Woodbine Entertainment will introduce a pair of six-furlong turf sprints for 2-year-olds to its Thoroughbred stakes program along with various other racing opportunities during the 2018 meet, which gets underway next month.
The $100,000 Catch a Glimpse S. for juvenile fillies is scheduled for Saturday, Aug. 25 followed by the companion Soaring Free S. for colts Sunday, Aug. 26.
“With a second turf course coming to Woodbine in 2019, we are looking for more opportunities in our racing schedule to enhance our turf program,” said Jonathan Zammit, Vice President of Thoroughbred Racing Operations. “Woodbine is one of the few tracks in North America that hosts turf stakes for 2-year-olds and the addition of the Catch a Glimpse and Soaring Free S. provides juveniles with a local prep for a pair of key Grade I events.”
Woodbine will also be offering additional racing competitions during the 2018 season with the return of the Turf Endurance Series, which runs from July to October with four $50,000 legs increasing in distance from one mile and three furlongs to 2 1/4 miles. The winner of the point-based claiming series will be awarded a bonus, which increases this year from $15,000 to $40,000.
Woodbine will also offer a $25,000 bonus to the winning connections of the newly formed Turf Sprint Series, which will be composed of the upgraded GI Highlander S. June 30, the GII Play the King S. Aug. 25 and the GII Nearctic S. Oct. 13. The stakes series bonus will be awarded to the winner also determined by a point system, which will be based on finishing position in all three legs.
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