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2026-05-24T22:05:41-04:00May 24, 2026|

Blue Jean Gal and HP Crystaline victorious in Gold action for sophomore trotting fillies

Blue Jean Gal and HP Crystaline were victorious on Sunday (May 24) in their respective $90,000 Ontario Sires Stakes (OSS) Gold Series divisions for sophomore trotting fillies on an extremely foggy night at Woodbine Mohawk Park. In the first division, in her Gold Series debut, 1-5 favourite Blue Jean Gal (above) posted a 1:54.2 lifetime-best

2026-05-24T21:02:12-04:00May 24, 2026|

Touchedbyanangel posts impressive Gold victory over O’Brien and Super Final champ Strobe Lite

Touchedbyanangel’s second career Ontario Sires Stakes victory was an impressive one. The gelding overcame Post 10 and a late charge from 2025 O’Brien Award winner and Super Final champ Strobe Lite to post a lifetime-best 1:53 victory in the lone $140,000 Ontario Sires Stakes (OSS) Gold Series division for sophomore trotting colts in the fog

2026-05-23T22:30:24-04:00May 23, 2026|

O’Brien winner A Clean Deal and Daya both golden in sophomore pacing filly tests

A Clean Deal and Daya were victorious on Saturday (May 23) in the two $90,000 Ontario Sires Stakes (OSS) Gold Series divisions for sophomore pacing fillies on a cold, rainy and windy night at Woodbine Mohawk Park. Both divisions featured six-horse fields. In the first division (Race 2), Doug McNair piloted overwhelming 1-9 favourite A

2026-05-04T10:07:12-04:00April 20, 2026|

Ontario-sired yearlings of 2025 must be registered and nominated before May 16

The Ontario Sires Stakes (OSS) Yearling Nomination forms for foals of 2025 (OSS 55) have been mailed to all registered owners of Ontario-sired yearlings. Owners are reminded that yearling nominations are due before Friday, May 15 at 11:59 p.m. ET and all yearlings paid into the program must be registered at the time of nomination.

2026-04-17T15:30:02-04:00April 17, 2026|

Full Ontario Sires Stakes 2026 schedule released; Beau Jangles aiming for Gold opener

The complete 2026 schedule for the $15 million Ontario Sires Stakes (OSS) program has now been released and is available on the OSS website here. This year, the $2.4 million OSS Super Finals ($300,000 for each of the eight divisions) will be held on one night (Saturday, Oct. 10) at Woodbine Mohawk Park. In 2025,

2026-03-02T10:13:56-05:00March 2, 2026|

OSS sustaining payments for 2-year-olds due March 16

If you intend on racing your 2-year-old in the Ontario Sires Stakes (OSS) program in 2026, the sustaining payment must be received by Tuesday, March 16 at 11:59pm EST. Participants are encouraged to use the online registration and payment form available on the OSS website. All mail in payments must be post-marked by March 16

2026-03-11T09:47:04-04:00February 25, 2026|

2026 OSS Stallion Directory now available

The Ontario Standardbred Improvement Program (SIP) is proud to announce its 2026 Stallion Directory is now available to download. The 45-page-guide features detailed information on all 41 stallions eligible to the Ontario Sires Stakes (OSS) program in 2026, as well as important contact, payment and program information. There's also a list of 2025 stallion leaders, answers

2026-02-25T11:24:50-05:00February 25, 2026|

OSS-eligible yearlings must be registered and have DNA and microchipping complete before nominating

The Ontario Sires Stakes (OSS) program coordinator would like to remind all participants with OSS-eligible yearlings that yearlings must be registered at the time of nomination and Standardbred Canada requires that the DNA and microchipping be completed before the foal is registered. The nomination deadline for OSS No. 55 is May 15, 2026. Foal owners

2026-02-23T10:18:06-05:00February 23, 2026|

Bow to Beau, the Ontario-sired Horse of the Year in Canada and the United States

That Beau Jangles stood astride North America in 2025 was far from a lock despite the fact he has never tasted defeat. He has also never raced in the United States and is now the first horse in history to be named the U.S. Harness Writers Association’s (USHWA) Dan Patch Horse of the Year (HOY)