Bold Venture Stakes
| Grade III race | |
| Location |
Woodbine Racetrack Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
|---|---|
| Inaugurated | 1956 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred - Flat racing |
| Website | www |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 6.5 furlongs |
| Surface | Tapeta all weather |
| Track | left-handed |
| Qualification | Three-year-olds and up |
| Weight | Weight-For-Age |
| Purse | CAN$114,255 (2016) |
The Bold Venture Stakes is a Thoroughbred horse race run annually at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Open to horses age three and older, it is contested during the second half of July on Tapeta synthetic dirt over a distance of six and a half furlongs. Currently the race offers a purse of CAN$114,255.
Inaugurated in 1956 at the Fort Erie Racetrack, the race was named in honor of Bold Venture, winner of the 1936 Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes.
This race was upgraded to a Grade III event in 2012.
Fatal Bullet set a new track record time for the 6.5 furlong distance of 1:14.54 when winning the 2008 renewal.
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