Ontario Lassie Stakes
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).
| Restricted stakes race | |
| 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 |
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.
Records
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)
Winners since 1999
| Year |
Winner |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Owner |
Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Ellan Vannin | Jeffrey Alderson | Tony M. Gattellaro | Jon Lee | 1:45.05 |
| 2015 | Sparkles' Girl | Emma-Jayne Wilson | John Charalambous | C. E. C. Farm | 1:45.82 |
| 2014 | London Tower | Emma-Jayne Wilson | Steve Owens | Steve Owens | 1:44.73 |
| 2013 | Paladin Bay | Gerry Olguin | Harold Ladouceur | Jessie Ladouceur | 1:47.62 |
| 2012 | Aunt Els | Justin Stein | Norman McKnight | R.M.C. Stable | 1:46.17 |
| 2011 | Dixie Strike | Patrick Husbands | Mark Casse | John C. Oxley | 1:44.92 |
| 2010 | Inglorious | Chantal Sutherland | Josie Carroll | Donver Stable | 1:46.28 |
| 2009 | Resentless | Chantal Sutherland | Ian Howard | Donald Ross | 1:43.98 |
| 2008 | Milwaukee Appeal | Na Somsanith | Scott H. Fairlie | C. E. C. Farms | 1:45.43 |
| 2007 | Krz Exec | Jerry Baird | Michael P. DePaulo | Sylon Stable & partner | 1:46.19 |
| 2006 | Palace Pier | Todd Kabel | Darwin Banach | William A. Sorokolit, Sr. | 1:46.69 |
| 2005 | Our Madison | Emma-Jayne Wilson | Joseph H. Johnson | Kenneth Sawatzky | 1:49.26 |
| 2004 | Silver Impulse | Emile Ramsammy | Stanley Baresich | B. & B. Stable & Winston Penny | 1:47.46 |
| 2003 | Six Sexy Sisters | Patrick Husbands | Mike Keogh | Gus Schickedanz | 1:47.26 |
| 2002 | Brattothecore | Jake Barton | John A. Ross | Jam Jar Racing Stable | 1:47.80 |
| 2001 | What A Breeze | Jake Barton | Earl Barnett | Hopefield Farm | 1:46.34 |
| 2000 | Poetically | David Clark | Roger Attfield | Kinghaven Farms | 1:46.05 |
| 1999 | Inspired Kiss | Todd Kabel | Thomas O'Keefe | Caroga Stables & Wings of Erin Farm | 1:45.32 |
Earlier winners
- 1998 - Last Vice
- 1997 - Wait for Silence
- 1996 - Mordacious
- 1995 - Trillia (1st div)
- 1995 - Heavenly Valley (2nd div)
- 1994 - Mips
- 1993 - Quiet Cheer
- 1992 - Hey Hazel
- 1991 - Parisinthespring
- 1990 - Grecian Earn
- 1989 - Bundle Bits
- 1988 - Sweet Briar Too
- 1987 - Tilt My Halo
- 1986 - Water Chimes
- 1985 - Grecian Touch
- 1984 - In My Cap
- 1983 - Sinister Spinster
- 1982 - Regal Taheka
- 1981 - Lady Treego
- 1980 - Muskoka Weekend
- 1979 - Girls 'L Be Girls
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