Ontario Lassie 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 | www |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 1+1⁄16 miles (8.5 furlongs) |
| Surface | Polytrack synthetic dirt |
| Track | left-handed |
| Qualification | Ontario-bred two-year-old fillies |
| Purse | $131,385 |
The Ontario Lassie Stakes is a Canadian Thoroughbred horse race run annually at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto, Ontario. Open to Ontario-bred two-year-old fillies, it is contested on Polytrack synthetic dirt over a distance of 1+1⁄16 miles (8.5 furlongs).
Inaugurated at Toronto's Greenwood Raceway in 1979, it was raced there through 1993 at a distance of one mile. In 1994, the race was moved to Woodbine Racetrack and set at 1+1⁄16 miles.
The Ontario Lassie Stakes was run in two divisions in 1995.
Speed record: (Through 1998, Woodbine times were recorded in fifths of a second. Since 1999 they are in hundredths of a second)
- 1:45.32 - Inspired Kiss (1999) (on natural dirt)
- 1:43.98 - Resentless (2009) (on Polytrack)
Most wins by an owner:
- 4 - Sam-Son Farm (1984, 1986, 1987, 1993)
Most wins by a jockey:
- 3 - Robin Platts (1982, 1990, 1994)
- 3 - Todd Kabel (1991, 1999, 2006)
- 3 - Emma-Jayne Wilson (2005, 2014, 2015)
Most wins by a trainer:
- 4 - James E. Day (1984, 1986, 1987, 1993)
- 4 - Roger Attfield (1989, 1992, 1995, 2000)