Ontario Damsel Stakes

The Ontario Damsel Stakes is a Canadian Thoroughbred horse race run annually during the first week of July at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto, Ontario. Restricted to three-year-old fillies who were foaled in the Province of Ontario, it is contested on Turf over a distance of one mile (8 furlongs).

Since inception it has been contested at:

• 6.5 furlongs: 1979–1993, 1995–2009
• 7 furlongs: 1994 (at Fort Erie Racetrack)
• 8 furlongs: beginning in 2010

Records

Most wins by a trainer:

• 6 – James Day (1980, 1987, 1990, 1991, 1995, 1996)

Most wins by a jockey:

• 5 – Patrick Husbands (1999, 2000, 2007, 2012, 2022)

Most wins by an owner:

• 8 – Sam-Son Farm (1980, 1987, 1990, 1991, 1995, 1996, 2006, 2015)

Recent winners

References

• The 2009 Ontario Damsel Stakes at Woodbine Entertainment Group