The Seagram Cup Stakes is a Grade III Thoroughbred race held annually at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Contested at 1 1/16 miles on the Tapeta synthetic surface for horses aged three and older, it is one of the most historic races in Canadian Thoroughbred racing and a key summer benchmark for older horses targeting the championship circuit at Woodbine. Inaugurated in 1903 at the old Woodbine Racetrack, the race is named in honor of Joseph E. Seagram, the whiskey magnate and breeder whose Seagram Stables dominated Canadian racing in the late 19th century, winning the Queen's Plate eight consecutive times between 1891 and 1898. The race has been contested at various distances and surfaces throughout its history, settling permanently on the Tapeta synthetic surface at 1 1/16 miles in 2007. Sandy Hawley and Patrick Husbands share the all-time jockey record with seven wins each, while Josie Carroll and Mark Casse each hold the trainer record with four victories. The race is part of Woodbine's prestigious midsummer stakes program and has attracted strong fields of older synthetic-track specialists in recent seasons.
The 2026 Seagram Cup Stakes is scheduled for Saturday, August 1 at Woodbine Racetrack. Contested at 1 1/16 miles on the Tapeta surface with a purse of $150,000, the race draws the top older horses on the Canadian synthetic-track circuit targeting the summer championship circuit.
Mark Casse and Patrick Husbands have dominated the Seagram Cup in the modern era. Swift Delivery gave Casse and Husbands a 2025 win in 1:43.65 for the powerful ownership partnership of Gary Barber, Team Valor International, Travis Kelce, Bruce Zoldan, and Steven Rocco. Paramount Prince gave Casse and Husbands a 2024 score in 1:43.37 for Michael Longlois and Gary Barber, the same horse that won the Dominion Day Stakes earlier in the summer. Tyson gave trainer Josie Carroll and jockey Rafael Hernandez a 2023 victory in 1:43.26 for Hill 'n' Dale Equine Holdings and Stretch Run Ventures. War Bomber (IRE) gave trainer Norman McKnight and jockey Sahin Civaci a 2022 score in 1:43.26 for owner Bruno Schickedanz, dead-heating at the line with the stakes record that still stands. Tap It To Win gave trainer Mark Casse his third Seagram Cup title in 2021.
| Year | Winner | Jockey | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Swift Delivery | Patrick Husbands | 1:43.65 |
| 2024 | Paramount Prince | Patrick Husbands | 1:43.37 |
| 2023 | Tyson | Rafael Hernandez | 1:43.26 |
| 2022 | War Bomber (IRE) | Sahin Civaci | 1:43.26 |
| 2021 | Tap It To Win | Rafael Hernandez | 1:43.79 |
The Seagram Cup Stakes is one of the most historic races in Canadian Thoroughbred racing and a key highlight of Woodbine's midsummer stakes program each summer.
