Highlander Stakes

The Highlander Stakes is a Canadian Thoroughbred horse race run annually at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto, Ontario. Run in mid to late June, the Grade II race is open to horses aged three and older. Raced over a distance of six furlongs on turf, it currently offers a purse of $200,000. Inaugurated in 1954 as the Highlander Handicap at Toronto's Greenwood Raceway, it was moved to Woodbine Racetrack in 1957. The race was contested on dirt through 2003 when it was moved to the turf for the 2004 edition. It has been run at a distance of six furlongs except for 1957 and 1958 when it was set at seven furlongs. The race was upgraded to Grade II status in 2010.

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Woodbine Racetrack Graded Stakes Races

Stakes Race	Grade	Purse
Eclipse Stakes	III	$150,000
Nassau Stakes	II	$300,000
King Edward Stakes	II	$250,000
Highlander Stakes	II	$200,000
Singspiel Stakes	III	$150,000
Queen's Plate Stakes	I	$1,000,000
Dominion Day Stakes	III	$200,000
Dance Smartly Stakes	II	$300,000
Ontario Matron Stakes	III	$150,000
Nijinsky Stakes	II	$300,000
Royal North Stakes	III	$150,000
Sky Classic Stakes	II	$250,000
Ontario Colleen Stakes	III	$150,000
Play the King Stakes	II	$200,000
Seaway Stakes	III	$150,000
Natalma Stakes	III	$200,000
Summer Stakes	III	$250,000
Canadian Stakes	II	$300,000
Northern Dancer Turf Stakes	I	$500,000
Woodbine Mile Stakes	I	$1,000,000
Selene Stakes	III	$250,000
Grey Stakes	III	$200,000
Nearctic Stakes	I	$500,000
E.P. Taylor Stakes	I	$1,000,000
Canadian International Stakes	I	$1,500,000
Autumn Stakes	II	$150,000
Kennedy Road Stakes	III	$150,000
Bessarabian Stakes	III	$150,000
Valedictory Stakes	III	$150,000