The Ontario Derby is a Canadian Thoroughbred horse race run annually in mid-October at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto, Ontario. A Grade III stakes since 2012, it is open to three-year-old horses. Raced over a distance of 1+1⁄8 miles (9 furlongs) on Tapeta, the Ontario Derby currently offers a purse of Can$150,000.
Grade III race | |
Norcliffe, painted by Bob Demuyser (1920–2003) | |
Location | Woodbine Racetrack Toronto, Ontario |
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Inaugurated | 1972 |
Race type | Thoroughbred – Flat racing |
Website | www |
Race information | |
Distance | 1+1⁄8 miles (9 furlongs) |
Surface | Tapeta synthetic dirt |
Track | Left-handed |
Qualification | Three-year-olds |
Weight | Allowances |
Purse | Can$150,000 (2015)[1] |
Inaugurated in 1972 as the Colonel R. S. McLaughlin Handicap, the race was renamed the Ontario Derby for the 2003 running. Originally contested at 1+3⁄16 miles, it was changed to its current 1+1⁄8-mile distance in 1992.
Records
editSpeed record: (Through 1998, times were recorded in fifths of a second. Since 1999 they are in hundredths of a second)
- 1:48.30 – Ami's Gizmo (2016) (at current distance of 1+1⁄8 miles on Tapeta) – new track record[2]
- 1:49.38 – Sand Cove (2008) (at current distance of 1+1⁄8 miles on Polytrack)
- 1:49.45 – Kiss A Native (2000) (at current distance of 1+1⁄8 miles on natural dirt)
Most wins by an owner:
- 3 – Sam-Son Farm (1974, 1987, 2013)
- 2 – Frank Stronach (1983, 1994)
- 2 – Frank DiGiulio, Jr. (1989, 2001)
- 2 – Minshall Farms (1995, 1996)
- 2 – Gus Schickedanz (1999, 2003)
Most wins by a jockey:
- 5 – Sandy Hawley (1972, 1975, 1977, 1989, 1991)
Most wins by a trainer:
- 4 – Roger Attfield (1976, 1986, 2005, 2008)
- 4 – Mark E. Casse (2012 ,2014 ,2018, 2021)
Winners of the Ontario Derby
editNotes:
1In 1996, Steady Climb finished first but was disqualified and placed second.2In 2023, Solo Album finished first but was disqualified and placed fifth for interference in the first turn.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Ontario Derby Stakes Profile". www.equibase.com. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
- ^ "Chart for 2016 Ontario Derby". www.equibase.com. Retrieved 17 September 2016.