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program and the name was amended to the
Niagara Breeders' Cup Handicap. In 2006, the event was renamed to honour Canada's most famous racehorse,
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finished first but was disqualified and set back to fourth. On appeal, the original order of finish was restored on May 26, 2010.
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Woodbine: Northern Dancer Turf of 2009 now official
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376:(1991, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2020)
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584:Colebrook Farms & Bear Stables, Ltd.
561:Colebrook Farms & Bear Stables, Ltd.
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298:miles : 1976-1989, 1995 to present
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1714:Canada to Run 41 Graded Stakes in 2021
1690:"Northern Dancer Turf Stakes Profile"
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433:(1996, 1997, 1998, 2002, 2003, 2004)
426:(1966, 1967, 1968, 1970, 1974, 1976)
194:300,000, it is run at a distance of
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1670:List of Canadian flat horse races
1759:Open middle distance horse races
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1769:Horse races established in 1953
1774:1953 establishments in Ontario
1754:Grade 1 stakes races in Canada
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383:(1967, 1968, 1970, 1974, 1976)
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16:Turf horse race in Canada
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141:Three-year-olds & up
1425:Thomas Skiffington, Jr.
172:Thoroughbred horse race
1632:1957 - Marshall Ney II
1629:1958 - Marshall Ney II
611:Midwest Thoroughbreds
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367:Most wins by an owner:
282:miles : 1990-1994
266:miles : 1957-1975
250:miles : 1953-1956
1638:1955 - Jimminy Baxter
1578:1974 - Carney's Point
608:Roger A. Brueggemann
1749:Turf races in Canada
691:Eurico Rosa Da Silva
208:miles on Woodbine's
186:in mid-September. A
1641:1954 - Pheasant Boy
1626:1959 - Grey Monarch
1614:1963 - Puss n Boots
1599:1968 - The Knack ll
1545:1984 - Cost Control
1310:D. Morgan Firestone
940:Live Oak Plantation
220:Fort Erie Racetrack
117:miles (12 furlongs)
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1764:Woodbine Racetrack
1620:1961 - Harmonizing
1611:1964 - Will I Rule
1608:1965 - Quick Pitch
1596:1969 - Hammer Kopf
1590:1971 - One For All
1572:1976 - Don Lorenzo
1554:1981 - Bridle Path
1516:Michael A. Tammaro
1485:Stephen L. DiMauro
1396:Willard C. Freeman
1270:Christophe Clement
1059:Christophe Clement
935:Christophe Clement
671:Rabbah Bloodstock
641:JMJ Racing Stables
438:Winners since 1986
424:Lou Cavalaris, Jr.
408:(1970, 1996, 1997)
176:Woodbine Racetrack
90:Woodbine racetrack
46:Woodbine Racetrack
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1729:Daily Racing Form
1563:1978 - Tuxedo Mac
1560:1979 - Dom Alaric
1551:1982 - Lord Elgin
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1305:Alton H. Quanbeck
1241:W. Elliott Walden
1112:Richard Dos Ramos
846:Robert J. Frankel
810:Javier Castellano
696:Roger L. Attfield
631:Emma-Jayne Wilson
494:Emma-Jayne Wilson
174:held annually at
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1400:Plandome Stable
1336:Gordon Colbourne
1122:Knob Hill Stable
906:Darwin D. Banach
877:Darwin D. Banach
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1602:1967 - Canadel‡
1593:1970 - Panpiper
1581:1973 - Fun Co K
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1536:Earlier winners
1430:Shadwell Stable
1340:Box Arrow Farm
1331:Stanley Bethley
984:Strut the Stage
953:Strut the Stage
851:Juddmonte Farms
820:Robert S. Evans
788:Juddmonte Farms
758:Mark B. Hawtin
729:Mark B. Hawtin
700:Stella Perdomo
683:Forte Dei Marmi
654:Sheikhzayedroad
578:Luis Contreras
528:Charlie Appleby
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343:Marshall Ney II
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1699:17 September
1697:. Retrieved
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1623:1960 - Moony
1391:Jean Cruguet
1370:Sam-Son Farm
1360:Daniel David
1236:Craig Perret
1215:Sam-Son Farm
1210:Mark Frostad
1205:Sandy Hawley
1197:Desert Waves
1184:Sam-Son Farm
1179:Mark Frostad
1174:Sandy Hawley
1166:Desert Waves
1153:Sam-Son Farm
1148:Mark Frostad
1117:Phil England
1088:Frank Huarte
1054:Robbie Davis
1033:Sam-Son Farm
1028:Mark Frostad
1002:Sam-Son Farm
997:Mark Frostad
971:Sam-Son Farm
966:Mark Frostad
754:Michael Bell
741:Wigmore Hall
725:Michael Bell
712:Wigmore Hall
604:Flavien Prat
572:Johnny Bear
545:Johnny Bear
502:Sam-Son Farm
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431:Mark Frostad
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406:Sandy Hawley
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357:Wigmore Hall
352:(2003, 2004)
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210:E. P. Taylor
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76:Thoroughbred
28:Grade I race
1651:† In 2009,
1586:Belle Geste
1511:David Clark
1456:Trevor Swan
1300:Mark Larsen
1228:Lindon Lime
1046:Honor Glide
930:Brice Blanc
872:Edgar Prado
783:Barry Hills
662:Martin Lane
523:James Doyle
515:Old Persian
213:turf course
133:Left-handed
80:Flat racing
64:Inaugurated
1743:Categories
1676:References
1653:Marsh Side
1451:Dave Penna
1420:Dave Penna
1383:Hodges Bay
1352:Tot of Rum
1275:W. Gretzky
1104:Thornfield
1075:River Boat
1023:Todd Kabel
992:Todd Kabel
961:Todd Kabel
901:Todd Kabel
801:Marsh Side
399:Todd Kabel
336:Most wins:
313:2:25.87 -
19:Horse race
1521:Sanderson
1323:Beau Fasa
1292:Shiny Key
922:Revved Up
533:Godolphin
498:Gail Cox
72:Race type
1664:See also
1529:2:32.40
1525:Belanger
1494:2:32.80
1472:Southjet
1463:2:34.40
1434:2:28.00
1403:2:05.20
1374:2:04.80
1343:2:02.20
1314:2:01.60
1283:2:03.20
1248:2:27.00
1219:2:27.00
1188:2:30.40
1157:2:30.00
1126:2:29.32
1095:2:32.16
1066:2:26.52
1037:2:26.18
1006:2:27.13
975:2:25.87
944:2:27.13
913:2:34.36
884:2:27.45
855:2:32.02
824:2:26.68
792:2:28.97
761:2:30.67
732:2:28.28
703:2:28.46
674:2:32.37
645:2:33.56
623:Interpol
614:2:31.75
587:2:27.30
564:2:25.74
537:2:27.78
506:2:29.87
478:Not held
149:Handicap
101:Distance
42:Location
1584:1972 -
1566:1977 -
1365:Jim Day
1279:S. Port
770:Redwood
461:Trainer
415:Trainer
326:⁄
303:Records
293:⁄
277:⁄
261:⁄
245:⁄
203:⁄
188:Grade I
184:Ontario
180:Toronto
122:Surface
112:⁄
86:Website
54:Ontario
50:Toronto
1568:Momigi
1412:Turfah
457:Jockey
449:Winner
390:jockey
146:Weight
58:Canada
1499:1986
1468:1987
1439:1988
1408:1989
1379:1990
1348:1991
1319:1992
1288:1993
1253:1994
1224:1995
1193:1996
1162:1997
1131:1998
1100:1999
1071:2000
1042:2001
1011:2002
980:2003
949:2004
918:2005
889:2006
860:2007
829:2008
797:2009
766:2010
737:2011
708:2012
679:2013
650:2014
619:2015
592:2016
569:2017
542:2018
511:2019
484:2020
474:2021
469:Time
465:Owner
331:miles
192:Can$
158:Can$
154:Purse
130:Track
1701:2016
445:Year
429:6 -
422:6 -
404:3 -
397:4 -
379:5 -
372:8 -
355:2 -
348:2 -
341:2 -
166:The
125:Turf
67:1953
453:Age
178:in
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