Ontario Matron Stakes
Canadian Race for Mares & Fillies held annually in Ontario / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Ontario Matron Stakes is a Canadian Thoroughbred horse race run annually at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto, Ontario. Held during the third week of July, it is open to fillies and mares, age three and older. Once an ungraded stakes, it is now a Grade III and raced over a distance of 1+1⁄16 miles on Polytrack synthetic dirt, the race currently offers a purse of $115,635 with an addition $50,000 for Ontario bred horses from the Ontario Thoroughbred Improvement Program (T.I.P.).
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Grace III race | |
Location | Woodbine Racetrack Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
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Inaugurated | 1979 |
Race type | Thoroughbred - Flat racing |
Website | www |
Race information | |
Distance | 1+1⁄16 miles (8.5 furlongs) |
Surface | Polytrack |
Track | left-handed |
Qualification | Fillies & Mares, three-years-old & up |
Weight | Weight-For-Age |
Purse | $115,635 (2016) |
Bonuses | $50,000 for Ontario-bred horses from the T.I.P. |
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The Ontario Matron Stakes was first run in 1979. Until 2006 it was known as the Ontario Matron Handicap.