The Ontario Sire Stakes is a category of
Canadian
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Thoroughbred
The Thoroughbred is a horse breed best known for its use in horse racing. Although the word ''thoroughbred'' is sometimes used to refer to any breed of purebred horse, it technically refers only to the Thoroughbred breed. Thoroughbreds are c ...
and
Standardbred horse race
Horse racing is an equestrian performance sport, typically involving two or more horses ridden by jockeys (or sometimes driven without riders) over a set distance for competition. It is one of the most ancient of all sports, as its basic p ...
. For
Thoroughbred horse races, the race is restricted to horses of either sex sired by a
stallion
A stallion is a male horse that has not been gelded (castrated).
Stallions follow the conformation and phenotype of their breed, but within that standard, the presence of hormones such as testosterone may give stallions a thicker, "cresty" nec ...
standing in the
Province of Ontario for his entire season the year of conception and registered with the Canadian Thoroughbred Horse Society for that season.
For the Ontario Standardbred Sires Stakes program, the foal's stallion must be registered with the Ontario Sires Stakes program. To be eligible for the program, the stallion must be owned by an Ontario resident or leased to an Ontario resident.
Ontario Sire Stakes Thoroughbred races include the:
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Bull Page Stakes
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Bunty Lawless Stakes
The Bunty Lawless Stakes is a Thoroughbred horse race run annually at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto, Canada. An Ontario Sire Stakes, it is a race for horses age three and older. Run near the end of October, it is contested over a distance of 1 mil ...
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Deputy Minister Stakes
The Deputy Minister Stakes is a Thoroughbred horse race run annually at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. An Ontario Sire Stakes, it is a restricted race for three-year-old horses sired by a stallion standing in the province of Ontar ...
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Kingarvie Stakes
The Kingarvie Stakes is a thoroughbred horse race run annually in late November/early December at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. An Ontario Sire Stakes, it is a restricted race for two-year-old horses. Raced over a distance of mi ...
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La Prevoyante Stakes
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New Providence Stakes
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Shepperton Stakes
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Overskate Stakes
The Overskate Stakes is a Canadian Thoroughbred horse race run annually during the latter part of October at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto, Ontario. An Ontario Sire Stakes, it is a restricted race for horses age three and older. It is currently c ...
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Sir Barton Stakes
The Sir Barton Stakes is a Thoroughbred horse race run annually in early December at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. An Ontario Sire Stakes, it is a restricted race for horses age three and older. Raced over a distance of miles o ...
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Vice Regent Stakes
The Vice Regent Stakes is a thoroughbred horse race run annually since 1997 at the end of August at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
An Ontario Sire Stakes, it is a restricted race for three-year-olds raced over a distance of one m ...
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Victoriana Stakes
The Victoriana Stakes is a thoroughbred horse race run annually in early to mid August at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. An Ontario Sire Stakes, it is a restricted race for fillies and mares, age three and older. Contested over a ...
References
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External links
Woodbine EntertainmentThe Jockey Club of Canada's ''A Guide To Thoroughbred Ownership in Canada''(PDF)
Horse races in Canada
Sport in Ontario