The Ontario Sires Stakes program will open its 50th anniversary season on Sunday, May 19 with the three-year-old trotting colts squaring off in Grassroots action on the Charles Juravinski Memorial Cup program at Flamboro Downs.
The deadline to register an Ontario sire with Ontario Racing’s Standardbred Improvement Program to stand stud in Ontario for the 2024 breeding season without a penalty is due Monday, Jan. 15.
Georgian Downs cancelled live harness racing on Tuesday, Aug. 29 midway through the card due to unsafe track conditions, and as a result the Prospect Series division slated as the eighth race was not contested.
Ontario Racing’s Standardbred Improvement Program (SIP) Committee announced on Monday, June 5 that the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO) has accepted its proposal to align the qualifying standard for the Prospect Series with the standard for overnight races.
The Central Ontario Standardbred Association (COSA) has welcomed Dale McNeill as its Executive Director as the organization continues to serve as the united voice for Ontario harness horsepeople.