Ontario Derby

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	C$150,000 (2015)[1]

The Ontario Derby is a Canadian Thoroughbred horse race run annually in mid-September 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 synthetic dirt, the Ontario Derby currently offers a purse of C$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 miles 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)

Winners of the Ontario Derby

Year	Winner	Jockey	Trainer	Owner	Time
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	Ken 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	Stephanotis	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

* In 1996 Steady Climb finished first but was disqualified and set back to second place.

References

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.

• The Ontario Derby at Pedigree Query
• 2007 Ontario Derby at the NTRA