyd Duffy	Fred H. Loschke	Hammer Kopf Farm	1:37.80
1990	Control Zone	7	Don Seymour	Roger Attfield	Kinghaven Farms	1:35.00
1989	Control Zone	6	Don Seymour	Roger Attfield	Kinghaven Farms	1:37.60
1988	Bouncing Brave	3	Dave Penna	Bud Carter	P. Lamantia/J. Russell	1:40.40
1987	Time Lap	3	Richard Grubb	Jack Reid	Rose Hill Farms	1:41.20
1986	Boulder Run	3	Jack Lauzon	Jerry G. Lavigne	R. Doe/B. Hutzel	1:38.60
1985	Balafran	4	Irwin Driedger	David Guitard	Bala Glen Farm	1:38.40
1984	Balafran	3	Hugo Dittfach	David Guitard	Bala Glen Farm	1:36.60
1983	Cool Tania	5	George HoSang	Frank Sansano	T. Pollock/F. & T. Sansano	1:37.40
1982	Frost King	4	Lloyd Duffy	Bill Marko	Ted Smith/Bill Marko	1:37.40
1981	Frost King	3	Lloyd Duffy	Bill Marko	Ted Smith/B. Marko	1:40.40
1980	Big Bay Point	4	Robin Platts	Roger Attfield	Norcliffe Stable	1:40.40
1979	Viceera	4	David Clark	Glenn Magnusson	H. & L. Hindmarsh	1:38.80
1978	Speedy Lad	3	William McMahon	Danny O'Callaghan	Caledon Heath Farm	1:34.80
1977	Pro Consul	3	Ángel Cordero Jr.	Brian Ottaway	Mrs. G. McCullough	1:39.80
1976	Victorian Prince	6	Robin Platts	Michael Whittingham	Grovetree/B. C. Stable	1:40.60
1975	Black Hawk Jim	3	Sandy Hawley	Donnie Walker	Conn Smythe	1:37.20

References

• The Bunty Lawless Stakes at Pedigree Query
• Woodbine Racetrack