The Selene Stakes is a Canadian Thoroughbred horse race run annually at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto, Ontario. Held during the third week of May, the Grade III event is open to three-year-old fillies. Raced over a distance of 11/ miles on Polytrack synthetic dirt, it currently offers a purse of $250,000.
Inaugurated in 1954 as a six furlong sprint race, it was run at a distance of seven furlongs from 1965 through 1975 after which it was modified to its current distance of 11/ miles (8.5 furlongs).
The race was run in two divisions in 1962, 1964, 1972, 1979, 1983, and 1989.
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