Achievement Stakes
The Achievement Stakes was a Canadian Thoroughbred horse race run annually at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto, Ontario. An allowance race restricted to three-year-old horses foaled in the province of Ontario, it was run on Tapeta synthetic dirt over a distance of six furlongs.
| Restricted Stakes race | |
| Location | Woodbine Racetrack Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
|---|---|
| Inaugurated | 1953 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred - Flat racing |
| Website | www |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 6 furlongs |
| Surface | All weather synthetic dirt |
| Track | left-handed |
| Qualification | Three-year-olds and up |
| Weight | Allowances |
| Purse | $75,000 |
First run as the Achievement Handicap at the Fort Erie Race Track in 1953, over the years the event was run on both dirt and turf and at a variety of distances:
- 1+1⁄16 miles on dirt : 1953–1957, 1968-1979 (Fort Erie Race Track)
- 1 mile on turf : 1958 (Fort Erie), 1959-1966 (Woodbine Racetrack)
- 1 mile on turf : 1967 (Fort Erie)
- 7 furlongs on dirt : 1980 (Woodbine Racetrack), 1981-1993 (Greenwood Raceway)
- 6 furlongs on dirt : 1994 to 2018 (Woodbine Racetrack)
In 2019, the race was replaced by the Greenwood Stakes.
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