Queenston Stakes
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Queenston Stakes | |
Location | Woodbine Racetrack Toronto, Ontario Canada |
Inaugurated | 1956 |
Race type | Thoroughbred - Flat racing |
Website | www.woodbineentertainment.com |
Race information | |
Distance | 7 furlongs |
Track | Polytrack, left-handed |
Qualification | Three-years-old, foaled in Ontario |
Weight | Assigned |
Purse | $150,000 |
The Queenston Stakes is a Canadian Thoroughbred horse race run annually at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto, Ontario. Run in early May, the stakes race is open to three-Year-Old horses who were foaled in the Province of Ontario. Raced over a distance of seven furlongs on Polytrack synthetic dirt, it currently offers a purse of $150,000.
The Queenston Stakes was first run in 1956 at Fort Erie Racetrack in Fort Erie, Ontario as a 5½ furlong sprint race.