The Toronto Cup Stakes is a Canadian Thoroughbred horse race run annually on turf at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto. Run in early July, the race is open to three-year-olds and is run over a distance of miles (9 furlongs) on turf. Inaugurated in 1890 as the Toronto Cup Handicap at the

Old Woodbine Racetrack Greenwood Raceway (originally Woodbine Race Course) was a horse racing facility in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. History Woodbine Race Course Inaugurated in 1874 as Woodbine Race Course at the foot of Woodbine Avenue and Lake Ontario, it was owned an ...

, it was raced on dirt and open to older horses until 1935. From inception through 1898 it was raced at miles, then from 1899 to 1934 at miles. There was no race in 1918 and 1919 and was suspended in 1935 then revived in 1953 restricted to three-year-olds and competed at a distance of miles on dirt. Since 1958 the race has been run on the turf with the exception of 1968 when it had to be switched to the main dirt track. In 1987 the turf race was modified to its present miles except for 1994 when it was held at the

Fort Erie Racetrack Fort Erie Race Track is a horse racing facility in Fort Erie, Ontario, Canada, that opened on June 16, 1897. The racetrack is often referred to as "the border oval" because of the track's proximity (barely a mile as the crow flies) to the U.S. bo ...

and run at its old -mile distance. The race was run in two divisions in 1983, 1986, and 1999.

Records

Speed record: * 1:47.00 – Skybound (1997) (at current distance of miles on turf) Most wins by an owner: * 11 –

Sam-Son Farm Sam-Son Farm is a Thoroughbred horse racing stable with farms located in Milton, Ontario, Canada and Ocala, Florida. Originating in the 60's by Ernie Samuel, it began as a home for competition hunter/jumper horses. One Sam-Son horse, Canadian C ...

(1985, 1986, 1987, 1991, 1997, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2007) Most wins by a

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: * 7 – Todd Kabel (2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007) Most wins by a trainer: * 7 – Mark Frostad (1997, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2007)

Winners

* In 1964 there was a dead heat for first.{{refend Ungraded stakes races in Canada Turf races in Canada Flat horse races for three-year-olds Woodbine Racetrack Recurring events established in 1890