Highlander Stakes

Highlander Stakes
Grade II race
LocationWoodbine Racetrack
Toronto, Ontario Canada
Inaugurated1954
Race typeThoroughbred - Flat racing
Websitewoodbineentertainment.com
Race information
Distance6 furlongs (1,200 m) sprint
SurfaceTurf
TrackLeft-handed
QualificationThree-years-old & up
WeightAllowance conditions
Purse$250,000 (since 2017)[1]

The Highlander Stakes is a Thoroughbred horse race run annually at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Run in mid to late June, the Grade II race is open to horses aged three and older. Raced over a distance of six furlongs on turf, it currently offers a purse of $250,000.

Inaugurated in 1954 as the Highlander Handicap at Toronto's Greenwood Raceway, it was moved to Woodbine Racetrack in 1957. The race was contested on dirt through 2003 when it was moved to the turf for the 2004 edition. It has been run at a distance of six furlongs except for 1957 and 1958 when it was run at seven furlongs.

The race was upgraded to Grade II status for 2010, fell to a Grade III, and restored as a Grade II event in 2014.[1] In 2018, the Jockey Club of Canada moved it to Grade I status.[2]

The event was downgraded to Grade II in 2022.[1]

  1. ^ a b c "Highlander Stakes Profile". www.equibase.com. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
  2. ^ "Jockey Club of Canada Graded Stakes Committee Announces Upgrades for 2018". The Jockey Club Canada. 31 January 2018. Retrieved 16 September 2018.

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