Mimico-Queensway in Toronto, Ontario — Central Canada (North America)

Long Branch Race Track

Photographed by Tim Boyd, September 7, 2026

1. Long Branch Race Track Marker

Inscription. The tall brick and stone gatepost directly opposite this plaque was one of two marking the main entrance to the Long Branch Race Track. The avenue of maple trees, which still survive, highlighted the entrance further.

On this 98 acre (39.7. hectare) site bounded by Evans Avenue, Kipling Avenue, Horner Avenue and the Canadian Pacific Railway, the Orpen family operated the Long Branch Race Track between September 6, 1924 and October 21, 1955. On December 1, 1955 the Track was sold to Toronto Racing Securities Limited which closed the Track with the development of the new Woodbine Race Track in Rexale, Ontario.

Each year thousands of fans would flock to the Track for thoroughbred and standardbred races. Race meetings were usually held in the late summer or autumn. The Long Branch Race Track is notable as the site of a number of races that are still featured in Canadian racing. The Canadian International Championship was first run as the Long Branch Championship Stakes in 1938. Mrs. A.M. Orpen initiated the Cup and Saucer Stakes for Canadian foaled two-year olds at this site. Both of these races are still part of Canada's

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racing season.

Erected by City of Toronto.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Entertainment • Sports. A significant historical date for this entry is September 6, 1924.

Location. 43° 36.375′ N, 79° 31.53′ W. Marker is in Toronto, Ontario. It is in Mimico-Queensway. It is on Horner Avenue 0.4 kilometers west of Kipling Avenue, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 301 Horner Avenue, Toronto ON M8Z 4Y4, Canada. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Greater Toronto

and on the Golden Horseshoe.

It is also in Central Canada.

Globally, it is in North America,

on the Great Lakes,

in the Western Hemisphere,

in the Western World,

and in the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once a British colony,

the Viceroyalty of New France,

the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

and Rupert’s Land.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies: The O’Connor-Lafferty House (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Bell Telephone Company Building (approx. 1.7 kilometers

Photographed by Tim Boyd, September 7, 2026

2. Long Branch Race Track Marker

away); Sir Adam Beck School and the Summer of ‘36 (approx. 1.9 kilometers away); New Toronto Filtration Plant/Lakeshore Pumping Station (approx. 2.3 kilometers away); The Toronto Purchase (approx. 2.6 kilometers away); Queensway Market Gardens (approx. 2.8 kilometers away); Eden Court (approx. 2.8 kilometers away); Flight Lieutenant David Ernest Hornell, V.C. (approx. 3.3 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Toronto.

Location of the Long Branch Race Track image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tim Boyd, September 11, 2026

3. Location of the Long Branch Race Track

1933 Shell Road Map (contributor’s personal collection)

Credits. This page was last revised on September 11, 2026. It was originally submitted on September 11, 2026, by Tim Boyd of Hamilton, Ontario. This page has been viewed 3 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on September 11, 2026, by Tim Boyd of Hamilton, Ontario. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.