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Northern Dancer Turf Stakes

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Inaugurated
  
1953

Surface
  
Turf

Website
  
Woodbine racetrack

Purse
  
227,040 CAD (2016)

Location
  
Woodbine Racetrack Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Race type
  
Thoroughbred - Flat racing

Distance
  
1 ⁄2 miles (12 furlongs)

2010 northern dancer turf stakes


The Northern Dancer Turf Stakes is a Canadian Thoroughbred horse race held annually at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto, Ontario in mid-September. A Grade I event with a current purse of C$300,000, it is run at a distance of  1 1⁄2 miles on Woodbine's E. P. Taylor turf course.

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Inaugurated as the Niagara Handicap, it was first raced on dirt at the Fort Erie Racetrack. In 1957 the race was changed to run on turf and was moved to the Woodbine Racetrack in 1985 where for 1986 only, it was run on dirt. The race became part of the Breeders' Cup program and the name was amended to the Niagara Breeders' Cup Handicap. In 2006, the event was renamed to honour Canada's most famous racehorse, Northern Dancer.

Over the years, the race has been run at various distances:

  •  1 1⁄16 miles : 1953-1956
  •  1 1⁄8 miles : 1957-1975
  •  1 1⁄4 miles : 1990-1994
  •  1 1⁄2 miles : 1976-1989, 1995 to present

    • 2011 northern dancer turf stakes wigmore hall


    Records

    Speed Record:

  • 2:25.87 - Strut the Stage (2004) at the current distance of  1 1⁄2 miles

    • Most wins:

  • 2 - Marshall Ney II (1957, 1958)
  • 2 - Strut the Stage (2003, 2004)
  • 2 - Wigmore Hall (2011, 2012)

    • Most wins by an owner:

  • 7 - Sam-Son Farm (1991, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2002, 2003, 2004)
  • 5 - Gardiner Farm (1967, 1968, 1970, 1974, 1976)

    • Most wins by a jockey:

  • 4 - Todd Kabel (2002, 2003, 2004, 2006)
  • 3 - Sandy Hawley (1970, 1996, 1997)

    • Most wins by a Trainer:

  • 6 - Lou Cavalaris, Jr. (1966, 1967, 1968, 1970, 1974, 1976)
  • 6 - Mark Frostad (1996, 1997, 1998, 2002, 2003, 2004)

    • References

    Northern Dancer Turf Stakes Wikipedia
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