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Inaugurated in 1953 at the Old Woodbine Racetrack, it remained there until the track closed in 1955. The race celebrates Dominion Day , the birth of the Canadian Confederation on July 1, 1867. Ace Marine, one of Canada's greatest runners, and its 1955 Horse of the Year , won this race in 1956.
The Woodbine Mile is a Grade I stakes race on turf for Thoroughbred racehorses three years old and up held annually in mid September at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto, Canada. Currently sponsored by Ricoh , the Woodbine Mile offers a purse of Can$ 1,000,000.
Woodbine Racetrack is a race track for Thoroughbred horse racing in the Etobicoke area of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Owned by Woodbine Entertainment Group, Woodbine Racetrack manages and hosts Canada's most famous race, the King's Plate. The track was opened in 1956 with a one-mile oval dirt track, as well as a seven-eights turf course. [1]
The Grey Stakes is a Canadian Thoroughbred horse race held annually during the first week of October at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto. A Grade III, it is open to two-year-old horses and is raced on dirt at a distance of 1 + 1 ⁄ 16 miles. Since 2006, the dirt racing surface at Woodbine Racetrack has been the synthetic Polytrack.
On September 16, Master of The Seas did not get off to the best of starts in the Woodbine Mile at Woodbine Racetrack as he was last out of the gate and trailed all five rivals through the early going. Jockey William Buick, calmly allowed him to find his stride and pushed the button at the top of the lane with gratifying results.
The award recognizes jockeys who are Canadian-born, Canadian-raised, or a regular in the country for more than five years, who have made significant contributions to the sport of thoroughbred horse racing. [2] On June 18, 2016 Patrick Husbands earned his 3,000th career victory at Woodbine Racetrack. [3] Husbands makes his home in Brampton ...
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Woodbine: 14: 3yo+ Canadian Triple Crown races. Month Race Name Racecourse Dist. (f) Age/Sex August: King's Plate: Woodbine: 10 3yo September: Prince of Wales Stakes: