Ontario Matron Stakes

Ontario Matron Stakes
Race information
Grace III race
Location	Woodbine Racetrack Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Inaugurated	1979
Race type	Thoroughbred - Flat racing
Website	www.woodbineentertainment.com/qct/default.asp
Distance	1 ¹⁄₁₆ miles (8.5 furlongs)
Surface	Polytrack
Track	left-handed
Qualification	Fillies & Mares, three-years-old & up
Weight	Weight-For-Age
Purse	$115,635 (2016)
Bonuses	$50,000 for Ontario-bred horses from the T.I.P.

The Ontario Matron Stakes is a Canadian Thoroughbred horse race run annually at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto, Ontario. Held during the third week of July, it is open to fillies and mares, age three and older. Once an ungraded stakes, it is now a Grade III and raced over a distance of 1 ¹⁄₁₆ miles on Polytrack synthetic dirt, the race currently offers a purse of $115,635 with an addition $50,000 for Ontario bred horses from the Ontario Thoroughbred Improvement Program (T.I.P.).

The Ontario Matron Stakes was first run in 1979. Until 2006 it was known as the Ontario Matron Handicap.

Records

Speed record: (Through 1998, Woodbine times were recorded in fifths of a second. Since 1999 they are in hundredths of a second)

1:42.70 - La Tia (2014)

Most wins:

2 - La Voyageuse (1979, 1980)
2 - Spanish Play (1990, 1991)
2 - Santa Amelia (1997, 1998)
2 - One For Rose (2004, 2005)

Most wins by an owner:

3 - Tucci Stables (2004, 2005, 2006)

Most wins by a jockey:

6 - Todd Kabel (1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2003)

Most wins by a trainer:

5 - Roger Attfield (1987, 1992, 1994, 2002, 2015)

Winners

Year	Winner	Age	Jockey	Trainer	Owner	Time
2017	Ami's Mesa	4	Luis Contreras	Josie Carroll	Ivan Dalos	1:43.44
2016	Midnight Miley	4	Rafael Manuel Hernandez	Julia Carey	Little Red Feather Racing	1:43.74
2015	Uchenna (IRE)	4	Alan Garcia	Roger L. Attfield	Triton Racing	1:43.74
2014	La Tia	5	Justin Stein	Armando De la cerda	Salvador Hernandez	1:42.70
2013	Sisterly Love	5	Eurico Rosa Da Silva	Mark E. Casse	Gary Barber	1:43.41
2012	Stars to Shine	5	Alex Solis	Mark R. Frostad	Grange House Partnership	1:45.04
2011	Embur's Song	3	Patrick Husbands	Todd Pletcher	Fares Farm	1:43.39
2010	La Rocca	4	James McAleney	Terry Jordan	Peter Redekop	1:45.63
2009	Smart Surprise	5	Patrick Husbands	Josie Carroll	Hill 'n' Dale Equine Holdings	1:43.55
2008	Bear Now	4	Jerry Baird	Reade Baker	Bear Stables	1:42.85
2007	She's Indy Money	4	Garrett Gomez	Malcolm Pierce	Live Oak Plantation	1:44.22
2006	Miss Concerto	5	Emma-Jayne Wilson	Sid C. Attard	Tucci Stables	1:45.52
2005	One For Rose	6	Emile Ramsammy	Sid C. Attard	Tucci Stables	1:45.28
2004	One For Rose	5	Emile Ramsammy	Sid C. Attard	Tucci Stables	1:44.22
2003	Winning Chance	4	Todd Kabel	Daniel J. Vella	Stronach Stables	1:43.72
2002	Extend	4	David Clark	Roger Attfield	Cam Allard	1:43.67
2001	Mountain Angel	4	Todd Kabel	Mark Frostad	Sam-Son Farm	1:44.36
2000	Masada	4	Neil Poznansky	Thomas O'Keefe	Wings of Erin Farm	1:44.04
1999	Kirby's Song	4	Todd Kabel	Tino Attard	Kirby Canada Farm	1:43.69
1998	Santa Amelia	6	Todd Kabel	Macdonald Benson	Augustin Stable	1:43.80
1997	Santa Amelia	5	Jesus Bracho	Macdonald Benson	Augustin Stable	1:45.20
1996	Stellarina	5	Todd Kabel	Daniel J. Vella	Frank Stronach	1:44.80
1995	Holly Regent	4	Todd Kabel	Sam DiPasquale	Peter DiPasquale	1:44.20
1994	Pennyhill Park	4	Robert Landry	Roger Attfield	Anderson Farms et al.	1:43.60
1993	Dance For Donna	4	Robert Landry	Sherry Noakes	Aubrey W. Minshall	1:43.40
1992	A Gal For Gordo	4	Don Seymour	Roger Attfield	Tibor Bankuti/Larson	1:45.80
1991	Spanish Play	5	Robin Platts	Frank Huarte	Frank Huarte	1:45.00
1990	Spanish Play	4	Robin Platts	Frank Huarte	Frank Huarte	1:46.00
1989	Anglia	5	David Clark	Norm Smith	Golden Willow Farm	1:44.40
1988	Chateau D'lrlande	4	Don Seymour	D. Lockhurst	Sunlight Farm	1:45.40
1987	Triple Wow	4	Don Seymour	Roger Attfield	Kinghaven Farms	1:44.40
1986	Bessarabian	4	Robin Platts	Mike Doyle	Eaton Hall Farm	1:45.20
1985	Sinister Spinster	4	Larry Attard	George M. Carter	Bonnie Acres Farm	1:44.80
1984	Miksamjoe	5	Robert King, Jr.	Frank Passero, Jr.	M. S. & J. Passero, Jr.	1:47.20
1983	Eternal Search	5	Lloyd Duffy	Janet Bedford	Jim Dandy Stables	1:43.80
1982	Sharons Fare Well	5	Larry Attard	Sid C. Attard	Tom Campbell	1:47.20
1981	Turnablade	4	George HoSang	Tony Mattine	John Sikura, Jr.	1:44.40
1980	La Voyageuse	5	J. Paul Souter	Yonnie Starr	Jean-Louis Levesque	1:44.80
1979	La Voyageuse	4	J. Paul Souter	Yonnie Starr	Jean-Louis Levesque	1:45.20

References

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