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.
14-489: 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
28-510: A Grade II event in 2014. In 2018, the Jockey Club of Canada moved it to Grade I status. The event was downgraded to Grade II in 2022. Speed record: (through 1998, times were recorded in fifths of a second. Since 1999 they are in hundredths of a second) Most wins: Most wins by an owner: Most wins by a jockey : Most wins by a trainer : Greenwood Raceway Greenwood Raceway (originally Woodbine Race Course )
42-630: Is an annual harness racing event for 3-year-old standardbred pacing horses which is held at Woodbine Mohawk Park in Campbellville, Ontario , Canada. The race replaced the Queen City Pace run from 1964 to 1983. From 1984 to 1993, the North America Cup was held at Greenwood Raceway and from 1994 to 2006, the North America Cup was held at Woodbine Entertainment Group's other harness racing venue, Woodbine Racetrack . It
56-1720: Is the richest harness race in North America at $ 1,000,000. Records [ edit ] Most wins by a driver 6 – John Campbell (1991, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999) Most wins by a trainer 3 – William G. Robinson (1993, 1994, 2002) Stakes record 1:47 2/5 – Captain Crunch (2019) North America Cup winners [ edit ] Year Winner Driver Trainer Owner Time Purse 2023 It's My Show Scott Zeron Linda Toscano Richard Young, Joanne Young 1:47 4/5 $ 1,000,000 2022 Pebble Beach Todd McCarthy Noel Daley Patricia Stable, Joe Sbrocco, Country Club Acres Inc., Laexpressfoderadeovolente 1:50 0/0 $ 1,000,000 2021 Desperate Man Trevor Henry Kathy Cecchin Kathy Cecchin, John Cecchin, Nicole Davies, and Arthur Davies 1:49 3/5 $ 1,000,000 2020 Tall Dark Stranger Yannick Gingras Nancy Takter Crawford Farms Racing, Marvin Katz, Caviart Farms, and Howard Taylor 1:48 2/5 $ 1,000,000 2019 Captain Crunch Scott Zeron Nancy Johansson 3 Brothers Stable, Christina Takter, Rojan Stables, and Caviart Farms 1:47 2/5 $ 1,000,000 2018 Lather Up Montrell Teague Clyde Francis Gary and Barbara Iles 1:48 1/5 $ 1,000,000 2017 Fear
70-873: The Orpen -owned Dufferin Park and Long Branch race tracks. By 1956, the OJC operated just three facilities, consisting of the Fort Erie Racetrack in Fort Erie, Ontario , and two facilities in Toronto. A new facility for Thoroughbred horse races was constructed in Etobicoke and given the name Woodbine Racetrack . The old facility was completely renovated and renamed Greenwood Raceway in 1963. It held both harness racing and Thoroughbred racing meets until its closure at
84-1014: The Plate Trials but worked out between the two divisions of the Trials. Their times were faster than the times of either of the trial divisions. Greenwood Raceway was the site of the Canadian Pacing Derby , the North America Cup , the Fan Hanover Stakes , the Maple Leaf Trot , and the Canadian Trotting Classic . In 1994, the Thoroughbred and harness operations were moved to Woodbine Racetrack in Etobicoke. The stadium
98-485: The construction of a five- furlong (1006 m) stone dust harness track inside the Thoroughbred track. This track was known for its tight turns and long back and homestretches. In the early 1950s, the Ontario Jockey Club, led by directors E. P. Taylor , George C. Hendrie and J. E. Frowde Seagram , undertook an acquisition and consolidation program for southern Ontario racing. The OJC bought and closed
112-504: The end of 1993. Steeplechase races were held at Woodbine/Greenwood for a few years, and there was a Thoroughbred race announcer by the name of Foster "Buck" Dryden for several years. A horse by the name of Last Mark (owned by James G. Fair of Cainsville, Ontario) won the "Plate" in 1948, setting a new Plate record and only being equalled once before the track was decommissioned. R.J. Speers' horse, Lord Fairmond, came second in that Plate race. Fair had two horses in that Plate which never ran in
126-487: The 💕 Horse race North America Cup Location Woodbine Mohawk Park Campbellville, Ontario , Canada Inaugurated 1984 (40 years ago) ( 1984 ) Race type Standardbred ( Pace ) Website woodbine .com /mohawk / Race information Distance 1 mile Surface Dirt Track Left-handed Qualification 3-year-olds Purse $ 1,000,000 (2023) The North America Cup
140-400: The harness meets. The track was at the junction of Kingston Road and Queen Street East, with only a narrow strip of land between it and Lake Ontario . Thoroughbred racing continued at the racetrack on a shortened six- furlong (1,207 m) track. Harness races were at first conducted on the Thoroughbred track, but serious problems with mud (including the starting gate being immobilized) led to
154-500: The original landowner and retired innkeeper. In 1881, Duggan helped found the Ontario Jockey Club (OJC). The facility hosted seasonal harness racing for Standardbred horses and flat racing events for Thoroughbreds . Harness racing dates were transferred to the racetrack from Thorncliffe Park Raceway to fill the gap between the spring and fall thoroughbred meets, and the track was known as Greenwood Raceway during
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#1732797180030168-474: The property became Woodbine Park with a water fountain feature in a man-made pond. It is separated from Woodbine Beach by Lake Shore Boulevard. In 2016, it was announced that Live Nation Entertainment had purchased the other half of the property (known as Greenwood Off Track Wagering or Champions Greenwood) with the intent of repurposing the site into a medium-sized entertainment venue with a capacity of 2,700 attendees. North America Cup From Misplaced Pages,
182-457: Was a horse racing facility in Toronto , Ontario , Canada. Inaugurated in 1874 as Woodbine Race Course at the foot of Woodbine Avenue and Lake Ontario , it was owned and operated by Raymond Pardee and William J. "Jiggs" Howell. The facility's land was mostly owned by Jesse Ashbridge and C.C. Small. Within a few years, financial problems resulted in the property reverting to Joseph Duggan,
196-410: Was demolished and replaced by residential and commercial development, including a betting parlour.To commemorate the history of the site, two of the new residential roadways were given names that reflected horse racing themes: Northern Dancer Blvd. (in honour of the famous thoroughbred Northern Dancer ) and Winners Circle. Joseph Duggan Road was named after the historical landowner. The southern half of
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