# Ontario Derby

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
* 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 Ride$^2$ | 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 | Stephanotis$^1$ | 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 |
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