Ontario Derby
| Grade III race | |
Norcliffe, painted by Bob Demuyser (1920-2003)
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| Location |
Woodbine Racetrack Toronto, Ontario |
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| Inaugurated | 1972 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred - Flat racing |
| Website | www |
| 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) |
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.
Speed record: (Through 1998, times were recorded in fifths of a second. Since 1999 they are in hundredths of a second)
Most wins by an owner:
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