Summer Stakes (Canada)
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The Summer Stakes is a Thoroughbred horse race run annually in mid-September at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Contested on turf over a distance of 1 mile (8 furlongs), it is open to two-year-old horses. It became a Grade II in 1999 but in 2006 was downgraded to a Grade III status. In 2012, it returned to Grade II status.[1] In 2018, the Jockey Club of Canada moved it to Grade I status.[2]
Grade I race | |
Location | Woodbine Racetrack Toronto, Ontario |
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Inaugurated | 1953 |
Race type | Thoroughbred – Flat racing |
Website | woodbineentertainment.com |
Race information | |
Distance | 1 mile (8.0 furlongs) |
Surface | Turf |
Track | Left-handed |
Qualification | Two-year-olds |
Weight | Scale Weight |
Purse | Can$400,000 (2021)[1] |
Part of the Breeders' Cup Challenge series, the winner of the Summer Stakes automatically qualifies for the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf.[3]
Inaugurated in 1953 at Fort Erie Racetrack as a sprint race on dirt, the Summer Stakes was moved to the turf in 1962. Since inception it has been run at various distances:
- 5 furlongs : 1953–1956 on dirt at Fort Erie Racetrack
- 5.5 furlongs : 1957–1960, 1961 on dirt at Fort Erie Racetrack
- 8 furlongs (1 mile) : 1962–1984 on turf at Fort Erie Racetrack, since 1985 on turf at Woodbine Racetrack
The race was run in two divisions in 1958, 1967, and 1969.