Ontario Debutante Stakes
| Ungraded Stakes race | |
| Location | Woodbine Racetrack Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
|---|---|
| Inaugurated | 1979 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred - Flat racing |
| Website | www |
| Race information | |
| Distance | Six furlong sprint |
| Surface | Polytrack |
| Track | left-handed |
| Qualification | Two-year-old Fillies |
| Weight | Allowances |
| Purse | $95,163 (2015) (Plus $50,000 for Ontario Breds from the T.I.P.) |
The Ontario Debutante Stakes is a Canadian Thoroughbred horse race run annually in mid-August at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto, Ontario. Open to Two-year-old Fillies, it is contested over Six furlongs on Polytrac synthetic dirt.
From 1989 through 1993 and from 1995 through 1997, the Ontario Debutante Stakes was hosted by Fort Erie Racetrack in Fort Erie, Ontario. The race was run in two divisions in 1979.
Records
[edit]Speed record: (Through 1998, Woodbine times were recorded in fifths of a second. Since 1999 they are in hundredths of a second)
- 1:09.75 - Knights Templar (2005)
Most wins by an owner:
- 3 - Kinghaven Farms (1982, 1983, 2000)
Most wins by a jockey:
- 5 - David Clark (1979, 1980, 1987, 1989, 2006)
Most wins by a trainer:
- 3 - Roger Attfield (1995, 2000, 2004)
Winners
[edit]| Year |
Winner |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Owner | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Just Be Kind | Jim McAleney | Reade Baker | Just Luk Stables, Rick Mah, Reade Baker Racing Stable Inc. | |
| 2015 | Get Rhythm | Eurico Rosa Da Silva | Catherine Day Phillips | Anderson Farms Ontario | 1:10.82 |
| 2014 | Dixie Twist | Gary Boulanger | Mark E. Casse | John C. Oxley | 1:11.14 |
| 2013 | Skylander Girl | Jim McAleney | Alex Patykewich | Alexander Patykewich | 1:11.05 |
| 2012 | Sweet Redemption | Luis Conteras | Greg de Gannes | Southern Chase Farm | 1:11.02 |
| 2011 | Tu Endie Wei | James McAleney | Reade Baker | Brereton C. Jones | 1:16.53 |
| 2010 | Wonderlandbynight | E. T. Baird | Michael L. Reavis | Mark Dedomenico LLC | 1:17.40 |
| 2009 | Franny Freud | Patrick Husbands | Brian A. Lynch | Paul Pompa, Jr., et al. | 1:10.29 |
| 2008 | Juliet's Spirit | Jim McAleney | Steve Asmussen | Padua Stables | 1:10.17 |
| 2007 | Officer Cherrie | Patrick Husbands | Mark E. Casse | Charles Laloggia | 1:10.45 |
| 2006 | Stillistillmovin | David Clark | Nicholas Gonzalez | Tucci Stable | 0:58.27 |
| 2005 | Knights Templar | Constant Montpellier | Daniel J. Vella | Clover IV Stables et al. | 1:09.75 |
| 2004 | South Bay Cove | Todd Kabel | Roger Attfield | Windhaven Farm | 1:11.81 |
| 2003 | Slightlymorelikely | Todd Kabel | Norman J. McKnight | Ronald S. Udit | 1:11.39 |
| 2002 | Handpainted | Todd Kabel | Josie Carroll | John & Glenn Sikura | 1:12.34 |
| 2001 | Platel | Emile Ramsammy | Vito Armata | Molinaro Stable | 1:10.91 |
| 2000 | Poetically | Robert Landry | Roger Attfield | Kinghaven Farms | 1:10.23 |
| 1999 | Frosty Kiss | Ray Sabourin | John A. Ross | Jam Jar Racing Stable | 1:12.01 |
| 1998 | Madam Du Barri | Neil Poznansky | Laurie Silvera | B. & M./L. Silvera | 1:12.60 |
| 1997 | Lady Beverly | Steve Bahen | Arthur Silvera | Daijyobu Racing | 1:10.60 |
| 1996 | Classic Threat | Robert Landry | Macdonald Benson | Augustin Stable | 1:11.40 |
| 1995 | Fly North | Robin Platts | Roger Attfield | Virginia Kraft Payson | 1:11.60 |
| 1994 | Honky Tonk Tune | Robert Landry | Daniel J. Vella | Frank Stronach | 1:11.40 |
| 1993 | Questelavie | James McKnight | Kathy Patton-Casse | Sheehan Farms | 1:11.40 |
| 1992 | Sermon Time | Don Seymour | Kathy Patton-Casse | Bruno Schickedanz | 1:11.80 |
| 1991 | Bucky's Solution | Larry Attard | Tino Attard | Elizabeth A. Farr | 1:10.80 |
| 1990 | Regal Pennant | Robert King, Jr. | George Bankuti | Lucky Circle Stable | 1:13.20 |
| 1989 | Prospective Dolly | David Clark | Tony Mattine | N. Clements/M. Rich | 1:10.00 |
| 1988 | Victorious Trick | Richard Dos Ramos | David R. Bell | John A. Franks | 1:11.60 |
| 1987 | Native Nova | David Clark | Gord Huntley | Rowanwood Stable | 1:11.60 |
| 1986 | Ruling Angel | Jeffrey Fell | James E. Day | Sam-Son Farm | 1:10.80 |
| 1985 | Chocolate Swiss | Brian Swatuk | Tony Mattine | Marcocchio/Fonesca | 1:10.80 |
| 1984 | Bessarabian | Gary Stahlbaum | Mike Doyle | Eaton Hall Farm | 1:10.40 |
| 1983 | Summer Mood | Robin Platts | John J. Tammaro Jr. | Kinghaven Farms | 1:11.60 |
| 1982 | Candle Bright | Eric Beitia | Michael Tammaro | Kinghaven Farms | 1:12.40 |
| 1981 | Aironlass | Brian Swatuk | Jerry C. Meyer | Verne Winchell | 1:12.00 |
| 1980 | Kushog | David Clark | Glenn Magnusson | G. Vasey & D. Finn | 1:11.80 |
| 1979 | Lacey | David Clark | Frank Merrill Jr. | Gilbride / O’Connell | 1:25.40 |
| 1979 | Par Excellance | John LeBlanc | Jacques Dumas | Knightsbridge/Greenberg | 1:25.60 |