Ontario Damsel Stakes

Restricted Stakes race
Ontario Damsel Stakes

Location	Woodbine Racetrack Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Inaugurated	1979
Race type	Thoroughbred - Flat racing
Website	www.woodbineentertainment.com
Race information
Distance	1 mile (8 furlongs
Track	turf 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
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