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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.
Month Race Name Racecourse Dist. (f) Age/Sex June: Highlander Stakes: Woodbine: 6 3yo+ September: Woodbine Mile: Woodbine: 8: 3yo+ September: Northern Dancer Turf Stakes
1 mile : 1906-1929 (Old Woodbine Racetrack) 1 mile 70 yards : 1930-1955 (Old Woodbine Racetrack) 1 + 1 ⁄ 16 miles : 1956 to present at Woodbine Racetrack; J. K. L. Ross, owner of the first United States Triple Crown Champion, Sir Barton, won this race five years in a row with future U.S. Racing Hall of Fame trainer, Henry McDaniel. In 1926 ...
Master of The Seas starting at odds 33-10 raced a mile on firm turf in 1:32.45, following quick fractions of :22.16, :45.37 and 1:09.12. In addition to capturing the Mile for the third time, the Charlie Appleby notched his 10th Breeders' Cup victory from 20 starters and William Buick won his eighth Breeders' Cup race. [19]
The current Woodbine Racetrack owes its namesake to the original race course. The current Woodbine carries the name originally used by a racetrack which operated in southeast Toronto, at Queen Street East and Kingston Road, from 1874 through 1993. (While the Old Woodbine Race Course was at the south end of Woodbine Avenue, the current Woodbine ...
The Nassau Stakes is a Canadian Thoroughbred horse race held annually at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto, Ontario. A Grade II event raced in early June, it is open to horses aged three and older and run over a distance of one mile on turf. Currently, the Nassau Stakes offers a purse of $153,540.
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Named for Edward VII of the United Kingdom who had been crowned king in 1901, the race was created the following year with its first running taking place in 1903 as the King Edward Gold Cup. It was raced on dirt at the Old Woodbine Park until 1958 when it was moved to Woodbine Racetrack and changed to a turf race. Renamed the King Edward ...