Ontario Derby
The Ontario Derby is a Canadian Thoroughbred horse race run annually in mid-September at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto, Ontario. A Grade III stakes since 2012, it is open to three-year-old horses. Raced over a distance of 1 1⁄8 miles (9 furlongs) on Tapeta synthetic dirt, the Ontario Derby currently offers a purse of C$150,000. Inaugurated in 1972 as the Colonel R. S. McLaughlin Handicap, the race was renamed the Ontario Derby for the 2003 running. Originally contested at 1 3⁄16 miles, it was changed to its current 1 1⁄8 miles distance in 1992.
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Ontario Derby
The Ontario Derby is a Canadian Thoroughbred horse race run annually in mid-September at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto, Ontario. A Grade III stakes since 2012, it is open to three-year-old horses. Raced over a distance of 1 1⁄8 miles (9 furlongs) on Tapeta synthetic dirt, the Ontario Derby currently offers a purse of C$150,000. Inaugurated in 1972 as the Colonel R. S. McLaughlin Handicap, the race was renamed the Ontario Derby for the 2003 running. Originally contested at 1 3⁄16 miles, it was changed to its current 1 1⁄8 miles distance in 1992.
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The Ontario Derby is a Canadia ...... 1 1⁄8 miles distance in 1992.
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Norcliffe, painted by Bob Demuyser
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The Ontario Derby is a Canadia ...... 1 1⁄8 miles distance in 1992.
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