The Belle Mahone Stakes is a Canadian Thoroughbred horse race run annually at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto, Ontario. Run in early to mid August, the ungraded event is open to fillies and mares, age three and older. Raced over a distance of 11/ miles on Polytrack synthetic dirt, it currently offers a purse of $100,000.
The Belle Mahone Stakes was first run in 1956 but was ended after the 1997 edition. Revived in 2002, there was no race held in 2005.
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