Kingarvie Stakes

Horseraces infobox
class = Restricted Stakes
horse race = Kingarvie Stakes


caption =
location = Woodbine Racetrack
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
inaugurated = 1975
race type = Thoroughbred - Flat racing
website = [http://www.woodbineentertainment.com www.woodbineentertainment.com]
distance = 1 ¹/16 miles (8.5 furlongs)
track = Polytrack, left-handed
qualification = Two-year-olds
(Ontario Sire Stakes program)
weight = Allowances
purse = $125,000
bonuses = The Kingarvie Stakes is a Canadian Thoroughbred horse race run annually in late November/early December at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto, Ontario. An Ontario Sire Stakes, it is a restricted race for two-year-old horses. Raced over a distance of 1¹/16 miles on Polytrack, the Kingarvie Stakes currently carries a purse of $125,000.

Inaugurated in 1975 at Greenwood Raceway as a one mile event, it was competed there until 1994 when it was moved to Woodbine Racetrack and set at a distance of 1¹/16 miles.

The race was named to honor Col. Samuel McLaughlin's Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame horse, Kingarvie.

References

* [http://www.woodbineentertainment.com/ojcdis.asp?LI=YES&ACT=DIS&SEC=TBN&ART=1196547805708&DTSR=01%2F01%2F2007%5E12%2F31%2F2007+23%3A59 Kingarvie Stakes at Woodbine Entertainment Group]