Ontario (USA) Horse
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Ontario is a 5yo chestnut from the United States trained by Joe Sharp. He is by Ghostzapper out of Mexican Hat. Ontario has won 2 races so far. On 24th Apr 2026 at Keeneland, he captured his most important victory, taking the $120,000 purse in Race 7.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Churchill Downs 16-May-26 2213m R6 Race 6 (of $134,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 02:14.530, SP: 11.00 broke a step slow, pursued from midpack two wide, floated four wide down the backstretch before tucking two wide once more into the final turn, shifted four wide entering the lane then yielded between horses. 1st Unmerited Favor ( F Geroux 122 ) 2nd Ceniza Pampa ( J Rosado 122 ) 1.75L 3rd Caviar BreakFAST ( E Esquivel 122 ) 1.85L 6th Ontario ( B J H Jr 124 ) 3.85L See full results | B J H Jr 56.2kg 3.85L | 6 (9) |
| Keeneland 24-Apr-26 2414m FIRM R7 Race 7 $75,600 (of $120,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 02:33.420, SP: 6.00 brushed with an outer foe at the start, settled two wide, advanced four wide and outside of foes around the final turn, bid three wide entering hte lane, drove clear in upper stretch then held sway. 1st Ontario ( I O Jr 118 ) 2nd Etawa ( J Ortiz 118 ) 1.75L 3rd Tricky Kitty ( F Prat 118 ) 2.75L See full results | I O Jr 53.5kg | 1 (12) |
| Fair Grounds 15-Mar-26 1609m R8 Race 8 (of $55,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:38.060, SP: 3.25 1st Awesomesauce ( J Ortiz 122 ) 2nd Ori ( M J Pedroza 120 ) 2.25L 3rd Queen Wilhelmina ( S Vives 120 ) 0.50L 6th Ontario ( B Curtis 120 ) 0.00L See full results | B Curtis 54.4kg 0.00L | 6 (10) |
| Fair Grounds 18-Feb-26 1710m R6 Race 6 $11,000 (of $55,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:43.370, SP: 3.50 stalked inside, steadied briefly when in a bit close inside foes near the five sixteenths, shifted out, chased on her left lead through the final furlong and finished gamely. 1st Exclusive Star ( B Curtis 120 ) 2nd Ontario ( I O Jr 120 ) 2.25L 3rd Sy B ( J Ortiz 120 ) 4.50L See full results | I O Jr 54.4kg 2.25L | 2 (8) |
| Fair Grounds 23-Jan-26 1609m R8 Race 8 $5,500 (of $55,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:36.670, SP: 7.00 settled off the pace four wide, steadily advanced to track the pace at the top of the stretch, was held at bay. 1st Lady Iva ( A Concepcion 122 ) 2nd Exclusive Star ( B A Curtis 120 ) 0.75L 3rd Ontario ( M J Pedroza 120 ) 1.75L See full results | M J Pedroza 54.4kg 1.75L | 3 (9) |
| Fair Grounds 28-Nov-25 1610m R6 Race 6 $11,000 (of $55,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:35.450, SP: 6.50 1st Epic Style ( C Axel 117 ) 2nd Ontario ( B A Curtis 120 ) 3.00L 3rd Triumphant Spirit ( L Paco 119 ) 1.50L See full results | B A Curtis 54.4kg 3.00L | 2 (12) |
| Woodbine 26-Oct-25 1710m R2 Race 2 $8,022 (of $114,600) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:44.630, SP: 5.50 1st Ready To Battle ( R Munger 120 ) 2nd Neenah ( D Fukumoto 120 ) 0.75L 3rd Mikelle ( R Hernandez 120 ) 0.50L 4th Ontario ( P Moran 122 , Cd 127 ) 2.50L See full results | P Moran 55.3kg, Cd 57.6kg 2.50L | 4 (10) |
| Woodbine 17-Aug-25 1410m FIRM R4 Race 4 $362 (of $114,600) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:23.910, SP: 2.75 had a stalking role ahead of a couple of rivals in the early stages, took the short path through the turn but made little headway on rivals and lacked a rally two wide in the stretch running. 1st Miss Demanding ( J Velazquez 119 ) 2nd Madame Obey ( F Aebly 119 ) 0.30L 3rd Salt ( F Prat 119 ) 0.50L 7th Ontario ( P Moran 122 , Cd 127 ) 13.00L See full results | P Moran 55.3kg, Cd 57.6kg 13.00L | 7 (8) |
| Woodbine 20-Oct-24 1310m FIRM R8 Race 8 $11,071 (of $110,702) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:16.770 broke a step slowly and in a bit tight, was thereafter slow to gather and trailed early, shifted in and raced nearer the rail into and on the turn, came out a bit then back in at the top of the stretch, kept on well to get up for show honors. 1st Awasef ( A Adams 122 ) 2nd Lunch With Bernie ( S Civaci 120 ) 0.50L 3rd Ontario ( K Kimura 120 ) 1.25L See full results | K Kimura 54.4kg 1.25L | 3 (10) |
| Woodbine 11-Aug-24 1710m FIRM R8 Bison City Stakes (Stakes) $3,667 (of $250,001) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:43.250 had bumps from both sides in the early going and forced to check from between runners heading into the first turn, moved out and up outside foes three to four wide. 1st Stormcast ( P Husbands 121 ) 2nd Hurricane Clair ( S Civaci 121 ) 7.75L 3rd Dancing Duchess ( R Hernandez 121 ) 4.25L 5th Ontario ( E J Wilson 121 ) 15.25L See full results | E J Wilson 54.9kg 15.25L | 5 (9) |
| Woodbine 10-Aug-24 1710m FIRM (of $108,282), Winning Time: 01:43.250, SP: 14/5 Bumps/chk'd early,3-4w 1st Stormcast ( P Husbands 121 ) 2nd Hurricane Clair ( S Civaci 121 ) 7.75L 3rd Dancing Duchess ( R Hernandez 121 ) 4.25L 5th Ontario ( E J Wilson 121 ) 15.25L | E J Wilson 54.9kg 15.25L | 5 (9) |
| Woodbine 08-Jul-24 1310m FIRM R6 Md $70,119 (of $111,301) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:17.530 broke a step slowly, was allowed to settled at the rear outside, bided time till the turn, began to advance willingly five wide, swept to the front six deep by the furlong marker and was just shaken up at that point, drew off under mild hand urging and was ridden out. 1st Ontario ( S Vives 120 , Cd 125 ) 2nd Catch The Drift ( R Hernandez 120 ) 3.00L 3rd Mrs. C ( F Aebly 124 ) 1.75L See full results | S Vives 54.4kg, Cd 56.7kg | 1 (9) |