44 APRIL 2023 THE RIDER Woodbine Releases 2023 Thoroughbred Stakes Schedule
2023 Live Racing meet to open April 22
TORONTO, March 6, 2023 – Woodbine Entertainment today unveiled the stakes schedule for the 2023 Thoroughbred racing season at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto, Ontario.
oughbred stakes program will offer more than $17 million in purses, including 39 graded stakes, five Grade 1 events and two $1 million classics, The King’s Plate and Ricoh Wood- bine Mile. “Highlighted by the return of the Canadian International,
The lucrative 2023 Thor-
King’s Plate is schedule for Sun- day, August 20 to launch the Canadian Triple Crown. The
and the first running of The King’s Plate in 70 years, this year’s stakes program at Wood- bine will be as exciting as ever,” said Jim Lawson, CEO, Wood- bine Entertainment. The 164th running of The
$400,000 Prince of Wales will be run on Tuesday, September 12 at Fort Erie Race Track, while the $400,000 Breeders’ Stakes will be contested on Sunday, October 1.
merly the Ontario Racing Stakes, will be run on Sunday, October 8 as well with an increased purse of $200,000 for two-year-olds on the inner turf. The $500,000 Woodbine
2023 stakes schedule is the return of the Grade 1 Canadian Interna- tional. The iconic race will have its 84th running on Sunday, Oc- tober 8 at a new distance of a mile and a quarter over the E.P. Taylor Turf Course. The Grade 1 E.P. Taylor for fillies and mares will also be contested on October 8. Both Grade 1 races will be run for a purse of $750,000. The Algonquin Stakes, for-
bine Mile is accompanied by the $500,000 Grade 1 Johnnie Walker Natalma Stakes and $500,000 Grade 1 Summer Stakes on Saturday, September 16 for a super showcase of turf talent. The trio of Grade 1 events are all part of the Breeders’ Cup “Win and You’re In” Challenge Series. The biggest addition to the
The Grade 1 Ricoh Wood-
The Queen’s Plate on August 21, 2022 at Woodbine Racetrack. (Michael Burns photo)
Oaks Presented by Budweiser will launch the Canadian Triple Tiara on Sunday, July 23. The $250,000 Bison City Stakes (Au-
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https://woodbine.com/wp-con- tent/uploads/2023-Thorough- bred-Stakes-Schedule.pdf.
Thoroughbred
note of July 1, as Woodbine will celebrate Canada Day in style with five graded stakes races. The Grade 2 Nassau, Grade 2 Highlander, Grade 3 Dominion Day, Grade 3 Selene and Grade 3 Marine Stakes are all scheduled for the nation’s birthday. To view the entire 2023 stakes
gust 13) and $250,000 Wonder Where Stakes (September 10) complete the Triple Tiara. Fans will also want to make
season at Woodbine Racetrack opens on Saturday, April 22 and runs through Sunday, December 10. The number of race days re- mains at 133 with this start date. However, the number of race dates remains under considera- tion in consultation with the reg- ulators and the horse racing community. In the event of re- duced race dates the number of individual races will be substan- tially the same as 2022 through the redistribution of races to other periods during the meet.
The 2023 Thoroughbred
Horses enter the first turn during the 163rd running of
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