Canadian Ingenuity: Wealth in whisky sired a king in horse racing
Author of the article: Susanna McLeod Publishing date: May 06, 2021 • 1 hour ago • 6 minute read One for Rose, with jockey Emile Ramsammy, captured the Seagram Cup Stakes for three-year-olds and up on Aug. 7, 2004, at Woodbine Racetrack. One for Rose also won the 2005 edition of the race. The Seagram Cup was inaugurated at the Old Woodbine Racetrack in 1903, named in honour of owner/breeder Joseph E. Seagram, whose Seagram Stables dominated Canadian racing at the time. Photo by Michael Burns Article content Rather than discarding surplus grain, flour millers at the town of Wa...