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Canadian Graded RTaces for 2008
WCoodbine Live! Update
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onstruction has begun on 266 hectare Woodbine Racetrack the rst step of phase one of property.
Committee of the Jockey Club of Canada met recently to review 138 open races carrying purses of $50,000 or more. Once again this year graded status was assigned to 37 Canadian stakes.
the $750 million Woodbine Live! project at Woodbine Racetrack. Construction on the new Stan-
The project is to be completed in two phases: Phase one will include a 450 room hotel and meeting facilities with a pool oasis area, a 6500 seat live entertainment venue, a multiplex theatre complex, a mix of high quality restaurants, entertainment venues, entertainment retail and of ces. A 400 metre canal will serve as the main spine which will have a water feature in the summer and a skating path in the winter.
To qualify for graded status in Canada in 2008 races must carry the following minimum purses; $250,000 - G1, $150,000 - G2 and $100,000 - G3.
dardbred ship-in facility is underway at the west end of the property between Woodbine’s turf course and the main thoroughbred tracks.
Only one race, the Lieutenant Gover- nors’ Stakes run at Hastings Racecourse in Vancouver lost its graded status and commencing in 2008 will be a listed race. The following races at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto were upgraded; The Northern Dancer Breeders’ Cup Turf G1, the Autumn Stakes G2 and the Singspiel G3.
The new facility will include a standardbred retention/thorough- bred quarantine barn and a new broadcast studio.
The following are a listing of all graded races in Canada in 2008. Woodbine Grade 1:
Canadian International (Pattison) Woodbine Mile (Bell)
Woodbine Live! will emcom- pass close to 112 hectares of the
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Woodbine is currently working with the builder to determine how the construction can be staged to minimize the impact to its cus- tomers, horsepeople and employ- ees.
Phase two will be a residential district with close to 2500 units in the northwest portion of Wood- bine Live! along with a Midtown/ Of ce Neighbourhood across from the Entertainment District.
Did You Know....
That BC Derby Winner, Celtic Dreamin, was named Best Claim Based on Earnings for 2007 by the Thoroughbred Time’s Best of 2007, a list which was compiled by their readers, industry leaders, and Thoroughbred Times editors. The K.K. Sangara owned California bred gelding showed that he deserved the accolade when he nished 2 lengths second behind Go Between in the $1,000,000 Sunshine Millions Classic at Santa Anita on January 26. Celtic Dreamin earned $200,000 for his second place nish.
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