Woodbine Entertainment, Japan Racing to partner on race exchange

ETOBICOKE, Ontario — Woodbine Entertainment and the Japan Racing Association have partnered on a race exchange sponsorship agreement for this year’s Grade 2 Canadian Stakes at Woodbine and the Paradise Stakes at Tokyo Racecourse.

The $500,000 Paradise Stakes, presented by Woodbine Entertainment, is a seven-furlong turf event scheduled for June 24. The $250,000 Canadian Stakes is a 1 1/8-mile grass route for fillies and mares on the Woodbine Mile undercard Sept. 15.

“Woodbine Entertainment applauds the Japan Racing Association as an international leader in the horse racing industry,” said Jonathan Zammit, Woodbine’s vice president of thoroughbred racing. “We look forward to presenting the Paradise Stakes and cultivating a long-term partnership in horse racing with the Japan Racing Association.”