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Woodbine Racetrack prize money

18 races at Woodbine put up £1.9m between them. The King's Plate leads on £536,800, 28% of everything the course puts up.

Woodbine is 28th of the 34 racecourses on this site, and the richest in Canada. The average race here is worth £106,695.

TOTAL PRIZE MONEY £1.9m
RICHEST RACE £537k
RACES 18
GRADE 3 RACES 4
RANK IN CANADA 1st

The twelve richest races at Woodbine

By prize money

Paid in CAD

King's Plate £537k Breeders' Stakes £268k Coronation Futurity Stakes £134k Marine Stakes £81k Ontario Derby £81k Plate Trial Stakes £81k Queenston Stakes £81k Toronto Cup Stakes £81k Valedictory Stakes £81k Ontario Lassie Stakes £71k Bold Ruckus Stakes £67k Grey Stakes £61k

Every race, ranked

18 races, biggest purse first

# Race Grade Prize money Share As published
1 King's Plate 1 1/4 miles Restricted £536,800 28.0% CA$1,000,000
2 Breeders' Stakes miles (12 furlongs) Restricted £268,400 14.0% CA$500,000
3 Coronation Futurity Stakes miles (9 furlongs) Restricted £134,200 7.0% CA$250,000
4 Marine Stakes miles (8.5 furlongs) Grade 3 £80,520 4.2% CA$150,000
5 Ontario Derby miles (9 furlongs) Grade 3 £80,520 4.2% CA$150,000
6 Plate Trial Stakes miles (9 furlongs) Restricted stakes £80,520 4.2% CA$150,000
7 Queenston Stakes 7 furlongs Restricted Stakes £80,520 4.2% CA$150,000
8 Toronto Cup Stakes miles (9 furlongs) Ungraded Stakes £80,520 4.2% CA$150,000
9 Valedictory Stakes miles (12 furlongs) Grade 3 £80,520 4.2% CA$150,000
10 Ontario Lassie Stakes miles (8.5 furlongs) Restricted stakes £70,527 3.7% CA$131,385
11 Bold Ruckus Stakes Six furlong sprint Restricted stakes £67,100 3.5% CA$125,000
12 Grey Stakes 1 1/16 miles (8.5 furlongs) Grade 3 £61,219 3.2% CA$114,045
13 Woodstock Stakes 6 furlongs Ungraded Stakes £52,332 2.7% CA$97,488
14 Duchess Stakes 7 furlongs Ungraded Stakes £51,728 2.7% CA$96,363
15 Deputy Minister Stakes Seven furlongs Restricted Stakes £51,533 2.7% CA$96,000
16 Vice Regent Stakes One Mile (8 furlongs) Restricted Stakes £51,103 2.7% CA$95,200
17 Victoria Park Stakes miles (9 furlongs) Ungraded Stakes £50,882 2.6% CA$94,788
18 Charlie Barley Stakes 1 mile (8 furlongs) Overnight stakes £41,570 2.2% CA$77,440

The oldest race here is the King's Plate, with winners recorded from 1860. The newest is the Charlie Barley Stakes, first won in 2001. Every one of them is a flat race.

How the money splits by grade

The 18 races at Woodbine, by the grade each is run at

Grade Races Prize money Share Richest
Grade 3 4 £302,779 16% Marine Stakes
Other races 14 £1,617,735£1.6m 84% King's Plate

Grade 3 races are 22% of the races at Woodbine and 16% of the money. The average Grade 3 race here is worth £75,695, against £106,695 across the course.

Where Woodbine stands in Canada

The richest racecourses in Canada, by what their races put up

# Racecourse Races Prize money
1 Woodbine Racetrack 18 £1,920,514£1.9m
2 Campbellville 2 £424,072
3 Fort Erie Race Track 1 £214,720
4 Century Mile Racetrack and Casino - Leduc County 1 £107,360
5 Hastings Racecourse 1 £80,520
6 Assiniboia Downs 1 £67,100

Woodbine holds 68% of the prize money in the 24 races we hold for Canada.

Racecourses worth about the same

The courses either side of Woodbine in the money order, anywhere in the world

Ellerslie Racecourse £2.7m San Siro Racecourse £2.1m Morphettville Racecourse £2.0m Saint-Cloud Racecourse £1.9m
Woodbine Racetrack £1.9m
Aqueduct Racetrack £1.9m Capannelle Racecourse £1.6m Newmarket Racecourse £1.0m Iffezheim Racecourse £1.0m

Who wins at Woodbine

Winning rides across every year of the 18 races here

# Jockey Wins Races Span
1 Patrick Husbands 47 17 1999 to 2024
2 Todd Kabel 44 17 1990 to 2007
3 Sandy Hawley 41 11 1970 to 1997
4 Robin Platts 33 11 1970 to 1997
5 Avelino Gomez 26 8 1956 to 1976
6 Eurico Rosa da Silva 24 11 2007 to 2019
7 David Clark 23 14 1975 to 2008
8 Luis Contreras 22 13 2010 to 2023
9 Dave Penna 21 10 1982 to 1995
10 Emile Ramsammy 20 12 1996 to 2009

The trainers

Winners saddled across the same races

# Trainer Wins Races Span
1 Roger Attfield 54 15 1975 to 2020
2 Mark E. Casse 32 11 2003 to 2024
3 Mark Frostad 26 10 1994 to 2012
4 James E. Day 24 9 1984 to 2001
5 Josie Carroll 20 12 1995 to 2026
6 Gil Rowntree 19 9 1970 to 1990
7 Gordon J. McCann 18 5 1940 to 1968
8 Yonnie Starr 18 7 1955 to 1981
9 Mark Casse 17 7 2010 to 2024
10 Arthur H. Warner 16 7 1958 to 1985

The horses that won here more than once

Wins across the 18 races at Woodbine

# Horse Wins Span Biggest win
1 Jumpin Joseph 5 1968 to 1969 King's Plate
2 Wando 5 2002 to 2003 King's Plate
3 Titled Hero 4 1965 to 1966 King's Plate
4 With Approval 4 1989 King's Plate
5 A Bit O'Gold 4 2003 to 2004 Breeders' Stakes
6 Regal Classic 4 1987 to 1988 Coronation Futurity Stakes
7 Anita's Son 4 1958 to 1959 Marine Stakes
8 Mobil 4 2003 Ontario Derby
9 Win City 4 2001 Marine Stakes
10 Alydeed 3 1992 King's Plate

Frequently asked questions

What is the richest race at Woodbine?

The King's Plate, at £536,800. It is 28% of the prize money in the 18 races here and the 128th richest race in the world.

How much prize money is there at Woodbine?

£1,920,514 across the 18 races on this site that are run there, an average of £106,695 a race.

Which is the richest racecourse in Canada?

Woodbine. Its races put up £1,920,514, 68% of the prize money we hold for Canada.

How many Grade 3 races are run at Woodbine?

Four, worth £302,779 between them. That is 16% of the course's prize money from 22% of its races.

Which horse has won the most big races at Woodbine?

Jumpin Joseph, with 5 wins across five of these races between 1968 and 1969.

Which jockey has won the most big races at Woodbine?

Patrick Husbands, with 47 winning rides across seventeen of these races between 1999 and 2024.

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