Hendrie Stakes
| Grade III race | |
| Location |
Woodbine Racetrack Toronto, Ontario Canada |
|---|---|
| Inaugurated | 1975 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred - Flat racing |
| Website | www |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 6.5 furlongs |
| Surface | Polytrack |
| Track | left-handed |
| Qualification | Fillies & Mares, four-years-old & up |
| Weight | Allowances |
| Purse | $116,205 (plus $50,000 for Ontario breds) |
The Hendrie Stakes is a Thoroughbred horse race run annually at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Held in mid May, the Grade III sprint race is open to fillies and mares, aged four and older and is contested over a distance of six and a half furlongs on Polytrack synthetic dirt. It offers a purse of $116,205 with an additional $50,000 for Ontario-bred horses provided by the Canadian Thoroughbred Horse Society (CTHS) through its Thoroughbred Improvement Program (TIP).
It was inaugurated in 1975 and run at the Fort Erie Racetrack for the first two years as the George C. Hendrie Handicap in honor of George Campbell Hendrie. Hendrik's called from one of Canada's most prominent racing families who, as did his father and grandfather before him, served as president of the Ontario Jockey Club.
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