# Ontario Damsel Stakes

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

## Records

Most wins by a trainer:
* 6 – James Day (1980, 1987, 1990, 1991, 1995, 1996)
Most wins by a jockey:
* 5 – Patrick Husbands (1999, 2000, 2007, 2012, 2022)
Most wins by an owner:
* 8 – Sam-Son Farm (1980, 1987, 1990, 1991, 1995, 1996, 2006, 2015)

## Recent winners

| Year | Winner | Jockey | Trainer | Owner | Time |
| 2024 | | | | | |
| 2023 | Race Not Held | Race Not Held | Race Not Held | Race Not Held | Race Not Held |
| 2022 | Souper Hoity Toity | Patrick Husbands | Mark E. Casse | Live Oak Plantation | 1:43.44 |
| 2021 | Munnyfor Ro | Justin Stein | Kevin Attard | Raroma Stable | 1:45.36 |
| 2020 | Merveilleux | Rafael Manuel Hernandez | Kevin Attard | Al Ulwelling & Bill Ulwelling | 1:44.37 |
| 2019 | Amalfi Coast | Eurico Rosa da Silva | Kevin Attard | Terra Racing Stable | 1:34.67 |
| 2018 | Zestina | Gary Boulanger | Sid C. Attard | Stronach Stables | 1:35.91 |
| 2017 | Financial Recovery | David Moran | Catherine Day Phillps | Narola & Anderson Farm Ontario Inc. | 1:36.48 |
| 2016 | Calling Rhy Rhy | Alan Garcia | Roger Attfield | Robert Harvey | 1:35.04 |
| 2015 | Ready for Romance | Eurico Rosa Da Silva | Malcolm Pierce | Sam-Son Farm | 1:34.73 |
| 2014 | Regal Conqueror | Eurico Rosa Da Silva | Darwin D. Banach | William A. Sorokolit, Sr. | 1:34.11 |
| 2013 | Surtsey | Jermaine V. Bridgmohan | Kevin Attard | Yvonne Schwabe | 1:33.80 |
| 2012 | Dene Court | Patrick Husbands | Mark E. Casse | Melnyk Racing Stable | 1:35.14 |
| 2011 | Bingo | Luis Contreras | Mark E. Casse | Quintessential Racing Florida & Horse'n Around Racing Stable | 1:34.86 |
| 2010 | Barracks Road | Corey Fraser | Mark E. Casse | Melnyk Racing Stables | 1:14.97 |
| 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 & Robert 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 |
| 1999 | Julie's Witt | Patrick Husbands | Norm DeSouza | Norm DeSouza | 1:15.77 |
| 1998 | Barlee Mist | Mickey Walls | Lawrence Wray | Barlee Farm | 1:16.20 |
| 1997 | Inspired Heiress | Steven Bahen | Michael De Paulo | Bernard Xuereb & Charlie Spiteri | 1:15.60 |
| 1996 | Colorful Vices | Todd Kabel | James Day | Sam-Son Farm | 1:15.00 |
| 1995 | Search The Sea | Robert Landry | James Day | Sam-Son Farm | 1:16.20 |
| 1994 | Lady Eton | Robin Platts | MacDonald Benson | T. Kovacevic, F. Peotto & H. Grenn | 1:28.60 |
| 1993 | Bold Ruritana | Don Seymour | Sherri Noakes | A. W. Minshall | 1:15.20 |
| 1992 | Dance For Donna | Raymond Sabourin | Bernard Girault | A. W. Minshall | 1:16.20 |
| 1991 | Dancing With Wings | Sandy Hawley | James Day | Sam-Son Farm | 1:16.50 |