Ontario Colleen Stakes
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ClassGrade III
LocationWoodbine Racetrack
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Inaugurated1979
Race typeThoroughbred - Flat racing
| Class | Grade III |
|---|---|
| Location | Woodbine Racetrack Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Inaugurated | 1979 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred - Flat racing |
| Website | woodbineentertainment.com |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 1 mile (8 furlongs) |
| Surface | Turf |
| Track | Left-handed |
| Qualification | Three-year-old fillies |
| Weight | Allowance conditions |
| Purse | Can$150,000[1] |
| Bonuses | (Up to $30,000 for Eligible Ontario-bred horses)[2] |
The Ontario Colleen Stakes is a Canadian Thoroughbred horse race run annually at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto, Ontario. Open to three-year-old fillies, it is raced on turf over a distance of one mile (8 furlongs). Prior to 2016, it was run in late August but now is run in late September.
Inaugurated in 1979 at the Fort Erie Racetrack, the following year it was moved to the Woodbine Racetrack. It remained there through 1993 and then returned to Fort Erie for the 1994 running. Since 1995 it has been at the Woodbine facility.
The race was run in two divisions from 1979-1989, 1993, 1995-1996.
Speed record:
- 1:33.32 - Leigh Court (2013)
Most Jockey Wins:
- 5 - Patrick Husbands (2011, 2017, 2018, 2021, 2022)
Most Trainer Wins:
- 8 - Mark E. Casse (2010, 2017, 2018, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2024, 2025)
Most Owner Wins:
- 2 - Live Oak Plantation (2021, 2022)
- 2 - Melnyk Racing Stables (2010, 2013)