New Providence Stakes
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Restricted Stakes race | |
Location | Woodbine Racetrack Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
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Inaugurated | 1982 |
Race type | Thoroughbred - Flat racing |
Website | www |
Race information | |
Distance | Six 6 furlongs sprint |
Surface | Polytrack |
Track | left-handed |
Qualification | Three-Years-Old & Up (Ontario Sire Stakes program) |
Weight | Allowances |
Purse | $100,000 |
The New Providence Stakes is a Canadian Thoroughbred horse race run annually in mid May at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto, Ontario. An Ontario Sire Stakes, it is a restricted race for horses aged three and older. A sprint race, it is competed over a distance of 6 furlongs on Polytrack synthetic dirt and currently carries a purse of $125,000.
Inaugurated in 1982, the race is named in honour of the Windfields Farm Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame colt New Providence who in 1959 became the first official winner of the Canadian Triple Crown.
Records
Speed record:
- 1:08.77 - Paso Doble (2015)
Most wins:
- 3 - Paso Doble (2011, 2013, 2015)
Most wins by an owner:
- 3 - Kinghaven Farms (1984, 1986, 1987)
Most wins by a jockey:
- 4 - Larry Attard (1990, 1991, 1993, 1995)
Most wins by a trainer:
- 3 - Robert P. Tiller (1997, 2003, 2007)