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A Canadian-born thoroughbred champion racehorse, Dance
Smartly (1988-2007) won the Canadian Triple Crown in 1991 and is considered one of Canada's greatest racing fillies. The race was inaugurated in 1986 as the Woodbine Handicap; in1998, it was renamed to honor the
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1730:"Starship Jubilee, Rainha Da Bateria Win Dance Smartly"
1670:"Ask Mr. Know-It-All Beloved crooner is remembered"
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miles (current distance): 1:39.46 – Wakanaka (2022)
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1619:Sandy Hawley
1561:Craig Perret
1535:John A. Ross
1530:Ray Sabourin
1484:Sam-Son Farm
1479:James E. Day
1455:Sam-Son Farm
1450:James E. Day
1418:Sandy Hawley
1391:Steven Bahen
1287:Sam-Son Farm
1282:Mark Frostad
1255:John A. Ross
1223:Jim McAleney
1177:Lael Stables
1167:Jim McAleney
1148:Skymarc Farm
1001:Jim McAleney
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33:verification
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1611:Bessarabian
1588:Don Seymour
1581:Triple Wow
1503:Eddie Maple
1445:Jack Lauzon
1243:Ascot Yael
1028:Edgar Prado
927:Team Block
923:Chris Block
869:Reade Baker
817:John Unger
787:Gary Barber
613:Mutamakina
601:Gary Barber
307:to win the
220:Left-handed
167:Flat racing
151:Inaugurated
1754:Categories
1739:2017-07-03
1715:2017-07-03
1655:References
1306:Todd Kabel
1277:Todd Kabel
1196:Jono Jones
1104:Mona Rose
1055:Todd Kabel
828:Overheard
703:José Ortiz
452:Most wins:
118:Horse race
66:newspapers
1680:20 August
1357:Memories
1021:Masseuse
769:Lexie Lou
582:Wakanaka
159:Race type
96:July 2017
1643:See also
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275:Grade II
188:Distance
146:, Canada
132:Location
1496:Fieldy
1474:Pat Day
1189:Alexis
713:Magnier
539:Trainer
516:Winners
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552:2023
547:Time
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305:filly
257:is a
244:Purse
217:Track
87:JSTOR
73:books
1682:2023
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