Ontario Damsel Stakes
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ClassRestricted Stakes
LocationWoodbine Racetrack
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Inaugurated1979
Race typeThoroughbred - Flat racing
| Class | Restricted Stakes |
|---|---|
| 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 | Ontario-bred three-year-old fillies |
| Weight | Allowances |
| Purse | $150,000 |
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
