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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.
Capital City Speedway: Ottawa: Ontario: 1961–2014: CASCAR ACT: 0.375 miles (0.604 km) Centre for Speed [6] Shediac: New Brunswick: Sportsman, Street Stock, Mini Stock, Four for Fun, Atlantic Open Wheel: 0.375 miles (0.604 km) Checker Flag Speedway: Windsor
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]
Racers on the raceway park tend to be locals who live within 100 miles (160 km) of the track in places like Tillsonburg, London, St. Thomas, Woodstock, and Windsor. The St. Thomas Raceway Park is owned by Spriet Investments who also own the only other drag race track in Ontario. [2] All cars must pass inspection by the in-house inspectors. [3]
Woodstock is a city in Southwestern Ontario, Canada. The city has a population of 46,705 according to the 2021 Canadian census. Woodstock is the seat of Oxford County, at the head of the Thames River, approximately 128 km from Toronto, and 43 km from London, Ontario. The city is known as the Dairy Capital of Canada and promotes itself as "The ...
The old facility was completely renovated and renamed Greenwood Raceway in 1963. It held both harness racing and Thoroughbred racing meets until its closure at the end of 1993. Steeplechase races were held at Woodbine/Greenwood for a few years, and there was a Thoroughbred race announcer by the name of Foster "Buck" Dryden for several years.
Dirt track racing is a type of auto racing performed on oval tracks in Canada. While not as widespread as in the U.S., is still quite popular. Most of the provinces offer several venues for both local racing and special events.
The Ontario Jockey Club (OJC) was founded in 1881 to improve the quality of horse racing in the city of Toronto. William Hendrie, president of the Ontario Jockey Club and of the Hendrie Co., Limited, was a railway promoter and capitalist who was the founder of one of the most prominent families in the history of Thoroughbred racing in Canada.