Tags: Horse Race, Race.
The Marine Stakes is a Canadian Thoroughbred horse race run annually at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto Ontario. Held in mid May it is open to three-year-old horses and is contested over a distance of 11/16 miles (8.5 furlongs) on Polytrack synthetic dirt. It currently offers a purse of $150000.Inaugurated in 1956 at Greenwood Raceway for Canadian-bred horses the Marine Stakes is the final prep for the Queen’s Plate Canada’s most prestigious horse race.