Dave Briggs2024-03-13T15:39:35-04:00March 13, 2024|
This is a reminder that if you would like to sustain a two-year old, it must have been nominated to OSS#52 as a yearling. And if you intend to race this two-year-old in the OSS in 2024, a sustaining payment in the amount of $600 CDN ($475 USD) must be received in the OSS office
Dave Briggs2024-02-12T13:23:36-05:00February 12, 2024|
This is a reminder that if you would like to sustain a three-year old, it must have been nominated to OSS#51 as a yearling. And if you intend to race this three-year-old in the OSS in 2024, a sustaining payment in the amount of $800 CDN ($630 USD) must be received in the OSS office
Dave Briggs2024-02-02T10:08:19-05:00February 2, 2024|
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. Later that week Woodbine Mohawk Park will host the Gold Series opener with a star-studded Saturday, May 25 card that
Dave Briggs2024-02-02T10:56:45-05:00January 30, 2024|
The Ontario Sires Stakes program coordinator would like to remind all participants who are planning to nominate their OSS eligible yearlings in May that all yearlings must be registered at time of nomination and Standardbred Canada requires that the DNA and microchipping be completed before the foal is registered. OSS Yearling Nomination deadline is May
Dave Briggs2019-12-23T00:00:00-05:00December 23, 2019|
Winbak Farm of Ontario and the Angus Hall syndicate have announced that Angus Hall, 2, 1:54.4z; 3, 1:54.3 ($830,654), has been retired from stallion duty. "Angus Hall has left an incredible impact on trotting pedigrees for generations to come," said Pat Woods, Winbak Farm of Ontario Manager. "We are very thankful that we got to
Dave Briggs2019-11-19T00:00:00-05:00November 19, 2019|
When Beachy Girl was confirmed in foal to Mach Three in the spring of 2015 Sanford and Jan Zimmerman enrolled her in the Ontario Resident Mare program. Two years later they sold the resulting colt, named Century Farroh, at the London Selected Yearling Sale for $17,000. A winner of $66,733 and the Ontario Sires Stakes
Dave Briggs2019-10-18T00:00:00-04:00October 18, 2019|
Correctly predict the sale price of each day's top seller at the London Selected Yearling Sale and you could win an Ontario Sires Stakes sweatshirt! Enter by filling out a ballot at the sale or liking and commenting on the Ontario Sires Stakes Facebook Page. Include the yearling's hip number and your sale price prediction.
Dave Briggs2019-10-12T00:00:00-04:00October 12, 2019|
If power, desire and intelligence are the traits of a champion, all three qualities were on vivid display during Saturday's $1.8 million Super Finals at Woodbine Mohawk Park. Taking his place in the Ontario Sires Stakes history books, three-year-old trotting colt Forbidden Trade became just the fifteenth horse in the history of the year-end event
Dave Briggs2019-10-10T00:00:00-04:00October 10, 2019|
On Super Final night, Saturday, Oct. 12 at Woodbine Mohawk Park, each Ontario Sires Stakes Gold division has been whittled down to the very best. Post position will matter, and racing luck may play a role, but when it comes down to which horse is crowned champion the deciding factor is often something that is
Dave Briggs2019-10-05T00:00:00-04:00October 5, 2019|
Driver Doug McNair almost missed Saturday night's Grassroots Championships at Woodbine Mohawk Park, but when the Guelph resident finally arrived he went straight to the winner's circle, a trip he would make two more times before the $600,000 championships were over. "Oh it was a great night, I mean it started off bad, I missed
