Vandal Stakes
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Vandal Stakes | |
Location | Woodbine Racetrack Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
Inaugurated | 1956 |
Race type | Thoroughbred - Flat racing |
Website | www.woodbineentertainment.com |
Race information | |
Distance | 5 furlongs |
Track | Polytrack, left-handed |
Qualification | Two-Year-Olds, foaled in Ontario |
Weight | Allowances |
Purse | $150,000 |
The Vandal Stakes is a Canadian Thoroughbred horse race run annually since 1956 at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto, Ontario. Run in mid October, the sprint race is open to two-year-old horses foaled in the Province of Ontario and is run over a distance of five furlongs on Polytrack synthetic dirt. It currently offers a purse of $150,000.
The 1967 winner, Dancer's Image, went on to win the following year's Kentucky Derby.