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Marine Stakes

Marine Stakes
Grade III race
Location Woodbine Racetrack
Toronto, Ontario
Inaugurated 1956
Race type Thoroughbred - Flat racing
Website www.woodbineentertainment.com/qct/default.asp
Race information
Distance 1 116 miles (8.5 furlongs)
Surface Tapeta
Track left-handed
Qualification Three-year-olds
Weight Allowances
Purse $115,938

The Marine Stakes is a Canadian Thoroughbred horse race run annually at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto, Ontario. Held in mid May, it is open to three-year-old horses and is contested over a distance of 1 116 miles (8.5 furlongs) on Polytrack synthetic dirt. It currently offers a purse of $115,938.

Inaugurated in 1956 at Greenwood Raceway, for Canadian-bred horses the Marine Stakes is the final prep for the Queen's Plate, Canada's most prestigious horse race. Since inception, it has been raced at various distances:

Speed record: (at current distance of 1 116 miles)

Most wins by an owner:

Most wins by a jockey:

Most wins by a trainer:


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