Woodbine Race Track
Woodbine Racetrack opened in 1956 on Rexdale Boulevard west of Highway 27. In the 1990s and 2000s, 12 new streets north of the racetrack were given names related to the world of horse racing.
Secretariat Drive was named for one of the greatest thoroughbred racing horses of all time. Secretariat, an American horse, ranked No. 2 in a list of the top 100 race horses of the 20th century. In retirement, he sired over 650 foals.
King’s Plate Crescent and Queen’s Plate Drive are named for the oldest thoroughbred horse race in Canada, founded in 1860. It is held at Woodbine Racetrack every summer and is called the Queen’s or King’s race depending on the sex of the current monarch.
Triple Crown Avenue is named for a series of three thoroughbred horse races held annually in Canada: the Queen’s Plate on artificial turf at Woodbine; the Prince of Wales Stakes on a dirt track at Fort Erie; and the Breeders Stakes on natural turf at Woodbine.
Quinella Drive is named for a horse race wager where the better wins by picking the horses that finish first and second in either order in a single race.
Thoroughbred Crescent, Mare Crescent, Stallion Place, Harness Road and Stable Road are names based on common terms related to horses. Pedigree Mews includes a horse-related term in both words of its name as the word “mews” originally meant a row of stables.
Researched and Written by Denise Harris
Secretariat Drive was named for one of the greatest thoroughbred racing horses of all time. Secretariat, an American horse, ranked No. 2 in a list of the top 100 race horses of the 20th century. In retirement, he sired over 650 foals.
King’s Plate Crescent and Queen’s Plate Drive are named for the oldest thoroughbred horse race in Canada, founded in 1860. It is held at Woodbine Racetrack every summer and is called the Queen’s or King’s race depending on the sex of the current monarch.
Triple Crown Avenue is named for a series of three thoroughbred horse races held annually in Canada: the Queen’s Plate on artificial turf at Woodbine; the Prince of Wales Stakes on a dirt track at Fort Erie; and the Breeders Stakes on natural turf at Woodbine.
Quinella Drive is named for a horse race wager where the better wins by picking the horses that finish first and second in either order in a single race.
Thoroughbred Crescent, Mare Crescent, Stallion Place, Harness Road and Stable Road are names based on common terms related to horses. Pedigree Mews includes a horse-related term in both words of its name as the word “mews” originally meant a row of stables.
Researched and Written by Denise Harris