The Mazarine Stakes is a

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Woodbine Racetrack Woodbine Racetrack is a race track for Thoroughbred horse racing in the Etobicoke area of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Owned by Woodbine Entertainment Group, Woodbine Racetrack manages and hosts Canada's most famous race, the King's Plate. The track ...

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, Canada. A Grade III race, it is open to two-year-old

fillies A filly is a female horse that is too young to be called a mare. There are two specific definitions in use: *In most cases, a ''filly'' is a female horse under four years old. *In some nations, such as the United Kingdom and the United States, t ...

. Contested over a distance of miles (8.5 furlongs) on

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synthetic dirt, it currently carries a purse of approximately $114,045. Run annually in October, the Mazarine Stakes is a prep race for the

Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies The Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies is a -mile thoroughbred horse race on dirt (although the distance has varied, depending on the configuration of the host track) for two-year-old fillies run annually since 1984 at a different racetrack in the Uni ...

. Inaugurated in 1965 at

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, in 1980 it was moved to its present location at Woodbine Racetrack. From 1975 through 1979 it was contested at a distance of one mile (8 furlongs). It was run in two divisions in 1979.

Records

Speed record: * 1:43.15 -

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(2005) (at current distance of miles) Most wins by an owner: * 4 -

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(1986, 1990, 1995, 1999) Most wins by a

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: * 7 -

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(2003, 2004, 2007, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2017) Most wins by a trainer: * 9 - Mark E. Casse (2004, 2007, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2021, 2022)

Winners of the Mazarine Stakes

* In 1983, Constant Change finished first but was disqualified and set back to second.{{refend

References

The 2007 Mazarine Breeders' Cup Stakes at the NTRAThe Mazarine Breeders' Cup Stakes at Pedigree Query
Graded stakes races in Canada Flat horse races for two-year-old fillies Recurring sporting events established in 1965 Woodbine Racetrack

Records

Winners of the Mazarine Stakes

See also

References