Registered Ontario Bred Racing Program

In 2023, the Registered Ontario Bred Racing Program will consist of restricted stakes races for REGISTERED ONTARIO BRED fillies and REGISTERED ONTARIO BRED colts.

The Registered Ontario Bred Racing Program for 2023 shall include the following races:

  • (IT) – Inner Turf Course
Registered Ontario Bred Fillies & Mares’ Stakes
Zadracarta StakesThree-Year-Olds & Up5 Furlongs (IT)$100,000September 10, 2023
Shady Well StakesTwo-Year-Olds6 Furlongs$150,000December 02, 2023
Registered Ontario Breds
Vice Regent StakesThree-Year-Olds & Up5 Furlongs (IT)$150,000August 05, 2023
Clarendon StakesTwo-Year-Olds6 Furlongs$150,000December 02, 2023

Ontario Sired Stakes Program

In 2023, the Ontario Sires Stakes Program will consist of a series of stakes races that will be run throughout the racing season at Woodbine Racetrack. The Ontario Sires Stakes Program for 2023 includes the following races.

  • (IT) – Inner Turf Course
  • (T) – Turf Course
Ontario Sired Stakes
Pink Lloyd StakesFour-Year-Olds & Up6 Furlongs$100,000June 04, 2023
Ballade StakesFour-Year-Olds & Up Fillies & Mares6 Furlongs$100,000June 24, 2023
Victorian Queen StakesTwo-Year-Old Fillies7 Furlongs (T)$100,000September 24, 2023
Bull Page StakesTwo-Year-Old Colts & Geldings7 Furlongs (T)$100,000September 24, 2023
Eternal Search StakesThree-Year-Olds & Up Fillies & Mares7 & 1/2 Furlongs (IT)$100,000October 22, 2023
Overskate StakesThree-Year-Olds & Up7 & 1/2 Furlongs (IT)$100,000October 22, 2023
South Ocean StakesTwo-Year-Old Fillies6 & 1/2 Furlongs$100,000October 28, 2023
Frost King StakesTwo-Year-Olds6 & 1/2 Furlongs$100,000October 28, 2023
Shady Well  StakesTwo-Year-Old Fillies6 Furlongs$150,000December 02, 2023
Clarendon StakesTwo-Year-Olds6 Furlongs$150,000December 02, 2023
La Prevoyante StakesThree-Year-Olds & Up Fillies & Mares1 Mile & 1/16th$100,000December 09, 2023
Steady Growth StakesThree-Year-Olds & Up1 Mile & 1/16th$100,000December 10, 2023

Eligibility for Ontario Sired Stakes

An ONTARIO SIRED horse is eligible for all ONTARIO SIRED restricted races in Ontario, including the Ontario Sires Stakes program, providing it meets eligibility requirements and race entry conditions. See Section 3 “Program Definitions” section for the definition of an ONTARIO SIRED horse.

Registered Canadian Bred Stakes Program

In addition to incentives for REGISTERED ONTARIO BREDS and ONTARIO SIRED horses, the Thoroughbred Improvement Program provides additional money to selected stakes races in Ontario for registered Canadian Bred horses.

Thoroughbreds foaled in Canada, whose sires and dams are recorded in a stud book approved by the National Board of the CTHS, are eligible for Canadian Registration. All must have been foaled in Canada and have been registered as such with the CTHS National Office.

  • (IT) – Inner Turf Course
  • (T) – Turf Course
Triple Crown Series
The King’s Plate StakesThree-Year-Olds1 Mile & 1/4$1,000,000August 20, 2023
Prince of Wales Stakes (Fort Erie)Three-Year-Olds1 Mile & 3/16th$400,000September 12, 2023
Breeders’ StakesThree-Year-Olds1 Mile & 1 1/2 (T)$400,000October 01, 2023
Filly Triple Tiara Series
Woodbine OaksThree-Year-Olds1 Mile & 1/8th$500,000July 23, 2023
Bison City StakesThree-Year-Olds1 Mile & 1/16th$250,000August 13, 2023
Wonder Where StakesThree-Year-Olds1 Mile & 1 1/4 (T)$250,000September 10, 2023
Registered Canadian Bred Stakes
Fury StakesThree-Year Old Fillies7 Furlongs$125,000June 10, 2023
Queenston StakesThree-Year-Olds7 Furlongs$125,000June 11, 2023
Plate Trial StakesThree-Year-Olds1 Mile & 1/8th$150,000July 23, 2023
Cup & Saucer StakesTwo-Year-Olds1 Mile & 1/16th (T)$250,000October 14, 2023
Princess Elizabeth StakesTwo-Year-Old Fillies1 Mile & 1/16th$250,000November 25, 2023
Coronation FuturityTwo-Year-Olds1 Mile & 1/8th$250,000November 25, 2023

Sales Stakes Program

In 2023, the Thoroughbred Improvement Program will provide added money to a series of “Sales Stakes” for eligible Canadian Bred horses.

All Sales Stakes races are to be run on Woodbine’s Main Track.

Sales Stakes
Muskoka StakesTwo-Year-Old Fillies6 & 1/2 Furlongs$200,000August 27, 2023
Simcoe StakesTwo-Year-Old Colts & Geldings6 & 1/2 Furlongs$200,000August 27, 2023
Algoma StakesThree-Year-Old Fillies7 Furlongs$100,000August 27, 2023
Elgin StakesThree-Year-Old Colts & Geldings 7 Furlongs$100,000August 27, 2023

For further details on the Sales Stakes, please refer to the condition books. Please note that the location and dates of stakes races are subject to change.

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Ontario Sire Heritage Series

Ontario Sire Heritage Series logoIn 2023, the Ontario Sire Heritage Series will feature a total of four races – three opening legs and one final – for both 3-year-old colts & geldings and 3-year-old fillies. The total purse structure for the series is $800,000, offering three $100,000 preliminary legs per race, per division. The Heritage series will conclude with a pair of $100,000 finals for both divisions.

$70,000 in bonuses will be paid at the end of the series to the top three horses in each division based upon the following points system:

Points SystemAward for Each Division
1st – 10 points1st Place – $20,000
2nd – 7points2nd Place – $10,000
3rd – 5 points3rd Place – $5,000
4th – 3points
5th – 2 points
6th – 1 point

The Heritage series will be run at both Woodbine Racetrack and Fort Erie Racetrack.

  • (WIT) – Woodbine Inner Turf Course
  • (WT) – Woodbine E.P. Taylor Turf Course
  • (WM) – Woodbine Main Track
  • (FE) – Fort Erie Dirt Track
Three-Year-Old Fillies
Georgian Bay StakesThree-Year-Olds5 Furlongs (WIT)$100,000July 08, 2023
Thunder Bay StakesThree-Year-Olds6 Furlongs (WT)$100,000July 30, 2023
Rondeau Bay StakesThree-Year-Olds6 1/2 Furlongs (FE)$100,000September 12, 2023
Ashbridges Bay Stakes (FINAL)Three-Year-Olds1 Mile & 1/16th (WM)$100,000November 10, 2023
Three-Year-Old Colts & Geldings
Lake Huron StakesThree-Year-Olds5 Furlongs (WIT)$100,000July 08, 2023
Lake Superior StakesThree-Year-Olds6 Furlongs (WT)$100,000July 30, 2023
Lake Erie StakesThree-Year-Olds6 1/2 Furlongs (FE)$100,000September 12, 2023
Lake Ontario Stakes (FINAL)Three-Year-Olds1 Mile & 1/16th (WM)$100,000November 10, 2023