605:
563:
615:
276:
388:
who encouraged him to come work for him in Canada. Bentley accepted and became part of
Ontario racing until he saddled his last horse on April 23, 1984, at
610:
429:
424:
would each be inducted into the
Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame. Bentley race conditioned Kennedy Road to three National Championships. The
43:
445:
516:
490:
338:
296:
135:
600:
558:
543:
85:
448:. With some of his most successful runners, Jim Bentley won top stakes races in Canada as well as in the United States.
362:
165:
433:
225:
441:
385:
105:
95:
512:
369:
for a stable run by his father. In the early 1920s he emigrated to the United States where he found work for
125:
595:
260:
130:
401:
185:
590:
585:
417:
397:
381:
373:
317:
255:
245:
377:
342:
215:
459:
270:
250:
230:
220:
205:
155:
110:
452:
389:
370:
313:
265:
195:
170:
160:
346:
282:
145:
115:
100:
567:
547:
437:
392:. During that long career, Jim Bentley trained for a number of prominent owners including
350:
120:
80:
47:
421:
321:
190:
150:
90:
579:
413:
309:
235:
210:
200:
175:
140:
31:
537:
486:
393:
180:
366:
325:
75:
240:
513:"Arthur W. Stollery - Hall of Fame Inductee, 2014 (Thoroughbred Builder)"
60:
451:
With
Kennedy Road, Bentley won his first Queen's Plate in 1971 and
425:
361:
Born in
Ireland, Jim Bentley exercised and rode horses in both
487:"James C. (Jim) Bentley - Hall of Fame Inductee, 1981"
353:, three of which would earn Hall of Fame induction.
303:
290:
69:
54:
37:
27:
20:
345:who twice won Canada's most prestigious race, the
349:. During his career he trained horses to win six
458:On July 7, 1984, Jim Bentley died at age 81 in
8:
606:Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame inductees
17:
471:
481:
479:
477:
475:
430:Canadian Champion Three-Year-Old Filly
7:
616:Irish emigrants to the United States
444:colt Lord Durham was named the 1973
446:Canadian Champion Two-Year-Old Colt
517:Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame
491:Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame
428:Lauries Dancer was voted the 1971
339:Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame
297:Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame
14:
611:Equestrians from County Limerick
384:in 1927 he met Canadian trainer
455:gave him a second win in 1981.
1:
86:Canadian International Stakes
380:. While at New York state's
337:(1903 – July 7, 1984) was a
632:
546:February 25, 2021, at the
434:Canadian Horse of the Year
226:Coronation Futurity Stakes
566:October 15, 2020, at the
560:2018 Woodbine Media Guide
308:
295:
136:Princess Elizabeth Stakes
74:
221:Jockey Club Cup Handicap
106:Fall Highweight Handicap
96:American Legion Handicap
78:(1948, 1950, 1952, 1970)
601:Canadian horse trainers
343:Thoroughbred racehorses
126:Philip H. Iselin Stakes
351:National Championships
131:Questionnaire Handicap
335:James Charles Bentley
277:Canadian Triple Crown
186:Cup and Saucer Stakes
539:jockeyclubcanada.com
412:Jim Bentley runners
404:and his wife Helen.
382:Saratoga Race Course
374:Idle Hour Stock Farm
324:, Military Bearing,
256:Connaught Cup Stakes
378:Lexington, Kentucky
371:Edward R. Bradley's
216:Dominion Day Stakes
541:Past Award Winners
460:Wellesley Hospital
304:Significant horses
271:Lady Angela Stakes
251:Fanfreluche Stakes
231:Toronto Cup Stakes
206:Plate Trial Stakes
156:Achievement Stakes
111:King Edward Stakes
101:Excelsior Handicap
83:(1948, 1954, 1972)
453:Fiddle Dancer Boy
390:Greenwood Raceway
332:
331:
314:Fiddle Dancer Boy
266:Shepperton Stakes
246:Sheridan Handicap
196:Bison City Stakes
171:Highlander Stakes
161:Maple Leaf Stakes
70:Major racing wins
623:
570:
556:
550:
535:
529:
528:
526:
524:
509:
503:
502:
500:
498:
493:. 1 January 1981
483:
263:(1983) (2 divs.)
166:Niagara Handicap
146:Clarendon Stakes
116:Sysonby Handicap
61:Toronto, Ontario
23:
22:James C. Bentley
18:
631:
630:
626:
625:
624:
622:
621:
620:
576:
575:
574:
573:
568:Wayback Machine
557:
553:
548:Wayback Machine
536:
532:
522:
520:
511:
510:
506:
496:
494:
485:
484:
473:
468:
442:Windfields Farm
438:Sovereign Award
410:
402:Arthur Stollery
359:
281:
269:
264:
259:
254:
249:
244:
239:
234:
229:
224:
219:
214:
209:
204:
199:
194:
189:
184:
179:
174:
169:
164:
159:
154:
149:
144:
139:
134:
129:
124:
121:Carter Handicap
119:
114:
109:
104:
99:
94:
89:
84:
81:Victoria Stakes
79:
64:
59:
48:County Limerick
42:
21:
12:
11:
5:
629:
627:
619:
618:
613:
608:
603:
598:
593:
588:
578:
577:
572:
571:
551:
530:
504:
470:
469:
467:
464:
422:Lauries Dancer
409:
406:
358:
355:
330:
329:
322:Lauries Dancer
306:
305:
301:
300:
293:
292:
288:
287:
191:Alabama Stakes
151:My Dear Stakes
91:Travers Stakes
72:
71:
67:
66:
56:
52:
51:
39:
35:
34:
29:
25:
24:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
628:
617:
614:
612:
609:
607:
604:
602:
599:
597:
596:Irish jockeys
594:
592:
589:
587:
584:
583:
581:
569:
565:
562:
561:
555:
552:
549:
545:
542:
540:
534:
531:
519:. 26 May 2014
518:
514:
508:
505:
492:
488:
482:
480:
478:
476:
472:
465:
463:
461:
456:
454:
449:
447:
443:
439:
436:. In the pre
435:
431:
427:
423:
419:
415:
407:
405:
403:
400:, as well as
399:
395:
391:
387:
383:
379:
375:
372:
368:
364:
356:
354:
352:
348:
347:Queen's Plate
344:
340:
336:
328:, Stone Manor
327:
323:
319:
315:
311:
307:
302:
298:
294:
289:
286:
284:
283:Queen's Plate
280:
278:
272:
267:
262:
261:Nassau Stakes
257:
252:
247:
242:
237:
236:Vandal Stakes
232:
227:
222:
217:
212:
211:Woodbine Oaks
207:
202:
201:Delaware Oaks
197:
192:
187:
182:
177:
176:Stymie Stakes
172:
167:
162:
157:
152:
147:
142:
141:Simcoe Stakes
137:
132:
127:
122:
117:
112:
107:
102:
97:
92:
87:
82:
77:
73:
68:
62:
57:
53:
49:
45:
40:
36:
33:
30:
26:
19:
16:
559:
554:
538:
533:
521:. Retrieved
507:
495:. Retrieved
462:in Toronto.
457:
450:
418:Kennedy Road
411:
396:and his son
394:E. P. Taylor
363:steeplechase
360:
334:
333:
318:Kennedy Road
285:(1971, 1981)
275:
274:
181:Colin Stakes
163:(1955, 1972)
148:(1954, 1979)
138:(1953, 1958)
58:July 7, 1984
15:
591:1984 deaths
586:1903 births
367:Flat racing
341:trainer of
326:Snow Knight
76:Grey Stakes
580:Categories
523:20 October
497:14 October
466:References
408:Top horses
386:John Dixon
357:Background
241:Ohio Derby
44:Ballyglass
28:Occupation
440:era, the
50:, Ireland
564:Archived
544:Archived
398:Charles
291:Honours
279:series:
32:Trainer
420:, and
299:(1981)
273:(1984)
268:(1983)
258:(1983)
253:(1981)
248:(1980)
243:(1980)
238:(1976)
233:(1976)
228:(1973)
223:(1972)
218:(1972)
213:(1971)
208:(1971)
203:(1971)
198:(1971)
193:(1971)
188:(1970)
183:(1970)
178:(1957)
173:(1956)
168:(1955)
158:(1955)
153:(1954)
143:(1953)
133:(1951)
128:(1951)
123:(1951)
118:(1950)
113:(1950)
108:(1950)
103:(1950)
98:(1950)
93:(1949)
88:(1949)
65:Canada
426:filly
414:Arise
310:Arise
525:2021
499:2021
432:and
365:and
55:Died
41:1903
38:Born
376:in
582::
515:.
489:.
474:^
416:,
320:,
316:,
312:,
46:,
527:.
501:.
63:,
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.