Breeders' Stakes
Canadian Thoroughbred horse race / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Not to be confused with the Breeders' Cup.
The Breeders' Stakes is a stakes race for Thoroughbred race horses foaled in Canada, first run in 1889. Since 1959, it has been the third race in the Canadian Triple Crown for three-year-olds. Held annually in October at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto, Ontario, the Breeders' Stakes follows the August running of the King's Plate and the September running of the Prince of Wales Stakes. At a distance of one-and-a-half miles, the Breeders' Stakes is the longest of the three Triple Crown races and is the only jewel raced on turf (the King's Plate is raced on Tapeta synthetic dirt and the Prince of Wales on a traditional dirt track).[2]
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Restricted race | |
Location | Woodbine Racetrack Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
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Inaugurated | 1889 (135 years ago) (1889) |
Race type | Flat / Thoroughbred |
Website | woodbine.com/breeders-stakes |
Race information | |
Distance | 1+1ā2 miles (12 furlongs) |
Surface | Turf |
Track | Left-handed |
Qualification | Three-year-olds (foaled in Canada) |
Weight | Colt/Gelding: 126 lbs (57.2 kg) Filly: 121 lb (55 kg) |
Purse | CDN$500,000[1] |
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