Ontario (USA) Horse
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About
Ontario, a 5yo colt from the United States trained by Joe Sharp, is by Ghostzapper out of Mexican Hat. The horse has recorded three victories in its career. On August 6, 2026 at Saratoga, Ontario captured its biggest triumph, earning the $125,000 purse in Race 4.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Saratoga 06-Aug-26 1811m FIRM R4 Race 4 $111,677 (of $177,265) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:48.340, SP: 9.00 settled near the back on the inside, moved to the two path while roused late on the far turn, swung out to the six path into upper stretch, rallied outside into the final furlong and closed strongly to get up late and narrowly prevail. 1st Ontario ( J L Ortiz 126 ) 2nd Unreasonable ( M Franco 126 ) 0.10L 3rd Power Of Destiny ( J R Velazquez 126 ) 1.60L See full results | J L Ortiz 57.2kg | 1 (7) |
| Churchill Downs 26-Jun-26 1811m R8 Race 8 $2,180 (of $194,396) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:50.830, SP: 5.00 brushed with an inner foe leaving the gate, pursued form midpack two wide and between horses, chased around the far turn then tired. 1st Somethinabouther ( T Gaffalione 122 ) 2nd Vino Tiempo ( S Pauly 122 ) 1.25L 3rd HereforaGOODtime ( B Curtis 122 ) 3.50L 6th Ontario ( I O Jr 122 ) 23.60L See full results | I O Jr 55.3kg 23.60L | 6 (8) |
| Churchill Downs 16-May-26 2213m R6 Race 6 $2,102 (of $187,436) 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 ) 0.20L 6th Ontario ( B J Hernandez 124 ) 3.85L See full results | B J Hernandez 56.2kg 3.85L | 6 (9) |
| Keeneland 24-Apr-26 2414m FIRM R7 Race 7 $105,681 (of $167,748) 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 $78,695) 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) |