Northern Dancer Breeders' Cup Turf

Turf race infobox
class = Grade I
horse race = Northern Dancer Breeders' Cup Turf


caption =
location = Woodbine Racetrack
Toronto, Ontario flagicon|Canada
inaugurated = 1953
race type = Thoroughbred - Flat racing
website = [http://www.woodbineentertainment.com/woodbine/ Woodbine racetrack]
distance = 1½ miles (12 furlongs)
track = Grass, left-handed
qualification = Three-year-olds & up
weight = Handicap
purse = $750,000
bonuses = The Northern Dancer Breeders' Cup Turf is a Canadian Thoroughbred horse race held annually at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto, Ontario. A Grade I event with a current purse of $750,000 ($650,000 plus $100,000 from the Breeders Cup Fund), it is held in the third week of July and run at a distance of 1½ miles on Woodbine's E. P. Taylor turf course.

Inaugurated as the Niagara Handicap, it was first raced on dirt at the Fort Erie Racetrack. In 1957 the race was changed to run on turf and was moved to the Woodbine Racetrack in 1985 where for 1986 only, it was run on dirt. The race became part of the Breeders' Cup program and the name was amended to the Niagara Breeders' Cup Handicap. In 2006, the event was renamed to honor Canada's most famous racehorse, Northern Dancer.

Over the years, the race has been run at various distances:
* 11/16 miles : 1953-1956
* 1⅛ miles : 1957-1975
* 1¼ miles : 1990-1994
* 1½ miles : 1976-1989, 1995 to present

Records

Speed Record:
* 2:26.18 - Full of Wonder (2002) at the current distance of 1½ miles

Most wins:
* 2 - Marshall Ney II (1957, 1958), Strut the Stage (2003, 2004)

Most wins by an owner:
* 7 - Sam-Son Farm (1991, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2002, 2003, 2004)
* 5 - Gardiner Farm (1967, 1968, 1970, 1974, 1976)

Most wins by a jockey:
* 4 - Todd Kabel (2002, 2003, 2004, 2006)
* 3 - Sandy Hawley (1970, 1996, 1997)

Most wins by a Trainer:
* 6 - Lou Cavalaris, Jr. (1966, 1967, 1968, 1970, 1974, 1976)
* 6 - Mark Frostad (1996, 1997, 1998, 2002, 2003, 2004)

Winners since 1986

Earlier winners

*1985 - Sondrio
*1984 - Cost Control
*1983 - Norwick
*1982 - Lord Elgin
*1981 - Bridle Path
*1980 - Morold
*1979 - Dom Alaric
*1978 - Tuxedo Mac
*1977 - Momigi
*1976 - Don Lorenzo
*1975 - Yvetot

*1974 - Carney's Point
*1973 - Fun Co K
*1972 - Belle Geste
*1971 - One For All
*1970 - Panpiper
*1969 - Hammer Kopf
*1968 - The Knack ll
*1967 - Canadel *
*1966 - Orbiter
*1965 - Quick Pitch
*1964 - Will I Rule

*1963 - Puss n Boots
*1962 - Our Jeep
*1961 - Harmonizing
*1960 - Moony
*1959 - Grey Monarch
*1958 - Marshall Ney II
*1957 - Marshall Ney II
*1956 - Captor
*1955 - Jimminy Baxter
*1954 - Pheasant Boy
*1953 - Scene One

* 1967 Carteret finished first, disqualified and placed last