The E. P. Taylor Stakes is a Thoroughbred horse race for fillies and mares held annually since 1956 in October at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is run on the E. P. Taylor turf course at a distance of miles.

Originally run as the Nettie Handicap, the race was renamed in 1981 to honor the late Edward Plunket Taylor, President of the Ontario Jockey Club from 1953 to 1973 and a founder of the Jockey Club of Canada. An inductee of the Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame, E. P. Taylor owned Windfields Farm, Canada's most successful horse breeding operation.

The E. P. Taylor Stakes is a Grade I event with a purse of CAN$750,000 and draws horses from across North America as well as Europe. It is raced as a companion event to the Canadian International Stakes and can be a final stepping stone for the Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf, depending on the time frame between the running of the two races.

On March 27, 2025 it was announced that the E. P. Taylor Stakes is now part of the Breeders' Cup Challenge series.

Distances Over the years, the race has been contested at various distances: 1956–1961 – miles on dirt at Greenwood Raceway 1962–1963 – miles on dirt at Woodbine Racetrack 1964–1967 – miles on dirt at Woodbine Racetrack 1968 to date – miles on turf at Woodbine Racetrack

Records Time record: (at current miles distance on turf) 2:00.68 – Mrs. Lindsay (2007)

Most wins: 2 – Kitty Girl (1957, 1958)

Most wins by an owner: 3 – Gardiner Farm (1968, 1969, 1970)

Most wins by a jockey: 3 – Sandy Hawley (1976, 1978, 1982) 3 – John R. Velazquez (2004, 2005, 2011)

Most wins by a trainer: 3 – Lou Cavalaris Jr. (1968, 1969, 1970) 3 – Frank H. Merrill Jr. (1960, 1964, 1973) 3 – Maurice Zilber (1975, 1978, 1982)

Winners Year Winner Age Jockey Trainer Owner Time Ref2026Gimme A Nother (SAF)6John R. VelazquezH. Graham MotionNewstead Stables LLC2:02.712025She Feels Pretty4John R. VelazquezCherie DeVauxLael Stables2:00.802024Full Count Felicia5Kazushi KimuraKevin AttardGold Square LLC1:59.292023Fev Rover (IRE)5Javier CastellanoMark E. CasseTracy Farmer2:04.202022Rougir (FR)4Kazushi KimuraChad C. BrownPeter M. Brant & Michael Tabor2:02.622021Mutamakina5Dylan DavisChristophe ClementAl Shira'aa Farms2:09.142020Etoile4Rafael Manuel HernandezChad C. BrownPeter Brant, Mrs M V Magnier, Mrs Paul Shanahan2:03.122019Starship Jubilee6Luis ContrerasKevin AttardBlue Heaven Farm2:03.292018Sheikha Reika3Andrea AtzeniRoger VarianMohammed Obaid Al Maktoum2:05.102017Blond Me (IRE)5Oisin MurphyAndrew BaldingMrs. Barbara M. Keller2:08.082016Al's Gal5Florent GerouxMichael J. MakerKenneth and Sarah Ramsey2:01.602015Curvy3Ryan MooreDavid WachmanJohn Magnier, Michael Tabor & Derrick Smith2:02.882014Just The Judge (IRE) 4 Jamie Spencer Charles Hills Qatar Racing & Sangster family 2:03.472013Tannery (IRE)4Joel RosarioAlan E. GoldbergRichard Santulli2:07.132012Siyouma4Gérald MosséFrançois DoumenRobert Jeffcock2:03.042011Miss Keller5John VelazquezRoger AttfieldThree Chimneys, Lordship Stud & McStay2:06.982010Reggane4Christophe SoumillonAlain de Royer-DupréHaras De La Perelle2:03.882009Lahaleeb3William BuickMick ChannonM. Al-Qatami & K. Al-Mudhaf2:02.892008Folk Opera4Frankie DettoriSaeed bin SuroorGodolphin2:03.702007Mrs. Lindsay3Johnny MurtaghFrançois RohautBettina Jenney2:00.682006Arravale3Jose Valdivia Jr.Macdonald BensonRobert J. Costigan2:10.342005Honey Ryder4John VelazquezTodd A. PletcherGlencrest Farm LLC2:06.702004Commercante4John VelazquezRobert J. FrankelA. Falourd/H. Guy/R. Trussell2:04.022003Volga5Richard MiglioreKiaran McLaughlinH. Joseph Allen2:05.682002Fraulein3Kevin DarleyEd DunlopPhilip Freedman2:10.032001Choc Ice3Johnny MurtaghRobert ColletMicheline Vidal2:03.012000Fly For Avie5Todd KabelDavid R. BellIvan Dalos2:03.781999Insight4Mike E. SmithJohn HammondFlaxman Holdings2:05.341998Zomaradah3Gary StevensLuca CumaniDarley Racing2:02.401997Kool Kat Katie3Olivier PeslierDavid LoderAugustin Stable2:02.001996Wandering Star3Herb McCauleyJames FanshaweH. Joseph Allen2:04.601995Timarida3Frankie DettoriJohn OxxH H Aga Khan IV2:03.601994Truly A Dream3Chris McCarronRobert ColletRichard C. Strauss2:01.601993Hero's Love5Earlie FiresDaniel J. VellaFrank Stronach2:14.401992Hatoof3Walter SwinburnCriquette HeadSheikh Maktoum2:07.801991Lady Shirl4Garrett GomezNoel P. HickeyIrish Acres Farm2:02.401990Ruby Tiger3Richard QuinnPaul F. I. ColeSusan Blacker2:09.601989Braiswick3Gary CarterGeoff WraggSheikh Mohammed2:08.401988Sudden Love3Ray CochraneLuca CumaniLucy Ruspoli2:02.801987Khariyda3Yves Saint-MartinAlain de Royer-DupréH H Aga Khan IV2:05.401986Ivor's Image3Walter SwinburnMichael StouteSimon Fraser2:14.401985Devalois3Freddy HeadAlec HeadGhislaine Head2:05.801984Reine Mathilde3Gary W. MooreAlec HeadEcurie Aland2:04.201983L'Attrayante3Alain LequeuxOlivier DouïebAllen E. Paulson2:07.401982Vidor3Sandy HawleyMaurice ZilberNelson Bunker Hunt2:09.801981De La Rose3Eddie MapleWoody StephensHenryk de Kwiatkowski2:05.401980Liveinthesunshine5Robin PlattsF. Noel HickeyIrish Acres Farm2:08.001979Senorita Poquito3Brian SwatukEmile AllainHarlequin Ranches2:10.201978Neatrice3Sandy HawleyMaurice ZilberB. K. Y. Stable2:04.401977Majestic Kahala3Gary StahlbaumJ. Mort HardyWindhaven2:12.801976Momigi4Sandy HawleyJohn MorahanKoichiro Hayata2:10.601975Adieu II3Lloyd DuffyMaurice ZilberNelson Bunker Hunt2:06.401974Protectora5Heliodoro GustinesWarren PascumaSeltzer & Fairhurst2:02.601973Square Angel3Avelino GomezFrank H. Merrill Jr.W. Preston Gilbride2:02.801972Belle Geste4Noel TurcotteCarl F. ChapmanBeatrice Latimer2:04.801971Tudor Queen4Don HaleGil RowntreeStafford Farms2:02.001970Mary of Scotland3Richard GrubbLou Cavalaris Jr.Gardiner Farm2:07.801969Plegada5R. StewartLou Cavalaris Jr.Gardiner Farm2:03.601968Ice Water5Robin PlattsLou Cavalaris Jr.Gardiner Farm2:04.001967Hinemoa4Avelino GomezPaul CooperDoug Banks1:50.801966Speedy Lament5Frank BarrobyArthur H. WarnerArmstrong Bros. Stable1:52.401965Northern Queen3Wayne HarrisHoratio LuroWindfields Farm1:49.601964Etimota4Paul J. BaileyFrank H. Merrill Jr.Mrs. H. A. Luro1:50.601963Court Royal4Jim FitzsimmonsN. JuliusJ. E. Frowde Seagram1:44.001962Royal Spirit3Harlon DaltonJohn PasseroStafford Farms1:43.601961Victoria Regina3Jim FitzsimmonsGordon J. McCannWindfields Farm1:43.401960Chic Miss3John R. AdamsFrank H. Merrill Jr.Roxie Gian & Tosch1:46.001959Sword Woman3Don HaleA. H. RoutcliffePine Tree Stable1:47.201958Kitty Girl4Roberto GonzalezYonnie StarrL. Maloney & C. Smythe1:47.401957Kitty Girl3Herb LindbergYonnie StarrL. Maloney / C. Smythe1:47.601956Flying Trapeze3Vic BovineArthur H. WarnerLanson Farm1:45.60

See also List of Canadian flat horse races

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