Ontario Damsel Stakes

Ontario Damsel Stakes

Restricted Stakes race
Location	Woodbine Racetrack Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Inaugurated	1979
Race type	Thoroughbred - Flat racing
Website	woodbineentertainment.com
Race information
Distance	1 mile (8 furlongs
Surface	Turf
Track	Left-handed
Qualification	Ontario-bred three-year-old fillies
Weight	Allowances
Purse	$150,000

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

Recent winners

Year	Winner	Jockey	Trainer	Owner	Time
2022	Souper Hoity Toity	Patrick Husbands	Mark E. Casse	Live Oak Plantation	1:43.44
2021	Munnyfor Ro	Justin Stein	Kevin Attard	Raroma Stable	1:45.36
2020	Merveilleux	Rafael Manuel Hernandez	Kevin Attard	Al Ulwelling & Bill Ulwelling	1:44.37
2019	Amalfi Coast	Eurico Rosa da Silva	Kevin Attard	Terra Racing Stable	1:34.67
2018	Zestina	Gary Boulanger	Sid C. Attard	Stronach Stables	1:35.91
2017	Financial Recovery	David Moran	Catherine Day Phillps	Narola & Anderson Farm Ontario Inc.	1:36.48
2016	Calling Rhy Rhy	Alan Garcia	Roger Attfield	Robert Harvey	1:35.04
2015	Ready for Romance	Eurico Rosa Da Silva	Malcolm Pierce	Sam-Son Farm	1:34.73
2014	Regal Conqueror	Eurico Rosa Da Silva	Darwin D. Banach	William A. Sorokolit, Sr.	1:34.11
2013	Surtsey	Jermaine V. Bridgmohan	Kevin Attard	Yvonne Schwabe	1:33.80
2012	Dene Court	Patrick Husbands	Mark E. Casse	Melnyk Racing Stable	1:35.14
2011	Bingo	Luis Contreras	Mark E. Casse	Quintessential Racing Florida & Horse'n Around Racing Stable	1:34.86
2010	Barracks Road	Corey Fraser	Mark E. Casse	Melnyk Racing Stables	1:14.97
2009	Mullins Beach	Eurico Rosa da Silva	Malcolm Pierce	Melnyk Racing Stables	1:14.97
2008	Krz Exec	Jerry Baird	Mike DePaulo	Sylon Stable & Partner	1:14.66
2007	Quiet Action	Patrick Husbands	Mark E. Casse	Woodford Racing LLC	1:18.40
2006	Strike Softly	Todd Kabel	Mark Frostad	Sam-Son Farm	1:15.29
2005	Top Ten List	Corey Fraser	Robert P. Tiller	Frank Di Giulio & R. P. Tiller	1:15.75
2004	Velvet Snow	Corey Fraser	Robert P. Tiller	Frank Di Giulio	1:16.40
2003	Dressed For Action	Robert Landry	Tony Mattine	Shoestring Stable	1:16.75
2002	Cavalier Billie	Robert Landry	Sergio Greco	George Ledson	1:15.70
2001	Highland Mood	David Clark	Robert P. Tiller	Hali Stable/Norseman Racing Stable	1:15.78
2000	Princess Ruckus	Patrick Husbands	Michael Keogh	Gus Schickedanz	1:16.77

References

• The 2009 Ontario Damsel Stakes at Woodbine Entertainment Group