Woodbine Thoroughbred Racing & Incentives View Incentives Woodbine Horse Recruiting #1 Turf Racing in North America World class Thoroughbred Racing is offered at Woodbine Racetrack from April to December, racing is offered every Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Racing Information Stakes Program/Purses The lucrative 2023 Thoroughbred stakes program will offer more than $17 million in purses, including 39 graded stakes, five Grade 1 events and two $1 million classics, The King’s Plate and Ricoh Woodbine Mile. Over $65,000,000 in purses will be distributed during the 2023 Season. Base purses for quality races will exceed $70,000+ in 2023. Click here to see entire 2023 Stakes Schedule. The FacilityRacing SurfacesTraining Facilities Racing Surfaces E.P. Taylor Turf Course The Longest Stretch Run in North America One turn 1 1/8th mile Races Racing Distances: 6F, 6 1/2 F, 7F, Mile, Mile 1/16, Mile 1/8, Mile 1/4, Mile 3/8, Mile 1/2 Grade 1 Turf Stakes: $1,000,000 Ricoh Woodbine Mile, $500,000 Johnnie Walker Natalma Stakes, $500,000 Summer Stakes, $750,000 E.P. Taylor Stakes & $750,000 Canadian International (New Distance: Mile and a Quarter) Ricoh Woodbine Mile, Natalma Stakes & Summer Stakes are part of Breeders’ Cup Challenge Series “Win and You’re In” $400,000 Breeder’s Stakes (Final Leg of OLG Canadian Triple Crown All Weather Tapeta Main Track Racing Distances from 4 1/2 F to Mile 7/8 Signature events: $1,000,000 King’s Plate, $500,000 Woodbine Oaks 24 Graded Stakes Inner Turf Course Racing Distances: 5F, 7 1/2 F, Mile, Mile 1/16, Mile 3/8, Mile ½ 8 Inner Turf Course Stakes The newly named Algonquin Stakes offers increased purse of $200,000 for two-year-olds Training Surfaces Woodbine also offers world-class training facilities, including 4 training surfaces in addition to the all-weather main track: Dirt Training Track – One Mile Turf Training Track – Seven Furlongs Sand Ring – Two Furlongs European Jogging Path – Half-Mile Stall Application: https://woodbine.com/horsepeople/stall-application-form/ Shipping incentives may be available, please contact Director of Racing, Tim Lawson at tlawson@woodbine.com or 416-675-3993, ext. 3417 For more information on Thoroughbred RacingPlease contact Julia Bell, Stakes Manager, Email: jab@woodbine.com or Phone: 1-800-268-9967 Ext. 2440 Click here to sign up for racing updates
