Woodstock_Stakes
Woodstock Stakes
Horse race
The Woodstock Stakes is a historic Canadian Thoroughbred horse race run annually at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto, Ontario since 1885. Held in mid April, the sprint race is open to three-year-old horses and is contested over a distance of 5+1⁄2 furlongs on Polytrack synthetic dirt. It currently offers a purse of $97,488.
Inaugurated in 1885 at the now defunct Old Woodbine Race Course in Toronto, over the years the Woodstock Stakes has been contested at a variety of distances:
- 1+1⁄8 miles : 1885–1917 at Old Woodbine Race Course
- 1+1⁄16 miles : 1920–1932 at Old Woodbine Race Course
- 1 mile 70 yards : 1939–1941 at Old Woodbine Race Course
- 7 furlongs : 1976 at Greenwood Raceway
- 6+1⁄2 furlongs : 1967–1975 and 1977–1993 at Fort Erie Racetrack, 1994–1997 at Greenwood Raceway
- 6 furlongs : 1948–1955 at Old Woodbine Race Course, 1956–1966 and 1998–present at Woodbine Racetrack