The Overskate Stakes is a Canadian Thoroughbred horse race run annually in during the latter part of September at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto, Ontario. An Ontario Sire Stakes, it is a restricted race for horses age three and older. It is contested over a distance of 7 furlongs on Polytrack and currently carries a purse of $125,000.
Inaugurated in 1997, it is named in honor of Overskate, a Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame horse who holds the record for most Sovereign Award with nine.
Read more about Overskate Stakes: Records, Winners of The Overskate Stakes
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“Law makes long spokes of the short stakes of men.”
—William Empson (1906–1984)