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Ontario Derby
Grade III race
	Norcliffe, painted by Bob Demuyser (1920–2003)
Location	Woodbine Racetrack; Toronto, Ontario
Inaugurated	1972
Race type	Thoroughbred – Flat racing
Website	www.woodbineentertainment.com/qct/default.asp
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)

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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.

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

Speed 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

Year	Winner	Jockey	Trainer	Owner	Time
2023	Touch'n Ride²	Kazushi Kimura	Layne S. Giliforte	Chiefswood Stables Limited	1:48.93
2022	Ironstone	Kazushi Kimura	W. V. Armata	Jupiter Leasing Co. & Tequesta Racing Inc.	1:49.15
2021	Frosted Over	Kazushi Kimura	Mark E. Casse	Gary Barber	1:50.50
2020	Field Pass	Kazushi Kimura	Michael J. Maker	Three Diamonds Farm	1:48.35
2019	Global Access	Patrick Husbands	Michael J. Trombetta	Live Oak Plantation	1:48.24
2018	Lookin To Strike	Gary Boulanger	Mark E. Casse	Gary Barber	1:49.30
2017	Tiz a Slam	Eurico Rosa Da Silva	Roger L. Attfield	Chiefswood Stable	1:51.57
2016	Ami's Gizmo	Luis Contreras	Josie Carroll	Ivan Dalos	1:48.30
2015	Lucky Lindy	Robby Albarado	Mark R. Frostad	Augustin Stable	1:50.64
2014	Florida Won	Patrick Husbands	Mark E. Casse	Live Oak Plantation	1:50.80
2013	His Race to Win	Eurico Rosa Da Silva	Malcolm Pierce	Sam-Son Farm	1:50.71
2012	Stealcase	Patrick Husbands	Mark E. Casse	John C. Oxley	1:50.56
2011	Derby Kitten	Mike E. Smith	Mike Maker	Kenneth and Sarah Ramsey	1:50.32
2010	Stately Victor	Victor Lebron	Mike Maker	Thomas F. Conway	1:50.51
2009	Crown Isle	Emile Ramsammy	John Charalambous	Uphill Stable	1:50.79
2008	Sand Cove	Richard Dos Ramos	Roger Attfield	Ralph Johnson	1:49.38
2007	Artie Hot	Eurico Rosa Da Silva	Martha Gonzalez	Carlo & Lou Tucci	1:51.19
2006	Shillelagh Slew	Dino Luciani	Mike DePaulo	David James	1:51.65
2005	Palladio	Richard Dos Ramos	Roger Attfield	Haras Santa Maria de Araras	1:50.67
2004	A Bit O'Gold	Jono Jones	Catherine Day Phillips	The Two Bit Racing Stable	1:53.18
2003	Mobil	Todd Kabel	Michael Keogh	Gus Schickedanz	1:51.99
2002	Early Wisdom	Jake Barton	Barb Pirie	Ken & Mike Ham	1:52.19
2001	Win City	Constant Montpellier	Robert P.Tiller	Frank DiGiulio, Jr.	1:51.54
2000	Kiss A Native	Mickey Walls	David R. Bell	John A. Franks	1:49.45
1999	Wonneberg	Emile Ramsammy	Michael Keogh	Gus Schickedanz	1:50.71
1998	Ski Maker	Jim McAleney	Arthur Silvera	J. Karalakis/T. Almbanis	1:50.60
1997	John The Magician	Steve Bahen	John A. Ross	R.M.C. Stable	1:52.00
1996	Stephanotis¹	Mickey Walls	Barbara J. Minshall	Minshall Farms	1:51.60
1995	Kiridashi	Larry Attard	Barbara J. Minshall	Minshall Farms	1:50.40
1994	Nice To Know	Robert Landry	Daniel J. Vella	Frank Stronach	1:51.40
1993	Bronze Basque	Mickey Walls	Vito Armata	Audre Cappuccitti	1:50.60
1992	Vying Victor	Robin Platts	Ian Jory	M/M Marvin Malmuth	1:51.20
1991	Majesterian	Sandy Hawley	Willard C. Freeman	John W. Meriwether	1:58.80
1990	Sezwhat	Brian Swatuk	Sam DiPasquale	Steve Wong	1:58.80
1989	Domasca Dan	Sandy Hawley	Robert P. Tiller	Frank DiGiulio Sr. & Jr.	1:57.60
1988	Derf	Jack Lauzon	Michael Tammaro	Clocker / Sunlight	1:58.60
1987	Duckpower	Larry Attard	James E. Day	Sam-Son Farm	1:59.40
1986	Lover's Cross	Robin Platts	Roger Attfield	Kinghaven Farms	1:57.60
1985	Old Gun Powder	Lloyd Duffy	Jerry G. Lavigne	Paddockhurst Stable	2:00.80
1984	Ten Gold Pots	Dan Beckon	Gil Rowntree	B. K. Y. Stable	1:58.20
1983	Canadian Factor	Gary Stahlbaum	Phil England	Frank Stronach	1:58.60
1982	Abruzzi Dancer	Richard Grubb	Jacques Dumas	F. & P. D'Andrea	1:57.20
1981	Frost King	Lloyd Duffy	Bill Marko	Ted Smith/Bill Marko	2:00.00
1980	Driving Home	Rick Hedge	Gil Rowntree	CFCW Racing Stable	1:56.20
1979	Port Master	Joey Belowus	Gil Rowntree	Stafford Farms	2:00.60
1978	Knight's Turn	John Bell	Emile M. Allain	Terfloth Farm	1:57.40
1977	Pro Consul	Sandy Hawley	Brian Ottaway	George McCullough	2:03.00
1976	Norcliffe	Jeffrey Fell	Roger Attfield	Norcliffe Stable	1:58.80
1975	L'Enjoleur	Sandy Hawley	Yonnie Starr	Jean-Louis Levesque	1:57.20
1974	Runnin Roman	Chris Rogers	Arthur H. Warner	Sam-Son Farm	1:55.80
1973	Come In Dad	W. Green	Conrad Cohen	Harvey Tenenbaum	1:56.60
1972	Nice Dancer	Sandy Hawley	Jerry G. Lavigne	Tom Morton / Harlequin	1:56.40

Notes:

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.

References

^ "Ontario Derby Stakes Profile". www.equibase.com. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
^ "Chart for 2016 Ontario Derby". www.equibase.com. Retrieved 17 September 2016.

External links

[EquibaseProfile-1] "Ontario Derby Stakes Profile". www.equibase.com. Retrieved 17 September 2016.

[2] "Chart for 2016 Ontario Derby". www.equibase.com. Retrieved 17 September 2016.

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-The '''Ontario Derby''' is a [[Canada|Canadian]] [[Thoroughbred racing|Thoroughbred horse race]] run annually in mid-October at [[Woodbine Racetrack]] in [[Toronto|Toronto, Ontario]]. A [[Graded stakes race|Grade III]] stakes since 2012, it is open to three-year-old horses. Raced over a distance of {{frac|1|1|8}} miles (9 furlongs) on [[Track surface#synthetic surfaces|Tapeta]], the Ontario Derby currently offers a purse of [[Canadian dollar|C$]]150,000.
+The '''Ontario Derby''' is a Canadian [[Thoroughbred racing|Thoroughbred horse race]] run annually in mid-October at [[Woodbine Racetrack]] in [[Toronto|Toronto, Ontario]]. A [[Graded stakes race|Grade III]] stakes since 2012, it is open to three-year-old horses. Raced over a distance of {{frac|1|1|8}} miles (9 furlongs) on [[Track surface#synthetic surfaces|Tapeta]], the Ontario Derby currently offers a purse of [[Canadian dollar|Can$]]150,000.
 Inaugurated in 1972 as the Colonel R. S. McLaughlin Handicap, the race was renamed the Ontario Derby for the 2003 running. Originally contested at {{frac|1|3|16}} miles, it was changed to its current {{frac|1|1|8}}-mile distance in 1992.
 ==Records==
 '''Speed record:''' {{small|(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 {{frac|1|1|8}} miles on Tapeta) – new track record<ref>{{cite web|title=Chart for 2016 Ontario Derby|url=http://www.equibase.com/results/stakesresults.cfm|website=www.equibase.com|accessdate=17 September 2016}}</ref>
+* 1:48.30 – Ami's Gizmo (2016) (at current distance of {{frac|1|1|8}} miles on Tapeta) – new track record<ref>{{cite web|title=Chart for 2016 Ontario Derby|url=http://www.equibase.com/results/stakesresults.cfm|website=www.equibase.com|access-date=17 September 2016}}</ref>
 * 1:49.38 – Sand Cove (2008) (at current distance of {{frac|1|1|8}} miles on Polytrack)
 * 1:49.45 – Kiss A Native (2000) (at current distance of {{frac|1|1|8}} miles on natural dirt)
@@ Line 39: / Line 39: @@
 '''Most wins by a [[Horse trainer|trainer]]:'''
 * 4 – [[Roger Attfield]] (1976, 1986, 2005, 2008)
+* 4 – [[Mark E. Casse]] (2012 ,2014 ,2018, 2021)
 ==Winners of the Ontario Derby==
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 |-
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+! style="background-color:#DACAA5; width:38px" | Year
-! style="background-color:#DACAA5; width:135px"| Winner <br>
+! style="background-color:#DACAA5; width:135px"| Winner
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+! style="background-color:#DACAA5; width:145px"| Jockey
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+! style="background-color:#DACAA5; width:150px"| Trainer
-! style="background-color:#DACAA5; width:180px"| Owner <br>
+! style="background-color:#DACAA5; width:180px"| Owner
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+|-
+|2023
+|Touch'n Ride<sup>2</sup>
+|Kazushi Kimura
+|Layne S. Giliforte
+|Chiefswood Stables Limited
+|1:48.93
+|-
+|2022
+|Ironstone
+|Kazushi Kimura
+|W. V. Armata
+|Jupiter Leasing Co. & Tequesta Racing Inc.
+|1:49.15
+|-
+|2021
+|Frosted Over
+|Kazushi Kimura
+|[[Mark E. Casse]]
+|[[Gary Barber]]
+|1:50.50
+|-
+|2020
+|Field Pass
+|Kazushi Kimura
+|[[Michael J. Maker]]
+|Three Diamonds Farm
+|1:48.35
+|-
+|2019
+|Global Access
+|[[Patrick Husbands]]
+|[[Michael J. Trombetta]]
+|Live Oak Plantation
+|1:48.24
 |-
 |2018
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 |2016
 |Ami's Gizmo
-|Luis Contreras
+|[[Luis Contreras (jockey)|Luis Contreras]]
 |[[Josie Carroll]]
 |Ivan Dalos
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 |-
 |1996
-|[[Stephanotis (horse)|Stephanotis]]
+|[[Stephanotis (horse)|Stephanotis]]<sup>1</sup>
 |[[Mickey Walls]]
 |[[Barbara J. Minshall]]
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 |1973
 |[[Come In Dad]]
-|[[W. Green]]
+|W. Green
 |[[Conrad Cohen]]
 |Harvey Tenenbaum
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 |Tom Morton / [[Harlequin Ranches|Harlequin]]
 |1:56.40
-|-
 |}
+{{refbegin}}
-{{refbegin}}* In 1996 Steady Climb finished first but was disqualified and set back to second place.{{refend}}
+'''Notes:'''
+<sup>1</sup>In 1996, Steady Climb finished first but was disqualified and placed second.<br /><sup>2</sup>In 2023, Solo Album finished first but was disqualified and placed fifth for interference in the first turn.{{refend}}
+==See also==
+* [[List of Canadian flat horse races]]
 ==References==
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 [[Category:Graded stakes races in Canada]]
 [[Category:Flat horse races for three-year-olds]]
-[[Category:Recurring sporting events established in 1972]]
+[[Category:Horse races established in 1972]]
 [[Category:Woodbine Racetrack]]
 [[Category:1972 establishments in Ontario]]