The Frost King Stakes is a Canadian Thoroughbred horse race run annually in mid November at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto, Ontario. An Ontario Sire Stakes, it is a restricted race for two-year-olds and is raced over a distance of seven furlongs on Polytrack synthetic dirt. It currently carries a purse of $125,000.
The race was named in honor of Frost King, the 1982 Canadian Horse of the Year and a Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame inductee.
Read more about Frost King Stakes: Records, Winners of The Frost King Stakes
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