Selene Stakes

Selene Stakes
Grade III race
LocationWoodbine Racetrack
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Inaugurated1954
Race typeThoroughbred - Flat racing
Websitewww.woodbineentertainment.com/qct/default.asp
Race information
Distance1+116 miles (8.5 furlongs)
SurfaceTapeta
Trackleft-handed
QualificationThree-Year-Old Fillies
WeightAllowances
Purse$150,000 (2021)

The Selene Stakes is a Thoroughbred horse race run annually at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Held during the third week of May, the Grade III event is open to three-year-old fillies. Raced over a distance of 1+116 miles on Polytrack synthetic dirt, it currently offers a current purse of $122,145.

Inaugurated in 1954 as a six furlong sprint race, it was run at a distance of seven furlongs from 1965 through 1975 after which it was modified to its current distance of 1+116 miles (8.5 furlongs).

The race was run in two divisions in 1962, 1964, 1972, 1979, 1983, and 1989.