Star Shoot Stakes
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The Star Shoot Stakes is a Thoroughbred horse race run annually at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Run in mid April, it is the first stakes race of the Woodbine racing season. An ungraded stakes race contested on dirt over six furlongs, it is open to three-year-old fillies.
Ungraded stakes race | |
Location | Woodbine Racetrack Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
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Inaugurated | 1956 |
Race type | Thoroughbred – Flat racing |
Website | woodbineentertainment.com |
Race information | |
Distance | Six furlong sprint |
Surface | Tapeta |
Track | Left-handed |
Qualification | Three-Year-Old Fillies |
Weight | Allowances |
Purse | $100,000 (Plus $50,000 for Ontario bred horses from T.I.P.) |
Inaugurated in 1956 at Greenwood Raceway, and named for Star Shoot, the sire of Sir Barton, the race was hosted by the Fort Erie Racetrack from 1967 through 1975 before moving to its present location at Woodbine Racetrack in 1976. Since inception it has been contested at various distances:
- 6 furlongs : 1956, 1967 to present
- 6.5 furlongs : 1957
- 7 furlongs : 1958–1966
The Star Shoot Stakes was run in two divisions in 1961, 1979, 1986, and in 1999.