Class: | Restricted Stakes |
Horse Race: | Kingarvie Stakes |
Location: | Woodbine Racetrack Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
Inaugurated: | 1975 |
Race Type: | Thoroughbred - Flat racing |
Distance: | miles (8.5 furlongs) |
Surface: | Polytrack |
Track: | left-handed |
Qualification: | Two-year-olds (Ontario Sire Stakes program) |
Weight: | Allowances |
Purse: | $94,913 (2016) |
The Kingarvie Stakes is a thoroughbred horse race run annually in late November/early December at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. An Ontario Sire Stakes, it is a restricted race for two-year-old horses. Raced over a distance of miles on Polytrack, the Kingarvie Stakes currently carries a purse of $94,913.
Inaugurated in 1975 at Greenwood Raceway as a one mile event, it was competed there until 1994 when it was moved to Woodbine Racetrack and set at a distance of miles.
The race was named to honor Col. Samuel McLaughlin's Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame horse, Kingarvie.