{"id":3372,"date":"2020-05-20T17:05:48","date_gmt":"2020-05-20T17:05:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/woodbine.com\/queensplate\/woodbine-entertainment-unveils-revised-stakes-schedule\/"},"modified":"2020-05-20T17:05:48","modified_gmt":"2020-05-20T17:05:48","slug":"woodbine-entertainment-unveils-revised-stakes-schedule","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/woodbine.com\/kingsplate\/2020\/05\/20\/woodbine-entertainment-unveils-revised-stakes-schedule\/","title":{"rendered":"Woodbine Entertainment unveils revised stakes schedule"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3 style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>WOODBINE ENTERTAINMENT UNVEILS REVISED STAKES SCHEDULE<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong><em>The Queen\u2019s Plate and Ricoh Woodbine Mile on Back-to-Back Weekends<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>TORONTO, May 20, 2020 <strong>\u2013 <\/strong>Woodbine Entertainment unveiled its revised stakes schedule for the 2020 Thoroughbred racing season which is now scheduled to open on Saturday, June 6 and will run through Sunday, December 13 at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto, Ontario.<\/p>\n<p>The 2020 stakes program includes $13.8 million in purses across 75 stakes and features The Queen\u2019s Plate (Saturday, September 12) and the Grade 1 Ricoh Woodbine Mile (Saturday, September 19) scheduled on back-to-back weekends for the first time in Woodbine\u2019s storied history.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s been an unprecedented year which has led to a unique stakes schedule that we are very excited about,\u201d said Jim Lawson, CEO, Woodbine Entertainment. \u201cThe summer stakes schedule will build the anticipation for a very busy and exciting fall at Woodbine Racetrack highlighted by the running of our two biggest stakes races on back-to-back Saturdays.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Here are some key highlights of this year\u2019s stakes schedule:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The <strong>Canadian Triple Crown<\/strong> will get underway with the 161<sup>st<\/sup> running of <strong>The Queen\u2019s Plate<\/strong> on Saturday, September 12, followed by the <strong>Prince of Wales<\/strong> at Fort Erie racetrack on Tuesday, September 29, and concluding on the turf at Woodbine Racetrack with the $400,000 <strong>Breeders\u2019 Stakes<\/strong> on Saturday, October 24.<\/li>\n<li>Designated as Breeders\u2019 Cup \u201cWin And You\u2019re In\u201d races, the <strong>Ricoh Woodbine Mile <\/strong>will be followed by the Grade 1 <strong>Summer Stakes<\/strong> and the filly companion Grade 1 <strong>Natalma Stakes<\/strong> for two-year-olds on Sunday, Sept. 20.<\/li>\n<li>The <strong>Woodbine Cares<\/strong> and <strong>Ontario Racing Stakes<\/strong>, new juvenile inner turf stakes that launched in 2019, will be contested on Saturday, September 19 with purses increased to $135,000 each.<\/li>\n<li>Sunday, October 18 will feature the $600,000 <strong>P. Taylor Stakes<\/strong> (Grade 1), the $300,000 <strong>Northern Dancer<\/strong> (Grade 1) presented by Pattison and the $250,000 <strong>Nearctic Stakes<\/strong> (Grade 2).<\/li>\n<li>Woodbine\u2019s <strong>Ladies of the Lawn Series, <\/strong>which provides the winner with a $75,000 bonus, returns in 2020 with the first leg on Saturday, June 27 with the $175,000 <strong>Nassau Stakes<\/strong> (Grade 2), followed by the $175,000 <strong>Dance Smartly Stakes<\/strong> (Grade 2) on Saturday, August 15, the $250,000 <strong>Canadian Stakes<\/strong> (Grade 2) on Saturday, September 12, before culminating with the Grade 1 <strong>P. Taylor Stakes<\/strong>. The inaugural winner of the 2019 Ladies of the Lawn Series was Starship Jubilee.<\/li>\n<li>The $500,000 <strong>Woodbine Oaks<\/strong> Presented by Budweiser, first leg of the <strong>Canadian Triple Tiara<\/strong>, headlines another major race card on Saturday, August 15 that will include the $150,000 <strong>Plate Trial<\/strong>, which is one of six Canadian-foaled classics to receive a purse boost for 2020.<\/li>\n<li>The <strong>Greenwood Stakes<\/strong> has been shifted to Saturday, August 1 and is one of three Ontario-Bred stakes on the calendar with purses increased from $125,000 to $150,000.<\/li>\n<li>The other classics for horses foaled in Canada with purse increases, from $225,000 to $250,000, are the <strong>Bison City<\/strong> (Saturday, September 12), <strong>Cup &amp; Saucer<\/strong> (Saturday, Oct. 10), <strong>Wonder Where<\/strong> (Saturday, October 25), <strong>Princess Elizabeth<\/strong> (Saturday, Oct. 31) and <strong>Coronation Futurity<\/strong> (Sunday, Nov. 1).<\/li>\n<li>This year\u2019s <strong>Yearling Sales Stakes<\/strong> set for Sunday. August 30 will feature four stakes including a pair of two-year-old events (<strong>Simcoe <\/strong>and <strong>Muskoka<\/strong>) with purse increases to $250,000 and a pair of three-year-old events (<strong>Elgin<\/strong> and <strong>Algoma<\/strong>) with purses of $135,000.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Click here to view the <a href=\"https:\/\/woodbine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020-REVISED-FINAL-STAKES-SCHEDULE.pdf\">Stakes Schedules<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Due to complications with international travel, at this time the <strong>Pattison Canadian International <\/strong>(Grade 1) has been cancelled for the 2020 season. 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