The Toboggan Stakes, formerly the Toboggan Handicap, is an American

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run annually during the first week of March at

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. Open to horses aged three and older, the Listed event is contested over at a distance of six

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s on the dirt and offers a purse of $150,000 added. The 123rd running of The Toboggan Handicap was run in 2016. Before 1896, it was called the Toboggan Slide because it took place on the downhill Eclipse course at

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. The Toboggan Slide was not run in 1891 or 1895. The Toboggan Handicap was not run in 1911 and 1912. In 2015, it was run in early February. Since inception, the Toboggan Stakes has been contested at two different distances: * 6 furlongs: 1890–1993, 2005–present * 7 furlongs: 1995–2004,2018 In 2025 the event was downgraded by the

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to Listed status.

Records

Speed record: (at current distance of 7 furlongs) * 1:20.77 – Brutally Frank (2000) Most wins: * 2 – Octagon (1897, 1898) * 2 – Banastar (1899, 1901) * 2 – High Noon (1915, 1916) * 2 – Osmand (1928, 1929) * 2 – Okapi (1933, 1934) * 2 –

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(1940, 1941) * 2 –

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(1943, 1944) * 2 – Rippey (1948, 1949) * 2 – Boom Towner (1992, 1995) * 2 – Affirmed Success (2002, 2003) * 2 – Calibrachoa (2011, 2012) Most wins by a

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: * 6 –

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(1985, 1997, 1999, 2002, 2003, 2006) Most wins by a trainer: * 4 –

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(1890, 1900, 1913, 1922) * 4 –

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(1896, 1897, 1898, 1903) * 4 –

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(1957, 1963, 1969, 1970) Most wins by an owner: * 5 –

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and/or Blemton Stable (1896, 1897, 1898, 1903, 1914)

Winners of the Toboggan Stakes

* † In 1961, Chief of Chiefs finished first, but was disqualified.

References

{{Reflist Horse races in New York City Open sprint category horse races Horse races established in 1890 Aqueduct Racetrack Morris Park Racecourse 1890 establishments in New York (state) Previously graded stakes races in the United States