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

Ontario Damsel Stakes

Records

Most wins by a trainer:

Ontario Damsel Stakes

6 – James Day (1980, 1987, 1990, 1991, 1995, 1996)

Ontario Damsel Stakes

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

References

The 2009 Ontario Damsel Stakes at Woodbine Entertainment Group

Turf races in Canada

Restricted stakes races in Canada

Flat horse races for three-year-old fillies

Woodbine Racetrack

Recurring sporting events established in 1979

1979 establishments in Ontario