The South Ocean Stakes is a Canadian Thoroughbred horse race held annually at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto, Ontario. A race for two-year-old fillies on Tapeta synthetic dirt over a distance of a mile and a sixteen, it offers a purse of $100,000. Part of the Ontario Sire Stakes program, it is restricted to horses sired by a stallion certified as standing in the Province of Ontario.
From the first running in 1997 through 2005, the race was contested on natural dirt. In 2006 the synthetic racing surface known as Polytrack was installed and used until 2016 when it was replaced with the current Tapeta synthetic racing surface.
Race name The stakes was named for the racemare South Ocean, a multiple stakes winner bred by E. P. Taylor at his Windfields Farm in Ontario. Bred to super-sire and sire of sires Northern Dancer, South Ocean was the dam of the Champion runner and important sire Storm Bird. Again with Northern Dancer, South Ocean produced Northernette, a Canadian Champion at age two and three and a Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame inductee who herself became an influential broodmare.
Records Speed record: 1:44.70 @ 1 miles: Lexie Lou (2013)
Most wins by a jockey: 2 - Todd Kabel (2002, 2004) 2 - Eurico Rosa Da Silva (2008, 2016) 2 - Steve Bahen (2011, 2012)
Most wins by a trainer: 3 - Mark Casse (2009, 2014, 2018)
Most wins by an owner: As at 2019, no owner has won this race more than once.
Winners Year Winner Age Jockey Trainer Owner Dist. (Miles) Time Win$2019Gun Society2Kazushi KimuraRoger AttfieldRoger Attfield11:45.34$60,0002018Preferred Guest2Jerome LermyteMark CasseG. G. Racing Stable11:46.10$60,0002017Line of Vision2Luis ContrerasAndrew SmithJoey Gee Thoroughbreds (Joe Guerrieri)11:45.55$75,0002016Cindervella2Eurico Rosa Da SilvaMichael P. DePauloFrank Annecchini & D'Alimonte Holdings11:44.81$75,0002015Trini Brewnette2Alan GarciaDaniel VellaDerek Chin11:47.00$75,0002014Galina Point2Patrick HusbandsMark CasseGary Barber11:47.35$75,0002013Lexie Lou2Gary BoulangerJohn A. RossJ.R. Racing Stable Inc.11:44.70$75,0002012Nipissing2Steve BahenRachel HaldenChiefswood Stable (Robert & Mark Krembil)11:45.79$75,0002011Grace Phil2Steve BahenRobert TillerHoof Hearted Stables11:46.48$75,0002010Isabella Bay2Chantal SutherlandIan HowardDonald, Gretchen & Felicia Ross & Frances White11:45.69$75,0002009Attitude Included2Corey Fraser Mark CasseQuintessential Racing11:46.75$75,0002008Double Malt2Eurico Rosa Da SilvaMalcolm PierceMike Ambler & Partners11:44.77$75,0002007Krz Exec2Jerry BairdMichael P. DePauloSylon Stable & Partner11:46.52$75,0002006Moon Path2Emma-Jayne WilsonMark FrostadSam-Son Farm11:49.00$75,0002005La Gran Marylin2Slade Callaghan Hugo S. TaftFieldstone Farms (Ron Delmas & family)11:48.64$75,0002004Coastal Fortress2Todd KabelBarbara MinshallMinshall Farms11:48.89$80,7002003My Vintage Port2Jono JonesKenneth B. ParsleyK. Parsley & R. Pettifer11:47.35$79,8752002Santerra2Todd KabelMichael MattineTed Burnett11:47.23$79,5752001Galadriel2David ClarkRoger AttfieldKinghaven Farms11:46.45$62,4002000Classical Romance2Na SomsanithJohn CardellaCalifornia Stable11:46.77$64,2001999Inspired Kiss2Neil PoznanskyThomas O'KeefeCaroga Stables & Wings Of Erin Farm11:47.60$32,1001998Ring Star2Sean Mario GiblinBrian OttawayM. Stable11:49.20$22,0501997Pompeii Hollow2Kelly A. MacKayBeverly BuckBeverly Buck11:47.40$22,680
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