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The Nandi Stakes is a Canadian Thoroughbred horse race run annually during the last week of July or first week of August at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto, Ontario. An Ontario Sire Stakes, it is a restricted race for two-year-old fillies. A six-furlong sprint raced on Polytrack synthetic dirt, the Nandi Stakes currently carries a purse of $95,488. The race was first run in 1975 and named to honor the filly Nandi, dam of Windfields. Since inception, it has been contested at various distances. * 5 furlongs : 2006 * 5.5 furlongs : 1976-1979 * 6 furlongs : 1975, 1980-2005, 2007–present