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The Canadian Triple Crown shares another characteristic with its American counterpart – all of the races in both series are open to geldings. This differs from the situation in Europe, where many important flat races, notably the British and all but one of the French classics, bar geldings.
A list of notable flat horse races which take place annually in Canada and which currently hold Grade 1, 2 or 3 according to the Jockey Club of Canada. [ 1 ] Grade 1
Pages in category "Horse races in Canada" The following 19 pages are in this category, out of 19 total. ... Canadian Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing;
Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame inductees (164 P) Canadian racehorse trainers ... List of Canadian flat horse races; List of casinos and horse racing tracks in ...
The Canadian International Stakes was founded in 1938 as the Long Branch Championship. The first race was held at the Long Branch Racetrack in Etobicoke. The race was run on dirt and was restricted to Canadian-bred three-year-olds. The Race was renamed the Canadian International Stakes in 1939, and was restricted to Canadian-owned horses.
In the 2006 renewal, featuring several of the fastest pacers of the time, Lis Mara set a Canadian record on a 5 ⁄ 8-mile track of 1:49.3. [11] The record was broken in the 2011 renewal by Lis Mara's brother Lisagain, who paced the mile in 1:49.2. [12] Although this is no longer the Canadian record, it still stands as the Rideau Carleton track ...
The Canadian Triple Tiara of Thoroughbred Racing is a series of Canadian Thoroughbred horse races for Canadian-foaled three-year-old fillies inaugurated in 1999. The races consists of the: Woodbine Oaks; Bison City Stakes; Wonder Where Stakes; Since 1965, only fillies have run in these races.
The Natalma Stakes is a Canadian Thoroughbred horse race held annually at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto, Ontario. Run in mid-September, the Grade I race is run at a distance of one mile (8 furlongs) on turf and is open to two-year-old fillies. In 2016, the purse was increased to Can$250,000.