Global InformationCharles Juravinski Memorial Cup information
| Location | Hamilton, Ontario, Canada |
|---|---|
| Inaugurated | 1977 |
| Race type | Harness race for Standardbred pacers |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 1 mile (1,609 metres or 8 furlongs) |
| Surface | Dirt, ½ mile oval |
| Track | Flamboro Downs |
| Qualification | 4-year-olds |
| Purse | $262,000 (2023) |
The Charles Juravinski Memorial Cup is a harness race for Standardbred pacers run annually at Flamboro Downs in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. Set at a distance of one mile, it was first run in 1977 as the Confederation Cup Pace and through 2012 it was a race for three-year-olds. Placed on hiatus for 2013 and 2014, upon reinstatement in 2015, the Confederation Cup Pace was changed to an event for four-year-olds.[1] The race was not contested in 2020 or 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2][3] In 2022, it was renamed the Charles Juravinski Memorial Cup in honour of Flamboro Downs' co-founder, Charles Juravinski, who died that year.[4]
The Charles Juravinski Memorial Cup is the signature race of Flamboro Downs.[4] Over the years it has attracted some of the very best horses in North America including U. S. and Canadian Hall of Fame horses Abercrombie, Cam Fella, Jate Lobell, On The Road Again, and Somebeachsomewhere.[5]
- ^ Confederation Cup race history at Flamboro Downs Retrieved November 15, 2016
- ^ "2020 Confederation Cup Cancelled". Standardbred Canada. Retrieved 2023-02-21.
- ^ "Flamboro Cancels Confederation Cup". Standardbred Canada. Retrieved 2023-02-21.
- ^ a b "flamboro downs - Charles Juravinski Cup". www.flamborodowns.com. Retrieved 2023-02-21.
- ^ Standardbred Canada May 12, 2016 article on the 2016 Confederation Cup reporting that "nine of North America's top four-year-old pacers will contest the 38th edition of the Confederation Cup" Retrieved November 15, 2016