Northern Dancer Turf Stakes

The Northern Dancer Turf Stakes is a Canadian Thoroughbred horse race held annually at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto, Ontario. A Grade I event, it is held in the third week of July and run at a distance of 1-1/2 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.

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Woodbine Racetrack Graded Stakes Races

Stakes Race	Grade	Purse
Eclipse Stakes	III	$150,000
Nassau Stakes	II	$300,000
King Edward Stakes	II	$250,000
Highlander Stakes	II	$200,000
Singspiel Stakes	III	$150,000
Queen's Plate Stakes	I	$1,000,000
Dominion Day Stakes	III	$200,000
Dance Smartly Stakes	II	$300,000
Ontario Matron Stakes	III	$150,000
Nijinsky Stakes	II	$300,000
Royal North Stakes	III	$150,000
Sky Classic Stakes	II	$250,000
Ontario Colleen Stakes	III	$150,000
Play the King Stakes	II	$200,000
Seaway Stakes	III	$150,000
Natalma Stakes	III	$200,000
Summer Stakes	III	$250,000
Canadian Stakes	II	$300,000
Northern Dancer Turf Stakes	I	$500,000
Woodbine Mile Stakes	I	$1,000,000
Selene Stakes	III	$250,000
Grey Stakes	III	$200,000
Nearctic Stakes	I	$500,000
E.P. Taylor Stakes	I	$1,000,000
Canadian International Stakes	I	$1,500,000
Autumn Stakes	II	$150,000
Kennedy Road Stakes	III	$150,000
Bessarabian Stakes	III	$150,000
Valedictory Stakes	III	$150,000