Ontario Derby

Ontario Derby

Grade III race
Norcliffe, painted by Bob Demuyser (1920–2003)
Location	Woodbine Racetrack Toronto, Ontario
Inaugurated	1972
Race type	Thoroughbred – Flat racing
Website	www.woodbineentertainment.com/qct/default.asp
Race information
Distance	1+1⁄8 miles (9 furlongs)
Surface	Tapeta synthetic dirt
Track	Left-handed
Qualification	Three-year-olds
Weight	Allowances
Purse	Can$150,000 (2015)[1]

The Ontario Derby is a Canadian Thoroughbred horse race run annually in mid-October 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, the Ontario Derby currently offers a purse of Can$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-mile distance in 1992.