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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]
With the creation of the Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame in 1976, Hendrie was elected to the Builders category. [4] [5] During the 19th century, the city of Toronto had several racetracks. The OJC operated from the original Woodbine track on Queen Street East, which later became known as Greenwood.
Woodbine Centre is a shopping mall in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is located at Rexdale Boulevard and Highway 27 in the Rexdale area of Toronto, across Rexdale Boulevard from Woodbine Racetrack . The mall has over 130 stores and is home to Fantasy Fair, a year-round indoor amusement park .
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On turf at Woodbine Racetrack: 1958–1986 1 + 5 ⁄ 8 miles; 1987–1993 1 + 1 ⁄ 2 miles (Out of Chute, inside of the main track) 1994–2021 1 + 1 ⁄ 2 miles (One complete circuit outside of the main track) 2023–present 1 + 1 ⁄ 4 miles; Winners have come from breeding farms in Canada, the United States, Ireland, the United Kingdom ...
Woodbine Racetrack is in Etobicoke, and not anywhere close to Woodbine Avenue. Greenwood Race Track used to be located at the south end of Woodbine Avenue until it was demolished in 1994. Greenwood Race Track was the original Woodbine Racetrack until the construction of the current Woodbine Racetrack in 1956.
The Valedictory Stakes is a Canadian Thoroughbred horse race run annually in late November or early December at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto, Ontario. Open to horses age three and older, the Grade III stakes is contested on a synthetic "all weather" surface over a distance of 1 + 1 ⁄ 2 miles (12 furlongs).