Eclipse Stakes (Canada)
horse race in Canada
The Eclipse Stakes is a Canadian Thoroughbred horse race run annually at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto, Ontario. Held during the second half of May, the Grade II race is open to horses, four-years of age and older. It is contested over a distance of 1+1⁄16 miles (8.5 furlongs) on Polytrack synthetic dirt and currently offers a purse of $153.450.
Inaugurated as the Eclipse Handicap at Toronto's Greenwood Raceway in 1956, it was moved to Woodbine Racetrack in 1967. Since inception, it has been contested at various distances:
1 mile : 1959–1960 at Greenwood Raceway
1+1⁄16 miles : 1956, 1958 at Greenwood Raceway, since 1967 at Woodbine Racetrack
1+1⁄8 miles : 1957, 1961–1963 at Greenwood Raceway
1+3⁄16 miles : 1964–1966 at Greenwood Raceway
The race was not run in 2021.
Records
Speed record: (Through 1998, times were recorded in fifths of a second.
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