Woodbine Entertainment
Woodbine Racetrack and Slots is a horseracing track and slot machine gaming facility located at Rexdale, Ontario, Canada.
Woodbine Racetrack and Slots features both thoroughbred and harness races and is widely acknowledged as Canada's premier horseracing track. The track is also home to over 1,700 slot machines within a 56,000 square foot themed gaming area, which depicts the birth of horseracing and the Italian Renaissance era.
Play popular slot machine games such as 10x Pay, Double Diamond, Blazing Sevens and many more. Denominations range from 5 cents to $5. Casino players also get to enjoy progressive games and feature prize banks.
The gaming area also features Blackjack and Poker Slot games and is open 24 hours per day, 7 days per week. It is managed and operated by the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation.
Woodbine Racetrack and Slots also plays host to two of the three gems in Canada's Triple Crown. The Queen's Plate, the oldest continuously run stakes race, and the Breeders' Stakes, the third gem, are both run at Woodbine Racecourse. The middle stakes race is the Prince of Wales Stakes which is run at Fort Erie Racetrack.
Other famous races held at Woodbine Racetrack and Slots include the ATTO Mile; the Canadian International and the North America Cup for standardbreds.
The first thoroughbred race was held at Woodbine Racetrack and Slots on June 12, 1956 while the first harness race was held on January 1, 1994. Attendance-wise, the largest ever recorded for thoroughbred racing was 42,243 and 7,266 for harness racing.
Woodbine Racetrack and Slots has a total seating capacity of 13,000 and a stabling capacity of 1,860 stalls.
Woodbine Racetrack Facts
- Main track
- Track Shape: Oval
- Track Material: Dirt
- Track Length: 1 mile with a 7 furlong and 1 1/4 mile chutes
- Track Width: 85 feet
- Homestretch Length: 975 feet
- Banking on Turns: 6%
- Track Seating Capacity: 12,000
- E.P. Taylor Turf Course
- Track Shape: Other
- Track Material: Turf (Kentucky Bluegrass)
- Track Length: 1-1/2 miles with a 1 1/8 mile chute
- Homestretch Width: 100 feet
- Backstretch Width: 120 feet
- Homestretch Length: 1,440 feet
- Banking on Turns: 4%
- Harness Track
- Track Shape: Oval
- Track Length: Seven Furlongs
- Homestretch Width: 85 feet
- Homestretch Length: 976 feet
- Speed Rating: v1:563
- Standing Start Positions: 10
Woodbine Entertainment Contact Information
Address: | Woodbine Entertainment 555 Rexdale Blvd., Rexdale, Ontario, Canada M9W 5L2 |
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