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
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:
* 5 –
Patrick Husbands
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(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
Turf races in Canada
Restricted stakes races in Canada
Flat horse races for three-year-old fillies
Woodbine Racetrack
Recurring sporting events established in 1979
1979 establishments in Ontario
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