New Providence Stakes
The New Providence Stakes, last run in 2018, was a Canadian Thoroughbred horse race run annually in mid May at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto, Ontario. An Ontario Sire Stakes, it was a restricted race for horses aged three and older. A sprint race, it is competed over a distance of 6 furlongs on Polytrack synthetic dirt and currently carries a purse of $125,000.
Inaugurated in 1982, the race was named in honour of the Windfields Farm Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame colt New [Providence (horse)|New Providence] who in 1959 became the first official winner of the Canadian Triple Crown.
Records
Speed record:- 1:08.77 - Paso Doble
- 3 - Paso Doble
- 3 - Kinghaven Farms
Most wins by a trainer:
- 5 - Robert P. Tiller